Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill and the proposed Protection of Personal
Information Bill and Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill are fine-tuned and in
sync with the Constitution and regional and international principles.
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The media reform agenda should be expanded and be far-reaching in as far as the
laws that affect the enjoyment of the rights to privacy, freedom of the media, free
expression and access to information are concerned.

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The proposed cybercrimes and security laws should be formulated and crafted in sync
with national and regional principles that protect privacy of communication, and the
right of all citizens to freedom of expression, media freedom and access to
information.

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The police should investigate cases involving the assault, harassment or unlawful
arrests of journalists conducting their lawful professional duties for purposes of
prosecuting the offenders to reduce and minimise impunity for crimes against
journalists.

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The government, police and political parties, among others, should issue statements
condemning media freedom violations with clear warnings to perpetrators on the
ramifications of these criminal transgressions.

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The media and police should revisit and implement the resolutions and action plans
agreed to in December 2017. These action plans are aimed at improving the
professional working relationship between the media and the police

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The media should at all times conduct its duties in a professional manner as guided by
the ethics and codes of the profession.

● Increase and maintain pressure on the urgent need for transformation of the
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) into a truly independent public
broadcaster.
● Transparency in the regulation and envisaged licensing of community radio stations.
● Resuscitation of the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust (ZMTT) to curb government
interference with the editorial independence of public media such as Zimpapers.

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