TABLE OF CONTENTS Message form the Chairperson of the MISA Trust Fund Board .....................................................................................4 Report from the Chairperson of the Regional Governing Council ................................................................................6 Message from the Regional Director .............................................................................................................................8 Freedom of Expression & Right to Information...........................................................................................................13 Media Freedom Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................17 Broadcasting and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) .........................................................................29 Media Support .............................................................................................................................................................37 Gender, Media, and HIV and AIDS...............................................................................................................................43 Media Law and Policy..................................................................................................................................................53 Communication and Dissemination ............................................................................................................................59 SAIMED Report ............................................................................................................................................................67 Financial Report .............................................................................................................................................................. i Annual Report 2007 3