{"id":15085,"date":"2022-05-27T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/are-journalists-under-digital-surveillance"},"modified":"2022-05-27T08:28:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T08:28:44","slug":"are-journalists-under-digital-surveillance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/are-journalists-under-digital-surveillance","title":{"rendered":"Are Journalists under digital surveillance?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The above question was directed to Journalists gathered for Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Regional World Press Freedom Day commemoration at Bulawayo, Zimbabwe earlier this month.<\/p>\n

While making a presentation to the journalists about Digital Safety and Security, Sahara Geeks Network Coordinator Christopher Musodza said every digital tools user is under<\/p>\n

surveillance, more-so journalists due to their work. He said mobile phones are an integral part of a journalist\u2019s daily communication, thus, information sent<\/p>\n

from a mobile phone is vulnerable, information stored on mobile phones is vulnerable and phones are designed to give out information about their location.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to make informed decisions when using mobile phones, in order to protect ourselves, our contacts and our data.<\/p>\n

People often carry mobile phones that contain sensitive information. Communications history, text and voice messages, address books, calendar, photos and many other useful phone functions can become highly<\/p>\n

compromising if the phone or the data is lost or stolen. It is vital to be aware of the information that is stored, both actively and passively, on your<\/p>\n

mobile phone. Information stored on a phone could implicate the person using the phone as well as everyone in their address book, message inbox and photo<\/p>\n

album,\u201d Musodza disclosed. If a journalist is engaged in sensitive phone conversations or sending sensitive text messages, Musodza said they must beware of the tracking \u2018feature\u2019 of all mobile phones and consider<\/p>\n

among other things adopting the steps below: make calls from different locations each time and choose locations that are not associated with them, keep their phone turned off, with the battery disconnected, go to the chosen<\/p>\n

location, switch the phone on, communicate, switch the phone off and disconnect the battery. Doing this habitually, each time you have to make a call, will<\/p>\n

mean that the network cannot track your movements. On the issue of eavesdropping, Musodza recommended that a journalist must never let people whom they don\u2019t<\/p>\n

trust to get physical access to their phone as this is a common way of installing spying software on the phone. If they are conducting private and important<\/p>\n

meetings, they should switch their phones off and disconnect the battery, or don\u2019t carry their phones with them if they can leave them where it will be<\/p>\n

absolutely safe. According to the report published by State Of Press Freedom in Southern Africa (2020-2021), which was released and launched by the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) on World Press<\/p>\n

Freedom Day, the internet is increasingly becoming ubiquitous, thereby enhancing the exercise and enjoyment of citizens\u2019 rights in terms of \u2018access to<\/p>\n

information\u2019, \u2018freedom of expression\u2019 and the broader democratisation agenda. The report further states that journalists can now reach more audience than ever before because of the<\/p>\n

internet and new digital technologies. Though the long and short of it is that the citizens of southern Africa now have access to information at the tip of<\/p>\n

their fingers, literally. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) notes that privacy is a prerequisite for journalists to do their work and ensure access to fact-based<\/p>\n

and reliable information. In southern Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe are some of the countries that have been reported to have acquired sophisticated software to survey their citizens.<\/p>\n

Digital surveillance of citizens and by extension, of journalists is the latest threat to freedom of expression, freedom of the media, access to information and the<\/p>\n

right to privacy. It is estimated that nearly 45% of Africa\u2019s population are 10 kilometres away from network infrastructure. The vast majority of citizens in Southern Africa have access the internet through<\/p>\n

mobile network operators. Cybercrime laws which are meant to protect against online threats include hacking, identity theft, fraud phishing, pharming, spoofing, profiling, spyware, tracking cookies, online<\/p>\n

witch hunting, bullying and stalking, which tend to include backdoor clauses that allow countries to spy on their citizens without protective judicial<\/p>\n

oversight mechanisms to determine whether the surveillance is in the interests of national security or is unwarranted. The State of Press Freedom In Southern Africa 2020-2021 Report by MISA Lesotho\u2019s National Director Lekhetho<\/p>\n

Ntsukunyane says Lesotho has media laws that protect journalists and the media sector in general. On a positive note, in 2021, Parliament passed the Media<\/p>\n

Policy following over 25 years of advocacy for its adoption by MISA Lesotho and stakeholders. This policy offers protection for all citizens including<\/p>\n

journalists to seek, receive and impart information or ideas. The report further indicates that the radio industry grew exponentially towards the end of the 20th<\/p>\n

century when regional governments took a bold decision to liberalise the airwaves. In Lesotho, this brought to an end of the 40 year dominance of the airwaves by state owned Radio Lesotho.<\/p>\n

