Articles by Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
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“Zimbabwe Mirror” reporter arrested
(MISA/IFEX) – On Monday 20 August 2001, news editor of “The Zimbabwe Mirror” Wallace Chuma and reporter Constantine Chimakure were arrested and questioned by the Law and Order Section of the police about stories that appeared in the 17 August edition of “The Zimbabwe Mirror”. The story in question relates to the looting of about […]
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Editor arrested over story
(MISA/IFEX) – On Wednesday 22 August 2001, the Zimbabwean police arrested Mark Chavunduka, editor of “The Standard”, over the publication of a story in the Sunday 19 August edition of his newspaper claiming that President Mugabe was being haunted by the ghost of the late commander of the Zanla forces, Josiah Tongogara. On 22 August, […]
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Editor-in-chief and reporter plead not guilty to defamation charges
(MISA/IFEX) – On 22 August 2001, “The Post” newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Fred M’membe, reporter Bivan Saluseki and opposition sympathiser Edith Nawakwi, pleaded “not guilty” to a charge of “defamation of the president,” when they appeared in a Lusaka Magistrate’s court. Their trial has been scheduled for 5 and 6 September, while their bond was extended. M’membe […]
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“Radio Phoenix” general manager threatened
(MISA/IFEX) – “Radio Phoenix” General Manager Elizabeth Pemba says she received calls from an anonymous caller who warned her in Nyanja, a vernacular language, to “stop being cheeky.” In a 21 August 2001 letter to her lawyer, copied to the Zambia Independent Media Association (ZIMA), Pemba said she got the first two calls on 20 […]
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Police bar journalist from leaving the country and confiscate his passport
(MISA/IFEX) – On 18 August 2001, the Angolan border police barred journalist Gilberto Neto from travelling to London and confiscated his passport. Neto, a reporter for the local weekly “Folha 8” and a Reuters stringer, was on his way to attend a three-week Reuters Foundation course on business news. According to the journalist, the border […]
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Private radio station shut down
(MISA/IFEX) – On 19 August 2001, President Chiluba’s government shut down privately-owned Radio Phoenix for non-renewal of its broadcasting licences for Lusaka, the capital city and Kabwe, a neighbouring town, which were due in February and April this year respectively. Officials at Radio Phoenix said the amount involved was about K4 million (US$1,000), which the […]
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Journalists face another charge, government remains defiant amid criticism
(MISA/IFEX) – Fresh charges have been laid against four “Daily News” journalists, Geoff Nyarota, Bill Saidi, Sam Munyavi and John Gambanga. According to Lawrence Chibwe, the journalists’ lawyer, the four are now being charged with contravening Section 44 (2) (b) of the Law and Order Maintenance Act (LOMA), as read with Section 44 (1). The […]
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Editor and journalists released
(MISA/IFEX) – The editor-in-chief of the “Daily News”, Geoff Nyarota, assistant editor Bill Saidi and journalists John Gambanga and Sam Munyavi were released on 15 August 2001, after police dropped the charge of “publishing a false statement,” according to the Law and Order Maintenance Act (LOMA), Section 50 (2) (a), and substituted it with the […]