Contents Chair per son’s Repor t 3 Regional Dir ector’s Repor t 4 Media Freedom and Digital Rights 6 Violations against the media 7 Snapshot of the violations: 8 MISA Regional Programmes 8 MISA Regional Publications 9 State of Press Freedom in Southern Africa Report Transparency Assessment Index 9 Country reports snapshots 10 Angola 10 Botswana 11 Operating environment 11 Challenges 11 Projects 11 Lesotho 12 Operating Environment 12 Challenges: 12 Successes: 12 Malaw i 12 Operating Environment 12 Challenges 12 Successes 13 Regional projects 13 Mozambique 13 Operating environment 13 Challenges 13 Successes 14 Regional projects 14 Tanzania 15 Operating context 15 Challenges 15 Successes 15 Regional projects 15 Zambia 15 Operating environment 15 Zimbabwe 16 Operating Environment 16 Challenges 16 Successes 16 Motion on information as a public good 17 Reduction in violations 17 Access to information 17 Regional/International footprints 17 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Submissions 17 9 2