On the occasion of the 2016 World Press Freedom Day and 25th Anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration MISA-Zimbabwe notes with great concern government’s lethargy in implementing media law reforms almost three years after enactment of Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution. This...
Statements
World press freedom: MISA Zimbabwe’s successes and challenges
This week as we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, we will be publishing articles on the media landscape in Zimbabwe and to kick-start the articles today, we look at Media Institute in Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe’s challenges and successes over the years.
Zambia to host largest access to information conference since 2011: Pan African Conference on Access to Information
24 SEPTEMBER, 2013 – LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - Zambia will play host to over 150 participants attending the second regional ACTION (Access to Information) conference titled ''''''''Leveraging Continental Developments to Enhance the Adoption of Access to Information Laws in...
Statement on the Postal and Telecommunications (Subscriber Registration) Regulations
MISA-Zimbabwe takes note of the gazetting and regularisation of the subscriber registration process by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Infrastructure Development in terms of the Postal and Telecommunications Act. The regulation was effected through...
Press gagged in Mugabe ‘bombing’ trial
The High Court on 12 February 2016 barred the media from covering proceedings in the case of four men including two soldiers charged with plotting to bomb President Robert Mugabe’s dairy farm. The Daily News reported that the director of military intelligence...