Victim

Case

Date

Sally Sara Australia Broadcasting Corporation

Denied accreditation and entry into Zimbabwe to cover the political events before the March elections

25 January 2002

David Blair, British Daily Telegraph

Deported upon arrival in Zimbabwe

17 February 2002

Foreign Correspondents

The Department of Information and Publicity denied accreditation to many journalists from Britain and South Africa who intended to cover the March Presidential elections The Department announced that 580 had been accredited but other sources contacted by MISA say only 72 foreign correspondents were accredited

20 February 2002

Radio Dialogue

Promotional show in Plumtree stopped by the police on grounds that it was not sanctioned as required under POSA

21 February 2002

Book Café

Banned from hosting public meetings that might include political discussions as defined under POSA

28 March 2002

Joy TV

"Banned" from flighting BBC news in its programmes

8 May 2002

Joy TV

Contract with ZBC ends and is not renewed and station is closed.

31 May 2002

Andrew Meldrum

Ordered to leave Zimbabwe in 24 hours by the Immigration department after winning his court case. On 17 July the High Court set aside the order

15 July 2002

Griffin Shea (AFP) correspondent

Deported after the Department of Information refused to have his work permit renewed

14 September 2002

MISA-Zimbabwe

Broadcasting open the airwaves campaign road show banned by the police only to be allowed to go on 31 November 2002.

9 September 2002

Owen Slot (British, The Times and Huw Turbervill (Daily Mail)

Denied visas and accreditation to visit Zimbabwe in the company of the ICC1 to inspect Zimbabwe’s preparedness to host the cricket world cup.

26 November 2002

Stephanie Barbier (AFP Bureau Chief)

Ordered out of Zimbabwe after the refusal of the Department of Information to extend the accreditation.

27 November 2002

Parties

Matter

Date

Journalists, Media houses

Parliamentary Legal Committee declares some sections of AIPPA as unconstitutional

30 January 2002

Basildon Peta

Attorney General refuses to prosecute Basildon Peta who is charged with organizing an illegal demonstration.

5 February 2002

NDA2

ZBC ordered by the High Court to bring back the NDA live TV talk show programme "Talk to the nation" banned in 2001. ZBC appealed against the ruling on 22 August 2002

30 May 2002

Andrew Meldrum

High court sets aside a deportation order pending the hearing of the matter by the Supreme Court

17 July

The Daily News, Geoff Nyarota and Lloyd Mudiwa

The Attorney General admits in the matter between Nyarota, Mudiwa Vs the state that section 80 of AIPPA under which they are being charged is unconstitutional. Matter has since been refereed to the Supreme court for a constructional determination of section 80. The two were remanded to February 2003

29 October 2002

Bornwell Chakaodza and Farai Mutsaka

The state withdrew charges on the two. The journalists were being charged under section 80 of AIPPA for having published a story that the state had purchased anti riot gear.

3 December 2002

TeleAccess

The fixed telephone service company is given a license

3 December 2002