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2 women jailed for insulting Zambian President Hichilema
Two women from Luangeni Constituency in Chipata, Zambia, have been sentenced to prison after they recorded and shared TikTok videos accusing President Hakainde Hichilema of killing former President Ed...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:14hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Cyber crimes under-reported
Despite tireless efforts made by local, regional and global state and non-state actors to curb cybercrimes, statistics continues to spike because victims shun reporting these cases and therefore suffe...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 309 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Asking Hichilema to honour campaign promises is now an offence in Zambia
This is Jason Mwanza (see image attached), a 28-year-old unemployed youth activist in Zambia. He has been in police detention without charge for almost two weeks now. His offence? Conducting a peacefu...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 17:02hrs | 1637 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
ToThe Zimbabwe Security Exchange Commission (SEC)
Zimbabwe has a relatively well-developed digital economy with nine financial institutions listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). With the introduction of the Cyber Security and the Data Protecti...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:29hrs | | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
South Africa arrests man for 'Ramaphosa' porn
Pornography is not illegal in South Africa, but there are restrictions on its distribution.South African police say they have arrested a man for allegedly distributing pornographic images with...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
SA chrome tycoon 'pays millions' to Zanu-PF chefs
A FIRM controlled by one of South Africa's richest tycoons suspiciously moved millions of United States dollars to politically connected Zimbabwean companies and powerful individuals, about five years...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
ZACC hit by resignations
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has been losing highly skilled workers trained in investigating cases of corruption, especially cyber crimes, making it harder to track down and deal with sophi...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rogue lawyers connive with bogus estate agents
SOME rogue lawyers in Bulawayo are reportedly conniving with bogus estate agents to defraud homeseekers as demand for housing surges.Police in Bulawayo recorded 32 fraud cases involving the sa...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Law is struggling to keep up with technology
Now that the cyber security and data protection bill is awaiting the signature of the President of Zimbabwe to become law. The purpose of the bill is to consolidate cyber related offences and provide ...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 13:44hrs | 3 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Italy offers cyber security training in Zimbabwe
THE pervasive use of ICTs in the world, including Zimbabwe, has presented enhanced opportunities for achieving economic development and wealth to people and institutions joining the cyberspace....Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa developing algorithmic surveillance system to spy on Zimbabweans
In a bid to attain political omnipresence and omniscience against unsuspecting citizens, the Zimbabwe government is reportedly working on a sophisticated algorithmic super surveillance system, said to...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 08:37hrs | 6 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
Zanu-PF rejects MDC GNU
ZANU-PF Bulawayo province yesterday resolved that the party should not engage in any talks of a government of national unity with MDC Alliance and endorsed President Mnangagwa as the party's sole pres...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:45hrs | | by Staf reporter
MPs, Potraz meet over cyber crimes
Members of Parliament are today set to meet the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and other stakeholders to discuss the legal framework for combating cyber security crimes and other ch...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:56hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Card cloning cases rise alarmingly
POLICE have said commercial crimes are on the increase in the country with cases involving the cloning of bank cards rising sharply. Speaking on the sidelines of a multi-stakeholder meeting on...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Set up Cyber Security and Internet Court'
Zimbabwe Information and Communication Technologies (ZICT) has called for the set up of a Cyber Security and Internet Court.ZICT - a division of the Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers - said th...Published: 12 May 2018 at 14:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Institutions mandated to promote human rights & democracy urged to stay present, accessible, interactive online
In partial contribution to partnered investigation into the state of internet governance in Zimbabwe, ZDI and Media Centre released an advocacy paper titled 'Internet use for promoting human rights an...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Patience Sibanda
China, Russia and Iran helping Zimbabwe to set-up own NSA
COLOGNE - Zimbabwe is reportedly on the brink of setting up a powerful multi-million dollar sophisticated surveillance system facility, said to be similar in function to the National Security Agency (...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 07:13hrs | 32 | by Itai Mushekwe
Zimbabwe heads for ICT revolution
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday launched the country's Information Communication Technology policy to guide Zimbabwe's economic development through a coordinated use of ICTs.The ICT pol...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mandiwanzira denies he is corrupt
