Media Institute of Southern Africa

14.08.2007 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has signed a new law allowing the government to intercept telephone, postal, and Internet communications. A Southern Africa media watchdog is considering whether a constitutional challenge can be mounted.

23.01.2006 Zimbabwean journalists are hopeful that media laws may be softened and that the Media and Information Commission (MIC) may have its wings clipped, writes Gugu Ziyaphapha.

16.11.2005 The Zambian government has rejected a proposal to guarantee citizens the right to access public information as part of a new constitution being drafted for the country.