offence within the next five years. He was arrested on Tuesday, 6 November 2012 on allegations of operating a media house without a licence. &RPPXQLTXp Date: November 12, 2012 Person/ institution: MISA-Zimbabwe Violation/ issue: Other Veteran broadcast journalist publishes memoirs The Chairperson of MISA-Zimbabwe Njabulo Ncube has urged Zimbabwean journalists to write and produce memoirs on their professional experiences and the momentous events and policy decisions that influenced the shaping of the country’s socio-economic, political and cultural development. Ncube was speaking during a press club debate at the Bulawayo Press Club on 9 November 2012 on the role of journalists in educating and enhancing access to information through writing their own memoirs. $OHUW Date: November 29, 2012 Person/ institution: Ropafadzo Mapimhidze, Newsday Violation/ issue: Legislation Newsday features and supplements editor Ropafadzo Mapimhidze is facing charges of contravening the Postal and Telecommunications Act for allegedly threatening Zaka chief Rangarirai Nhema. Mapimhidze’s lawyer Martin Mureri said Nhema claimed that Mapimhidze had made threatening telephone calls to him. She is likely to be charged under Section 88(c) of the Postal and Telecommunications Act (Chapter 12:05 which makes it unlawful to make a telephone call without reasonable cause for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety. Nhema alleges that he was threatened by Mapimhidze with unspecified actions if he continued to harass MDC supporters in his area. If convicted, she could face a six- months’ prison term or a fine not exceeding US$100. $OHUW Date: November 29, 2012 Person/ institution: NewsDay, Hardlife Samuwi Violation/ issue: Threatened Anglican Bishop Nolbert Kunonga on 28 November 2012 threatened to shoot NewsDay photojournalist Hardlife Samuwi who was covering his eviction from the church’s properties in Harare. This followed a Supreme Court order for him to surrender a Mazda 626, Toyota Fortuner and Toyota Hilux and to vacate the Anglican Cathedral and deliver all assets belonging to the Church of the Province of Central Africa by end of day on 27 November 2012. MISA-Zimbabwe condemns the bishop’s ominous threats as unbecoming of a man of God and urges the government to guarantee the safety and security of journalists going about their lawful professional duties of gathering and disseminating information in the public interest. We will continue to monitor the situation. 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\"