PROMOTING FREE EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
30 years after the signing of the landmark Windhoek Declaration, IFEX’s Reyhana Masters & David Christopher interview special guests Tabani Moyo from MISA Zimbabwe & Zoe Titus from the Namibia Media Trust on the past, present, and future challenges facing press freedom, and freedom of expression more broadly, in Africa.
Check out our Africa Brief Special Edition in celebration of World Press Freedom Day 2021!
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.
MISA Regional officially launched the fifth edition of the State of Press Freedom in Southern Africa report on 8 May 2025, a key evidence-based advocacy tool for improving the safety of journalists in the region. The 2025 report was launched at the belated...
Introduction In February 2021, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted Resolution 473 regarding the need to conduct a study on human and peoples’ rights and artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other new and emerging technologies in...
FOREWORD REPORTING IN THE BRAVE NEW WORLD THE past few years have witnessed a surge in the use of artificial intelligence(AI), a technology poised to revolutionise journalism and other media processes. The theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day Commemorations —...
MISA Regional Director, Dr Tabani Moyo Opening Remarks, Regional World Press Freedom Day Celebrations & Launch of the State of Press Freedom Report 2025 May 8, 2025 Johannesburg South Africa Government of South Africa Representatives here present Representatives...
