The gains of South Africans' struggle for freedom are threatened by the Protection of Information Bill (the Secrecy Bill) currently before Parliament. We accept the need to replace apartheid-era secrecy legislation. However, this Bill extends the veil of secrecy in a manner reminiscent of that same apartheid past. This Bill fundamentally undermines the struggle for whistleblower protection and access to information. It is one of a number of proposed measures, which could have the combined effect of fundamentally undermining the right to access information and the freedom of expression enshrined in the Constitution. Read more

MISA- Malawi Statement on the state of the media and freedom of expression in Malawi (3 September 2010)
The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has noted with disappointment that there is lack of respect for media freedom and freedom of expression in the country.
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Zimbabwe: Journalist arrested over former Vice President’s statue (31 August 2010)
Kudakwashe Zvarayi, a Kwekwe-based freelance journalist in the Midlands province was on 27 August 2010 arrested in Bulawayo while taking pictures of the statue of Zimbabwe’s deceased Vice President Joshua Nkomo.
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Zimbabué: Jornalista é preso por fotografar estátua do ex-vice presidente.
Zimbabué – Kudakwashe Zvarayi, jornalista freelance sedeado na cidade do Kwekwe, província de Midlands no Zimbabue, foi preso no dia 27 de Agosto de 2010 em Bulawayo, a segunda maior cidade do Zimbabue, enquanto fotografava a estátua do ex-vice presidente Joshua Nkomo.
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Zambia: Information Minister denounces media self-regulation (26 August 2010)
Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, Ronnie Shikapwasha has described the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) as a fraud that can not sustain the challenges involved in media regulation without power to enforce decisions because it is not backed by law.
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