The Media Institute of Southern Africa is an umbrella organisation representing MISA national chapters in the SADC region. MISA defends and promotes media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information.
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MISA launches sixth edition of the Southern Africa Press Freedom Report
MISA has officially launched the sixth edition of the Southern Africa Press Freedom Report 2026, a comprehensive assessment of 11 countries that reveals a critical inflection point for the region's media landscape. While constitutional guarantees of press freedom...
Viable free media key to promoting peace and socio-economic prosperity
This year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) theme: Shaping a Future at Peace, brings to the fore the role a free, independent and viable media plays in promoting peace, conflict prevention and socio-economic development as the panacea to prosperous societies....
An urgent call to invest in democracy and development in Southern Africa
World Press Freedom Day statement As we commemorate World Press Freedom Day, we in Southern Africa are at a crossroads. The path towards a transparent, accountable, and secure future for our citizens is not automatic; it requires a resolute, sustained...
Surveillance of Journalists in Botswana and its Impact on Media Freedom
Tachilisa Balule (PhD) Introduction The use of communications surveillance against journalists by law enforcement agencies in Botswana is said to be rampant. In a recent Intel Watch publication, it is recorded that Citizen-Lab has identified the use of two Circles...
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30 years later, media professionals and others weigh in on the state of Africa’s press. Read their thoughts and join the conversation at #WHK30