It touts itself as Zimbabwe’s independent news agency. But it does not even operate from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Online operates from South Africa. The reasons: the “general decimation of media in Zimbabwe”, the enactment of “a vicious media law which enables the government to licence media houses and journalists to do their work, the closure of […]
TV Nanny
The importance of regulating Britain’s media is because Ofcom is the “embodiment of the reasonable person’s outlook” on such an issue. That’s according to Kath Worrall who spoke at CoventryUniversity, yesterday. Kath is chair of the fairness committee and a member of Ofcom’s content board with complaints regarding privacy and fairness dealt with by her. […]
Coverage of Zimbabwe leaves a lot to be desired
Can you imagine American politics being dictated by the New York Post or the National Enquirer? Or British politics being dictated by the Sun? This is almost unthinkable. But the world has blindly accepted that Zimbabwe’s politics can be dictated by tabloids and internet publications. The Zimbabwe government has shut-down publications like as […]
A New Toy, But at What Cost?
The announcement that South Africa’s government would spend in excess of R20 billion on its latest fancy – a designer train that will connect Johannesburg and Tshwane (formerly Pretoria) – has been received much like a bad joke at a stand-up show. The reason for such extravagance is clear. South Africa had secured the questionable […]
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