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Urgent need for AI legal sector policy framework
Last week, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe issued a landmark ruling declaring invalid legal submissions prepared with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) that included fictitious case citations. The ruling arose from the Pulserate Investments (Pvt) Ltd v Andrew...
Worrying increase in women journalists experiencing technology-driven abuse
The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and digital platforms that influence how information is produced and shared has seen an increase in the number of women journalists being subjected to technology-driven abuse. The abuse includes AI-generated deepfakes,...
Ensuring safety for women journalists in the Digital Age
The past few years have seen a significant rise in the use and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). For journalists, generative AI is a double-edged sword, as it is both an efficient enhancement technology and accentuates online abuse and technology-facilitated...
Legislators pledge to support co-regulation of the media
On 23 October 2025, MISA Zimbabwe engaged members of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, along with several other stakeholders, regarding the proposed Zimbabwe Media Practitioners Bill and Zimbabwe Media Commission...
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