NewsDay journalist Tinotenda Samukange was detained for close to three hours by soldiers in Harare’s high-density suburb of Kuwandzana on the 3rd of August 2018. Samukange was on his way…
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MISA Zimbabwe has received two more reports of journalists injured while covering events that took place in Harare on Wednesday afternoon. A soldier assaulted Idah Mhetu, a New Zimbabwe…
The army on 1 August 2018 ordered journalists covering riotous demonstrations over delays in the release of presidential election results in Harare to switch off their video recording equipment and…
The local mainstream press published editorial commentaries today (30 July) highlighting their expectations of the plebiscite. While some of the comments were fair and neutral some indicated the papers’ biases…
ZTV has flighted an edited version of an MDC Alliance advert that had initially been rejected by the national broadcaster on the grounds that it contained hate speech. The advert…
The twenty-four hours before polling day is a period of reflection in Zimbabwe that is highlighted in the Fourth Schedule of the Electoral Act under paragraph seven which details the…
Zimbabwe’s pro-democracy groups have alleged significant information security breaches of voters’ personal data ahead of the Monday 30 July elections. While there haven’t been any reported significant network disruptions so…
MISA Zimbabwe on 20 July 2018 filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court in Harare challenging the constitution of the ZEC-led Media Monitoring Committee. In terms of section…
MDC-Alliance youths on 15 July 2018 assaulted freelance journalist Tamuka Charakupa in Harare’s dormitory town of Chitungwiza. According to Charakupa, he was assaulted following clashes between MDC-Alliance youths and those…
Executive Summary Nomination court proceedings ahead of the 2018 elections were held on the 14th of June. This report assesses the media’s performance in the ten days following the sitting...
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