Events

Clear your calendar - the 2026 Media Freedom Festival is here!

Voice and Visibility in the Digital Public Square 🎙️ What does it take to remain visible when being visible comes at a cost?

As South Africa moves toward the 2026 Local Government Elections, the integrity of our information ecosystem has never mattered more.

With South Africa deep in a pre-election media landscape where xenophobic rhetoric, anti-migrant disinformation, and online hate speech are rising , the way we report matters more than ever. This International Day for Countering Hate Speech, Moxii Africa, along with partners, is bringing together journalists, editors, newsroom managers, fact-checkers, and media practitioners for a timely and necessary conversation.

World Press Freedom Day dialogue on Zambia's RightsCon cancellation and the shrinking civic space for media in southern Africa.

Journalist training workshop on harmful online content, polarisation, and practical tools for peace-enabling digital engagement.

Full-day workshop for editors and media leaders on applying gender-transformative Media and Information Literacy using the UNESCO MIL Toolkit.

AWiM 2026 session on how African newsrooms can move from reactive responses to prebunking gendered disinformation campaigns.

Launch of PIIE — a coalition of Moxii Africa, Africa Check and SANEF safeguarding South Africa's 2026 Local Government Elections.

First Web Rangers Parents Webinar of 2026 — how parents and guardians can work together to protect children from online harms.

Moot Court at the Goethe-Institut debating whether South Africa should prohibit social media access for children under 16.

Announcement of the 2025 Isu Elihle Awards winners — three African journalists honoured from nearly 200 entries across 26 countries.

Advocate Steven Budlender unpacks SLAPP suits, censorship, and the launch of the new SLAPPback initiative.

Spotters Network webinar on recognising and responding to hate speech and disinformation using tools like Real411.

Eighth annual Media Freedom Festival exploring how to defend independent media against information manipulation and AI disruption.

M20 Summit in Johannesburg bringing media and information ecosystem stakeholders into South Africa's G20 policy agenda.

Hybrid M20 event on gender equity in African media, tech-facilitated GBV, and digital safety strategies for women journalists.

Live announcement of the top six finalists in the 2025 Isu Elihle Awards, hosted by Peter Ndoro — 78 applications, 26 countries.

M20 discussion uniting African journalists, fact-checkers, and digital rights experts to tackle climate change disinformation.

Youth-led M20 dialogue on how mis- and disinformation and online harm shape young people's experience of South African media.

M20 background briefing and dialogue on women in newsrooms, technology-facilitated GBV, and intersectional advocacy in media.

Official launch of the M20 (Media 20) initiative at the French Embassy in Pretoria, bringing media into South Africa's G20 agenda.

Two-day regional gathering on media integrity, social media regulation, and the launch of the Southern Africa State of Press Freedom Report.

M20 background briefing and public dialogue on regulating mis- and disinformation in South Africa's media landscape.

Official launch of the Judicial Handbook for Navigating Online Harms — covering online harassment, data protection, and privacy.

Human Rights Festival dialogue on safeguarding information integrity in a digital era of rising right-wing fascism.