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High Court quashes Chin’ono’s charge on publishing falsehoods
High Court judge Justice Charehwa has ruled that the charge against journalist Hopewell Chin’ono on publishing falsehoods cannot stand as it was declared unconstitutional.
Over-regulation of the internet threat to digital rights
It is reported that the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, was recently asked in parliament what the government is doing to ensure and enforce cybersecurity and also punishing internet abusers.
2021 World Press Freedom Day & Windhoek Declaration 30th Anniversary
The overall theme for 2021 celebrations is ‘Information as a public good’.
Malawi media mourns MACRA Broadcasting Monitoring Officer Limbani Moya
Moya helped mentor young journalists.
Statement to the ACHPR on Right to free expression in Southern Africa
MISA Zimbabwe National Director, Tabani Moyo has presented its statement to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), on the right to freedom of expression in Southern African at the 68th Ordinary Session on the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights.
Police assault journalist at magistrates’ court
Samuel Takawira of 263Chat was assaulted by anti-riot police at the Magistrates Court in Harare on 6 April 2021 as they dispersed people from the court premises.
Tanzania to re-open shuttered media houses
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered the re-opening of media houses that were shut during the term of her predecessor, the late John Magufuli.
Zambia’s newly enacted cybercrime law challenged in court
Zambian civil society organisations have approached the High Court in Lusaka accusing the government of violating the Constitution through the enactment of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act.
MISA Malawi concerned with arbitrary arrests, detentions of journalists by police
Media freedom is enshrined in the Republican Constitution.