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By Wisdom Mumera The gazetted Cyber Bill is the culmination of frantic efforts by the government to get a good grasp of the slippery social media angle in a country in which they already have an iron hold on the mainstream media. Just like the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and …
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By MISA Zimbabwe 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 and access to information rights and conducting of transactions online among other aspects. Indeed, Africa in general, and in Zimbabwe in particular, has witnessed growth in internet …
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By MISA Zimbabwe 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 and access to information rights and conducting of transactions online among other aspects. Indeed, Africa in general, and in Zimbabwe in particular, has witnessed growth in internet …
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Government has finally gazetted the much-awaited Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill 2019 which seeks among other things to consolidate cyber-related offences in Zimbabwe. Although Cyber laws are important as the use of internet and technology increases in the world, some analysts are sceptical that some governments might take advantage to criminalise the use of …
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Legislators have asked Parliament to make an arrangement for them to be taught on how to use Samsung tablets, adding that they are used to I-phones. The tablets are part of a long list of luxury demands that legislators have made to the government in the past years. Speaking in the National Assembly, Norton legislator …
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By Michelle Muchina Creatives in the country say the Cyber Bill which is yet to be gazetted but whose principles were approved by Cabinet at its 35th meeting should go a long way in creating more room for expression. Although the Bill which has been talked about since the time of the late President Robert …
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By Mark Matambirofa Some members of the public have called on the government to ensure that the upcoming Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill does not infringe on people’s rights adding that it should be used to promote the safe use of internet in the country. Zimbabwe is in the process of coming …
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By Mark Matambirofa Some members of the public have called on the government to ensure that the upcoming Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill does not infringe on people’s rights adding that it should be used to promote the safe use of internet in the country. Zimbabwe is in the process of coming …
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By Daniel Chigundu Cabinet says it has approved the much-awaited Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill which seeks among other things to regulate and promote the safe use of internet in Zimbabwe. The announcement comes just a few weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa included the Bill on the legislative agenda for the Second …
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