INFORMATION and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Supa Mandiwanzira says his hands are clean in the face of corruption allegations levelled against him by former NetOne chief executive officer R...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Smart Coup: China and Iran are key suspects
Zimbabwe's smart coup was engineered and conceived by Chinese and Iranian allies of both former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Commander of ZDF, Constantine Chiwenga well before the army seized...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 18:33hrs | 23 | by Agencies
'Police need training to detect cyber crimes'
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) needs to train officers capable of detecting and neutralising cyber crimes, Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri has said. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Repub...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 22:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'ZRP can't be an oasis of ignorance'
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is reviewing its educational entry requirements and promotion criteria to improve the calibre of officers, Commissioner-General of Police Dr Augustine Chihuri has said....Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government clarifies Cyber Security Bill
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Postal and Courier Services says the Cyber Crime and Cyber Security Bill is a comprehensive legislation that is expected to address abuse of...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 19:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean abroad to be extradited and prosecuted for cyber crimes
PEOPLE who abuse social media face 10 years in jail in terms of the refined Cyber Crime and Cyber Security Bill which goes to Parliament soon.Foreign-based Zimbabweans who cause harm back hom...Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 19:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parliament fails to trace death threats source
A PARLIAMENTARY Privileges Committee on death threats to MDC-T legislators yesterday did not yield anything, as chairperson of the committee, Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira said they failed to trace...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe lashes out at individuals who abuse cyber space
PRESIDENT Mugabe has lashed out at unscrupulous individuals who abuse cyber space saying there was a need for the Government to urgently introduce policies that will help curb the practice.Spe...Published: 22 Jul 2017 at 10:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
International human rights groups call for rights upholding in Zimbabwe
The International Service for Human Rights and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has called on the Government of Zimbabwe to improve thesituation of human rights defenders.Speaking during ...Published: 18 Mar 2017 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Cyber Crimes Bill will protect all'
The Computer Crimes and Cyber Protection Bill is there not to protect Government, Cabinet ministers or Zanu-PF, but to protect Zimbabweans. This must never be seen to be favouring anyone, but should b...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Internet Surveillance not peculiar to Zimbabwe
Internet surveillance propounded by the Computers crimes and cyber crimes bill, is not peculiar to Zimbabwe. The global powers, like the US government, which claim to practice the most advanced democr...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Sparkleford Masiyambiri
Mugabe goes for 'cyber terrorists' with draconian law
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe does not hide his disdain for social media and in April threatened draconian controls similar to those imposed on Chinese people by their government.Faced with moun...Published: 14 Aug 2016 at 14:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Iran to supply Zimbabwe with Cyber-warfare weapons and technology
The Islamic Republic of Iran has crystallised relations with President Robert Mugabe's regime, following disclosures this month that Tehran is set to supply Harare with advanced cyber-warfare weapons ...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 11:21hrs | 14 | by Itai Mushekwe
Laws on cards to curb cyber crime in Zimbabwe
Government is crafting cyber laws to regulate activities on social media in order to protect its citizens and the state from cyber crimes, a top government official said in parliament on Tuesday....Published: 27 Aug 2014 at 15:20hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Potraz targets Baba Jukwas
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Zimbabwe (Potraz) acting director-general Alfred Marisa told Parliament yesterday that they have started crafting security laws to curb abuse of ...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Five men charged in the biggest cyber crime case in U.S. history
Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in t...Published: 26 Jul 2013 at 04:04hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Zim financial institutions embrace plastic money
Financial institutions have heeded the call by players in the tourism industry to introduce plastic money as they gear up for the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General ...Published: 14 Jun 2012 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police concerned about cyber crime increase
Police have expressed concern at the increase of cybercrime especially internet fraud in the country, a development which they however say is being contained.This came ...Published: 01 Apr 2011 at 12:12hrs | | by Byo24News
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