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...

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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The discussion was held in Bulawayo on 28 January 2017 and was led by the following panelists: 1.Innocent Mupanganyama-ZPP National spokesperson 2.Thabitha Khumalo-MDC -T deputy national spokesperson 3.Iphithule Maphosa -Zapu spokesperson 4.Methuseli Moyo-Zim First head of communication  5. Mbuso...

THIS week the Zimbabwe Independent — which last month began publishing fresh stories based on our ground-breaking investigation into the Marange alluvial diamonds discovery and subsequent looting — exposes collusion between the state and illegal dealers in the grand theft of the precious mineral...