Face to face with Beitbridge’s daring smuggling syndicates
SMUGGLERS are now a common sight in Beitbridge, just like Harare’s illegal taxi operators, commonly known as mushikashika that operate in daylight as police watch. News in Depth BY Obey Manayiti A recent investigation by The Standard revealed that smuggling syndicates have mushroomed at Zimbabwe’s...
World Association of Press Councils (WAPC) Statement on the worrying (global)state of media freedom
The World Association of Press Council (WAPC) is concerned with media violations taking place in several countries around the world. WAPC is particularly concerned with the continued arrest, harassment, killing, use of insult laws to arrest journalists and planned use of cyber-crime laws in...
Veteran Journalist, Gawe, Dies
By Radio VOP Staff Reporter Harare, November 14, 2016 – VETERAN journalist and former editor Oliver Gawe has died. He was in his 60s. Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) chairperson Njabulo Ncube announced Monday morning that the Zinef treasurer died on Sunday night in Lesotho where he was...
[OPINION] When social media sharing turns into social scaring
It's the age of social media and everyone with a smartphone thinks they are a journalist! We blog and tweet and snapchat and Facebook (when did these even become verbs?), we tell the world about our lives and for the most part it's a wonderful distraction from the tough lives and traffic jams...
Media Professionalism Awards Call for Entries
The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) is calling for entries from print, electronic and online media journalists in Zimbabwe for the Media Professionalism Awards (2016) The award is a recognition of high level of journalism which rests on balance, accuracy and fairness in reporting. VMCZ...
ZIMRA bigwigs in tax evasion storm
Click Link for full article : http://www.herald.co.zw/zimra-bigwigs-in-tax-evasion-storm/ Source : The Herald Zimbabwe
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2 November
Over the past decade, more than 800 journalists have been killed for bringing news and information to the public. Worryingly, only one in ten cases committed against media workers over the past decade has led to a conviction. This impunity emboldens the perpetrators of the crimes and at the same...
8 worldwide journalism opportunities to apply for in November
Looking to expand your journalism toolkit, take on a new beat or receive recognition for your work? Check out these promising courses, fellowships and competitions with deadlines in November. Each is open to journalists worldwide. Chevening Scholarships Deadline: November 8 Journalists from any...
