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The legal environment and free expression
Laws can help citizens exercise their right to free expression – for example, access to information laws or national constitutions guaranteeing the right to freedom of expression and freedom of information.
Laws can also be used to restrict free expression and media freedom. For example, governments and private citizens may use defamation and libel laws to prosecute media workers and citizens for speaking against injustices. And, governments and public institutions may use privacy and security laws to restrict access to public information.
Database of legislation and case law affecting free expression in Africa
Legislation refers to laws (called Acts or Statutes) enacted by parliament, while case law is law based on the reported decisions of judges in cases that come before them. In their decisions, judges give the relevant facts of the case and the legal reasoning they applied to reach their decision.
Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe vs Ministry of Information and Publicity
(193.75 kB)The judgement of the case between the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe, the publisher of two newspapers, The Daily News and The Daily News on Sunday over non-registration with the Media and ...
Model licensing and regulatory framework for community radio in Zimbabwe
(704.54 kB)MISA Zimbabwe's framework for the ideals in a policy for the licensing and regulating the community radio sector
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Act_History and Purpose Fact Sheet
(112.81 kB)MISA Zimbabwe factsheet on the history and purpose of the Broadcasting Services Act
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Act factsheet on programming content
(131.80 kB)MISA Zimbabwe factsheet on the provisions in the Broadcasting Services Act (2002) on the limitations on programming content
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Act Factsheet on Ministerial Powers
(94.52 kB)MISA Zimbabwe Factsheet on the Powers granted to the Minister of Information and Publicity in the Broadcasting Services Act (2002)
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Act Factsheet on disciplinary measures
(102.05 kB)MISA- Zimbabwe's factsheet on the disciplinary procedures in the Broadcasting Services Act
Nevanji Madanhire and Nqaba Matshazi vs. Attorney General CCZ2/14
(212.88 kB)Madanhire and Matshazi, journalists with The Standard newspaper approached the Constitutional Court seeking that Section 96 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform, on criminal defamation be ...
Capital Radio Private Limited vs Ministry of Information 2000 (2) ZLR 243 (S)
(78.19 kB)Capital Radio Private Limited applied for a declaration of the unconstitutionality of the monopoly on broadcasting given to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). Capital radio sought to be ...
Retrofit Private Limited vs. Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunications 1995(2)ZLR422(S)
(98.28 kB)The Supreme Court had, in August 1995, ruled that the monopoly, granted to the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (PTC) by Section 26(1) of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act ...