High Court judge Justice Mafusire has ordered the Ministry of Health and Child Care and the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services to promote citizens’ access to information pertaining to Coronavirus.
Access to information
Summary comparison of AIPPA and the gazetted Freedom of Information Bill
A preliminary summary comparison of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and the recently gazetted Freedom of Information Bill (FOI Bill).
Media barred from Commission’s hearings on post-election violence
MISA Zimbabwe’s letter of concern over the barring of private media from the Commission’s public hearings.
Access to information: An enabling and fundamental human right
The African Platform on Access to Information Declaration sees access to information as a right that furthers development in various spheres, and is relevant to numerous sectors and society at large.
‘ATI ACT of 2016 operational since July 2017’, says Government Spokesperson
The Access to Information (ATI) Act of 2016 became operational since July 1st 2017 according to Dr Hassan Abbas, Government Spokesperson and Director of Tanzania Information Services.
MISA Tanzania awards Golden Key to most open public institution
On Right to Know Day 2017, MISA Tanzania held an event to highlight the most and least accessible public institutions.