The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has ruled that citizens should pay the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) licence fees. In its ruling the ConCourt said citizens were not being asked to pay for services provided by the ZBC, but for possession of gadgets...
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Sky News crew deported from Zimbabwe
A Sky news crew was this morning, deported from the country allegedly for working without accreditation. The two, who include South African based correspondent, Alex Crawford and a cameraman were allegedly both travelling on British passports. They were allegedly...
Statement on government threats to regulate abuse of social media
MISA-Zimbabwe notes with great concern escalating threats by government to “regulate” social media in a statement issued by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) and echoed by senior government officials. The vagueness of the...
MISA Zimbabwe decries cutting off WhatsApp in Zimbabwe
As MISA-Zimbabwe monitors the enjoyment of media freedom and freedom of expression during the ongoing protest dubbed ShutDown Zimbabwe, it is gravely concerned with the apparent disabling of the WhatsApp platform since the morning of 6 July 2016. The platform had...
MISA Zimbabwe statement on journalism safety and security
MISA-Zimbabwe urges journalists to acquaint themselves with the safety and security measures of the profession as they cover the ongoing protests. Fundamentally, journalists should conduct environmental scans to determine and assess the risks and exit routes before...
Alert update: Freelance journalist freed
Freelance journalist James Jemwa is a free man after he was reportedly questioned by a soldier on why he was filming people queuing outside banks in Harare’s Central Business District on 27 June 2016.
Freelance journalist arrested
MISA-Zimbabwe Media Alert 27 June 2016 Freelance journalist James Jemwa was on 27 June 2016 arrested while filming people queuing outside banks in Harare’s Central Business District . According to reports still to be confirmed, the persons who arrested Jemwa are...
Police arrest five journalists
MISA-Zimbabwe Media Alert 27 June 2016 Freelance journalists Garikai Chaunza, Christopher Mahowe, James Jemwa, Khumbulani Zamuchiya and Edward Gweshe were arrested in Harare on 26 June 2016 while covering protests against Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko’s continued...
Mushowe berates private media
The private media in Zimbabwe has been indicted for continuing to abet the West’s regime change agenda and Government is doing all it can to ensure that the media follow professional ethics. Addressing the 3rd Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation here yesterday,...
Cybercrime in Zimbabwe – there’s need for law reform
There is no doubt that the world of technology is upon us. The traditional ways of communication have since been overtaken by the use of the internet. The world is now connected through the use of information communication technology. However, the dark side of...