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MISA-Zimbabwe held Annual General Meeting
MISA-Zimbabwe
July 04, 2011

MISA-Zimbabwe elected a new National Governing Council (NGC) at its elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Saturday July 2 2011 at the Crown Plaza Monomotapa Hotel in Harare. The AGM was by attended by about 90 members.

The election, held in terms of Section 10.2 of the MISA regional constitution for all the 11 national chapters, saw the election of former Vice Chairperson Njabulo Ncube to Chairperson and freelance journalist Kumbirai Mafunda as his deputy. Senior journalists Kelvin Jakachira and Lifaqane Nare were elected committee members.

Their election followed the adoption of a constitutional amendment that trims the size of the National Governing Council from seven members to five. According to the amendment, the NGC shall consist of a Chairperson, a Deputy, a Treasurer with a finance/accounting background and two committee members. Since no member submitted their applications for the post of the treasurer, because of the financial/accounting background requirement, the AGM resolved that a female treasurer with requisite qualifications should be co-opted by the board as a means to fulfilling the gender quota as prescribed by the constitution.

In his acceptance speech, the newly elected Chairperson pledged to address membership grievances he said he had received in his position as Vice Chairman. He also pledged to build on the successes of the previous board in the organization's fight for media freedom and access to information. His deputy concurred, noting that though the struggle for the total liberation of the media space was far from over, MISA-Zimbabwe should be proud of the achievements it has registered under difficult circumstances.

The annual Advocacy committee awards were this year given to the Gweru committee for its innovation in executing its mandate, including fundraising for activities without the secretariat's assistance. The other award was jointly won by the Bulawayo and Harare committees for their Free Nqobani Ndlovu campaign following his arrest.

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