Digital rights under the spotlight, as govt betrays uneasiness over online debate
Digital rights are not the reserve of a specific class of citizens but they extend to every human being who makes use of ICTs to communicate and access information.
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Zimbabwe enters data protection minefield with new proposals
Zimbabwe has flirted with the idea of adopting a data protection law, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa hinting that such a regulation could be on the horizon.
Reforming Zimbabwe’s broadcasting sector: processes and critical issues
Regarding the Broadcasting Services Act, a number of issues have so far been raised by a wide range of stakeholders regarding the alignment of this law.
Journalists detained in Mozambique
Estacio Valoi of the Zambeze Daily Newspaper was arrested along with David Matsinhe from Amnesty International and an unnamed driver.
Communique: Update on media policies
Nick Mangwana the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting made a number of revelations on how the government intends to move forward with media policies in Zimbabwe.
Police assault two journalists
Today, 11 December, the Zimbabwe Republic Police officers assaulted and briefly detained Hubert Sithole and Panashe Makuta. Sithole and Makuta are reporter and photojournalists with online publication Mail and Telegraph respectively.
Digest: Media issues in the 2019 National Budget
This short write-up adds to that body of literature by outlining how the same national budget will affect the areas of media, broadcasting and digital rights.
Letter to Speaker of National Assembly: Increase in collection of personal information in the absence of adequate data privacy legislation
MISA Zimbabwe writes to you to express its concern over the rise in the local use of surveillance technology and equipment in the absence of adequate and clear data privacy legislation.
Journalist assaulted for recording clashes between MPs and Police
A freelance journalist, Nyasha Mukapiko with online publication Open Parly Zimbabwe, was assaulted and harassed on the afternoon of 22 November 2018.
Media rights defenders detained under unclear circumstances
MISA Zimbabwe joins the international community in condemning the overnight detention of Angela Quintal, Africa programme coordinator with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and its sub- Saharan Africa representative, Muthoki Mumo.