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Complainant Y who declined to be identified registered her complaint with the VMCZ over a cartoon carried by the Chronicle on the 4th of February featuring two ladies citing that despite posting the worst Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) results in Matabeleland and Midlands, they...

Police Inspector Lordwin Chaibva brought to the attention of the Media Complaints Committee her complaint against The Mirror, stating that the paper has carried a series of unethical and biased articles against her. She deems the stories as being defamatory, unfair and prejudicial to her...

Patrick Chitongo filed a complaint with the MCC over an article carried by  The Mirror on 25th June 2015, which the complainant  alleges was a celebratory story over his arrest. The Mirror reported that Chitongo was sentenced to one year in prison for publishing an unregistered newspaper. Mr....

Esther Muza filed a complaint with the Media Complaints Committee (MCC) over a story published in The Mirror’s column “Hoth” carried on 18-24 September 2015 newspaper. Ms. Muza complains that the column on the cited date makes implicit reference to her even though she is not named in the column. ...

The MCC received a complaint from Mr. Wurayayi Zembe over an article carried by The Sunday Mail on 13th September 2015 headlined “At last, Jazz in the capital”. Mr. Zembe in the complaint says in the story carried by The Sunday Mail all artists lined up to perform at the show on Saturday 19th...

Honourable Chikukwa’s lawyers brought to the attention of the MCC communication to NewsDay over the Minister’s concern about an article carried by the newspaper on 31st August 2015 headlined: “Gamatox, weevils rub shoulders”. Minister Chikukwa through her lawyers states that the article was...

Magwegwe Member of Parliament (MP) Honourable Anele Ndebele brought to the attention of the VMCZ Media Complaints Committee his complaint against NewsDay over an article carried by the newspaper  on 26th June 2015 headlined, “They plotted to kill me: MP”. Honourable Ndebele feels the story is part...

The Media Complaints Committee received a complaint from Mr Perekedzai Takawira over an article carried by the Chronicle newspaper on 3 February 2015, headlined “Woman axes junior wife, hangs self”. Mr Perekedzayi is aggrieved as he says the newspaper misleadingly reported on the circumstances...

The Media Complaints Committee received a complaint from Mr. Patrick Chitongo, a freelance journalist, over an article carried by The Mirror on 25th June 2015. Mr Chitongo alleges the Mirror wrote a ‘celebratory’ story on his arrest for allegedly publishing an unregistered newspaper. Mr. Chitongo...

Malcom Tekeshe filed his complaint with the MCC over a story published by the NewsDay on 1 June 2015 headlined, “Government engages international company to verify imports quality”. Tekeshe argues that the article is not accurate and likely to contribute to confusion in the business environment by...