Former First Lady Grace Mugabe says the Liberation of African Museum in Warren Park Harare was a critical platform to correct distorted African history. She says the Mugabe family will sit and decide on the memorabilia to bring to the museum that will also have artefacts of

Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) Director General Dr Gift Machengete recently cleared the air on the much desired satellite network, Starlink. He said the authority is processing Starlink's application for a license to operate in Zimbabwe

𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐙𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐖𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 (𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!!!)

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#JournalismIsNotACrime

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 :
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'Today was just marking a reminder of making sure that we have our mutual beneficiation through our bilateral relations together,' Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Sheillah Chikomo speaking on the side-lines of the European Union Day celebrations in Harare.

She also indicated

.ZiFM Stereo in fact does regularly play Winky D’s music, including the popular social commentary songs. ZBC/StarFM sadly still censor his music.

#ZimTraditionalMediaHasDirtyHands
While Zimbabwean traditional media houses were right to issue a stern legal warning threatening action against digital news platforms, social media and individuals infringing their copyrights by redistributing their content without permission,

Some ZBC appointments

Follow proceedings from Stodart hall in Mbare where Parliament of Zimbabwe is conducting public hearings on the criminal law amendment and child protection Bill.
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According to a survey of Mount Pleasant residents;
- 42.9% of registered voters do not know who their councillor is.
- 59.7% of residents who are not registered do not know/are not sure who their councillor is.

Full Survey
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#ElectionsZW

🚨The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israeli cabinet’s decision to shut down Al-Jazeera’s operations in Israel and warns that the vote could set a dangerous precedent for other international media outlets working in Israel. Our statement:

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Interesting. Let’s see how well this works

Mainstream Zimbabwe media outlets warning websites that steal content.
A lot of websites don’t generate their own content but copy & paste from others. A difficult one for Zim based media to enforce since many such websites are based outside Zim

Two journalists have filed a High Court application challenging the Patriotic Act, saying its provisions are an assault on people’s rights and unconstitutional (Standard)

Today’s Standard newspaper has only around 5 adverts out of 40+ pages. Viability an serious issue for media these days.
Not many readers are willing to buy hard copies or pay subscriptions for online outlets.

VMCZ Zimbabwe Statement on World Press Freedom Day!
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Interestingly: her father Dought Ndiweni is the former MP of Hurungwe Central and member of Sadc Parliamentary Forum.

I’ve seen quite a few stories like this today. I think there’s need for the media to understand the law making process. The government made proposals, which are yet to be enacted. We are still a long way from this proposal being made law chronicle.co.zw/radio-licences…

Reflections on Press Freedom in Zimbabwe; The Journey So far. #RespectHer Director Patience says female journalists are underrepresented on all platforms and they still face harassment.

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