The Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa defends and promotes media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information in Malawi.
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Misa Malawi decries low ATI utilisation
By Steve Chilundu, Nation Publications Limited The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter has called for increased awareness of the Access to Information (ATI) Act by the media and the public to increase utilisation of the law. Misa Malawi...
MISA Malawi counters Covid misinformation
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi Chapter has organised a series of media briefings that seek to counter misinformation related to Covid-19 pandemic. Misa Malawi chairperson Teresa Ndanga disclosed this last Wednesday during the first virtual media...
MISA Malawi to host Covid-19 press conferences
The alarming levels of misinformation and inaccurate information around the Covid-19 pandemic have necessitated MISA Malawi’s response by hosting Covid-19 press conferences between August and December 2021. The conferences, nine in total, are aimed at providing the...
MISA Malawi Vice Chairperson in Zambia for election observation
MISA Malawi Vice Chairperson Mandy Pondani is in Zambia for General Elections observation. Pondani is part of a six-member MISA Regional Mission observing media and freedom of expression landscape during that country’s General Elections. Zambians are voting to elect...
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