There are now close to 27 terrestrial radio stations and one online radio station but television broadcasting remains 100% state-owned with Lesotho national Broadcasting Services<\/p>\n

(LNBS) dominating the television broadcasting airwaves. Digital media such as blogs,<\/p>\n

online newspapers, online radio and television stations are also mushrooming. There are only six community radio stations which are covering 6 of the 10 districts in the country.<\/p>\n

Lack of security for journalists in Lesotho remains a cause for concern, especially when the country is about to hold elections. There is fear that the violations of journalists can escalate<\/p>\n

in 2022 as the country prepares for general elections. Some of the prominent violations during the period under review included the detention of 357FM Presenter Lebese<\/p>\n

Molati in November 2021 over his reports on the privately-owned radio station about the alleged disappearance of guns belonging to the police. Molati was<\/p>\n

released without a charge after he was tortured and forced to reveal the whereabouts of a police source he had interviewed. Lesotho has a 90% 3G coverage but<\/p>\n

according to various reports, 57% of the country\u2019s citizens do not use the internet. Of those who can afford data, 86% access it using smart phones. The majority of<\/p>\n

the population cannot afford the devices because of poverty levels. In Namibia, an Internet Society Namibia Chapter (ISOC) campaign raising awareness on online violence, shred a<\/p>\n

story of NBC Journalist Blanche Goroses, who had suffered violent rape and murder threats in the wake of the 2019 general elections. Another female Journalist<\/p>\n

reported incidents where empty coffins were sent to her on Facebook Messenger after her newspaper published an article she wrote. In Zambia, a young woman Iris<\/p>\n

Kaingu, who aspired for a parliamentary seat in the 2021 elections became the centre of attraction because of a \u201csex tape\u201d that was leaked in 2011 and kept<\/p>\n

emerging during the campaigns leading up to the 2021 elections. In another incident, a socialite called Mwinukanji sued and received a cash settlement of<\/p>\n

K50 000 (US$ 2 900) from a person who defamed and harassed her on Facebook. In Mozambique, in 2019, a female human rights defender Fatima Mimbre received intimidating messages and death<\/p>\n

threats on social media and abusive messages, allegedly sent by FRELIMO militants, who had publicly advocated for violence against Fatima on social media.<\/p>\n

In May 2019, Alice Tomas, a FREELIMO Member of Parliament called on Facebook for Fatima \u201cto be raped by 10 strong and energetic men to teach her a lesson.<\/p>\n

\u201d In Angola, Freedom House (2021) reported that there were sporadic government efforts to manipulate online content.<\/p>\n

It was further reported that online activists and journalists are sporadically targeted with threats, though they face less violence and harassment that journalists who operate mainly in the traditional media sphere.<\/p>\n

In Zimbabwe, female journalists and female politicians bear the brunt of cyber-bullying, harassment and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. Female journalists such as Ruvheneko<\/p>\n

Parirenyatwa and Samantha Musa have been bullied online. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) community faces online violence with their<\/p>\n

personal information often exposed by intolerant members of the community, they also face threats of physical harm and even murder as a result of intolerance<\/p>\n

and homophobia. In South Africa, a new threat to women in journalism has emerged: cyber misogyny (hatred of women online), trolling or online social media bullying.<\/p>\n

A 2018 research report by Gender Links and the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) showed that out of the journalists surveyed in the research, 30% women and 9% men agreed that<\/p>\n

women journalists do face cyber violence. While few women reported cyberstalking with a few saying they had been victims of unknown email or cell phone correspondence issuing violent threats, bullying and trolling, often of<\/p>\n

sexual nature. In Botswana, female journalists also experience online violence. In 2019, a Member of Parliament for Selebi Phikwe West, Dithapelo Koorapetse was accused by the media union of<\/p>\n

cyberbullying a female reporter, Tirelo Ditshipi. In another incident, MISA Botswana documented a case regarding a Botswana Investigative journalist Yvonne Mooka who exposed a<\/p>\n

prophet for illegal activities bordering on money laundering. The journalist was trolled online and harassed by those who did not like her investigative<\/p>\n

story. In Malawi, in 2019 Malawian WhatsApp groups were awash with a video of a woman who was being stripped naked by men for wearing political party regalia.<\/p>\n

This woman was stripped naked and ridiculed by men of an opposing political party. The men were eventually arrested and charged with insulting the modesty of a woman, robbery and use of force under the Penal Code.<\/p>\n

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