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 — continues to lay bare the vicious savagery which engulfed the area when the government unleashed...

Are African journalists engaging openly on social media? Is it important for their jobs? Please help us find out. frayintermedia is conducting research on social media usage by, and online harassment of, African journalists. The survey will take 8-10 minutes to complete, in return we will send you...

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[TECHZIM]The Minister of ICT, Supa Mandiwanzira has just issued a statement announcing the suspension of tariff increases on mobile data. The suspension follows a major outcry from consumers following an activation of floor prices on mobile data bundles. POTRAZ, the country’s telecoms regulator...

WHILE real-life diamond heists are as dramatic as robberies we see in the movies — from the raiding of vaults at the Antwerp Diamond Centre in Belgium where US$127 million was stolen in 2003, to the US$107 million mugging at Harry Winston store in Paris, France, in 2008 — the looting of Marange...

The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) has collaborated with the Digital Society of Zimbabwe (DSZ) to launch a petition following the hike of data tariffs by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ). Add your voice as we petition POTRAZ to reconsider the...

STAKEHOLDERS in the media industry have accused the government of stifling citizens’ right to communicate over the internet by increasing the cost of data and making it inaccessible to the majority, who had become dependent on social media platforms for news.

BY PAIDAMOYO MUZULU

This follows the recent decision by the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) to hike the floor price for data to 2c/MB, which is nearly four times the current data charged by mobile phone operators.

Misa Zimbabwe director, Nhlanhla Ngwenya said the new tariffs were an indirect control on social media by the government.

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Dear Colleagues and Partners Please be advised that the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) will be closed for its annual break from today Friday 16 December 2016 to 16 January 2017. Should you have any urgent business, call 0772125658/9 or email  director@vmcz.co.zw /...

Women photojournalists who reported in dangerous environments can be nominated for an award. The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award honoring AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed in Afghanistan...

  Recruitment Period Open date: November 14th, 2016 Next review date: January 27th, 2017 Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: January 27th, 2017 Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be...