📢 @misa_lesotho invites practising journalists, print reporters, broadcast presenters, photojournalists & digital media practitioners across Lesotho to submit entries for the 3rd MISA Lesotho Journalism Excellence Awards 2026. 📅 Deadline: October 23. twp.ai/4hw631

#Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 @misazimbabwe reports on the detention of journalist Thomas Madhuku, who was reportedly held by the Harare Municipal Police for recording a video of them confiscating wares from vendors in Harare’s central business district. zimbabwe.misa.org/media_viol…

Journalist Barred From @ZANUPF_Official Conference Despite Accreditation @misazimbabwe theinsight263.com/journalist…

@MISARegional new strategy, #Voice, #Growth & #Influence 2026–2030, is included in our 2025 Annual Report. Our response: legal defence, newsroom viability, digital rights & AI. #MediaFreedom #SADC misa.org

𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐢 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐙𝐀𝐍𝐔 𝐏𝐅 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: zimbabwe.misa.org/media_viol… #JournalismIsNotACrime

📍In Windhoek, we brought young people 🇳🇦🇲🇿🇿🇲🇿🇼🇲🇼 together to raise awareness about disinformation , misinformation and malinformation in Southern Africa. 🎯The energetic group didn’t just learn; they also shared their experiences and what they plan to do next. Visit our TikTok, @weleadteam, to hear their stories. #VerifyFirst #YouthAgainstDisinformation (©️No music rights) @LenonMount @misazimbabwe @FranceZimbabwe @FNF_Africa @CFImedias @MISARegional @amnesty_zim @JoanaMamombe @table_girls @BorisCde @samkebusiness @tapiwa_chiriga @molokele @NicolaWatson13 @namataik_ @cdemlambo @MakomboreroH @KFRMugayi @eva_tarie @weleadteamzim @RetzlaffCh @FranceInNamibia @AusEmbZim @abelrunga

𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 READ MORE: zimbabwe.misa.org/media_viol… #JournalismIsNotACrime

1/ “Our region has never, in its entire history, faced such a crossroads.” That was my keynote message at the #SpacesofSolidarity Forum in Johannesburg, a collective of 23 groups defending free expression in Southern Africa. 🧵

𝐙𝐌𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐓𝐕 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫-𝐢𝐧-𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 Read More: zimbabwe.misa.org/media_viol… #JournalismIsNotACrime

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 2025 Click this link to access the report:drive.google.com/file/d/1c1p… #PromotingFreeExpressionInSADC

We join the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day for Universal Access to Information. Information decides who gets to make informed choices about their bodies, their money, their safety, and their futures. For young women and girls in Zimbabwe, access to information is shaped by the cost of data, devices, language, distance, and who is allowed to speak and be heard. At The Girls Table, our work on digital inclusion is grounded in this reality. A girl who can find accurate information on her rights, on health services, on how to report abuse, or on funding and economic opportunities is better placed to claim what is already hers. Access also has to include the ability to use information safely, which is why online safety sits alongside connectivity in everything we do. Access to information is a right, and it is a precondition for exercising almost every other right. Governments, institutions, and organisations like ours share the duty to make information available, understandable, and reachable for the women and girls who need it most. #HerVoice #AccessToInformation #IDUAI

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: zimbabwe.misa.org/2026/09/28… #IDUAI #InternationalDayForUniversalAccessToInformation

📢 Call for Applications Are you a freelance journalists from Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, or Zimbabwe ? @CFImedias (Canal France International) and @misazimbabwe are joining forces to combat disinformation in Southern Africa. As part of the "Connected Media, Informed Citizens" project, 20 freelance journalists from Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are invited to apply for the opportunity to benefit from training. What is the aim of the project? * Fighting misinformation and disinformation. * Empowering youth to navigate the digital world responsibly. Want to get involved? Freelance journalists can apply for a chance to benefit from trainings. Open until September 25th! Apply here 👉 misa.org/blog/call-for-appli… #MediaForDemocracy #FightDisinformation #ConnectedMedia #MISA #CFI #SouthernAfrica #JournalismMatters #MediaLiteracy

𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐳𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: zimbabwe.misa.org/media_viol… #JournalismIsNotACrime

Last week, The Girls Table joined a two-day validation meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, for the “Strengthening Information Integrity in Southern Africa” country reports covering Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Across the countries, the discussions highlighted a clear pattern. Gendered disinformation is being used to undermine women’s participation in public life. Women politicians, journalists, electoral officials and activists are targeted through character assassination, sexualised insults, and narratives linked to morality, sexuality and witchcraft. These narratives undermine women’s credibility, influence how they are perceived, and can contribute to self-censorship and withdrawal from public spaces. The conversation also highlighted the importance of looking at information integrity through a grassroots lens. As The Girls Table, we shared experiences of young women in rural and marginalised communities whose access to information and connectivity is shaped by household dynamics and influenced by climate-driven migration, including migration to and from South Africa and Botswana. For us, strengthening information integrity also means strengthening women’s access to information, digital spaces and opportunities to participate. It means paying attention to whose voices are heard, whose experiences shape the conversation, and who has the resources to engage safely and meaningfully. We were pleased to contribute the perspectives of young women from Zimbabwe to this important regional conversation. #HerVoice #InformationIntegrity #DigitalRights #GenderAndTech

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 READ MORE: misa.org/blog/misa-regi… #ZambianElections #MediaFreedom #MediaAndElections

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 preliminary statement on media freedom, digital rights and access to information in the 2026 Zambia general elections. 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: misa.org/blog/misa-regional-… #ZambianElections #ZambianElections2026

#ZambianElections #MediaFreedom #MediaAndElections

🎉 Big day for media & journalism in Botswana! @UBBotswana and MISA Botswana have signed an MoA to boost media development, research, digital literacy & capacity building. Expect new student/journalist opportunities via internships, training & research partnerships. Congrats 👏

Implications of Zimbabwe’s National AI Strategy on Freedom of Expression, Privacy, and Access to Information By @helensithole 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: bit.ly/43OtkA1 #PrivacyAndAI #AccessToInformationAndAI #FreedomOfExpressionAndAI