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Rugoho-Chin'ono, CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200

Hopewell Rugoh-Chin'ono, from Zimbabwe, has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Awards ceremony. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Sky News employees fined, released and deported

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:21:00 +0200

Three South African nationals employed by Sky News in Zimbabwe, Bernet Hasani Sono, Resemate Chauke and Simon Musimani, who were serving a six-month jail term have since been released after a High Court judge reviewed the sentence and commuted it to a fine. Read full story... | Send to a friend

We've done enough damage. All we can do is send food

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:54:00 +0200

Robert Mugabe is making a mockery of liberal interventionism. He has become God's gift to cartoonists, politicians and commentators. He is depicted wielding clubs dripping in blood. He stands triumphant over a pile of skulls. He is Bokassa out of Idi Amin out of Charles Taylor. He is that old familiar, the African heart of darkness, monstrous, buffoonish, grotesque and evil. If Britain, as Kipling jeered, were ever capable of "killing Kruger with your mouth", Mugabe would long be dead. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zim vendor arrested for listening to ‘wrong' station

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:07:00 +0200

A street vendor has been arrested and faces a jail term of as much as six months for listening to critical radio program. In addition, his newspaper copies were seized. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Where are the election observers?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:13:00 +0200

There are no election observers officially on the ground with just 17 days left before Zimbabwe's presidential run-off ballot. Read full story... | Send to a friend

CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:00 +0200

Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Bulawayo blogger arrested in media clampdown

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:57:00 +0200

A Bulawayo woman was set free on bail Monday, 14 April 2007, after prosecutors charged her with practising journalism without accreditation during and after the 29 March general elections. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Times reporter released on bail, trial set for this week

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:33:00 +0200

A New York Times reporter and a British national were released on bail from Zimbabwe's Harare Central Prison on 7 April 2008 after spending five days in detention on charges of reporting without accreditation. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Foreign journalists seized in police raid on hotel

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:51:00 +0200

Zimbabwean police have arrested two foreign journalists at a hotel in the capital Harare on suspicion of reporting without press accreditation, a spokesman said. Read full story... | Send to a friend

CNN barred from Zimbabwe elections

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:14:00 +0200

American Cable News Network (CNN) has revealed it has been barred from covering Saturday's general elections in Zimbabwe. Read full story... | Send to a friend