Tabani Maguchu vs The Sun (24 August 2016)

Tabani Maguchu filed his complaint with the MCC over an article published by The Sun on 24-30 June 2016 headlined, “Gweru  The City of AIDS”.

The complainant was aggrieved, stating that the story was discriminatory against those affected by HIV-AIDS and that the headline was sensational. The complainant also felt that the story did not go far enough to make the distinction between HIV and AIDS.

 Status: Finalised The concerned parties were able to amicably resolve the dispute following an adjudication meeting. The Sun in its published clarification made the distinction that the story was targeted at key populations and not the general Gweru population and also noted the distinction between HIV and AIDS.