Southern Africa: 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… Read more »

Southern Africa: 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… Read more »

Southern Africa: 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… Read more »

Southern Africa: 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… Read more »

Southern Africa: Reflections On the Spaces of Solidarity (Sos) Conference Agenda

The strides we have made during our first three years have laid a firm foundation for the new advances we must and will make during the following years. Read more »

Southern Africa: Misa Regional Chairperson's Opening Remarks At the 2024 Spaces of Solidarity

We need to devise robust pushback strategies and responses in view of the rapidly shrinking civic space we have witnessed over the past few years. Stringent NGO laws have been… Read more »

Southern Africa: Misa Will Not Be the Same Without Annie Musodza

She was indeed The Matriarch! Read more »

Southern Africa: Condolence Message On the Passing On of Journalist Lucy Yasini

A longstanding member of MISA Zimbabwe, Yasini was also a leader in her own right and once served as a member of the organisation's Harare Advocacy Committee in defence of media… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Experiences Internet Degradation Due to Infrastructure Issues

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) explained that the degradation of the internet was due to a fault on an undersea fibre optic cable in South Africa that is the backbone of… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana President Calls for Solutions to Issues Affecting the Media in Southern Africa

President Masisi, who was the guest of honour, paid tribute to MISA Regional, MISA Botswana and UNESCO for organising the event, which is now a mainstay on the regional calendar. Read more »

Southern Africa: Journalism in the Face of Environmental Crises

As of April 2024, at least three Southern African countries -- Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe -- had declared the 2023-2024 agricultural season a state of disaster. Read more »

Southern Africa: World Press Freedom Day 2024 Statement

Guided by the universal theme, MISA Zimbabwe is running with the localised theme: Positioning the Media to Amplify the Environment Story for a Sustainable Future. Read more »

Southern Africa: Now Available - AI Report On Southern Africa

Applications of AI in Southern Africa are in their early stages. Many pilot projects and technology-driven business models demonstrate the potential for AI to benefit underserved… Read more »

Southern Africa: Misa Accelerating Safety of Female Journalists Online

Resolution 522 highlights and laments that, digital violence is increasingly gendered and disproportionately affects women, through inter alia threats of sexual violence,… Read more »

Zambia: Misa Welcomes Enactment of Ati Legislation in Zambia

On signing the Access to Information Act into law on 22 December, President Hakainde Hichilema said the enactment of the legislation was a major milestone in the media sector and… Read more »

Mozambique: Retrial of Accused Cardoso Murderer Set for December

The tenth section of the Maputo City Court has finally set a date, December 1, 2005, for the retrial of Anibal dos Santos Junior ("Anibalzinho"), the man who led the… Read more »