Introduction On the 21st of February 2020, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) for the first time since the enactment of the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA) of 2001 invited the…
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Zimbabwe has been in the process of aligning its laws with the 2013 Constitution resulting in the unbundling in 2019 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act…
The world over, community radio is synonymous with development, as it is a tool for transforming societies through placing the means of communication in the hands of the community. Community…
Since 2015, the Zimbabwe Association of Community Radios Stations (ZACRAS) has been engaging the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services seeking to influence the drafting of community radio regulations…
Introduction This report summarises key submissions made by Zimbabwean citizens that participated in the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services’ public hearings on the Freedom of Information…
We read with concern the recent letter circulating on social media where a shadowy organisation, the Revolutionary Legacy Association, has written to the police asking for permission to demonstrate at…
NewsDay journalist Blessed Mhlanga was on 28 November 2019 barred from covering a defence forces graduation ceremony at the Zimbabwe Staff College in Harare. According to Mhlanga, he was told…
MARONDERA Magistrate Liberty Garakara on Thursday 28 November 2019 set free Charles Ngwena, the Councillor for Ward 4 in Marondera Central constituency, who was arrested last month and charged with…
MISA Zimbabwe utilised the recently held Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Conference to raise awareness about the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec). AfDec elaborates “… on the principles which…
Three journalists were assaulted by police at the MDC Alliance HQ in Harare, Zimbabwe where leader Nelson Chamisa was scheduled to give his ‘Hope of the Nation Address’ today. The…