The main relevant pieces of legislation regarding surveillance are the Interception of Communications Act [Chapter 11:20] and the Postal and Telecommunications Act. The supposed principal purpose of these pieces of legislation is to give effect to various fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) Act, 2023, 4 including the right to privacy, freedom of expression, and access to information.
Digital rights
Open Letter to the AU Heads of State and Government on the Endorsed Continental AI Strategy and African Digital Compact
We urge the AUC Chairperson, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, to stress the crucial importance of member states implementing the AUC Data Policy Framework. Data is
central to achieving the vision of the Digital Compact and should be governed in a manner that protects Africans’ fundamental rights and freedoms.
Condolence message on the passing on of journalist Lucy Yasini
A longstanding member of MISA Zimbabwe, Yasini was also a leader in her own right and once served as a member of the organisation’s Harare Advocacy Committee in defence of media freedom and citizens’ right to access information.
Zimbabwe experiences internet degradation due to infrastructure issues
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) explained that the degradation of the internet was due to a fault on an undersea fibre optic cable in South Africa that is the backbone of internet connection to Zimbabwe.
THE 2nd FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION FORUM Address by MISA Regional Director – Dr Tabani Moyo
Madam Chairperson and distinguished guests, we have never been so well placed as we are today to take decisive forward steps towards creating a people-centred society, especially one that places the generally marginalised at the centre.
MISA Regional 2023 Annual Report (Now Available!!!)
In these precarious conditions, expression and truth-telling are the first layers of casualty, as nations recoil, become inward looking, focusing on narrow national issues at the expense of a holistic picture. Suffice to say the entire construct of humanity is highly vulnerable due to such inward-looking approaches.
MISA ZIMBABWE 2023 STATE OF THE MEDIA REPORT (Now Available!!!)
The Police-Media Action Plan, among other action points, aims to improve the professional relations between the police and the media while curbing or reducing cases of media freedom violations involving law enforcement agents.
Botswana President calls for solutions to issues affecting the media in Southern Africa
President Masisi, who was the guest of honour, paid tribute to MISA Regional, MISA Botswana and UNESCO for organising the event, which is now a mainstay on the regional calendar.
Press freedom declines significantly in Southern Africa
However, improvements were recorded in Tanzania, Malawi, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Declines were recorded in Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.
Guide to Fact Checking and Information Verification ( Now Available)
In this manual we unpack the motives behind the spread of fake news and define the different forms of fake news – misinformation and disinformation.