Remarks attributed to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, George Charamba, on the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act are misleading.
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Mutare social audit launched
A social audit undertaken by the United Mutare Residents and Ratepayers Trust (UMRRT) launched recently in the eastern border town of Mutare blames 'serious malpractices and corruption' as the reason for deteriorating service delivery in the city. UMRRT partnered...
MISA launches African Media Barometer and 2016 Transparency Assessment Report
MISA -Zimbabwe on 18 November 2016 simultaneously launched the African Media Barometer (Zimbabwe 2015) and its 2016 Transparency Assessment Report at Dema shopping center in Seke during a ceremony attended by 82 people. Findings for the African Media Barometer were...
Media partners statement on International Day for Universal Access to Information
MISA-Zimbabwe and its media partners join the rest of the world in the inaugural commemoration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on 28 September. The day was set aside by UNESCO to commemorate and promote the right to seek and...
ACHPR offers technical support for info access, journos protection
by Xolisani Ncube African Commission on Human and People’s Rights chairperson, Pansy Tlakula has offered technical support to MPs, as they craft laws to facilitate access of information and protection of journalists in line with provision of the new Constitution....
‘Zim must adopt Access to Information Model law’
By Daily News Assistant Editor HARARE The Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) commissioner Pansy Tlakula has urged Zimbabwe to adopt the ACHPR’s Access to Information model law. During the meeting attended by media groups and...
Government to launch web portal
The government will soon launch a web portal which will be the internet-based entry point to all Ministries as the state moves towards electronic governance, an official said on Tuesday.
MISA launches inaugural rural information kiosk
Villagers in Habane under Zimbabwe’s Umzingwane constituency in Matabelelend South Province will now have the opportunity to receive and share information after MISA Zimbabwe launched an information kiosk in the area on July 28, 2015. More than 100 people among them...
Southern Africa’s most open and most secretive government and public institutions in 2014
From Sunday 28 September, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Chapter offices have been marking International Right to Information Day across the region by announcing the recipients of this year’s Golden Key and Golden Padlock Awards. This is the sixth year MISA...