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Gono's adviser causes a stir at Trevor Ncube's Alpha Media
28 Nov 2011 at 12:41hrs | Views
Munyaradzi Kereke, the adviser to RBZ governor Gideon Gono, has caused a stir at Alpha Media Holdings by accusing 2 journalists at the stable of soliciting bribes from him.
He also claims one of them gained entry to his house under false pretenses. Kereke said at least two journalists from the Standard separately demanded bribes in order to kill stories about him.
2 weeks ago Kereke also filed charges of criminal defamation and theft against Standard editor Nevanji Madanhire and reporter Nqaba Matshazi.
Kereke does not name the journalists, but says he will expose them when asked by the proprietors of the newspaper.
Kereke admits paying the journalists various sums of money, at one time to cover rent for one of them. Kereke, a banker turned commercial farmer and businessman, has sponsored various journalistic awards.
He has spent the past 2 weeks writing open and private letters to media stakeholders and newspapers, and asked Alpha Media management for a meeting to discuss the problem.
He has appealed to the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe, the Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists and media trainers for assistance.
Alpha Media Holdings owner Trevor Ncube is understood to have asked his management to deal swiftly with the allegations raised by Kereke.
The accusation comes hard on the heels of the suspension of NewsDay political editor Kelvin Jakachira over allegations of corruption involving Kereke.
Jakachira acquired a car linked to one of Kereke's medical companies.
He also claims one of them gained entry to his house under false pretenses. Kereke said at least two journalists from the Standard separately demanded bribes in order to kill stories about him.
2 weeks ago Kereke also filed charges of criminal defamation and theft against Standard editor Nevanji Madanhire and reporter Nqaba Matshazi.
Kereke does not name the journalists, but says he will expose them when asked by the proprietors of the newspaper.
Kereke admits paying the journalists various sums of money, at one time to cover rent for one of them. Kereke, a banker turned commercial farmer and businessman, has sponsored various journalistic awards.
He has spent the past 2 weeks writing open and private letters to media stakeholders and newspapers, and asked Alpha Media management for a meeting to discuss the problem.
He has appealed to the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe, the Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists and media trainers for assistance.
Alpha Media Holdings owner Trevor Ncube is understood to have asked his management to deal swiftly with the allegations raised by Kereke.
The accusation comes hard on the heels of the suspension of NewsDay political editor Kelvin Jakachira over allegations of corruption involving Kereke.
Jakachira acquired a car linked to one of Kereke's medical companies.
Source - Sunday Times
