The Zambia chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa defends and promotes media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information in Zambia.
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Regulatory framework on Artificial Intelligence key to improving access to information
28 September 2022 The past few years have witnessed unprecedented technological growth, particularly regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. While Africa in general, and Southern Africa, in particular, have lots of ground to cover and catch up...
Holding Journalists by Kabwata Police a concern
PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release Holding Journalists by Kabwata Police a concern – MISA ZAMBIA LUSAKA, Saturday, September 17, 2022, MISA Zambia is concerned at the holding of journalists for close to two hours at Kabwata Police premises by Zambia Police...
Cyber Violence against Female Journalists in Southern Africa
This research aims at gathering evidence on the extent of online based gender violence targeted at female journalists in Southern Africa. For this, we kindly ask you to fill in this survey. It will take approximately seven (7) minutes. The survey forms part of...
Access to internet remains prohibitively expensive in Southern Africa
The cost of accessing the internet remains prohibitive, with Southern African countries among the most expensive on the continent according to data that has been released. The Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing 2022 report released by Cable.co.uk shows that the price of 1...
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