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SADC Govts Should Cushion Media Against COVID-19 Threats
The media in Southern Africa has over the years been facing a myriad of problems such as dwindling advertising revenue and declining sales for...
Eastern AfricaSouthern AfricaWest Africa Digital Rights
Coalition of Civil Society Groups Launches Tool to Track Responses to Disinformation in Sub Saharan Africa
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) together with Global Partners Digital (GPD), ARTICLE 19, PROTEGE QV and the...
Zimbabwe Digital Rights
Government Surveillance Should Be Lawful, Justified and Necessary
MISA Zimbabwe takes note of the chain of events that have transpired in these last few months in Zimbabwe, which seem to point to...
South Africa Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX Deplores Assault and Harassment of Journalist in South Africa
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learnt with dismay the wanton assault and harassment on journalist Paul Nthoba and calls on authorities...
Southern Africa Freedom of Expression Violations
Governments in Southern Africa Intensify Crackdowns on Media During COVID-19
As the continent commemorates Africa Day on 25 May 2020, it is worrying that the majority of Southern African countries, typical of fragile states,...
Zimbabwe Digital Rights
Zimbabwe’s Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill Entrenches Surveillance
Introduction
The advent of the Internet and related technological developments have been celebrated for providing platforms for widespread and ‘unrestricted’ exercise of freedom of expression...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill Entrenches Surveillance
Introduction
The advent of the Internet and related technological developments have been celebrated for providing platforms for widespread and ‘unrestricted’ exercise of freedom of expression...
Zimbabwe
Journalist Charged With Contravening COVID-19 Regulations
NewsDay journalist Rex Mphisa and Zimpapers sales representative Charles Marerwa were arrested in Dulivhadzimu, in Zimbabwe’s southern border town of Beitbridge on 15 May...
Zimbabwe Access To Information
Protecting Media Freedom and Access to Information in Zimbabwe: MISA’s Recommendations
MISA Zimbabwe shares its Way Forward recommendations for defending media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information to mark World Press Freedom Day...
Eastern AfricaSouthern Africa Freedom Of Assembly
CIPESA Submission to UN Special Rapporteur Spotlights Rights Concerns in Africa’s COVID-19 Response
Many African governments have employed heavy-handed methods in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These measures, both offline and online, have undermined various rights and...
Zimbabwe Access To Information
AFEX Welcomes Zimbabwean High Court Ruling Barring Police from Arresting Journalists
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange has welcomed a recent ruling by a High Court in Zimbabwe on April 20, 2020, ordered the police...
Zimbabwe
MISA-Zimbabwe Calls for Reduction in Cost of Data
The Internet is a key enabler to accessing relevant information on the citizens’ health and wellbeing, which is fundamental to the country’s socio-economic development....