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Chivayo seek to bar investigations
Journalists have rallied to support their colleagues facing threats from both the military and wealthy figure Wicknell Chivhayo over their investigative articles.Owen Gagare, News Editor at Ne...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuj condemns harassment of journalists
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (Zuj) has condemned a recent wave of harassment, cyber attacks, and intimidation of journalists by State and non-State actors, describing it as an existential threat ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean diamonds not as valuable as widely believed
The Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has disclosed that local diamonds, primarily found in Manicaland Province, do not possess the widely assumed high value, with approximately 75% of...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Robson Mhandu's ZBC sex scandal jolts industry
Media organizations are calling for a transparent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) after a senior executive was suspended for allegedly dem...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate digs in
A "BOGUS" Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Marondera Central parliamentary candidate, Misheck Manyere, has vowed that he will not betray his followers by withdrawing his candidacy.Speaking ...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
AMH journalists declare incapacitation
Journalists from Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), the biggest privately owned media Company in the country, have declared incapacitation and have not been reporting for work The Mirror reported.A s...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says journalists need support
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora says his party will support the media in the fight against hate speech and ensure that journalists' rights are respected ahead of the August polls.The MDC-T leade...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government reporters to down pens
The Zimbabwe's largest media house Zimpapers employees based in Bulawayo this week notified their employer of incapacitation.The Bulawayo government based journalists pleaded to that their emp...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:13hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
'If Auxillia Mnangagwa does not want you at her events, then don't go'
DEPUTY Information Minister Kindness Paradza has told journalists not to force themselves on First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who has developed a habit of hand picking reporters she wants and chasing so...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife bars private media, again
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) yesterday said it would soon re-engage government over First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's continued harassment of journalists from the private media.This c...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police, media meet ahead of polls
POLICE will today meet media stakeholders in Harare to discuss the safety of journalists ahead of this year's harmonised elections.The elections are expected in July of August.The meet...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trains police officers to deal with election riots
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is training its officers to deal with anticipated election related violence and has further set up an internal committee to investigate poll based crimes.Thi...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's CCC a sinking ship,' says former ZINASU leader after shock move to Zanu-PF
FORMER Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) spokesperson, Tatenda ‘Zuj' Mandondo who dumped Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activism for Zanu-PF has described the Nelson Chamisa led party a...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 05:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa welcomes Morgan Tsvangirai's brother to Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, Saturday said Zanu-PF structures should prepare themselves for an influx of former opposition supporters after receiving hundreds in Harare.In the hundreds was fo...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIO spooks on the prowl
A LEAKED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) report on the dire situation at privately-owned publishing house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) exposes the rot at the company, accentuated by spooky manoe...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CIO spooks on the prowl at Trevor Ncube's AMH?
A LEAKED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) report on the dire situation at privately-owned publishing house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) exposes the rot at the company, accentuated by spooky manoe...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Don't 'tag' journalists based on their media house
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has questioned ‘tagging' of journalists by naming their media houses in Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) accreditation cards saying this exposes them to harass...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journalists union deplores delayed Chamisa apology over reporters beaten at rally
With political tensions continuing to rise ahead of the crunch 2023 elections in the country, the safety of media practitioners has come under the spotlight after the assault of a female journalist ov...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'Corrupt officials bribing journalists'
INFORMATION and Publicity deputy minister Kindness Paradza has accused influential people of taking advantage of journalists' low salaries by offering them bribes to spike stories that expose corrupti...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF accuses Zimbabwe opposition parties of attempts to rig 2023 polls
The ruling Zanu-PF has, a surprise turn of events, accused opposition political parties of fraudulent activities during voter registration processes in attempts to rig next year's elections.Th...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to ZUJ, ZANU PF and ZRP Commissioner General
Zimbabwe has seen an upsurge in violence and violent crime. The brutal killing of Moreblessings Ali is one among many such violent crimes that are on the rise. It is disturbing that in the wak...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 12:36hrs | | by Thuthani Khumalo
Kazembe's 'hitman' in trouble
Freelance journalist Simbarashe Sithole has filed a police report against Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe's loyalist Isheunesu "Chief Sa...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 21:13hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
ZUJ urges journalists to be ethical
JOURNALISTS have been urged to be ethical and adhere to media laws when covering elections.In an election reporting webinar conducted by Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (Zuj) last week, journali...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Elections will force Zimbabwe to re-dollarise'
WHILE calls for dollarisation seem to be falling on deaf ears, an economics expert has predicted that government will give in to pressure and officially re-introduce the US dollar.Great Zimbab...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
We Don't Need Diaspora Vote, says Zanu-PF
A Zanu-PF Masvingo youth league leader has rubbished the continuous calls by the MDC Alliance to have Zimbabweans living and working in the Diaspora to vote in the 2023 elections, saying the ruling pa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
No to extortion on maternal health services in council clinics
THE Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) calls upon the Harare City Council to act decisively and stop harbouring and nurturing extortionist practices by health personnel in council clinics ag...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by ZUJ
Outpour of grief for top scribe Tutani
VETERAN Alpha Media Holdings journalist Conway Tutani has died. Tutani passed away on Monday afternoon at his Houghton Park home in Harare aged 67.His wife, Isabel, yesterday told NewsDay that...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Early Day capacitates young climate change reporters
Early Day, a local youth led organization that seeks to foster for the empowerment of youth, women and disabled persons in matters of sustainable developm...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 22:55hrs | 1 | by Paul Ndou
Put Zimbabwe first to help re-engagement efforts
IT is the role of the media to put Zimbabwe first when reporting to complement Government's re-engagement efforts meant to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The media when disseminating...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kariba journalist threatened with mortal harm
Kariba-based freelance investigative journalist, Obert Siamilandu, has received anonymous phone calls threatening harm to his personal life for penning th...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Laiton Kandawire in Kariba
Veteran journalist, Dongozi, to be honored.
