News and press statements

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

This is an article by the MISA Regional Secretariat Director on MISA’s footprints during the World Press Freedom Day commemorations

Statement on Southern African countries ranking in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index

We also see a growing tendency of high-ranking officials, including cabinet ministers, intimidating journalists in the course of duty.

MISA Malawi believes that the internet should be open and free but secure from unnecessary state and non-state actors’ intrusion.

This document is based on country reports for Angola, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Statement on the Southern Africa Chief Justices’ Forum (SACJF) symposium held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 21st to the 22nd of April 2022.

Join us in the fight for media freedom and to further protect citizen’s right to know.

Malawi’s Constitution guarantees civil rights and liberties to everyone.