News and press statements
Update on MISA Malawi Annual Media Awards and 2020 Elections
MISA Malawi will follow all Covid-19 preventative measures.
Two journalists attacked in Mozambique
Two Mozambican journalists were reportedly attacked in two different locations at night on 20 September 2020 by unidentified assailants who were travelling in vehicles without registration number plates.
MISA Lesotho Access to Information Assessment Report 2020
Lesotho Transparency Report
Journalists assaulted at press conference
Several journalists who attended a press conference by Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) President Takudzwa Ngadziore today, Friday the 18th of September 2020 were assaulted by unidentified men who violently disrupted the presser.
Environmental Management Agency most open institution in Zimbabwe
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Regional), has been conducting research and studies since 2009 to establish the difficulty with which citizens in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) can access public information.
Malawi’s information law finally comes into effect
The government of Malawi has set 30 September 2020 as the day when its Access to Information Act comes into operation, almost three years after it was signed into law.
State should provide trial date for journalist Chin’ono
Lawyers representing journalist Hopewell Chin’ono have requested the State to provide the trial date for the journalist when he appears again in court on 19 October 2020.
Journalists acquitted of breaching COVID-19 regulations
Freelance journalists Frank Chikowore and Samuel Takawira were on 10 September 2020 acquitted on charges of breaching the COVID-19 regulations by Mbare Magistrate Kudzai Hove.
Journalist Chin’ono finally granted bail
Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono who has been in custody for more than a month was on 2 September 2020 finally granted bail by High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi.