It is with heartfelt grief that we receive the passing of Mr. Errol Hickey, who was the proprietor of Radio Phoenix (1996) and served in various capacities in different institutions and government agencies. Mr. Hickey’s passing is a big blow to the media fraternity in...
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MISA Zambia condemns seizure of the Mast newspaper equipment, raid on M’membe’s residence
MISA Zambia condemns, in the strongest terms, the action by the state and police actions to suppress The Mast newspaper.
MISA Zambia welcomes justice minister’s pronouncement on ATI
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter welcomes the pronouncement by Justice Minister Given Lubinda at the 2017 Universal Periodic Review that the Access to Information bill is ready and that government is working on systems that will readily...
MISA dissociates itself from the Zambia Radio Awards
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) distances itself from the recently held ‘Zambia Radio Awards’ at a shopping mall in Lusaka on Friday, 16th December, 2016. It has come to our attention that award recipients were given an impression of the awards being...
MISA distances itself from newly formed Zambian Informer publication
It has come to our attention that there are some unscrupulous individuals who have set up an online news publication called "the Zambian Informer" purporting to have set up the same with the support of MISA Zambia when in fact not. We wish to inform the public that at...
Zambian media survives turbulent third quarter of 2016 – MISA Zambia
In its report on the state of the media in Zambia, MISA Zambia has noted with concern that the third quarter of 2016 (July to September 2016) has been a particularly turbulent period for the media in Zambia in terms of state interference and outright violations...
MISA bemoans deteriorating human rights situation in Zambia
MISA is saddened by the continued threats to the freedom of expression and of the press by state institutions which are expected to act independently and in the public’s interest. This follows the latest development in which Prime TV proprietor, Gerald Shawa and the...
MISA Zambia commends IBA and demands reinstatement of appointments clause in IBA Act
MISA Zambia wishes to commend the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) for lifting the suspension of the license for Itezhi Tezhi Radio following several appeals from various stakeholders including MISA. The decision to lift the suspension timely because the...
MISA Zambia cautions police, alerts international observers over violence
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter has received with concern the report of a brutal attack on a New Vision Newspaper Journalist Elijah Mumba by a named UPND cadre in Chainda on Wednesday. It is disheartening that Police clearly showed lack of...
MISA Zambia launches early warning mechanism ahead of 2016 polls
MISA Zambia has, in the wake of a dramatic increase in acts of violence against journalists and media houses, put in place an Early Warning Notification System as a systematic way of collecting information in good time to avert the increasing violations against media...