The President yesterday signed into law the General Intelligence Law Amendment Act (GILAB). CFE has previously said that while this new Act is an improvement in many respects, it is deeply flawed. It does not provide sufficient oversight of the intelligence services, which was the problem that allowed the security agencies in the past to interfere in politics. Here is our full critique.
Disappearances and killing of dissidents continues under Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa
December 8, 2023
Two weeks ago, another political activist was abducted and killed in Zimbabwe…….
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CSOs form coalition to tackle legal cases against journalists in Botswana
November 7, 2023
CFE has partnered with the Botswana Editors’ Forum (BEF) and the INK Centre for Investigative Journalism to host a Media Defence Seminar on October 31, 2023, with
support from Media Defence London…….
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