Digital rights
As people turn to digital environments as a way of expressing views they may not feel safe expressing through other channels, more and more governments are using legislation, including privacy and national security laws, to gain control over digital spaces and infrastructure.
In addition, rights such as the right to privacy online have not yet been entrenched in the minds and actions of many citizens and yet citizens across the continent are using various technological services (email, social networking, banking etc.) every day, without adequate safeguards.
Digital rights news from our chapters
Digital Rights School: Digital rights from a feminist perspective
Call for applications: Digital rights from a feminist perspective MISA Zimbabwe in partnership with Internews (Greater Internet Freedom Project) is calling for applications from individuals interested in receiving training in digital rights under the theme: Promoting...
Cyber Violence against Female Journalists in Southern Africa
This research aims at gathering evidence on the extent of online based gender violence targeted at female journalists in Southern Africa. For this, we kindly ask you to fill in this survey. It will take approximately seven (7) minutes. The survey forms part of...
Concern over attempts to capture MISA
By Methaetsile Leepile A young woman at the back of the hall shouts, “What about our subscription? Are we going to get our money back?” She was referring to the P100 annual membership subscription fee she had paid over the last two weeks to MISA Botswana, a local...
Concern over the revocation of broadcasting licences in Malawi
1 September 2022 His Excellency The President of the Republic of Malawi Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera Office of the President and Cabinet Capital Hill Circle Private Bag 301 Capital City, Lilongwe 3 Malawi. Your Excellency, Re - Concern over the revocation of...
Access to internet remains prohibitively expensive in Southern Africa
The cost of accessing the internet remains prohibitive, with Southern African countries among the most expensive on the continent according to data that has been released. The Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing 2022 report released by Cable.co.uk shows that the price of 1...