As Africa catches up with the rest of the world, there is a need for a human-rights-based approach to developing AI policies that promote access to information and improved e-Governance.
Access to information
Concern over the revocation of broadcasting licences in Malawi
This is a letter to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Malawi Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on the Concern over the revocation of broadcasting licences in Malawi.
Access to internet remains prohibitively expensive in Southern Africa
This is a statement from MISA on the cost of accessing the internet in Southern Africa.
Analysis of the Botswana Media Practitioners’ Association Bill, 2022
This is an excerpt from the analysis.
Walking in the footprints of a giant – tribute to former RGC member Fernando Gonçalves on leadership transition
Statement by Regional Governing Council Chairperson, Golden Maunganidze
The 2021 MISA Regional Annual Report is now Available!
The 2021 MISA Regional Annual Report features country reports snapshots from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
MACRA should reverse revocation of Rainbow Television licence
We advise media outlets in similar situation to engage the regulator before things get out of hand.
World Press Freedom Day 2022 Statement by Commissioner Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo
This is a statement by Commissioner Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo on the 2022 World Press Freedom Day
MISA’s indelible footprints during World Press Freedom Day commemorations
This is an article by the MISA Regional Secretariat Director on MISA’s footprints during the World Press Freedom Day commemorations
Worrying decline in media freedom in Southern Africa
Statement on Southern African countries ranking in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index