Chapter drafting a handbook on community television; the Lubombo Community Radio Initiative broadcasting for two days on a special license in Swaziland; and two community radio initiatives registered as trusts in Zimbabwe. At policy level MISA continued to lobby for the drafting of democratic broadcasting legislation and policies, independent regulatory authorities, access to information communication technologies by ordinary members of the public, and support for broadcasters in readiness for Digital Migration from analogue MISA made some progress towards self regulation in SADC. The Malawi chapter managed to revive the country’s media council and launched it in February 2007 after it had been dormant for almost 10 year. The media alliance of Zimbabwe of which MISA is a member managed to launch the Media council of Zimbabwe at the end of the year under review although with threats from the government. The fight for freedom of expression is not solely on the political or legal arena. HIV/AIDS also affects journalists and media practitioners and their ability to realize their freedoms and rights. Stigma associated with this disease is still very present in the media industry in southern Africa. Thus, MISA has designed and begun implementing its Regional HIV/AIDS policy. The policy is now being adopted by each of our eleven Chapters and will be integrated into MISA’s organizational structures. It will ultimately be recommended to media houses in the region. This will help to ensure that journalists themselves are taken care of if affected or infected by HIV/AIDS. It will also help journalists understand the necessity of increasing coverage on HIV/AIDS related issues. With all the above mentioned initiatives at government and social levels, MISA needs strong communication (internal and external), and publicity strategies. The communication and disseminations strategy received was strengthened at the end of the reporting year when the Communication Policy was approved. The policy will further augment the organization’s internal and external communication activities. The website is regularly updated with Media Alerts on freedom of expression violations across SADC and other information relevant to our various stakeholders. Mailing lists have grown and therefore reach a wider group of stakeholders. MISA continued to publicize media freedom and freedom of expression issues through the mainstream print and electronic media, and through its various publications both at national and regional level. Annual Report 2006 5