Articles by Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
High ranking politician sues newspaper
(MISA/IFEX) – The vice president of Malawi’s ruling United Democratic Front (UDF), Aleke Banda, has said that he is suing the Lilongwe-based independent weekly “The Chronicle” over a story that fingered him as having corruptly spent 19 million Malawi Kwacha (about US$264,000). In a front page story entitled “Muluzi Urged To Dissolve Cabinet”, and sub-titled […]
Political party security guards threaten journalists
(MISA/IFEX) – On 30 September 2000, security guards from Mozambique’s main opposition party, Renamo, threatened two journalists and tried to prevent them from covering a weekend meeting in the central city of Chimoio, despite the fact that the journalists had been invited to the meeting. The Mozambican news agency AIM says the two reporters involved […]
Police raid and silence new broadcaster, new broadcasting legislation approved
(MISA/IFEX) – On the night of 4 October 2000, armed Zimbabwean police located and raided the studios of private broadcaster Capitol Radio, at Harare’s Monomotapa Hotel. Capital Radio had been broadcasting since 28 September in the absence of any broadcasting regulatory framework and following a Supreme Court ruling on 22 September which nullified the state’s […]
First private radio station hits the airwaves
(MISA/IFEX) – The “Herald” newspaper has reported that Capitol Radio, Zimbabwe’s first private radio station, has begun broadcasting, a week after the Supreme Court struck down the law giving the government a monopoly over the airwaves. According to the “Herald” source, the station began broadcasting on 29 September 2000. This was confirmed by Mike Auret, […]
Tough rules for new broadcasters planned
(MISA/IFEX) – The “Financial Gazette” newspaper reports that the government is planning to formulate tough rules and regulations for aspiring broadcasters. The regulations are expected to be gazetted into law by President Robert Mugabe on 29 September 2000, under the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act. Under the regulations, only companies owned by Zimbabweans would be […]
Court rules in favour of state broadcasting employee
(MISA/IFEX) – On 27 September 2000, the Namibian Labour Court ordered the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to reinstate senior staff member Norah Appolus to the post of news chief at the public broadcaster. The ruling stemmed from an application to this effect by Appolus following several sweeping changes to the top management of the NBC […]
Journalist arrested for theft, claims harassment over story
(MISA/IFEX) – On 14 September 2000, journalist Prince Jamali was arrested along with three other Montfort Press employees, in the Balaka district, in connection with two missing laptop computers, a printer and music compact discs at the media house. The four have been charged with theft and released on bail. Jamali, who works for the […]
State broadcaster to continue with its broadcasting monopoly
(MISA/IFEX) – The minister of state for information and publicity, Jonathan Moyo, says the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) will continue to enjoy its broadcasting monopoly until the government establishes a regulatory framework giving conditions for new players. Moyo made the announcement on ZBC news in reaction to the recent High Court judgement in favour of […]