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Published: 7th Jan 2009 15:15 GMT

New Zimbabwe media fees unlawful, lawyers say

Zimbabwe information secretary, George Charamba.

THE recently gazetted exorbitant accreditation fees for journalists and media organisations are 'null and void' according to the laws of Zimbabwe, lawyers said Wednesday. Zimbabwe journalists working for foreign owned media organizations are mandated to pay US $4,000 dollars annually to practice in the country while their media organisations are expected to pay a total US$32,000 dollars as application and accreditation fees. The new fees were reported in the state-owned Herald newspaper on Monday citing a government gazette. However, lawyers argued that the Media and Information Commission (MIC) is no longer existent to announce accreditation fees.

The Association of Zimbabwean Journalists in the UK (AZJ-UK) was launched in 2005 to bring together exiled journalists and other media practitioners living outside the country.

So far we number about 40 experienced Zimbabwean journalists, having left the country for various reasons connected to the political and economic problems bedevilling our country.

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7th Jan 2009 15:27 GMT

7th Jan 2009 15:29 GMT

Tsvangirai appeals to Motlanthe for new mediator JOHANNESBURG - Opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, on Wednesday urged South African President Kgalema Motlanthe to arrange and mediate a confidential meeting between himself and Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in an effort to solve the long-stalled power-sharing agreement signed in September 2008. The request to Motlanthe from Tsvangirai, leader of the main faction of the Movement for Democratic Change, apparently underscored his continued lack of confidence in the mediation of former president Thabo Mbeki. Tsvangirai is due to start a high-level meeting with senior executives of his party in Johannesburg on Wednesday. more
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7th Jan 2009 00:00 GMT

Mugabe's 'misrule' must come to an end: Nordic countries THE Nordic Ministers for Foreign Affairs met in Copenhagen on December 18th. They decided on the following joint statement on the situation in Zimbabwe. The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) have a long tradition of engagement with Zimbabwe and other countries in Southern Africa. Our strong partnership with countries in the region has historically been built on mutual trust, dialogue and the upholding of common values such as democratic principles and respect for human rights. Against this background, the Foreign Ministers of the Nordic countries are appalled by the grave humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe which continues to deteriorate by the day. more
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Zimbabweans to starve until April 2010 SINCE the government embarked on the land reform in 2000, regardless of the amount of rainfall received, food production in Zimbabwe has been declining annually. For example, 2006/2007 was a good year in terms of rainfall but very little food was produced. It is important to look at the prospect of this season now so that proper planning can be done in time. Any continued planting of maize now should be discounted in looking at the incoming season. If such maize was to mature, that should be taken as bonus. There will be a continued shortage of food this year. It is likely to be on a much higher scale than last season. more
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