Anadolu Agency
AS THE world comes together to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Monday, Zimbabwean scribes say they have little to celebrate.
They said that continued arrests and intimidation, even after the African country gained independence 41-years ago are more baffling.
“Zimbabwe has not fared well in as far as press freedom is concerned. Arrests of journalists, intimidation, and torture of journalists while conducting their work has continued even 41 years after independence,” Mlondolozi Ndlovu, President of the Young Journalists Association, told Anadolu Agency.
In May last year, Zimbabwean journalist Samuel Takawira, 30, was arrested for interviewing hospitalised opposition activists who had protested against the government’s alleged failure to provide relief to the poor during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Weak economy, edgy authorities make lives of journalists difficult in landlocked southern African country Jeffrey Moyo | 10.01.2021
HARARE, Zimbabwe
Poor wages, a devalued currency, and intimidation are haunting journalists in the southern African country of Zimbabwe.
With over a decade of experience as a freelance journalist under his belt, Thomas Madhuku, 35, has faced imprisonment and harassment from law enforcement agencies, and has faced numerous attacks while performing his duties.
Just last year, he was attacked at a press conference organized by student leaders over the abduction of Tawanda Muchehiwa, a Midlands State University journalism student.
“We were covering a press conference by ZINASU [Zimbabwe National Students Union] leaders who were demanding answers on the abduction of Muchehiwa. My phone was taken away by some militia with the assistance of the police,” he told Anadolu Agency.
Poorly paid Blessed Mhlanga
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Poor wages, a devalued currency, and intimidation are haunting journalists in the southern African country of Zimbabwe.
With over a decade of experience as a freelance journalist under his belt, Thomas Madhuku, 35, has faced imprisonment and harassment from law enforcement agencies, and has faced numerous attacks while performing his duties.
Just last year, he was attacked at a press conference organized by student leaders over the abduction of Tawanda Muchehiwa, a Midlands State University journalism student.
“We were covering a press conference by ZINASU [Zimbabwe National Students Union] leaders who were demanding answers on the abduction of Muchehiwa. My phone was taken away by some militia with the assistance of the police,” he told Anadolu Agency.