communication of falsehoods, which may incite public disorder or public violence. ALERT Date: June 13, 2005 Persons/Institutions: Margaret Chinowaita, Taka Muparutsa, Conway Tutani, Darlington Majonga, Fanwell Jongwe, Pedzisayi Ruhanya, McDonald Dzirutwe and Cornelia Mabasa. Violation: Legislation Former Daily News journalists, Margaret Chinowaita, Taka Muparutsa, Conway Tutani, Darlington Majonga, Fanwell Jongwe, Pedzisayi Ruhanya, McDonald Dzirutwe and Cornelia Mabasa, were served with summonses to appear in court for practicing journalism without accreditation in terms of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The journalists were expected to appear in court on 12 October. ALERT Date: June 2, 2005 Persons/Institutions: SW Radio Africa Violation: Censored On June 2 2005, SW Radio Africa station which broadcasts from London was forced to beam its last short-wave broadcast due to repeated jamming of its transmission signal by the Zimbabwean government. The station that is manned by Zimbabwean exiled in the UK is now broadcasting on medium wave which does not cover the whole of Zimbabwe. ALERT Date: May 18, 2005 Persons/Institutions: Frank Chikowore Violation: Beaten, detained On May 18 2005, freelance journalist Frank Chikowore was assaulted and subsequently arrested by the police while covering a blitz on street vendors and suspected criminals in Harare’s central business district. Chikowore was released on May 19, 2005, without charges after spending a night in police cells at Harare Central Police Station ALERT Date: May 18, 2005 Persons/Institutions: National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) Violation: Other On May 18 2005, the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), a pressure group agitating for constitutional reforms, was barred from launching its album dedicated to agitations for a democratic constitution in term of the Censorship and Entertainment Control Act. The album, Singing for a New Constitution, had been widely distributed despite the police ban. ALERT Date: May 10, 2005 Persons/Institutions: Radio Dialogue Violation: Censored On May 10 2005, Radio Dialogue was denied a licence to operate a free to air commercial radio by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ). The BAZ ruled that in its application, Radio Dialogue had described itself as a community radio station but had proceed to apply for a free to air commercial radio licence in Bulawayo. So This Is Democracy? 2005 -165- Media Institute of Southern Africa