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Complaints and Rulings
Press Statement: Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe’s (VMCZ) Response to Complaints Against Unregistered and Secrective Online Media Houses
The VMCZ is seriously concerned over copyright infringement and defamation by unregistered and secretive online media houses reporting on Zimbabwe, within and outside of the country. The VMCZ is...
Ms Sukai Tongogara v/s Pindula (February 2023)
Nature of Complaint Ms Sukai Tongogara filed an official complaint with the Media Complaints Committee on 14 February 2023 via WhatsApp regarding her profile/ biography that was published by Pindula...
Mr Ashirai Mutirikwi Mawere v/s The Masvingo Mirror (January 2023)
Nature of Complaint Mr Ashirai Mutirikwi Mawere through his lawyers Machiridza Commercial Law Chambers lodged a complaint via an email on 29 January 2023 with the Media Complaints Committee over an...
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VMCZ is a professional media self-regulatory body set up in 2007 by Zimbabwean journalists and other stakeholders in civil society who subscribe to the principles of media freedom, accountability, independence, and ethical journalism. VMCZ’s mission is to promote a strong and ethical media with the ability to contribute to building a more democratic and just society within policy and legal environments that facilitate growth and development of independent, pluralistic, and free media.
