MISA also took the time this year to package its mission and vision statement into a poster that is currently displayed in all the chapters. This was done to give the public a clear image of MISA and what it stands for, as well as to remind MISA staff of the organisation’s mandate in an effort to improve internal public relations. MISA continued to issue press statements on various issues that arose during the year, and these received coverage in the region’s electronic and print media. MISA Lesotho reported an increase in the coverage of its events and the issues the chapter raises as a result of growing support from various stakeholders, including the media. Of note was the broad publicity given to the World Press Freedom Day celebrations. This was done through issuing press releases to the local media and obtaining slots on two radio stations. The first slot was provided by state-owned Radio Lesotho on the popular phone in programme, Seboping. The second slot was on the Catholic Radio talk-show, Tsa Kajeno. Both programmes sought to heighten the public’s awareness of issues pertaining to media freedom and freedom of expression with regard to the theme ‘Media, Development and Poverty Eradication’. In Malawi, MISA conducted one television and two radio panel discussions on the need for an access to information act. The discussions generated a good response from the public. The calendar on access to information that MISA Malawi produced helped to raise awareness on the need for access to information as a social economic right. MISA Namibia’s national director and members of the chapter’s National Governing Council (NGC) visited media houses to encourage them to raise concerns that they may have with the institution. The institutions visited were the state-owned Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, the commercial One Africa Television station, as well as the following newspapers: The Namibian, New Era, Republikein, Allgemeine Zeitung, Economist and the Windhoek Observer. Plans are underway in the new financial year to visit commercial radio stations and community media enterprises. MISA Namibia took part in a national television discussion on issues of media freedom and freedom of expression to mark World Press Freedom Day 2006. MISA Swaziland maintained regular contact with the media and visited the print media to explain the organisation’s goals and to train journalists on action alerts. The visits have yielded fruit as the chapter has seen proactive reportage of media violations. MISA continues to interact with journalists almost on a daily basis to sustain its working relationship with the media houses and to keep them connected to MISA and its activities. MISA also held two breakfast meetings with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on regional issues affecting media freedom. The meetings were aimed at sensitising NGOs, civil society and the business community on issues affecting the media. In Tanzania, two events were notable for recording the highest publicity during the reporting period. World Press Freedom Day recorded about 25 articles (comprising news, comments and features) in the mainstream print media. Print media alone saved the chapter an estimated US$28 000 in advertising costs. The second high-profile activity was the campaign for a Freedom of Information Act. This campaign has triggered public debate in both the print and electronic media. Throughout the year, MISA Tanzania’s events received coverage on Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Radio One, Independent Television (ITV) and Channel Ten. In Zambia, MISA continued to sponsor the Face the Media programmes on 14 community radio stations. These programmes have been flagships for most Zambian radio stations: whenever these programmes have been broadcast, the participation from listeners has been overwhelming. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, these Annual Report 2007 63