News and press statements
Bottom-up approach imperative for AI development in Africa
Speaking on the impact of AI on the media and the quest to position the media as a trusted source of verified news and information, Dr Moyo said the African Union’s Agenda 2063 locates the media as one of the strategic stakeholders in achieving the long-term objectives.
MISA Zimbabwe analysis and position on new data regulations
The implications for WhatsApp group administrators may vary depending on the nature of the group and the type of data being shared. Facebook group administrators also collect large amounts of data.
Collaborations key to realisation of UN Plan of Action on safety of journalists
“Raising awareness is a crucial advocacy intervention as only through awareness are we likely to know the full extent of media violations and how deep the issue of impunity is.”
Zimbabwe should stay the course in reducing media freedom violations
Zimbabwe moved 10 places from 126 in 2023 to 116 in 2024 in Reporters Without Borders’s World Press Freedom Index rankings. This came on the backdrop of reductions in media freedom violations last year, culminating in an improved media operating environment during Zimbabwe’s 2023 election season.
MISA Communiqué on the All Africa Judges and Jurists Summit
To strengthen African judiciaries’ engagement with emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, and leverage on them to advance the rule of law and access to justice.
Mozambique blocks access to social media as more protests loom
By blocking access to the internet, the Mozambican government is violating the fundamental human rights of all citizens, including the right to free speech and opinion, access to information and the right to assembly
2024 Conference Resolutions on AI Regulation in the Age of Information Disorders
Progress made through the completion of the national artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework as part of efforts to accelerate digital transformation in Zimbabwe.
MISA engages ACHPR on indiscriminate attacks on Mozambican journalists
In his letter to Commissioner Topsy-Sonoo, MISA Regional Chairperson Golden Maunganidze said the organisation was concerned the government had (at the time of writing of this communique) neither censored nor condemned the attacks on the journalists.
Standing together in the fight against breast cancer
This year’s theme, No one should face breast cancer alone, speaks to the support and solidarity that women, including female journalists, need in fighting and surviving breast cancer.