Fear, trepidation mark Media Freedom Day
On Zimbabwe’s Independence Day, April 18, Alpha Media Holdings chief photographer Aaron Ufumeli was assaulted by police while on duty, taking pictures of events during the celebrations at the National Sports Stadium. PAIDAMOYO MUZULU He was attacked when police noticed that he was taking pictures...
Spike in journalists arrests
POLICE arbitrary arrests of journalists legally doing their work has spiked by 130% in the past 12 months as the State intensifies its suppression of freedom of expression and keeping the electronic media closed to private players, the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (Maz) has said. by PAIDAMOYO MUZULU...
Author Mungoshi target of death hoax
CELEBRATED author Charles Mungoshi is alive contrary to reports that went viral yesterday on different social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp that claimed the writer had died. BY WINSTONE ANTONIO Mungoshi’s son, Farai, dismissed as fake news reports his father had died, saying this...
AMH scribes dominate investigative journalism awards
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) journalists on Thursday dominated the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) Investigative Journalism Awards. AMH investigative journalists Elias Mambo and Obey Manayiti scooped the investigative journalists of the year award, while AMH multi-media producer and...
Civil Society Organisations Urged to Integrate Social Media into Communications Matrix
Hivos Southern Africa has urged civil society organizations (CSOs) to integrate social media into their communications matrix as this provides a valuable opportunity for them to reach their communications goals and new audiences more efficiently. By Tafadzwa Tseisi While media polarisation in...
Zim editor, journalist held over Mugabe ‘health scare’ story
Harare – Zimbabwean police have reportedly arrested the editor of the privately-owned News Day newspaper, for "undermining President Robert Mugabe". According to New Zimbabwe, this followed the publication of a story that claimed Mugabe was "in fresh health scare". The editor, Wisdom...
Call for Entries: Investigative Journalism Awards
Professional and freelance journalists or teams of journalists are eligible to apply for the inaugural Investigative Journalism Awards 2017. Application Deadline: Friday 17th March, 2017 Eligible Fields: Print Radio Television Online About the Award: The VMCZ is accepting entries for the inaugural...
Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth
UNITED States President Donald Trump’s election and his disdain for the mainstream media has been seen by some as the triumph of “post-truth politics”. guest column: George Ogola Post-truth politics is a culture in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals...
How Mbada joined the diamond rush
THIS week the Zimbabwe Independent — which in December last year began publishing fresh stories based on our ground-breaking investigation into the Marange alluvial diamonds discovery and subsequent looting — will start focussing on companies that were involved in the mining of diamonds. Attention...
Human Rights group hails media
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has hailed weather experts for effectively using the media to dispatch information about Cyclone Dineo currently sweeping across the country. BY SILAS NKALA MIHR yesterday said it conducted a survey where at least 88% of people in Matabeleland...
