News and press statements

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.

Press freedom declines significantly in Southern Africa

However, improvements were recorded in Tanzania, Malawi, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Declines were recorded in Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.

JOURNALISM IN THE FACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES

As of April 2024, at least three Southern African countries — Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — had declared the 2023-2024 agricultural season a state of disaster.

MISA Malawi calls for free media ahead of 2025 Malawi elections

It is our wish to see the arrest and prosecution of politicians and supporters who attack journalists

MISA Regional submissions to the AU on the development of a continental AI strategy

MISA Regional has filed submissions to the African Union on developing a continental strategy on Artificial Intelligence. MISA has a model AI Regulatory Framework for Southern Africa from which it predicated its submissions to the continental body.