This comes after experiences have been narrated by journalists from different media organizations from the last five years, in what MISA-Zimbabwe dubbed reporting in the line of fire.
MISA-Zimbabwe chairperson, Loughty Dube, described the country’s media landscape as one of the most difficult terrains to navigate and penetrate outside a war zone.
Restrictive laws such as the Official Secrets Act and Miscellaneous Offences Act play a dubious complementary role to the restrictions imposed under AIPPA and POSA, he said.
Dube paid tribute to the late freelance cameraperson, Edward Chikomba, who was found dead on the outskirts of Harare on March 31, 2007 after being kidnapped by unidentified men.
Several journalists have survived harrowing experiences whilst doing their job, these include: The Zimbabwean chief reporter, Gift Phiri, The Standard’s Godfrey Mutimba, freelance scribes, Sydney Saize, Herbert Chikosi, Millie Phiri, Blessed Mhlanga, Fungai Machirori, Bright Chibvuri and Memory Kadau.