Press freedom for state media only

rnalists from the private media are constantly harassed and drag to court for not being accredited.
“I have been working for the public media for the past five years and since the inception of AIPPA and MIC we have not experienced any problems. Some of us worked for a whole year without accreditation because we were supporting Mugabe’s government. No one was arrested for practising without accreditation,” said a former reporter with one of the Zimpapers newspapers, who requested anonymity.
Another current reporter with the Bulawayo-based state media said he was currently working without accreditation and had never been asked to produce it.
Efforts by journalists to form an independent regulatory council aimed at replacing MIC were fruitless as the government refused them the opportunity. – Silas Nkala