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By Staff Writer The High Court has ordered the Health and Information Ministries to provide information on the government’s state of preparedness and efforts in fighting the spread of the COVID-19 in the country’s 16 official languages. High Court judge Justice Mafusire on Friday ordered that the two ministries should with immediate effect publish and …
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By Staff Writer Information Secretary Nick Mangwana has apologised to journalists that were harassed by security details who are enforcing the COVID-19 national lockdown regulations. Relations between journalists and security services reached rock bottom when the Media Institute of Southern Africa approached the High Court seeking protection of journalists as they carry out their duties. …
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By Joel Mandaza Present-day Zimbabwe will be studied in history books in the not so distant future. It will be remembered as a country that could not voluntarily do what is right for its citizens. Among examples that future historians will look at, the state’s response to COVID-19 will be prominent. Over the years, the …
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By James Martin The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has told the police and other state security agents that the fight against COVID-19 cannot be effective without the participation of journalists. This follows a High Court order compelling the police and other state agents enforcing the lockdown regulations to stop harassing and detaining journalists …
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By James Martin Seasoned lawyer Chris Mhike has told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information and Broadcasting Services that they should use the Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill to do away with the issues of multiple accreditations for media practitioners in the country. Despite being duly accredited to practice journalism in the country by the Zimbabwe …
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This Bill makes additional provisions with regard to the Zimbabwe Media Commission which is established by section 248 of the Constitution and whose functions are detailed in section 249 of the Constitution with the objective to protect the rights to the freedom of expression and the freedom of the media granted under section 61of the Constitution. The …
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Introduction The Zimbabwe government gazetted the Commentary on the Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill (hereinafter the Bill) on 9 August 2019. This relatively short Bill seeks to give effect to Sections 61, 248 and 249 of Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution. Section 61 of the Constitution is on the right to freedom of expression and freedom of the media while Sections …
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MISA Zimbabwe urges the Zimbabwean authorities and the police to swiftly investigate the case involving the reported assault and abduction of Bustop TV comedian Samantha Kureya by unidentified armed men from her home in Harare’s high-density suburb of Mufakose. These acts of lawlessness cannot be allowed to continue with impunity given the serious risk they pose to …
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By Tafadzwa Muranganwa The government says some criticism being levelled against the Freedom of Information Bill are not fair and urged stakeholders in the media to wait for the other two media Bills to effectively measure the genuineness of the new administration on media reforms Various stakeholders and media experts have labelled the new Bill …
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