The private media in Zimbabwe has been indicted for continuing to abet the West’s regime change agenda and Government is doing all it can to ensure that the media follow professional ethics. Addressing the 3rd Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation here yesterday,...
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Cybercrime in Zimbabwe – there’s need for law reform
There is no doubt that the world of technology is upon us. The traditional ways of communication have since been overtaken by the use of the internet. The world is now connected through the use of information communication technology. However, the dark side of...
Zanu PF youths assault journalist
MISA-Zimbabwe Media Alert 20 June 2016 Albert Masaka a journalist with the weekly Standard newspaper was on 18 June 2016 reportedly assaulted by ruling Zanu PF youths who were on the rampage in Harare’s dormitory town of Chitungwiza. According to the Standard, the...
New charges against Beitbridge journalist
MISA-Zimbabwe Alert Update 13 June 2016 Journalist Wellington Mukanhaire has been summoned by the State to appear in court yet again but on different charges following his February 2016 arrest in Zimbabwe’s southern border town of Beitbridge. Mukanhaire was initially...
UN watchdog calls on tech sector to protect and promote free expression
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, calling upon the information and communications technology (ICT) sector to respect human rights. It will be presented and discussed by states and other stakeholders...
End nigh for six radio licence holders
by Prince Mushawevato The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has said that it will not be lenient with commercial radio stations that acquired broadcasting licences early last year if they fail to meet the stipulated September deadline to commence operations....
How the debate between privacy and security is evolving
Mike Concertino, CISO and VP, Information Security at F5 Networks Some of you may remember a time when national security was a question of police officers protecting individuals from crime on the street, or the army’s defence against international threats. Today, that...
Zimbabwe: Indigenising digital revolution
By Stanely Mushava The universal penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) is one of the defining phenomena of the 21st century. However, like any revolution, it is characterised by its own power relations: creators and receivers, metropolises...
Considerations and debates on net neutrality in Zimbabwe
MISA-Zimbabwe and the Postal Regulatory Authority in Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) on 16 May 2016 collaboratively hosted a breakfast meeting with Internet Services Providers (ISPs) in the country to map key issues likely to influence policy on net-neutrality in the country....
MISA Zimbabwe blasts govt. for trampling on media freedoms
By Mlondolozi Ndlovu The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) - Zimbabwe chapter has slammed the Zimbabwean government for its failure to abide by freedom of expression and access to information. In its latest bulletin on media freedom violations covering the...