Zimbabwe

Media Institute of Southern Africa (Windhoek)

PRESS RELEASE

Posted to the web 20 June 2008

MISA-Zimbabwe notes with great concern the skewed coverage of the campaign
period preceding the high stakes presidential election run-off slated for 27
June 2008 more so by the state media and in particular the national
broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).

The Electoral Act emphasises the need for ZBC, as the ...

Commonwealth News and Information Service (London)

The Commonwealth is deeply disturbed at the latest developments and continuing violence in Zimbabwe. As a former member country, Zimbabwe and its people remain very much in the Commonwealth's thoughts.

The situation in the country also has a direct impact on neighbouring Commonwealth members.

The Commonwealth is extremely concerned that the scheduled run-off elections cannot now take place as envisaged, ...

The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)’s Masvingo office was this afternoon invaded by twelve people who forcibly removed ZCTU posters and pasted a campaign poster of President Robert Mugabe.

Two of the twelve people claimed to be war veterans and the other ten said they were Zanu PF youths.

When they arrived they asked the ZCTU officers why they did not have President Robert Mugabe’s portrait. They went on to remove ZCTU posters on police brutality and replace ...