State controlled media employees forced to sign anti-sanctions petition

Employees at the state controlled media houses have been forced to sign the anti-sanctions petition document.

In Bulawayo Zimpapers published an advertisement in the Chronicle, carrying 462 signatures purportedly denouncing the embargo.

According to NewsDay the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's (ZBC) Pockets Hill headquarters in Harare were given the anti-sanctions petition to sign on Wednesday.

An employee at the state broadcaster confirmed the development.

"The papers were brought to the station since it is a government institution. No one was told to sign but since the papers had been brought, people just queued up to sign," said the employee who declined to be named.

"We felt that if we did not sign, our loyalty would be questioned," said the employee.

ZBC spokesperson Sivukile Simango confirmed the development, but insisted the signing was voluntary.