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Govt Apologises Over Harassment Of Journalists "By State Security Agents" During Lockdown

3 years agoThu, 23 Apr 2020 12:54:00 GMT
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Govt Apologises Over Harassment Of Journalists "By State Security Agents" During Lockdown

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Ndavaningi Mangwana on Wednesday apologised over harassment of journalists by state security agents during the course of their duties.

Mangwana made the apology during a media webinar on the national response to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe organised by United Nations Development Programme and partners. He said:

Firstly, I would like to apologise on how some media players were illtreated by State security
agents of late. Media is an essential service provider as it plays a critical role during the COVID-19 crisis.

As a ministry, we are fighting two court cases where a media body has taken us to court while the deaf organisation is also fighting for their rights.

There was no need for us to fight in court over how journalists operate or those living with disabilities. We want to see media packaging and distributing information to the end-user so that we reach out to even marginalised communities.

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The High Court recently orderer Zimbabwe Republic Police and Zimbabwe National Army officers enforcing the national lockdown to stop harassing reporters.

Reports of harassment of journalists come amid calls for media reforms in the country.

More: NewsDay

 

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