PERSPECTIVES DIGITAL RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION SERIES 9 DIGITAL MIGRATION AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IMPACT ON MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Norah Appolus December, 2022 This paper discusses digital broadcasting migration and its advantages, especially regarding marginalised communities in the southern African region. It then defines‘marginalised’ communities in the Southern African context. This is followed by a discussion about whether these communities, which hitherto were voiceless, finally have a voice with the opening up of the airwaves through digital migration and whether this has given them access to information and the airwaves. What are the challenges these marginalised communities face? Is there political will to include marginalised communities by giving them access to the airwaves? Do they have a voice? Can marginalised communities freely access the airwaves now that the region has migrated to digital?