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HARARE – Media watchdogs and journalists in Zimbabwe are fuming after members of the vice presidential security detail ordered journalists to delete photos and video of Second Vice President Kembo Mohadi collapsing at a campaign rally Saturday.
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Zimbabwe) has written a letter to the country’s only allowed television station, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) demanding fair and balanced coverage of all political parties in the upcoming elections.
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa)-Zimbabwe has urged the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to show restraint when dealing with journalists during the 30 days national lockdown implemented by the government to control the spread of Covid-19.
The High Court on Monday granted the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa Zimbabwe) a relief order interdicting police from harassing, arresting and detaining journalists who are carrying out their lawful duties during the national lockdown aimed at containing the coronavirus.
Most Zimbabweans will find it difficult working from home and stay informed during the coronavirus lockdown due to limited access to internet in a country ranked among one of the most expensive for data tarrifs, says the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA Zimbabwe).
Civil society organisations have called upon government to ratify and domesticate the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) ahead of the 2018 elections.
Five years after the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) made recommendations on improving the state of the media in Zimbabwe, journalists and media practitioners are concerned that government is still to implement the envisaged media reforms.
Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Attorney General Prince Machaya beseeching them to establish a legal and political environment conducive for a free press.
As the Zanu PF succession debate gathers momentum ahead of the 2018 elections, there has been mixed feelings on how the local media has captured its dynamics.
Freelance journalist, Paul Pindani, is reportedly battling for life after he was abducted from his home and severely assaulted in Mashonaland West’s provincial capital of Chinhoyi on Friday, 14 June 2013.