Citizen’s right to access to information in order to enhance transparency and citizen participation in government, judiciary and legislative issues. Participatory democracy, respect for human rights, equality, human dignity, freedom and nondiscrimination; and RGC Chairperson’s 2010 Report The year 2010 has been a hectic year for the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA). The year saw the organisation complete two very critical processes in the strengthening of the operations of MISA in the region. Gender equality in and through the media and society. The three RGC members that were nominated to sit into the RGC are Noma Rangana (South Africa), Loughty Dube (Zimbabwe) and Laona Segaetsho (Botswana). The OD process also cleared the roles of the different structures in the organisation and perfected reporting structures within MISA. The final organisational structure has cleared the reportage structure from national level to regional and has also cleared the relationship structure between MISA and organisations that report directly to the TFB. The first process saw the undertaking and completion of the Organisational Development (OD) process that saw the various governing structures within MISA being streamlined, perfected and harmonised thereby eliminating duplication of roles in various structures of the organisation. Under the process the role of the Regional Governing Council (RGC) was redefined while a critical meeting of the governors and the Trust Funds Board (TFB) resolved to incorporate three members of the RGC into the TFB. The Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) is a regional membership “based non government organization working for free, independent, pluralistic, sustainable media environment. MISA’s memberships is based in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to 8 The second critical process that MISA embarked on in the course of the year was the drafting and the tabling of the SPP III to donors. The SPP III draft was 9 RGC chairperson’s report promote free, independent and pluralistic media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek Declaration observance of ethical standards in media products that seek to inform, empower, educate and entertain;