Did you know? The Cyber Security Bill No. 29 of 2024  will be deliberated on a date to be advised during the current Fourth Session of the Thirteenth Assembly of Parliament which will end in March. 

The proposed Bill will repeal and replace the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act, of 2021. Civil Society Organizations in Zambia have raised concerns about some provisions in the bill that can potentially negatively impact freedom of expression and other human rights rights including facilitating abuse of power to stop dissenting voices online. 

The Bill will provide for cyber security in the Republic; establish the Zambia Cyber Security Agency and provide for its functions; provide for the regulation of cyber security service providers; provide for the constitution of the Zambia Cyber Incident Response Team and provide for its functions; provide for the constitution of sectoral cyber incident response teams; continue the existence of the Central Monitoring and Co-ordination Centre; provide for the designation, protection and registration of critical information and critical information infrastructure. 

Read through the provisions here: 

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