(MISA/IFEX) – On 6 June 2000, Chenjerai Hunzvi, the chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association, gave what he called a “last warning” to the independent daily “The Daily News”, to desist from publishing articles that tarnished his image and that of his organisation. Hunzvi told reporters at a press conference that he […]
(MISA/IFEX) – On 6 June 2000, Chenjerai Hunzvi, the chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association, gave what he called a “last warning” to the independent daily “The Daily News”, to desist from publishing articles that tarnished his image and that of his organisation.
Hunzvi told reporters at a press conference that he had called the press conference to refute the articles in “The Daily News” which he said were “a lot of rubbish.” “I do not want to start a war with the newspaper, but this is my first warning,” he told reporters at the press conference. Hunzvi also threatened to sue the newspaper, which he said was making a lot of money by reporting maliciously about him and portraying him as a monster.
In response, the paper’s editor-in-chief, Geoff Nyarota, was quoted as saying his newspaper did not publish for the pleasure of any individual, but rather for the benefit of its readers, after satisfying themselves that their stories were as accurate as possible.
Hunzvi is currently at the helm of a campaign to occupy commercial farms in the country. The organisation has occupied some 1,500 commercial farms to date.
