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Newsday journalists to appear in court tomorrow

The editor of Newsday Wisdom Mudzungairi and senior reporter Richard Chidza are expected to appear in court on 4 March 2017 on charges of insulting or undermining the president in terms of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act following publication of a story...

Mutare social audit launched

A social audit undertaken by the United Mutare Residents and Ratepayers Trust (UMRRT)  launched recently in the eastern border town of Mutare  blames 'serious malpractices and corruption' as the reason for deteriorating service delivery in the city. UMRRT partnered...

Government suspends proposed floor tariffs

MISA Zimbabwe welcomes the government’s decision to suspend the exorbitant increase in mobile network voice and data charges through the setting of floor tariffs following a public outcry.

Farewell Jeanette Minnie … the Zambezi Fox is no more

It is with great sorrow that the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) learned of the passing on November 2, 2016, of Jeanette Minnie. She died at the age of 61, after a bitter battle with cancer. Jeanette will be remembered with great fondness and respect by all...

Journalist Mandimika granted bail

Freelance journalist Tendai Mandimika  was on 19 September 2016 granted bail by the High Court in Harare on charges of public violence after spending more than three weeks in police custody. Mandimika was arrested in Harare on 24 August 2016 with 12 other co-accused ...

Journalists meet police chiefs over harassment

MISA Zimbabwe led a delegation of journalists and representatives of the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists and Media Alliance of Zimbabwe to meet with police chiefs in Harare.

Harassment of journalist and family following release

Bulawayo based freelance journalist, Crispen Ndlovu and his family, are allegedly being harassed by unidentified men following his release on 2 September 2016. Ndlovu was arrested on 31 August, 2016  while taking pictures of members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police...

MISA requests meeting with police commissioner-general

MISA-Zimbabwe leaders Cris Chinaka and Kelvin Jakachira on 12 September 2016 wrote a letter to Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri requesting for a meeting to discuss the “deepening conflict” between members of the police and media practitioners. Chinaka and...