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Zimbabwe’s Daily News shut down | |
2003-10-26 | |
Police closed the offices of Zimbabwe’s only independent daily, the Daily News, less than a day after it had reopened. Eighteen journalists were detained in the raid, the newspaper’s lawyer said. Bob can’t deliver food or fuel, but he sure can move quickly to stifle the opposition. With a front-page headline saying "We’re back", the daily went on sale on Saturday, for the first time since it was shut down by police six weeks ago. On Friday, a court ruled that the authorities were wrong to refuse the bestselling newspaper a licence.The paper has not yet been given a licence, but its lawyers say the ruling renders media regulations invalid. The government-appointed Media and Information Commission (MIC) has said it will appeal against the ruling delivered on Friday by the Harare Administrative Court. The Daily News is known for being highly critical of President Robert Mugabe and his government.
And if they had, the MIC would have found another reason. But in Friday’s ruling, the judge said the commission had not been properly constituted invalidating all its actions to date. The court has now ordered the MIC to issue a licence by 30 November. Maybe they could order Bob out of the country by then. | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#4 Just wait for Mugabe to run out of food and money. He'll either try to conquer a neighbor and be defeated, or the people will kill him themselves. |
Posted by: Charles 2003-10-26 2:24:14 PM |
#3 Where is Nelson Mandela's big flappy mouth? No fun criticizing black dictators? He's gotta stick by his blood brother, no doubt. |
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-26 2:23:07 PM |
#2 I was pretty disgusted to learn that SA was trying to encourge Nigeria to ignore the ban on Zimbabwe attendence to the meeting of world commonwealths. Mbeki wanted Bob invited anyway until Australia spoke up. |
Posted by: Super Hose 2003-10-26 10:54:45 AM |
#1 pressure has to be placed on So Africa - only with their help can Bob be toppled |
Posted by: Frank G 2003-10-26 10:14:53 AM |