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    Zim to have new media commission

    Zimbabwe's parliament has begun the process of establishing the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), days after the High Court declared the Media and Information Commission (MIC) defunct and ordered that it stop accrediting of journalists.

    The MIC has continued to function, demanding that journalists accredit with it even after it was abolished by constitutional amendments that created provision for the creation of the ZMC to replace it.

    Last week, the High Court in Harare said the MIC had no right to demand the accreditation of journalists after it was challenged by four freelance journalists who were barred from covering the COMESA summit without accreditation.

    In a bid to push the new process and sideline MIC, parliament's standing rules and orders committee said it was now seeking people interested in being appointed to the ZMC, which it said would be created to uphold and develop freedom of the press, enforce good ethics and ensure “that people of Zimbabwe have equitable and wide access to information”.

    The ZMC would also ensure equitable use and development of all indigenous languages.

    “Men and women appointed to the Zimbabwe Media Commission must be chosen for their knowledge of and experience in the press, print or electronic media or broadcasting,” said the committee.

    About Dumisani Ndlela

    Dumisani Ndlela is a Zimbabwean journalist specialising in business and financial reporting, with experience reporting on commodities, stock and financial markets, advertising, marketing and the media. He has previously reported from a number of regional countries as well as from the UK and Germany on commodities and regional integration. He can be contacted on ku.oc.oohay@aleldnd.
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