'SA's media freedom in danger of decline because of ANC': Media Institute of Southern Africa

South Africa is one of four countries listed as having concerning “media policy developments”in a statement released by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2016. “Whilst there has been a dramatic increase in the number of access to information laws on the continent – 19 to date – the right to access information on issues that affect people’s livelihoods remains beyond the grasp of the majority of African people‚” the watchdog noted.