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#KnowYourBill By Watmore Makokoba While the constitution of Zimbabwe is laden with guarantees for people’s freedoms and rights, the proposed Cyber Bill, on the other hand, is a stumbling block to those provisions! Section 6 of the Cyber-crimes Bill reads “Any person who unlawfully and intentionally secures unauthorized access to data, a computer programme, a […]
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By Watmore Makokoba Shadaya Tawona was summoned the police on the 8th of September and went through mental torture, today he appeared in court for an offence that might sound absurd, but real. He is charged with retweeting a tweet believed to be from a bogus tweeter account purporting to be that of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commision […]
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By Watmore Makokoba Shadaya Tawona was summoned the police on the 8th of September and went through mental torture, today he appeared in court for an offence that might sound absurd, but real. He is charged with retweeting a tweet believed to be from a bogus tweeter account purporting to be that of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commision […]
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By Watmore Makokoba The words ‘Cyber Bill’ sounds familiar to Zimbabwe, largely because of fears it is one of those ‘made-to-look-good’ pieces of legislation meant to muzzle freedom of expression and access to information through the internet. As the bill is tabled to the House of Assembly, debates will be informed by some of these […]
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By Watmore Makokoba The words ‘Cyber Bill’ sounds familiar to Zimbabwe, largely because of fears it is one of those ‘made-to-look-good’ pieces of legislation meant to muzzle freedom of expression and access to information through the internet. As the bill is tabled to the House of Assembly, debates will be informed by some of these […]
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By Watmore Makokoba Although internet penetration in Zimbabwe is growing at a steady rate, the licensing and operational framework leaves a lot be desired. The laws and regulations pertaining to the Internet must not only be premised on monitoring, cyber crimes and muzzling voices but must also prioritise liberalising the operating environment to augment the […]
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In February last year, Evan Mawarire of this Flag movement was arrested for posting on social media messages and videos that were said to be inciting people and intended to topple the country’s leadership from power. He was later acquited. By Watmore Makokoba Freedom of expression is the epitome of human rights and the advent […]
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In February last year, Evan Mawarire of this Flag movement was arrested for posting on social media messages and videos that were said to be inciting people and intended to topple the country’s leadership from power. He was later acquited. By Watmore Makokoba Freedom of expression is the epitome of human rights and the advent […]
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By Watmore Makokoba Internet users in Zimbabwe remain sceptical is there is ever going to be assured cybersecurity and respect for the fundamental right to freedom of expression given some past utterances by government officials suggesting a rather deliberate onslaught on social media users. As many agree, freedom of expression through social media platforms should […]
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By Watmore Makokoba Internet users in Zimbabwe remain sceptical is there is ever going to be assured cybersecurity and respect for the fundamental right to freedom of expression given some past utterances by government officials suggesting a rather deliberate onslaught on social media users. As many agree, freedom of expression through social media platforms should […]
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