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) divulged plans to honour the late veteran Journalist, rights advocate, environmentalist, friend rolled in one and immediate past secretary-general, Foster Vulin...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 08:15hrs | | by Shelton Muchena
Chideme calls it quits at ZUJ
Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (Zuj) president Michael Chideme has indicated that he is hanging his boots and will not contest in the forthcoming congress later this year.Chideme told journalists a...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daily News assistant editor dies
Tributes have been pouring in for veteran journalist and Daily News assistant editor Maxwell Sibanda who died at a Harare hospital yesterday morning after a short illness. In a statement, the ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZUJ blasts Mliswa over threats against media
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has blasted the legislator for Norton Temba Mliswa for issuing threats against journalists and the media after the expose of his bitter fight with his estranged...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:57hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
A tribute to fallen journalists in 2020
December has definitely been the worst month of the year 2020, which has really turned out to be the annus horribilis for virtually all Zimbabweans, especially members of the proverbial fourth estate ...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Muchadeyi Ashton Masunda
Dongozi laid to rest
THE late veteran journalist and Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) secretary general, Foster Dongozi, was laid to rest at his rural home in Sanyati yesterday, with mourners describing him as an inimi...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journalists who had contact with Dongozi urged to test for COVID-19
INFORMATION ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana has urged all journalists and other media persons who interacted with late veteran scribe Foster Dongozi at a recent Gweru workshop to immediatel...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 20:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Dongozi died from Covid-19
THERE are strong indications late Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) secretary general Foster Dongozi died of Covid-19.This comes after his media colleagues who were planning to travel to San...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 20:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
GoFundMe Funeral Fundraiser for Foster Dongozi
A fundraising appeal has been launched for the funeral of veteran journalist and Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) secretary-general Foster Dongozi who died Wednesday after experiencing respira...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Late Dongozi's family fumes at media
LATE veteran journalist and union leader Foster Dongozi's family is up in arms with local media for splashing news about their departed colleague's death when the family was still in the dark about th...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Union of Journalists SG dies
Zimbabwe Union of Journalists secretary-general and veteran journalist Foster Dongozi has died.Dongozi who is reported to have been suffering from a heart problem over a long period of time pa...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 20:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 Zanu-PF linked TV stations get licences
Six new free-to-air private television stations will go live in Zimbabwe within the next 18 months, joining ZBCTV, after the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) yesterday issued licences, ending ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:15hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC 16 August Demonstrations: Why there shall be a huge turnout!
In 1918, Eller Wheeler Wilcox the great American author once said "to sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of many" . Subsequently, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has call...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Erasmus Pongo
WATCH: ZUPCO buses stuck at a fuel garage
ZUPCO buses were ground to a halt in Harare on Wednesday after garages ran out fuel. A video that has circulated on the internet shows the buses stranded at a fuel garage.The person who is tak...Published: 30 May 2019 at 12:20hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Disinformation and misinformation the new battlefront
EDITOR,The information age has brought with it many opportunities as well as challenges. Is it not ironic that in this digital age where information is supposed to be available at our fingerti...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | | by Davison Kaiyo.
Home Affairs minister declines to comment on police brutality
HOME Affairs minister Cain Mathema yesterday flew into a rage after being taken to task over police brutality in crushing last week's shutdown protests, and declared he would not grant interviews to t...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police harass senior Masvingo journalist
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, ZUJ, would like to condemn police details in Masvingo, south east of Zimbabwe after they confiscated a press card belonging to the Union's First Vice Pre...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 11:44hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa clamps down on ZCTU protests
POLICE armed with truncheons, tear smoke canisters and water cannon laid siege on the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) head office in Harare yesterday and arrested top officials as government ...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa’s dictatorial tendencies exposed
Following the confirmation of President Mnangagwa's election victory by the Constitutional Court and his subsequent inauguration last month, the nation had one eye on the unfolding mayoral elections a...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
ZUJ commends Masvingo journalists for refusing to be bullied by MDC Alliance Councillor
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, ZUJ, would like to commend journalists in Masvingo for refusing to be bullied by Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, MDCA, councillor Godfrey Kurauone.C...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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