Submissions & Presentations

MMPZ condemns media commission’s plan to ban foreign newspapers

The Media Monitoring Project Zimbabwe is shocked by the news that the Zimbabwe Media Commission intends to ban the importation and distribution of foreign newspapers not registered with the ZMC.

Concern Over Information Blackout on the Details of Commercial Radio Licence Applicants

MMPZ welcomes the recent invitation by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) for applications for two “independent” national radio broadcasting licences that it has offered to make available to Zimbabwe’s aspiring broadcasting community.

THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE

MMPZ joins Zimbabwe, Africa and the rest of the world in commemorating the 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE.

Zimbabwe’s election roadmap riddled with potholes

MMPZ notes with concern that the so-called Zimbabwe Elections Roadmap With Timelines, concluded and signed by Zimbabwean negotiators to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) on July 6th, 2011 is more indicative of the disagreements between Zimbabwe’s coalition parties than a clear “roadmap” to free and fair elections.

MMPZ's Recommendations to the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR)

MMPZ’s Fadzai December made the following statement on the occasion of the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights in Banjul, The Gambia – November 17, 2010:MMPZ regrets to inform the commission that there has not been any significant change in Zimbabwe’s restricted media landscape since the 47th session of this Commission.

OSISA MEDIA FREEDOM STRATEGY WORKSHOP (Monomutapa Crowne Plaza) on May 18th, 2009.

Presentation by Andrew Moyse, Coordinator, Media Monitoring Project, Zimbabwe at the OSISA MEDIA FREEDOM STRATEGY WORKSHOP (Monomutapa Crowne Plaza) on May 18th, 2009.
 
Zimbabwe’s media landscape is a wasteland…. And it remains so today.

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY COMMEMORATION– MAY 3rd, 2009

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY COMMEMORATION– MAY 3rd, 2009: Zimbabwe’s Lost Voices a presentation by Andy Moyse on the 4th of May 2009 at the Delta Gallery.
So much has been said this year about “celebrating” World Press Freedom Day that it’s difficult t

MMPZ ‘PROPAGANDA WAR’ BOOK LAUNCH at the Book Café’ in Harare- December 17th 2009

On December 17th, 2009, MMPZ’s Coordinator Andrew Moyse made the following presentation during the MMPZ ‘PROPAGANDA WAR’ BOOK LAUNCH at the Book Café’ in Harare.
 
I think one of the main points our book makes in its conclusion is that we expe

Current Media Coverage and Treatment at the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media Communication and Information Technology workshop, in Kadoma on July 21st, 2009

MMPZ Coordinator, Andy Moyse, made the following  presentation on the  Current Media Coverage and Treatment at the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media Communication and Information Technology workshop,  in Kadoma on July 21st, 2009;
 
I’m not sure how many of you know

MAZ report-back workshop with CSOs on Media Law Reforms- October 2009

Zimbabwe is clearly still living in a highly charged, politically polarized environment and Zimbabweans should be careful not to invest too much hope that our political leaders will be able to free Zimbabwe from this exhausting deadlock where the truth can still only be whispered carefully and in confidence, while the stalemated status quo is tru