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

Information disorders during elections in Southern Africa

Information disorders during elections in Southern Africa

Fake news and information disorders have become pervasive challenges during elections in Southern Africa. During a recent X space discussion titled: Let's talk: information disorders in Southern Africa, hosted by MISA Zimbabwe, Prisiel Samu, Programmes Coordinator at...

MISA Zimbabwe Way Forward Post-2023 Zimbabwe Elections

MISA Zimbabwe Way Forward Post-2023 Zimbabwe Elections

Introduction Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections held in August 2023 were conducted in a drastically improved media operating environment regarding journalists' and media workers’ safety and security. This is evidenced by the massive reduction in media freedom violations,...