THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has clarified that the Cyber Security Act does not mandate anyone to proactively intercept any electronic communications and transmit such communication to government. On Thursday, the US Embassy in Zambia issued an advisory, cautioning American citizens in or planning to visit Zambia about the new Cyber Security law that “requires the interception and surveillance of all electronic communications in the country.” But in a statement, Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said contrary to the advisory, Section 37 of the Act explicitly prohibits random monitoring. “The government of the Republic of Zambia has taken note of the recent public advisory issued by the United States Embassy in Lusaka regarding...