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Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression
Reduction in crimes against journalists should spur Zimbabwe to adopt UN Plan of Action – MISA
The drastic reduction in media freedom violations during Zimbabwe’s 2023 election cycle is a significant development which comes at a time when the world...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression Violations
Equipment of Kenyan journalists’ seized at Zimbabwean airport
Three Kenyan journalists, Duncan Khaemba, Chris Omulando and their cameraman from the Nation Media Group, who were accredited to report on Zimbabwe's election, had...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression
MISA launches the State of the Media Report
MISA Zambia in partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Zambia on Wednesday 30th August, launched the 2023 quarter 1 & 2 of the State of the Media...
Zimbabwe Censorship
First Lady of Zimbabwe bars private media from covering her tour
What happened
Zimbabwe’s First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa on 24 April 2023 reportedly barred journalists from the private media from covering her tour of the Museum...
Zimbabwe
Journalist barred from covering ruling party internal elections
What happened
Journalist Desmond Chingarande of NewsDay was on 9 October 2022 reportedly barred from entering the venue of the ruling ZANU PF’s Central Committee...
Zimbabwe Digital Rights
Journalists charged with publishing false data messages
What happened
Alpha Media Holdings editor-in-chief Wisdom Mdzungairi and senior reporter Desmond Chingarande were on the 3 August 2022 arrested and charged over a story...
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MISA’s Annual Report Highlights Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights Issues in Southern Africa
The year 2021 was one of consolidation and the repositioning of our organisation in the aftermath of the several headwinds that we faced.
When we...
Zimbabwe Digital Rights
Zimbabwe: MISA Develops A Guide to the Cyber and Data Protection Act
The Media Institute for Southern Africa-Zimbabwe Guide has developed a guide to assist ordinary citizens, data protection advocates, human rights advocates, media organisations and...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression
Zimbabwe: State of the Media 2021 report
MISA Zimbabwe has released its 2021 state of the media report which takes a look at the media landscape and operating environment with regards to...
Zimbabwe Censorship
Statement on the recently reported internet throttling in Zimbabwe
Internet access should be guaranteed at all times and most importantly during election periods such as the by-elections slated for 26 March 2022 in...
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Press Freedom Situation in Africa- April- June 2021
Journalists killed, respectively in DRC, Somalia and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, including a social media activist in Ghana during the period of April-June 2021. This...
Zimbabwe Regional Development
MISA Regional Secretariat moves to Zimbabwe
On 4 June 2021, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Regional Governing Council elected its new leadership.
The RGC held its meeting at the...