Statements and communiques
Citizens have the right to free expression
MISA Zimbabwe is deeply disturbed by the press statement issued on 24 September 2017 by Minister of Home Affairs Dr Ignatius Chombo concerning the press and social media reports on the obtaining...
Media should worry about interference and lack of independence
MISA Zimbabwe on 20 September 2017 held its elective annual general meeting in Harare with its outgoing Chairperson Kumbirai Mafunda imploring the media to address concerns on the alleged capture of...
Journalists refuse to testify in treason case
High Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on 18 September 2017 excused from treason trial proceedings journalists Mlondolozi Ndlovu, Malvern Mkudu and Media Centre Director Earnest Mudzengi who had...
Dr Dish licence saga continues
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) on 11 September 2018 approached the Supreme Court contesting a ruling by the High Court that it had acted outside the scope of its powers when it...
Kwese TV issue symptom of faulty licensing regime
The on-going developments and conversations on the licensing of Econet Media’s satellite network, Kwese TV in Zimbabwe is yet another indication that reforms of the country’s current broadcasting...
Partnerships are key to democratic internet governance
MISA Zimbabwe commends plans by the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Victim Friendly Unit to strengthen child protection online. This follows a donation of 19 computers and ancillary equipment on 2 August...
World Press Freedom Day 2017: Digital rights remain on the agenda
MISA Zimbabwe commemorated the 2017 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on 2 May 2017 at the Holiday Inn, in Harare. The breakfast meeting, which was attended by 80 stakeholders, reinforced the need to...
World Press Freedom Day Statement: Cybercrime laws should not subvert digital rights
As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day on 3 May this year, MISA Zimbabwe urges the government to ensure the proposed cyber crime laws do not erode constitutional rights to free expression...
MISA Zimbabwe replies to Minister Mushohwe’s comments on media coverage of political events
On 24 March 2017 the Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services Dr Christopher Mushohwe met with editors to ‘discuss’ the media’s reportage of political events unravelling in the...