IN FOCUS

‘It’s easier and cheaper than ever to spread disinformation on a massive scale’

‘Whether the Cybercrime Convention will do more good than harm will hinge on implementation and monitoring’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Zimbabwe cracks down for regional summit

Numerous activists locked away before meeting of the Southern African Development Community

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘The Cybercrime Convention risks becoming a tool for global surveillance and cross-border human rights violations’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘People are frustrated with a system that has consistently blocked avenues for dissent’

‘Thanks to art, climate change stops being a distant issue—it becomes personal, immediate and visceral’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Togo: demands for democracy repressed – again

Constitutional changes go against the democratic reforms civil society urges

‘We first thought hosting COP29 could ease the pressure on local civil society – but we were wrong’

‘In the rush for a green transition, corporate interests overshadow environmental and social concerns’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘This new bill allows police to impose harsh conditions on protesters in the name of public order’