Zimbabwe Media Commission seek to ban unregistered foreign newspapers

The Zimbabwe Media Commission on Thursday said it will ask authorities to ban foreign newspapers that are not registered to operate in the country.

"The Zimbabwe media commission has resolved to bar affected papers from entrance into and circulation within Zimbabwe until they comply with Zimbabwe's laws," commission chairman Godfrey Majonga said in a statement.

Majonga singled out the Sunday Times newspaper as having failed to comply with the rules, which require all journalists working in the country to obtain accreditation from the commission.

"We regret that one and a half years since our reminder to the affected media services to comply with Zimbabwe's laws by regularising their status and that of all journalists working for them, the same papers and journalists are operating exactly as they were doing a year ago," Majonga said.