A coalition of access to information advocates have lauded Cabinet for approving Malawi’s draft Access to Information Bill. The coalition comprising MISA Malawi, the Journalists Union of Malawi (JUMA), Citizens for Justice (CFJ) and the Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC) made the following statement at a press conference on February 19, 2016.
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MISA is a regional non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration.
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Enquiries:
MISA Malawi
Thom Khanje (Chairperson)
Tel: +265 888879 329
Email: thomkhanje@yahoo.com
Aubrey Chikungwa (National Director)
Tel: +265999327311
Email: info@misamalawi.org
MISA Regional Secretariat
Email: info@misa.org
