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Recommittal of Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill in the Senate: Letter to Parly
MISA Zimbabwe has written to the Speaker of Parliament to highlight its concerns arising from the recommittal of the Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill to the Senate. Below is a copy of the letter sent to Parliament this morning; 4 August 2021 Honourable Advocate...
Cyber Bill recommitted in Senate
The Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill has been recommitted in the Senate to attend to some errors in the Bill. The Bill has been recommitted in terms of Standing Order Number 158 to attend to some clauses after some errors were identified. Recommittal means the...
Internet access and affordability in Zimbabwe
Internet access and affordability has been a topical issue in Zimbabwe, moreso in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which has increased the need and use of digital tools and platforms, to access information and communicate. It is against this background that MISA...
MISA double-barrelled submission to UPR on Zimbabwe
MISA Zimbabwe has made two submissions to the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Zimbabwe, where it noted improvements in the legislative environment, but decried clawback provisions in proposed new laws that have the effect of infringing on freedom...
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