The 2025 media environment across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is characterised by a volatile convergence of legislative reform and systemic democratic regression.
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Opening Remarks by Dr Tabani Moyo – MISA Regional Director at the Spaces of Solidarity Meeting
Suffice to say that our region has never, in its entire history, faced such a crossroads in the wake of the USA’s global funding cuts and the shifts in focus by the majority of traditional allies who supported expression as the rubric for the enjoyment of human rights.
Opening Remarks by the MISA Regional Chairperson, Mr Jeremias Langa, at the Spaces of Solidarity (SoS) Forum
Today marks an exciting step forward for the next generation of media defenders as we prepare to launch the DW Akademie Freedom of Expression (FoX) Fellowships.
Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility (AI4IA) 2026 Global Conference Panel: The Map of Exclusion
This is why I’d ask us, across the sessions ahead, to peel the onion rather than accept the slogans at face value. “Leave no one behind.” The “last mile” of connectivity.
Strengthening the media ecosystem approach key to SADC development
“A stronger media ecosystem is key to building a sense of belonging to our collective …
Call for Applications for 20 Freelance Journalists: Connected Media, Informed Citizens – Cooperation in Fighting Against Disinformation in Southern Africa
Closing date September 25th 2026 at 11.59 p.m. (GMT + 1).
MISA Regional preliminary statement on media freedom, digital rights and access to information in the 2026 Zambia general elections
MISA Regional acknowledges the enactment of the Access to Information (ATI) law and the repeal of criminal defamation of the president as historical milestones. However, these are paper victories that have been neutralised by institutional silence.
MISA Regional Office engages Botswana former President
Dr Masisi expressed his gratitude to MISA for reaching out and meeting with him.
MISA welcomes draft African Guidelines on Data Access
The Guidelines embed data access within the established framework of the rights to information and to development.
Zambian journalists pledge to uphold highest ethical standards ahead of elections
The workshop was a collaborative effort by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UNESCO Regional Office of Southern Africa (ROSA), the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), United Nations Zambia and MISA Zambia.