(MISA/IFEX) - Windhoek, Namibia: 30 April 2009 - The UNESCO theme for the 2009 World Press Freedom day, Media, Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, aptly captures the wishes and ideal situation that many of us yearn for in the media in Southern Africa. We all wish for the media to be platforms for social dialogue, for the media to bring us together and more importantly for the media to be a mirror through which society reflects on itself, especially the ills of corruption, gender inequality, repression and suppression of dissenting voices, and indeed highlight the opportunities for socio-economic development and change in the region.
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)30 April 2009