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…
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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…
Statistics from three publications released over the last few weeks paint a sober picture of internet access, use and freedom in Zimbabwe. A combination of factors have contributed to a…
MISA Zimbabwe, on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, commemorated annually on 2 November, urges the government to take concrete steps towards ensuring…
A commuter omnibus operator Peter Chiware on 21 October 2019 reportedly threatened to shoot the entire TellZim newsroom staff following publication of a story involving a brawl between his…
Police this afternoon, 19 October 2019, assaulted journalist Ruvimbo Muchenje while they were dispersing protesters in the Harare City Centre. Muchenje is a journalist with one of Zimbabwe’s daily newspapers,…
The United Nations’ official endorsement of 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information is an opportunity the Zimbabwean government should seize to domesticate international instruments that…
In the past week, there were two major pronouncements by the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services and the President that are media related. The two issues are on…
This year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information Day (IDUAI) commemorated annually on 28 September comes at a timely moment for Zimbabwe to enact a democratic access to information…