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...
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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...
Zanu PF youths assault journalist
MISA-Zimbabwe Media Alert 20 June 2016 Albert Masaka a journalist with the weekly Standard newspaper was on 18 June 2016 reportedly assaulted by ruling Zanu PF youths who were on the rampage in Harare’s dormitory town of Chitungwiza. According to the Standard, the...
New charges against Beitbridge journalist
MISA-Zimbabwe Alert Update 13 June 2016 Journalist Wellington Mukanhaire has been summoned by the State to appear in court yet again but on different charges following his February 2016 arrest in Zimbabwe’s southern border town of Beitbridge. Mukanhaire was initially...
UN watchdog calls on tech sector to protect and promote free expression
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, calling upon the information and communications technology (ICT) sector to respect human rights. It will be presented and discussed by states and other stakeholders...
End nigh for six radio licence holders
by Prince Mushawevato The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has said that it will not be lenient with commercial radio stations that acquired broadcasting licences early last year if they fail to meet the stipulated September deadline to commence operations....