News and press statements
Open Letter to the AU Heads of State and Government on the Endorsed Continental AI Strategy and African Digital Compact
We urge the AUC Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, to stress the crucial importance of member states implementing the AUC Data Policy Framework. Data is
central to achieving the vision of the Digital Compact and should be governed in a manner that protects Africans’ fundamental rights and freedoms.
MISA will not be the same without Annie Musodza
She was indeed The Matriarch!
Call for Expressions of Interest – Online Training on Conflict-Sensitive Reporting
The training is MISA Malawi direct response to the capacity gaps on conflict coverage among journalists in Malawi.
Call for Expressions of Interest to participate in Podcast Mentorship
We seek to build and strengthen podcasting skills and knowledge of media practitioners in Malawi.
MISA Regional 2023 Annual Report (Now Available!!!)
In these precarious conditions, expression and truth-telling are the first layers of casualty, as nations recoil, become inward looking, focusing on narrow national issues at the expense of a holistic picture. Suffice to say the entire construct of humanity is highly vulnerable due to such inward-looking approaches.
Man convicted, fined for ‘insulting’ Malawi President on WhatsApp
Malawi Police Service is now frequently using the cybersecurity law to clamp down on journalists and critical ordinary citizens.
MISA STATEMENT TO THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS ON THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AT THE 79th ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS
Honourable Commissioners, in 2021, the ACHPR passed Resolution 473 on the need to undertake a study on human and people’s rights and artificial intelligence. I am also cognizant of the ongoing African Union Commission consultative processes on the same, where MISA made formal submissions.
SADC calls on journalists to amplify appeals for regional humanitarian support
“Governments in the region are constrained in their ability to support due to significant economic challenges, including public debt burdens and other social priorities such as the response to the cholera outbreaks, and as a result, the region will soon be
launching a regional humanitarian appeal for support,” he said in a speech read on his behalf by the deputy executive secretary, Judith Kateera.
Botswana President calls for solutions to issues affecting the media in Southern Africa
President Masisi, who was the guest of honour, paid tribute to MISA Regional, MISA Botswana and UNESCO for organising the event, which is now a mainstay on the regional calendar.