News and press statements
Southern Africa Press Freedom report now available!
MISA has launched a regional report on the state of press freedom in Southern Africa, which looks at media violations, the state of gender media and digital rights in the region among other topics.
Lesotho reforms authority adopts media policy, code
A gesture viewed as milestone ahead of WPFD
High Court quashes Chin’ono’s charge on publishing falsehoods
High Court judge Justice Charehwa has ruled that the charge against journalist Hopewell Chin’ono on publishing falsehoods cannot stand as it was declared unconstitutional.
Over-regulation of the internet threat to digital rights
It is reported that the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, was recently asked in parliament what the government is doing to ensure and enforce cybersecurity and also punishing internet abusers.
2021 World Press Freedom Day & Windhoek Declaration 30th Anniversary
The overall theme for 2021 celebrations is ‘Information as a public good’.
Malawi media mourns MACRA Broadcasting Monitoring Officer Limbani Moya
Moya helped mentor young journalists.
Analysis of the newly enacted Zimbabwe Media Commission Act
The Zimbabwe Media Commission Act seeks to make further provision with regard to the functions of the Commission, to provide for the manner in which the Commission exercises its functions, to provide for the investigation and hearing procedure by the Commission of complaints received and to provide for the secretariat of the Commission among other.
Statement to the ACHPR on Right to free expression in Southern Africa
MISA Zimbabwe National Director, Tabani Moyo has presented its statement to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), on the right to freedom of expression in Southern African at the 68th Ordinary Session on the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights.
Malawian journalist interrogated for saying president is a comedian
Malawian police on 6 April 2021 summoned a journalist for interrogation after the reporter wrote an article that was critical of President Lazarus Chakwera.