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AU hails scrapping of criminal defamation in Zimbabwe
The Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Advocate Pansy Tlakula has commended the Zimbabwean government for scrapping criminal defamation from its statutes following a successful constitutional court application by MISA Zimbabwe.
Zim to improve mobile banking regulatory frameworks
Government is working on refining regulatory frameworks that govern mobile banking activities, to improve the administration of the sector, an official has said. Mobile banking refers to any system...
Media key in peace building, says ZPP
Journalists have been called to be instruments in peace-building efforts than be abused in propagating hate speech and conflict. The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), a local human rights watchdog that...
TelOne, NetOne to converge
Government plans to converge operations of its two telecoms entities, TelOne and NetOne, in line with infrastructure sharing thrust, ICT, Postal and Courier Services minister Supa Mandiwanzira has...
DeMbare coach assaults ZBC crew
MISA-Zimbabwe Media Alert 26 February 2016 DeMbare coach...
Government concedes AIPPA and BSA must fall
The Zimbabwean government has conceded that the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) should be replaced as they are not in sync with...
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...
Zimbabwe’s ConCourt confirms criminal defamation unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court on 3 February 2016 granted an application by MISA- Zimbabwe seeking confirmation of the fact that criminal defamation is no longer part of the law. The ruling followed a...
Threat to blackout foreign-based radio stations
MISA-Zimbabwe Media Alert 13 January 2016 Threat to blackout foreign-based radio stations The Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services Christopher Mushowe has urged the...