Zimbabwe
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...
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...
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....
Zimbabwe Impunity
MISA Zimbabwe Files Court Application to Protest Harassment of Journalists by Police
MISA Zimbabwe has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court seeking an order interdicting police officers and other law enforcement agents responsible...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression Violations
MISA Zimbabwe Condemns Arrest of Journalist Over Accreditation
Senior journalist Kudzanai Musengi was arrested in Gweru Central Business District this morning in the course of his official duties. Police accused him of...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill Needs to be Fine-tuned
MISA Zimbabwe and Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) welcome the release of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services’ report on the...
Zimbabwe Access To Information
Zimbabwe’s Broadcasting Service’s Act Requires Extensive Amendment
MISA Zimbabwe on the occasion of the commemorations of World Radio Day on 13 February 2020 urges the government of Zimbabwe to urgently prioritise...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression Violations
Zimbabwe Police Harass Journalist
Freelance journalist Nyasha Majoni was on 27 January 2020 reportedly manhandled by police in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe who accused him of sending pictures and video...