mmegi

Academic calls for law on communications interception

Friday, January 28, 2022 | 5050 Views |

University of Botswana academic, Professor Tachilisa Balule says Botswana must pay heed to the call by the UN General Assembly to enact a comprehensive law on communications interception that is in compliance with its international human rights obligations.

This he states in a research paper released in November 2021 titled Surveillance of Digital Communications in Botswana: An Assessment of the Regulatory Legal Framework.

The report was commissioned by the Media Policy and Democracy Project (MPDP). Supported by a grant from Luminate, The MPDP is a joint project of the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Communication and Media and the University of South Africa’s Department of Communication Science, November 2021.

Already have an active account? Log in here.

Or Sign up and get unlimited access to premium articles.

Mpote recalls Ngele for Libya game

Staff Writer | 23 h ago

Khama loses

Goitsemodimo Kaelo | 1d ago

Lack of evidence sets 'fake doctor' free

Innocent Selatlhwa | 1d ago

We are exporting jobs - Gare

Lebogang Mosikare | 1d ago

AP faction doesn’t have the numbers

Mompati Tlhankane | 1d ago

BCP still powerless after leadership forum

Mompati Tlhankane | 1d ago

DJ dies after being hit by a car accident

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 1d ago

Zimbabwean man fatally hit by a car in Tlokweng

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | 1d ago

GBV: The big elephant in the room

Sadly, the country seems not to have proper tools and the extent to which women and the girl-child are being abused is not adequately measured.Almost every week there are reports of women being attacked by their significant others and while men are attacked as well, women seem to be more on the receiving end.On May 24, 2023 news broke that a woman who was receiving support from the Botswana Gender-Based Violence Prevention Centre in Gaborone, was...

The Monitor Editor | 29 May 2023

About us

Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.

Explore

More