News and press statements
MISA Tanzania calls on authorities to find missing journalist Azory Gwanda
MISA Tanzania is deeply concerned about the disappearance of MCL journalist Azory Gwanda, who went missing in November 2017.
MISA Tanzania awards Golden Key to most open public institution
On Right to Know Day 2017, MISA Tanzania held an event to highlight the most and least accessible public institutions.
Note to new cybersecurity minister … ‘it’s about trust and respect for rights’
MISA Zimbabwe notes with concern the creation of a new ministry of Cybersecurity, Threat Detection and Mitigation in the ministerial reassignments and appointments made by President Robert Mugabe on...
MISA launches its 2017 Transparency Assessment
In commemoration of the International Day of Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on 28 September 2017, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) launches its annual Transparency Assessment...
Misa Malawi says media ‘still not free’ at 53 years of independence
There is a feeling that significant changes to guarantee freedom of the press have not yet been put in place, Misa Malawi Chapter chairperson Tereza Ndanga has said. Ndanga said as Malawi is...
Call for better relations between the media and government
A meeting resulted in seven resolutions to improve the playing field for Tanzania’s media as well as its relationship with the government.
MISA celebrates World Press Freedom Day 2017
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2017, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), pays tribute to both the Government of Swaziland and the African Union Special Rapporteur on Freedom...
Press Freedom Day 2017 honours media’s role in development
MISA Tanzania held a two-day event to improve collaboration between the government, the media and other freedom of expression stakeholders.
Study reveals ethical violations in Mozambique print media
A study produced by the MISA Moçambique in collaboration with the Center for Interdisciplinary Communications Studies (CEC) and the National Union of Journalists (SNJ) reveals that in 2016 there...