The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill [H.B. 18, 2019] was published in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette of Friday 15 May 2020 after numerous false starts, and this is an analysis of the Bill with particular attention to the Bill’s alignment with:
The Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013), and
International Standards, and
Comparable statutes from other jurisdictions.
The introduction of this Bill to the legislative process is part of Government’s declared media law reform agenda. On 12 February 2019, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced that as part of its media law reform and alignment of laws with the Constitution processes, Government had resolved to repeal the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA).
Cyber Security Data Protection Bill Commentary
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The Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill [H.B. 18, 2019] was published in the Zimbabwean Government Gazette of Friday 15 May 2020 after numerous false starts, and this is an analysis of the Bill with particular attention to the Bill’s alignment with:
The introduction of this Bill to the legislative process is part of Government’s declared media law reform agenda. On 12 February 2019, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced that as part of its media law reform and alignment of laws with the Constitution processes, Government had resolved to repeal the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA).
Read the full analysis here (375KB PDF)
Source: Veritas
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