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Unpacking the Freedom of Information Regulations
The Freedom of Information Act was gazetted in July 2020 to repeal the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and to also give effect to the right to access to information as provided for by the Constitution. In terms of Section 40 of the Act, the...
Report on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime in SADC now available!
We are happy to release a report on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Laws in the SADC Region: Implications on Human Rights. Below is an excerpt from the Executive Summary; This report focuses on enacted and proposed cybersecurity and cybercrime laws in the SADC region and...
MISA acting regional director Moyo elected into GFMD board
MISA Regional Secretariat acting director Tabani Moyo was elected into the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) Steering Committee (the board) at its elective Annual General Meeting held in Tirana, Albania, on 30 September 2021. Moyo, who is also the national...
Access to information key in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic
This year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) comes at a time when Zimbabwe, and the world at large, is battling to combat the deadly COVID-19 pandemic which has killed thousands and wrecked the socio-economic wellbeing of nations and their...
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