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Daily News journalist assaulted at Zanu PF headquarters
MISA-Zimbabwe Media Alert 27 July 2016 Daily News journalist Mugove Tafirenyika was on 27 July 2016 reportedly assaulted by Zanu PF supporters while covering a meeting at the party’s...
Completion of digitisation and licensing of community radios in limbo
On July 21 2016 ministers of Finance and Media Information and Broadcasting Services, Patrick Chinamasa and Dr. Christopher Mushowe, respectively, appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio...
Citizens should pay ZBC fees – ConCourt
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...