Statements and communiques
Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
As the world commemorates the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on 2 November, MISA Zimbabwe is greatly concerned with the upsurge in the number of cases involving...
Government to prioritise media law reforms
The government says it will prioritise the alignment of all media laws with the constitution during the coming year, Nick Mangwana, the secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting has...
Justification for granting of broadcasting licences unclear at law
National daily newspaper, The Herald, recently published an article in which the immediate former permanent secretary of Information George Charamba explained circumstances under which broadcasting...
Media barred from Commission’s hearings on post-election violence
Mrs Virginia Mabiza Secretary of the Commission of Inquiry on Post-Election Violence Harare 17 October 2018 Dear Madam, Media participation in the Commission of Inquiry’s public hearings MISA...
Regional Solidarity Statement: Embassy official detains journalists in eSwatini
An official at the Qatar Embassy in Mbabane temporarily detained two senior Swazi Times journalists on Friday 4 October 2018 in what can only be described as a blatant violation of media freedom...
Statement on International Day for Universal Access to Information
This year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information marked annually on 28 September comes at a time when Zimbabwe’s public institutions are still far from fulfilling their roles as...
Journalists engage Zanu PF over intimidation
Publishers, editors and journalists on 24 September 2018 engaged senior Zanu PF officials in the Midlands town of Kwekwe following cases of intimidation and threats issued against local journalists...
Update on Violet Gonda passport case
Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede in his opposing papers in the case involving local journalist Violet Gonda denies refusing her a Zimbabwean passport. Gonda approached the High Court seeking redress...
Regional Solidarity Statement: Zambian photo journalist arrested and detained
MISA Zimbabwe condemns the arrest of Salim Dawood a Zambian photojournalist and local photo correspondent with international news agency AFP as unlawful and unwarranted. Police arrested and detained...