CHAPTER One Foundation (COF) says government’s refusal to incorporate key safeguards during consultations on the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Acts has left the law dangerously unbalanced, prioritising state control over human rights protection. COF Executive Director Josiah Kalala further says the lack of official government communication about the President assenting to the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes laws is a significant lapse in transparency and democratic accountability. Meanwhile, Kalala says government rejected the recommendation for the Cyber Security Agency to be accountable to the National Assembly. The Cyber Security Act of 2025 states that there shall be an establishment of the Zambia Cyber Security Agency in the Office of the President, and that the President shall appoint a Director-General...
