A glimpse on trends in Southern Africa from the Freedom in the World 2022 Report
Media freedom monitoring
Request for implementation plan for fair and balanced coverage during elections
Letter written to ZBC regarding its implementation plan for fair and balanced coverage of political parties during elections ahead of the 2023 elections and upcoming by-elections in March 2022.
Attacks on free expression in Southern Africa – Projection for 2022
An article on the projected outlook for the year 2022 by Regional Secretariat director Tabani Moyo.
Escalating cases of harassment of journalists in Lesotho
Statement on the continued harassment of journalists in Lesotho.
Media freedom world rankings mixed bag for Southern Africa
Reporters without borders released the world media freedom rankings for 2021.
Media freedom world rankings mixed bag for Southern Africa
The latest Reporters Without Borders (RSF) media freedom rankings are a mixed bag for Southern African countries, with some recording gains, while others slipped, an indication that more still needs to be done to improve media freedom in the region.
Zimbabwe falls on world media freedom index
Zimbabwe has been ranked at 130 out of 180 countries in 2021 compared to its ranking at 126 in 2020, new rankings by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) show.
MISA welcomes Paradza’s appointment as deputy information minister
MISA Zimbabwe takes this opportunity to congratulate Honourable Kindness Paradza on his appointment as the Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services.
African Media Barometer Zimbabwe: 2015 – 2020 findings
The Africa Media Barometer (AMB) Zimbabwe 2020 was launched today, 20 November 2020 in Harare. The findings covered the period between November 2015 – January 2020.
Media should guard against being purveyors of hate, ethnic animosity
The media should always, thus be on high alert and guard against propagating information that has the potential of triggering tribal or ethnic hostility among the citizens of Zimbabwe.