Articles by Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Information minister lashes out at independent media
(MISA/IFEX) – The Department of Information and Publicity in the President’s office will not entertain any queries or inquiries from reporters or media organisations that are incapable of reporting accurately, Minister of Information and Publicity Jonathan Moyo said, in a statement “The Herald” reported on Friday 11 May 2001. Moyo said that the lack of […]
Reporter assaulted by police and suspected ruling party supporters
(MISA/IFEX) – On 5 May 2001, freelance journalist Obert Simwanza was beaten by a police officer and suspected ruling party, Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), supporters, following the violent disruption of a planned rally in Lusaka called by an MMD faction opposed to President Chiluba’s leadership of the party. Simwanza said he was assaulted by […]
Journalist interrogated, MISA condemns banning of media
(MISA/IFEX) – The following is a 9 May 2001 MISA statement: MISA condemns banning of media in Swaziland The Media Institute of Southern Africa regrets the decision and the action taken by the Swaziland government on May 4, 2001 to prevent the publication of the Guardian of Swaziland newspaper and the Nation magazine. MISA also […]
Government asked to review decision to ban newspaper and magazine
(MISA/IFEX) – As of 4 May 2001, the government of Swaziland has banned the print version of the “Guardian” newspaper from circulating in the country, in the wake of the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration. The newspaper has been blamed for not fulfilling all the requirements under the country’s media laws, […]
Freelance photographers arrested
(MISA/IFEX) – Three freelance photographers were arrested on Thursday 26 April 2001 by President Mugabe’s security personnel after taking pictures of Mugabe as he toured stands at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair, “The Daily News” reported on 30 April. The photographers, who were officially accredited to cover the fair, were approached by plainclothes security people […]
Journalist assaulted
(MISA/IFEX) – On 29 April 2001 “The Standard” reported that one of the newspaper’s correspondents was attacked last week by suspected Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) youths in Ruwa’s Mandalay Park. Ruwa is a small town thirty kilometres outside Harare. The journalist, Samuel Mungadze, was investigating claims that people in the surrounding […]
Reporter sues information minister and newspaper
(MISA/IFEX) – On 26 April 2001, “The Daily News” reported that on Tuesday 24 April, lawyers representing “Daily News” political reporter Sandra Nyaira gave Minister of State for Information and Publicity in the President’s Office Jonathan Moyo and “The Herald” newspaper three days to retract a defamatory story carried by the newspaper or jointly face […]
Probe into journalists’ abduction and torture hits snag
(MISA/IFEX) – Police investigations into the abduction and torture of two journalists of the weekly “The Standard”, Mark Chavunduka and Ray Choto, have run into a brick wall of political and bureaucratic obstacles, one year after the retired chief justice, Anthony Gubbay, ordered an inquiry, the “Zimbabwe Independent” reported on 20 April 2001. In a […]