Articles by Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
Minister stipulates impartiality of public broadcaster
(MISA/IFEX) – Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Information and Broadcasting Tuliameni Kalomoh called on the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) not to become solely a mouthpiece of the government, but to serve the nation as a whole, reports the “Namibian” newspaper. Kalomoh was speaking at a press conference to mark the introduction of members of the […]
Journalist threatened with eviction because of his work
(MISA/IFEX) – Journalist Isidoro Natalicio, based in the Kwanza-Norte provincial capital, Ndalatando, is to be evicted from his home on 20 June 2000 because he reports for the Voice of America, Angola’s Catholic radio station Radio Ecclesia, and the Portuguese news agency, LUSA. Natalicio is also the official correspondent for the state-owned daily “Jornal de […]
Newsmen found guilty of criminal defamation
**Updates IFEX alerts of 7 June, 24 and 23 February 2000** (MISA/IFEX) – The three “Standard” journalists charged with criminal defamation over a story headlined “Draft printed ahead of results” have been found guilty. Managing director Clive Wilson, then editor Andy Moyse and reporter Chengetayi Zvauya will be sentenced on Tuesday 20 June 2000. This […]
Court rejects urgent application for radio station licence
**Updates IFEX alert of 3 May 2000** (MISA/IFEX) – On 14 June 2000, the Zimbabwe Supreme Court rejected an urgent application by a prospective independent radio station, Capital Radio, to nullify Section 27 of the Broadcasting Act. The Court also rejected the demand by Capital Radio that it be issued with a licence to broadcast […]
Supreme Court orders public broadcaster to end bias
(MISA/IFEX) – On 13 June 2000, the Zimbabwe Supreme Court issued a ground breaking interim order compelling the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) and its employees to act impartially in the reporting and distribution of news and information. The order followed an application to this effect by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, which […]
Editor served with writ of execution
(MISA/IFEX) – The editor of “MoAfrika” news magazine, Candi Ramainoane, has failed to get the Lesotho High Court to cancel a writ of execution allowing for his assets to be attached in lieu of the defamation judgement against him in December 1999. The failure of the court to stop the writ is highly questionable since […]
Newspaper vendors attacked, newspapers burned
(MISA/IFEX) – The free distribution of privately-owned newspapers is being curtailed in Kwekwe, in the Midlands Province, as a result of attacks on vendors, reports the “Zimbabwe Independent” newspaper. The newspapers affected are the “Zimbabwe Independent”, the “Standard” and the “Daily News”. The distributor of two of the affected newspapers, Publications Distribution, said vendors were […]
Trial of journalists closes, judgement pending
(MISA/IFEX) – The trial of three newsmen from the “Standard” has closed in the Harare Magistrate’s Court, with judgement expected to be passed on 16 June 2000. The three, publisher and managing director Clive Wilson, former acting editor Andrew Moyse and reporter Chengetai Zvauya, are facing charges of criminal defamation arising from an article published […]