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 launches Regional Media Lawyers Network
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has established a Regional Media Lawyers Network (RMLN), which will go a long way towards ensuring a much more organised and coordinated legal defence mechanism for press freedom in Southern Africa. The RMLN and its...
South Africa, Namibia lead as Tanzania, Zimbabwe slip in press freedom rankings
Despite some improvements in media freedom across Southern Africa, most countries in the region continue to be classified as problematic and difficult, according to the latest Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index report. South Africa and Namibia remain...
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...
Enhancing economic awareness for improved decision-making in Malawi
As part of the Enhancing Economic Awareness for Improved Decision-Making in Malawi project that MISA Malawi, Oxfam in Malawi, Economics Association of Malawi (ECAMA) and Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) implemented between January and March 31, 2026, we compiled...
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