A call for accountable communications surveillance
Friday, April 12, 2024 | 320 Views |
Surveillance Cameras PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Any person who intercepts communications without a warrant commits a criminal offence.
The legal framework for interception of communications recognises that interception of communications is highly intrusive hence the requirement that an investigation officer applying for an interception warrant must furnish information to the court on whether other less intrusive investigative procedures have been used and failed to produce the required evidence.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...