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Zimbabwe: Cabinet Approves Draconian Media Law Repeal
The Herald, 13 February 2019
Cabinet yesterday resolved to repeal the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and amend the Police Act as the Second Republic demonstrates determination to… Read more »
Mnangagwa Repeals Mugabe's Draconian Media Law in Zimbabwe
The controversial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) saw dozens of journalists arrested and foreign correspondents deported since its enactment in 2001. State media says the repeal of AIPPA shows President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "determination" to embark on reforms, but already there are indications that new laws will be brought in to replace it.
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Zimbabwe: Watchdog Urges Speedy Licensing of Community Radio Stations
New Zimbabwe, 14 February 2019
Independent media watchdog Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe on Wednesday urged the Zimbabwe government to urgently license community radio stations to foster… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt to License More Radio Stations
The Herald, 14 February 2019
Government will soon license a number of radio stations, a development that will see more players joining the industry in line with Zimbbwe's constitutional provisions for media… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Legislators Must Tread Carefully On Posa, Aippa
The Herald, 24 December 2018
Government has mooted the idea of amending two critical laws: AIPPA and POSA. This is in response to calls for deeper political reforms from local, foreign-funded non-governmental… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: National Broadcaster Opens New Radio Station
New Zimbabwe, 14 July 2018
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation has launched yet another radio station with signs the Zanu PF led government was not keen on opening up the country's closely guarded… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Repeal Aippa, Posa for a Free Media
Kubatana.net, 4 May 2018
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) joins all Zimbabweans and the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day. Read more »
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Southern Africa: Govt's Broadcasting Licence Call Questionable
MISA, 31 January 2018
MISA Zimbabwe is greatly concerned with government's sincerity to boost local content production following the call by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) on 21 January… Read more »
InFocus
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The European Union and the United States imposed sanctions against Zimbabwe in 2000 after they accused former leader Robert Mugabe of election rigging, the repression of media ... Read more »
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Reporters Without Borders and Freedom House have said in a report that while every region of the world saw declines in press freedom, there are some bright spots in parts of Africa ... Read more »
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Conrad Gweru, a freelance journalist spent two days in police cells after he was arrested for taking pictures at a road traffic accident scene. Zimbabwe has been notorious for ... Read more »
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In yet another example of what human rights campaigners are calling excessive use of force by police, plain-clothed police officers have allegedly brutally attacked three Alpha ... Read more »
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In a statement to mark World Press Freedom Day, the Media Institute of Southern Africa said it is disappointed by government's und Read more »
