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Zimbabwe: MISA Zimbabwe expresses concern over surveillance in Zimbabwe
The Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe ('MISA Zimbabwe') announced, on 10 March 2021, that it had sent a letter to the Parliament of Zimbabwe outlining its concerns on the deployment of surveillance tools in Zimbabwe in the absence of a clear data protection and privacy legal framework. In particular, MISA Zimbabwe drew attention to the right to privacy in electronic communications and alleged that the Interception of Communications Act, 2007 contains provisions that infringe the same. More specifically, MISA Zimbabwe noted, among other things, that 'monitoring' is not defined in the act, as well as that authorities are not required to notify individuals that they have been subject to state surveillance. Further to the same, MISA Zimbabwe highlighted that the Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill ('the Bill') does not include provisions to ensure the establishment of an independent data protection authority and judicial oversight with regards to surveillance tools. Therefore, MISA Zimbabwe asked the Parliament to exercise its oversight function by examining how the deployment of unspecified surveillance equipment will influence privacy and to take into account international standards and best practices when debating the Bill.
You can read the letter here.
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