least because of the problems of a legal nature that are being experienced by the media in the law courts. Mozambique The Legal Defense Fund was established and the project is now being publicized including how its funds can be accessed. The chapter has also secured the services of a lawyer on a retainer basis so that legal assistance to media facing legal action can be provided. South Africa MISA South Africa and Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), with the solidarity support of Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA) and South African National Editors Forum (SANEF), funded the High Court challenge of journalist Ranjeni Munusumy who was called to testify in Hefer Commission of Inquiry. The partners joined the amicus curiae application to have the subpoena set aside. The application failed at the high court, but the commission judge ruled that the journalist's subpoena should be set aside as her testimony would be peripheral to the proceedings. Ranjeni Munusumy The partner organisations then considered pursuing a class action (s38) application to the Constitutional Court to seek clarity on the principal of calling journalists to reveal their sources and also to seek clarity on the depth of freedom of the press in South Africa. After further considerations and receiving legal opinion the partner organisations decided not pursue the s38 application. The legal opinion received indicated that the application had a slim chance of succeeding either as a s38 or amici application as the Constitutional Court did not encourage academic applications nor would it look favourably on an application that did not directly affect the rights of the individual concerned. Given that Judge Hefer had already ruled that the journalists' testimony was not required and the commission had concluded its investigation, the partner organisations did not pursue this matter further. MISA Annual Report (April 2003 – March 2004) 92