• Cllr Mukwazhe filed a complaint with VMCZ over a article in The Sun entitled "Mtapa Councillor's Kombi set on Fire" published on 28 January 2011. The newspaper alleged that the Kombi was set on fire in a suspected love triangle.
• The councillor denied the allegations arguing that the Kombi just caught fire when he was parked outside his in-laws place. The councillor demanded an apology from the newspaper.
• The newspaper in its next edition carried a story where the husband of the woman alleged to be in love with Cllr Mukwazhe was denying the allegations.
  

• The VMCZ Media Complaints Committee summoned the editor of The Sun and the complainant for an adjudication on the matter
  
• The committee after hearing the matter on 28 March 2011 ruled that the paper had violated Article 4 (a) and 5 (b) of the Code which provides that media practitioners and institutions must report and interpret the news with scrupulous honestly and must take all reasonable steps to ensure that they depict events fairly and without distortions and if it has published an erroneous report that has caused harm to the reputation of a person, it must publish an apology promptly and with due prominence. The MCC ruled that The Sun must publish, on the front page of its next edition, an apology in which it states that the allegations contained in its edition of 28 January 2011 that Councillor Mukwazhe was engaged in an adulterous extra-marital affair are false and it apologises to the Councillor.
  
• The Sun carried a retraction and an apology to Cllr Mukwazhe in its next edition
  

• Masvingo based journalist Energy Bara filed a complaint with the MCC against VOP over a story carried on 23/03/11 entitled "Journalist turned politician wins MDC primary elections."
  
• Bara said the story was entirely false as he never participated in any primary elections. He further said he never had any interview with the reporter.
  

• Radio VOP issued an apology to Bara after their investigations revealed that the story was false.
  
• VOP claimed it received the story from one of its correspondents but the correspondent indicated that someone illegally accessed his email and posted the false story.
  

• MISA-Zimbabwe filed a complaint with the MCC over a Redds advertisement carried in the Standard Newspaper of 06 March 2011. The advertisement showed the posteriors of four women each holding a bottle of Redds. MISA-Zimbabwe said the advertisement objectifies women.

Status: Resolved

• After a complaint was lodged with the MCC, Delta beverages withdrew the advertisement and apologised to MISA-Zimbabwe.
  

• Mr Nyarota launched a complaint against The Daily News over an article carried by the newspaper in its 18 March 2011 edition. The paper carried a picture of Mr Nyarota under the headline "We are Back."
  
• Mr Nyarota says the use of his picture under that headline is misleading as it insinuates that he is part of the Daily News team. He wants the newspaper to correct what he considers misleading information.
  

Status: Resolved

• The case was heard before the MCC on 20 May 2011, where Mr. Nyarota presented his case and the Daily News also presented its side of the story. The MCC will pass a judgement on the matter soon.
  

• Zanu PF Mashonaland East provincial chairman, Ray Kaukonde, filed a complaint with the VMCZ- Media Complaints Committee over an article headed "Kaukonde 'admits' burning chief's home' published in the NewsDay of 19 May 2011.
• Mr. Kaukonde in the complaint said he was aggrieved because he says the whole story was not only inaccurate but also malicious and damaging to his person as a businessman, politician and a family man.
• He says at no point was he involved in the torching of Chief Mtekedza's homestead and neither did he have a scuffle with the Chief as reported by NewsDay.
• Mr. Kaukonde says the whole article was false and wanted a retraction
  

Status: Finalised

• After a letter was written to NewsDay over Mr. Kaukonde's complaint, NewsDay in its next edition of 20 May 2011 carried an apology saying it has conducted investigations and has established that its report was inaccurate.
  

• The Gays And Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has filed a complaint over a story published in NewsDay of 16 April 2011- entitled Gays, lesbians angry with Mugabe. GALZ says headline was misleading and inciteful. The organisation says it was GALZ that responded in the article and not all gays.
  

Status: Pending

• A letter has been written to Newsday on the matter and the newspaper has not yet responded. The Media Complaints Committee will review the case.
  

• The MDC filed a case against Zimbabwe Independent over the paper's continued reference to the party as the MDC-N. The party says it is to be referred to only as the MDC.

Status: Resolved

• A letter was written to the Zimbabwe Independent and the paper's editor Constantine Chimakure responded apologising for the oversight and said his paper will correct the position
  

• Kubatana.net has lodged a complaint with the VMCZ Media Complaints Committe over a story carried by NewsDay on 5 May 2011 entitled 'MDC-T denies emergence of 'terror groups'
• Kubatana .net says NewsDay published a report carried by the website but authored by Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition and said it was authored by Kubatana.net.
• Kubatana.net in the complaint says it only archives news articles and press statements from civil society organisations but does not author the articles
• Kubatana.net wants NewsDay to issue a correction and apology to the article on the paper and on its website.
  

Status: Pending

• A letter has been written to NewsDay on the matter and the MCC is awaiting a response
  

• Lucky Tshuma a freelance photo-journalist has filed a complaint after B-Metro newspaper used one of his photographs without permission. Tshuma says the practise by the newspaper is unethical and accuses the paper of infringing Copywrite laws
  
  

Status: Pending

• A letter has been written to the Editor of B-Metro and the MCC is awaiting the paper's response.
  

• Clerk of Parliament Mr Austin Zvoma notified the Media Complaints Committee of a letter of complaint written to Zimbabwe Independent complaining over a story published by the paper over alleged bad blood between himself and Speaker, Lovemore Moyo.
  
  
  

Status: Resolved

• Matter resolved amicably between the newspaper and Mr Zvoma