Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)

MISA Zimbabwe commends the Zimbabwean government for enacting the Freedom of Information Act, but condemns the proposed Computer Crime and Cyber Security Bill.

In his congratulatory letter, MISA Regional’s governing council chairperson, Golden Maunganidze, reminds incoming SADC executive secretary Elias Mpedi Magosi, of the key issues the region is grappling with.

A parliamentary portfolio committee in Lesotho advocates for inclusive stakeholder engagement over review of legislation the government is planning to enact.

Incoming president Hakainde Hichilema intimates an improved freedom of expression and media landscape under his leadership.

Ahead of, during and after the elections, MISA is particularly concerned about the safety and security of journalists and the media, the enactment of claw-back laws, and the need for citizens to access information at all times, both online and offline.

In submissions to the Universal Periodic Review process, the Zimbabwe chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa notes improvements in the legislative environment, but condemns clawback provisions in proposed new laws.

To counter the misinformation and disinformation defining the social media and street narrative on the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi, MISA-Malawi draws on providing expert-based information.

IFEX is among the groups that have endorsed a MISA letter to King Mswati III expressing deep worry and calling on authorities to do everything possible to ensure that media workers are protected and are not subject to wanton attacks by security forces.