MISA Zimbabwe is disquieted by the string of threats that have recently been issued against the use of social media by citizens.
Digital rights
Freedom, privacy & security key to internet development
There is no digital world and a real world, just as there are no human rights and digital rights. The two are not mutually exclusive
Partnerships are key to democratic internet governance
MISA Zimbabwe commends plans by the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Victim Friendly Unit to strengthen child protection online.
Data tariffs to be reduced
MISA Zimbabwe welcomes moves by the Zimbabwean government to facilitate the downward review of mobile data prices in the country.
World Press Freedom Day Statement: Cybercrime laws should not subvert digital rights
MISA Zimbabwe urges the government to ensure the proposed cyber crime laws do not erode constitutional rights to free expression online and offline.
Government suspends proposed floor tariffs
MISA Zimbabwe welcomes the government’s decision to suspend the exorbitant increase in mobile network voice and data charges through the setting of floor tariffs following a public outcry.
MISA Zimbabwe statement on the setting of floor prices by POTRAZ
POTRAZ’s decision to set a steep minimum tariff for mobile voice and data services is a major setback to accessible and affordable telecommunications services in Zimbabwe.
MISA Zimbabwe position on the definition of cyber-terrorism
State media refers online misconduct or abuse of social media as cyber-terrorism. That’s not correct.
POTRAZ’s move to stop mobile phone promos unsettles Zimbabweans
by Taurai Shava The recent move by the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) in directing mobile service providers to scrap various promotions, which they have been giving subscribers, has raised concern that government is trying to...
Net Neutrality unboxed: What proponents in Zimbabwe fail to appreciate
Lately there has been increased interest, interference, regulation and policy pronouncements in the Zimbabwean telecommunications arena; while some of these initiatives at face value seem beneficial to the consumer, there is need to unpack them to understand their...