Tag: freedom of expression

Proactive measures needed to mitigate risks under Zambia’s new cyber laws

In April, Zambia enacted new cyber laws with the aim of protecting citizens from online scams and theft, while critics raised red flags about undermining digital rights and freedoms. Bwalya Chilufya-Musonda and Twaambo Mukuni of Bowmans address the new laws and their potential impact on businesses

Court strikes down Malawi’s criminal defamation law as unjustifiable limit on freedom of expression

Legal and media freedom organisations have praised last week’s landmark decision of the High Court in Malawi that declared the Penal Code’s criminalisation of defamation as unconstitutional.