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Alarm over Zimbabwe's new media blueprint
Media advocacy groups have raised serious concerns over what they describe as the veiled criminalisation of journalism in Zimbabwe's new National Media Policy, launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:53hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
ZMC threatens to muzzle the press on Gukurahundi genocide reporting
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chairperson, Professor Ruby Magosvongwe, says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks to control Gukurahundi genocide coverage process
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chair Professor Ruby Magosvongwe says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative clique ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Police caution politicians over hate speech ahead of 2023 polls
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has cautioned politicians against using inflammatory language or hate speech that incite violence and polarize the country ahead of the 2023 elections, The Standard ...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zec goes after media
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has formed a committee to monitor local media, a move which observers said was tantamount to a clampdown on journalists covering electoral processes.Zim...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mounting concerns over breach of ethical journalism
The names of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Washington Post reporters who gained international eminence as premier investigative journalists, following their investigation and exposure of th...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:51hrs | 25 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Cyber Security Bill sails through
THE Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill on Wednesday sailed through the Senate without debate, but media lobby groups have immediately expressed wary over the potential abuse of the law by the gov...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Free Press still elusive, says VMCZ
MEDIA lobby organisation, Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) yesterday said a continued media violations in the country was a sign that a free press was still far from being achieved.V...Published: 01 May 2021 at 08:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa fights to open Zimbabwe airwaves more
THE government said yesterday that it planned to open up the country's airwaves further by issuing more television and radio licences to independent players.Speaking during a well-supported Da...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
VMCZ trains scribes on investigative journalism
VOLUNTARY Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) executive director, Loughty Dube has called on media houses to set aside adequate budgets to facilitate in-depth investigations by journalists within their s...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police targets Mnangagwa critics
THE Zimbabwe Re-public Police (ZRP) yesterday threatened to clamp down on social media users who "cyber-bully" government officials, which critics say is meant to muzzle critics of President Emmerson ...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Media organisations cry foul over television licensing
LOCAL media organisations yesterday cried foul over the granting of television licenses to six entities linked to the ruling Zanu-PF party and government.The Broadcasting Association of Zimbab...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
VMCZ intervenes in Skyz Metro FM, Cal Vin beef
ZIMBABWE rapper Cal Vin and Skyz Metro FM seem to have buried their differences after the intervention of the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) who sat the two down this week, with both parti...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Parliament demands Zimpapers overhaul
CHAIRPERSON of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media, Prince Dubeko Sibanda (MDC Alliance) yesterday called for the revival of the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust (ZMMT) to stop government interfer...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans rejoice as internet services are restored
Zimbabweans rejoiced yesterday as blocked social media platforms were restored following a High Court ruling on Monday.The ruling follows a challenge by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights a...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Felix Moyo under fire
National University of Science and Technology (NUST) director of communications Mr Felix Moyo is under fire from media practitioners based in Bulawayo after he called a press conference only to turn i...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 12:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwese TV craze hits Harare
ECONET recorded brisk business in Harare yesterday after its shops started selling accessories for its new television pay-per-view offering Kwese TV following a High Court ruling overturning a governm...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe turns blind eye to corruption
IN many advanced democracies and in progressive economies, irregularities such as inflated payments and gross violations of regulations, which border on corruption and abuse of office within various g...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Mugabe is breeding endemic corruption
President Robert Mugabe often presents himself as a clean politician who abhors corruption, but latest developments in his government have once again stoked accusations that the veteran ruler does...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 20:26hrs | 1 | by Veranda Langa
ZBC unlikely to reform ahead of 2018 elections
As the 2018 watershed elections loom in the country, public broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) which enjoys a monopoly on the local airwaves has come under the spotlight as opposition...Published: 15 May 2017 at 17:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's police summon journalists
POLICE on Friday summoned leaders of local media lobby organisations, claiming they wanted to understand how journalists operate amid fears they are preparing for a crackdown against independe...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 13:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Charamba, Mushowe undoes Jonathan Moyo's work
After a brief ceasefire ushered by former Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo following his return to the ministry in 2013, the Zanu-PF strategist's successor Chris Mus...Published: 10 Jan 2016 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Geoff Nyarota distorting facts'
Media self-regulation is a valuable model in pursuit of press freedom, professionalism and healthy interaction between journalists and consumers of news and information.The Voluntary Media Cou...Published: 15 Nov 2015 at 10:11hrs | | by Loughty Dube
Labelling Naija journos 'Boko Horam' unfortunate
Journalists and media practitioners have said it is unfortunate that Information minister Jonathan Moyo likened Nigerian journalists who ambushed President Robert Mugabe during the recent inaugura...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 10:40hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
'Mujuru probe must target all'
Transparency International-Zimbabwe (TI-Z) has said the investigation of former Vice-President Joice Mujuru over allegations of corruption should not be driven by the desire to settle personal sc...Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daily News in trouble over 'Bloodbath in ZANU-PF'
The state media on Thursday reported that the ruling party, Zanu-PF, has approached the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) and the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe to register a complaint against t...Published: 27 Nov 2014 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Media watchdogs bemoan excessive Grace Mugabe coverage
Media organisations are crying foul over excessive coverage of the First Lady, Grace Mugabe on the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) stations saying government is abusing the State media....Published: 13 Oct 2014 at 16:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe condemned for trying to gag Zanu-PF officials
MEDIA advocacy groups and media experts have blasted President Robert Mugabe for attempting to gag his Zanu-PF officials from engaging the independent media saying such a move would worsen media polar...Published: 07 Sep 2014 at 15:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe has no genuine interest in fighting corruption'
CIVIL society groups have dared President Robert Mugabe to name, shame and punish cabinet ministers and other top officials implicated in corruption, including those demanding bribes from potentia...Published: 16 Mar 2014 at 11:31hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe under fire
President Robert Mugabe has come under blistering attack from anti-graft campaigners and analysts for failing to do his homework after publicly lynching former Zimbabwe Mining Development ...Published: 23 Feb 2014 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Loughty Dube appointed VMCZ acting executive director
The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) Board has appointed Mr. Loughty Dube as the Acting Executive Director of the VMCZ with effect from 01 December, 2013.Dube's appointment comes af...Published: 28 Nov 2013 at 10:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
The state of journalism ethics in Zimbabwe report launch
The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) will on Tuesday 3, September 2013 launch a report entitled “The State of Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe” at the Ambassador ...Published: 02 Sep 2013 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Three Zim journalists die within 24 hours
Zimbabwe journalism fraternity is in state of shock after three journalists died on Monday.The three are King Dube, Orirando Manwere and Salatiel Mutasa.This brings to six the number o...Published: 20 Mar 2012 at 07:49hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
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