The convergence of the global digital rights community in Lusaka for the 2026 RightsCon summit, the first to be held in Southern Africa, was to provide a timely backdrop to assess whether Zambia’s recently enacted cyber legislation meets international human rights benchmarks. THE CYBER SECURITY ACT AND THE CYBER CRIMES AC NG CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS be accepted for examination. I have checke and I’m satisfied that it fulfils the requirement pertaining to the format laid down in the regulations governing directed research. Abstract: This article explores the legal inconsistencies, lacunas, and constitutional conflicts introduced by Zambia’s Cyber Security Act (No. 3 of 2025) and the Cyber Crimes Act (No. 4 of 2025) in light of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment Act No. 2 of 2016) and the Bill of Rights. The research begins by delving into the concepts behind ICT regulation, such as public interest theory, responsive regulation, and digital constitutionalism, and then explains how Zambia's system fits into those frameworks. Abstract: This article explores the legal inconsistencies, lacunas, and constitutional conflicts introduced by Zambia’s Cyber Security Act (No. 3 of 2025) and the Cyber Crimes Act (No. 4 of 2025) in light of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment Act No. 2 of 2016) and the Bill of Rights. Drawing from literature in digital governance, computational security, and political theory, the study situates AI as a dual-use technology: simultaneously enhancing national protection capacities while expanding the state’s ability to monitor, predict, classify, and respond to citizen activity. This essay explores the intricate balance between cybersecurity imperatives and constitutional privacy rights in the context of Zambia’s Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act of 2021 (commonly referred to as the Cyber Security Act, 2022, due to its full implementation timeline). Through a critical analysis of existing literature, the chapter outlines Zambia’s cybersecurity journey. From early policy responses to the current legislative landscape. The Zambia National Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ZANETD) portal is meant to be a national ETD portal that will aggregate ETDs from all the the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Zambia. The convergence of the global digital rights community in Lusaka for the 2026 RightsCon summit, the first to be held in Southern Africa, was to provide a timely backdrop to assess whether Zambia’s recently enacted cyber legislation meets international human rights benchmarks.