Media freedom monitoring
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
Malawi should rethink its broadcasting licence regime
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has over the past three months been revoking broadcasting licences and closing radio and television stations for delays in the remittance of broadcasting licence fees. In 2022, MACRA revoked licences for six...
Governments should come up with punitive measures for crimes against journalists
Journalists and media representative organisations drawn from across the African continent, including regional and international media support organisations, converged in Zimbabwe’s resort town of Victoria Falls on 11 and 12 November 2022 for the belated...
AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER An analysis of trends in AMBs for 28 countries over 11 years
FOREWORD The African Media Barometer (AMB) is our flagship project at fesmedia Africa, the regional media project of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Namibia. It was developed in 2004 in partnership with the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). Its indicators are...
Worrying increase in cases of impunity for crimes against journalists
This year’s commemorations of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) come at a time when Zimbabwe is witnessing a worrying increase in the number of cases involving the assault of journalists at political rallies and gatherings....
MISA Regional Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
This year’s commemorations of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists are doubly vital as they coincide with the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Plan of Action (UNPA) on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. This...