Addressing information disorder requires sustained capacity-building and regional cooperation, as exemplified by initiatives such as MISA’s Connected Media, Informed Citizens project, which supports journalists and citizens in combating disinformation.
Artificial Intelligence
Access to information and information integrity inseparable in the digital age
The Zimbabwe National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2026 – 2030) presents an opportunity for the country to move beyond being a consumer of technologies developed elsewhere and to build greater domestic capacity in AI.
Surveillance of Journalists in Botswana and its Impact on Media Freedom
A cumulative application of the above principles ensures that any restriction on freedom of expression comply with the human rights principles of lawfulness, legitimacy, necessity and proportionality.
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Urgent need for AI legal sector policy framework
The case underscores the growing risks of unverified use of artificial intelligence in legal research without proper oversight.
Ensuring safety for women journalists in the Digital Age
There is a need to develop safety mechanisms for women journalists, while also creating frameworks for prosecuting perpetrators of online and offline violence against media workers, particularly female journalists.
The Freedom of Expression Climate survey 2025- Now Available!
The Freedom of Expression Climate survey of Spaces of Solidarity focuses on the trends, challenges and issues that media and civil society actors in Southern Africa prioritise.
Online Attacks on Female Journalists
Female journalists interviewed in both Bulawayo and Harare had also either directly experienced online violence or knew about one or two female journalists who had been affected. What was consistent is that sometimes, the violence starts online and manifests offline.
Calls for AI regulatory frameworks
The commemorations ran under the theme Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media. The commemorations brought together media practitioners, policymakers, academics, and other stakeholders.
MISA Zimbabwe Analysis of the Zimbabwe Media Policy – Now Available!
The Zimbabwe Media Policy framework is also set to address various general policy issues, including the development of comprehensive codes of standards, a legal framework to regulate the media, and measures to prevent sexual harassment in media houses.