Complaints Handling
Johnson Masawi versus Newsday
Mr. Johnson Masawi launched a complaint with the VMCZ over a story published in the Newsday of April 27 2012 entitled, “Workers at Masawi Farm offered $13 wages”. Mr Masawi alleges that the story is false as their farm workers were not being paid the amount stated in the newspaper. Mr Masawi wants...
Tafara Chikumira vs Radio VOP
Tafara Chikumira launched a complaint with the VMCZ over a story published by Radio VOP on 8 November 2012 entitled “ZBC reporter part of ZANU PF violence”.The article insinuated that Mr Chikumira was associated with a group named Chipangano which was involved in political violence.Chikumira...
George Sande vs Daily News
Goerge Sande lodged a complaint with the VMCZ over an article published in the Daily News of 24 August 2012 headlined “Man Pees in Pots”.Mr Sande is complaining that the Daily News reported that a man called Goerge Sande was taken to the civil court by his wife for urinating in the household pots....
Alistair MacNeilage vs Techzim
Mr Alistair McNailage filed a complaint with the VMCZ over an article entitled, “Two Econet Facebook pages, one of them is Fake”,published on Techzim website www.techzim.co.zw on 22 August 2012.Mr McNailage is aggrieved as he says the article published by Techzim is false and says the allegations...
Prophet Uebert Angel vs Daily News
Prophet Angel filed a complaint with the VMCZ over an article published in the Daily News of 29 May 2012 headlined “Makandiwa Ally attacks TB Joshua.” The newspaper alleged that Prophet Angel attacked Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua during one of his sermons. Prophet Angel alleges that the article is...
Lucky Tshuma vs B-Metro
Lucky Shuma, a freelance photojournalist filed a complaint claiming that B Metro newspaper allegedly used one of his pictures without his permission. Tshuma says the practice by the newspaper is unethical and accused the paper of infringing copywrite laws and wants the paper to acknowledge his...
Cllr Demo vs Financial Gazette
Taurai Demo lodged a complaint with the VMCZ over an article published in the Financial Gazette of 12-18 January 2012 headlined “Deputy Mayor buys stand in Zim Dollar”. Mr Demo is aggrieved as he says the whole story is false.He says he has not bought any property from the City of Gweru in 2011...
Morris Mutema versus Newsday
Morris Mutema, the acting Kwekwe city treasurer, lodged a complaint with the VMCZ over an article published in the Newsday of 17 January 2012 entitled “Audit report confirms looting of funds”.Mr Mutema is aggrieved as he claims the story is entirely false and that he was not contacted to comment...
Cllr Demo vs the Chronicle
Mr Taurai Demo filed a complaint with the VMCZ over an article entitled, “Soldier commits suicide over wife’s infidelity which appeared in the Chronicle of 21 January 2012.Mr. Demo alleges that the story is false as he never had any extra marital affair with Mr Chitsiko’s wife. Demo wants the...
Doctor Mauchaza vs The Herald and The Daily News
Doctor Katherine Mauchaza launched a complaint with the VMCZ over a story published by the Daily News of 3 January 2012 entitled, “Doctor in the Doc for destroying sister’s property”The article alleged that Doctor Mauchaza ran amok and destroyed her sister-in- law’s property following an...