Media freedom monitoring

Media freedom implies having an independent and diverse media with the ability to make editorial decisions free from political or economic influences.

MISA Chapters track media freedom violations which we publish here. We also collate these incidents in our annual publication, So This is Democracy which is available for every SADC country.

In conjunction with fesmedia Africa, MISA also publishes the African Media Barometer – a general analysis of the media landscape and press freedom trends in selected southern African countries.

Media freedom news from our chapters

ZBC publishes elections broadcasting schedule

ZBC publishes elections broadcasting schedule

The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)  has published the broadcasting schedule outlining how airtime will be allocated to different political parties during the upcoming general elections. The schedule was published in The Herald of Friday, 28 July 2023, and...

MISA Zimbabwe 2022 State of the Media Report (Now Available)

MISA Zimbabwe 2022 State of the Media Report (Now Available)

Introduction As the year under review drew to a close, Zimbabwe hosted the belated commemorations of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in the resort town of Victoria Falls on 11 -12 November 2022. The event, which coincided with the...