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Congratulatory statement to Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) for electing new office bearers
Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe
April 11, 2012

The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) would like to congratulate the Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) for holding a successful Annual General Meeting where new office bearers were elected.

VMCZ congratulates the new team at Zinef and urges the editors to work together to enhance professionalism among journalists.

The VMCZ remains committed to working with editors and puts emphasis on the need to establish ethical standards in the media in order to build models of accountability as well as effective self-regulation for journalists.

VMCZ also remains committed to and supports efforts to unite the various editors' forums operating in the country.

VMCZ will continue to work with Zinef in its role to protect editors against victimisation for carrying out their duty and will further urge the editors to uphold their commitment to speak with one voice in challenging repressive press laws, victimisation from any entities, arrests and other forms of pressure that threaten the viability of the profession and media houses.

VMCZ also urges Zinef to continue resisting those laws that impose restrictions on the media and freedom of expression and those that are incompatible with a democratic society.

Alpha Media Holdings, Group Associate Editor, Brian was yesterday, Wednesday 11, April 2012, elected to chair Zinef.

Mangwende takes over from Alpha Media Holdings Group Senior Associate Editor, Iden Wetherell, who did not seek re-election at yesterday's meeting.

He will be deputised by Financial Gazette's Assistant Editor, Njabulo Ncube while former Mail and NewsDay editor, Barnabas Thondhlana takes over as Secretary General of the organisation.

The other members of the committee are Oliver Gawe, Editor of Business Week, who was elected Treasurer while Daily News editor, Stanley Gama becomes the new committee member.

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