PROMOTING FREE EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
We are pleased to announce that the Thinking Beyond pre-election edition is now out under the theme: 2018 Elections: Panacea to Transformation or More of the Same?
It is available for download in the MISA Zimbabwe Resource Centre:
Thinking Beyond June 2018 edition
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) was founded in 1992. Its work focuses on promoting, and advocating for, the unhindered enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and a free, independent, diverse and pluralistic media.
The focus of this year’s World Press Freedom Day commemorations — the importance of journalism and freedom of expression in the context of the current global environment crisis — is apt, as it comes when the Southern African region is...
Executive Summary Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a constant in most people`s lives through its application in commerce, education, health, public service delivery, communications, governance, agriculture, and manufacturing. While most AI tools...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has raised concern about the prevalence of mass surveillance and unlawful targeted communication surveillance that does not conform with international human rights law and standards. The ACHPR said this...
Introduction Zimbabwe’s harmonised elections held in August 2023 were conducted in a drastically improved media operating environment regarding journalists' and media workers’ safety and security. This is evidenced by the massive reduction in media freedom violations,...
