In the weeks leading up to and following Zimbabwe’s disputed 2013 election, Zimbabweans were hit by significant Internet-based attacks. Because the incident was not widely reported, it did not gain…
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On Thursday 3 May, Econet Zimbabwe issued notices in local print media announcing that it had acquired three Media Service Licences. The three licences are: Video on Demand License, Webcasting…
MISA Zimbabwe welcomes reports that the government has approved the merging of the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). This announcement…
MISA Zimbabwe this afternoon handed in submissions on the 4th draft of the Postal and Telecommunications Bill. This was in response to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe...
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MISA Zimbabwe on 13 April 2018 launched its JournoSOS App, a mobile application aimed at enhancing the media freedom lobby organisation’s work in promoting the safety of journalists and media…
Major highlights This research is an attempt to highlight key challenges encountered by civil society, political parties, journalists, social movements and the private sector in accessing internet and to promote...
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Journalists covering a Zanu PF meeting in the eastern border town of Mutare on 24 March 2018 walked out in solidarity after the party’s Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro barred…
Journalists and members of staff in TellZim’s Masvingo office were on 21 March 2018 verbally abused and threatened by two MDC-T provincial leaders at the newspaper’s offices in the city…
Four journalists were today assaulted outside the Chiredzi Magistrates Court at the end of Mr Andrew Takashinga Bere’s bail hearing. Bere is accused of defrauding United States of America taxpayer…
Major Highlights Done in partial contribution to ZDI and Media Centre investigation into the state of internet governance/freedom in Zimbabwe, this paper presents findings of the study of the Cybercrime...
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