Media Alert: The Media Centre Director picked by police
The director of the Media Centre, Earnest Mudzengi was reportedly picked up this morning (7 April 2016) by plain clothed police officers in connection with the stories published on www.zimsentinel.com website. He is detained at the Harare Central police station. More details to follow.
Digital Security: 9 things you need to know about WhatsApp encryption
All WhatsApp messages are now supported by end-to-end encryption - but what does this mean for you and me? The new move will ensure that a user’s messages can only be read by the person it's sent to. No one else will be able to see the message, not cyber-criminals, law enforcement agencies and...
End-to-end encryption
WhatsApp has always prioritized making your data and communication as secure as possible. And today, we're proud to announce that we've completed a technological development that makes WhatsApp a leader in protecting your private communication: full end-to-end encryption. From now on when you...
Internet as a human right
The rapid technological developments of the past few decades have affected almost every sphere of our livelihoods; this is also true for human rights discourse. As access to the internet is improving worldwide, there has been a corresponding increase in discussions on how the internet affects...
Global Press Institute seeks aspiring journalists [Zimbabwe, Zambia]
Aspiring journalists can apply for these positions.The Global Press Institute (GPI) is recruting women to become reporters in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Selected applicants will be complete a journalism training program and go on to be a full- or part-time professional reporter for the Global Press...
VMCZ condolence message on the death of Gweru Times Editor, Vincent Rangwe.
The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) has learnt with shock and sadness on the passing on of the Gweru Times Editor, Vincent Rangwe. Rangwe was a dedicated media professional whose presence and contributions will be greatly missed. VMCZ sends its condolences to the Rangwe family as...
Media key in peace-building: ZPP
JOURNALISTS have been called to be instruments in peace-building efforts than be abused in propagating hate speech and conflict.The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), a local human rights watchdog that pays special attention to issues of conflict and peace in communities, said Zimbabwe was in dire...
Find ways to co-exist with new media- Press urged
Newspapers have been urged to be innovative for them to remain afloat and find ways of co-existing with social media, which has taken the world by storm and sometimes gives citizens information in real time.This came out at a media roundtable between Chinese media leaders and their counterparts...
Komla Dumor Award 2016: Seeking a future star of African journalism
BBC has opened applications for the second year of the Komla Dumor Award. The programme is in honour of the late BBC reporter Komla Dumor. It aims to give training to an African journalist. The winner will work for BBC for three months. They will develop and report on their own African stories...
Message by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on #InternationalWomensDay
This year’s celebration of International Women’s Day is the first within the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are confidently asserted in that Agenda as intrinsic to progress.The new Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals include a...
