STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 2022 This document is based on country reports for Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The country reports were commissioned by MISA. May 2023 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Zoé Titus, Nqaba Matshazi, Kholwani Nyathi, Reyhana Masters DESIGN AND LAYOUT: Garikai Tunhira UNESCO, the Swedish Embassy, International Media Support (IMS), The Sigrid Rausing Trust and the National Endowment for Democracy, hereinafter referred to as “The Funding Partners” are pleased to support the State of Press Freedom Report for Southern Africa 2023 with limited financial assistance. However, since this report has been independently developed by MISA, therefore, the funding partners have no influence over the content. The authors will be responsible for the choice and the presentation of the facts contained in the paper and for the opinions expressed therein, which will not be necessarily those of the funding partners. The designations employed and the presentation of the material will not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the funding partners concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. CC-BY-SA licence Open Access COVER PHOTO: Journalists march carrying placards during the 2022 World Press Freedom Day commemorations in Zambia PIC CREDIT: Thomas Zulu 2