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South Africa is not individually classified by the OpenNet Initiative, but is included in ONI's regional overview for sub-Saharan Africa. [1] Digital media freedom is generally respected in South Africa. Political content is partially censored, with a number of incidents. [2] The Freedom of the Press Report lists South Africa as being among the ...
The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA or the PoPI Act) is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa. [1] The act was passed to regulate the right to privacy, as enshrined by section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa, and would work in conjunction with the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
In a ruling made by the Constitutional Court of South Africa on 3 February 2021, [3] it was found that the legislation failed to 'protect the right to privacy, as buttressed by the rights to freedom of expression and the media, access to courts and a fair trial'.
Malawi participates in regional efforts to combat cybercrime: the East African Community (consisting of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and the South African Development Community (consisting of Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) have both enacted plans to standardize cybercrime laws throughout their regions. [50]
The Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (or PAIA; Act No. 2 of 2000) is a freedom of information law in South Africa.It gives the constitutional right of access to any information held by the State and any information held by private bodies that is required for the exercise and protection of any rights.
Since the establishment of the Declaration of Internet Rights and Freedoms the group has been active on social media under the Twitter account @AfricaNetRights, promoting their publications from the website updates as well as projects from similar organizations and projects concerning the Internet freedom of Africa. As of mid-June 2022, the ...
South Africa's municipalities may, in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, make by-laws for the effective administration of the matters it has a right to administer. The areas within which a municipality may make by-laws are listed in Schedule 4 Part B, and Schedule 5 Part B, of the Constitution.
Censorship by country collects information on censorship, Internet censorship, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and human rights by country and presents it in a sortable table, together with links to articles with more information.