News and press statements
Kambwili’s threats of statutory regulation shock MISA Zambia
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia is shocked with Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, Chishimba Kambwili’s threat to introduce state regulatory measures against the...
MISA child reporting awards entries open
The Media Institute of Southern Africa and Save the Children International invite entries for your child-focused journalism in one or more of the following five categories: - Print news (750 words...
MISA opposes calls for the merger of Ministries of Information and Communication
MISA Zambia is opposed to calls for the merger of the Ministry of Information with the Ministry of Communication as this will inhibit the few developments that have been made in the media industry...
Be responsible, court tells media
Kitwe chief resident magistrate Penjani Lamba has urged the media to exercise utmost care and responsibility in their reportage of court matters. Magistrate Lamba’s caution came in the wake of a...
ZAMRA asks media to black out illegal herbalists
The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has written to media organizations to stop accepting adverts on herbal medicines. ZAMRA director general Esnart Mwape said in a statement that there...
Defamation of the Zambian President
Musician, Chama Fumba, alias Pilato appeared in court on the 9th of June, 2015, and pleaded not guilty to the charge of conduct likely to cause the breach of peace by producing a song ‘A Lungu...
MISA Zambia commemorates first online media week
It was a week of intense activity between August 31 and September 4, 2015, when MISA Zambia commemorated its inaugural Online Media Week. The purpose of the initiative was to create awareness of the...
Zambian radio broadcasters meet in a two-day indaba
MISA Zambia successfully held a two-day Radio Indaba from Monday, September 14 to Tuesday, September 15 at the Cresta Golfview Hotel in Lusaka, attracting various radio (broadcast) stations from...
The Post newspaper newsroom suffers mysterious gunshot
A team of MISA Zambia officials on Friday, October 2nd, visited The Post Newspaper to offer moral support and solidarity following the mysterious shooting incident that occurred on Wednesday,...