Online survey of technology facilitated gender based violence by MISA Regional, highlights the need for a strategy designed to curb TGBV to be underpinned by critical understanding that what is offline moves online and comes back online: ow.ly/EVf950SYgmo #IFEXGender

Journalist Simba Rushwaya was a jolly good fellow Veteran Zimbabwean journalist Simba Rushwaya who succumbed to a long battle with cancer of the colon was a people’s person who got along easily with colleagues in the media industry. Read More: zimbabwe.misa.org/2024/08/15/jou…

The MISA Regional discussed operationalisation of #SADC Non-State Actors Engagement Mechanism as crucial platform that could act as bridge between #SADC member states and region’s citizens: misa.org/blog/misa-enga… CIVICUS Monitor AfricTivistes Yiaga Africa Mariam Tendou

Survey by MISA Regional of technology facilitated gender based violence highlights need for any mitigation strategy to curb #TGBV, to be underpinned by critical understanding it moves in circular motion - offline to online and back to offline: ow.ly/7AJb50SZyQ5 #IFEXGender

Nqaba Matshazi, MISA Regional 's Regional Campaigns Coordinator and an advocate for digital freedom, will tackle the big questions on AI and humanity at the 6th #PSA2024! Get ready for a thought-provoking session! Register now: bit.ly/3KdhzJk

MISA Zimbabwe has been at the forefront of defending free expression since 1995. Now, they’re joining forces with the 6th #PSA2024 in Harare to spotlight privacy & digital rights in Africa. Together, we’re shaping the future of information!

Survey by MISA Regional highlights how online violence "effectively censors women — not just in suppressing their words, but also goes as far as restricting their actions and interactions": ow.ly/uutc50T0Q9H #IFEXGender @womeninnews Women of Uganda Network Somali Journalists Syndicate - SJS

Survey by MISA Regional highlights how women grappling with online violence "overthink their engagement on social media platforms - often choosing not to engage or limiting their inaction": misa.org/blog/a-study-o… #IFEXGender @womeninnews International Center for Journalists CIPESA

In the wee hours of Monday, August 19, 2024, some people operating under the banner ‘DPP media team’ during the party national convention at COMESA Hall in Blantyre threatened and forced NationOnline to delete a Facebook news post. MISA Regional malawi.misa.org/2024/08/20/mis…

It was a great pleasure on behalf of MISA Regional to be one of the panellists engaging on “The Role of Media in promoting democratic elections in Namibia” Fesmedia Africa

I virtually joined the panel of Christie Keulder Shelleygan Petersen Phillip Santos moderated by Laimi Elago #NamibiaDecides2024 #MediaCoverage #Elections #MediaFreedom

ICON Data and Learning Labs is proud to stand with 44 other orgs in supporting Pollicy MISA Regional Open Letter to the AU, on the endorsed Continental AI strategy and African Digital Compact 📜 #DataAdvocacy Read: 👇 misa.org/blog/open-lett…

Survey by MISA Regional highlights how women grappling with online violence "diminish their presence on social media platforms which reduces their interface with public opinions, perceptions and newsworthy issues": ow.ly/than50T5cZe #IFEXGender

📍Mutare: AI and Media Capacity Strengthening workshop with media practitioners from print, digital, and broadcast media organisations. #AIandMedia

𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗧𝗜 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹 misa.org/blog/misa-comm… #BotswanaATIBILL

#BOTSWANA 🇧🇼 - MISA Regional congratulates government for gazetting #FreedomOfInformation Bill and bringing it to the legislature for debate: misa.org/blog/misa-comm… #ATI Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) APAI_WG Namibia Media Trust

Times 360 Malawi reporter CathyMaulidi received WhatsApp threats from strange numbers over a story on what Minister of Tourism Vera Kamtukule said in Parliament. We have also noted social media trolls against Maulidi over the same story. MISA Regional malawi.misa.org/2024/08/30/mis…

MISA Mozambique condemns death threats against journalist in Cabo Delgado #Mozambique #Moçambique #CaboDelgado #Press MISA Regional clubofmozambique.com/news/misa-moza…

1/2 On behalf of MISA Regional present on #AI at the 5th Annual #AI4IA Conference for Southern Africa on 9 Sept #Botswana. Presented on Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Generative AI: Innovation with Responsibility UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture

2/2 UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture & UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 #BotswanaNationalCommission organised the conference. In Partnership UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 MISA Regional launched Study of Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence #SADC report. On the 7th of Sept conducted #MISABotswana institutional strengthening process.