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VMCZ holds civil society meeting and road-show in Kwekwe
Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe
May 21, 2012

The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) last week on Friday held a meeting with civil society to appraise them of the media complaints mechanism and media's reporting of issues.

The meeting was attended by editors from Kwekwe and the newly elected Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) chairperson, Mr Brian Mangwende.

Mangwende in his address to civil society leaders present said there was a need for the media to desist from engaging in practises that compromised media professionalism. He said it was Zinef's major challenge to ensure that reporters conditions were improved and that they refrained from taking bribes.

He further said his organisation was also working towards engaging editors from the Zimbabwe Association of Editors (ZAE) to come together and have one editors forum so that editors can speak with one voice.

"There is no need for editors to belong to several groups such as ZAE, together with my committee we are working towards bringing all editors under one roof so that we can speak with one voice on issues affecting editors, as it is right now we are not united,"Mangwende said.

On Saturday, VMCZ held a road-show in the city centre where the issue of self-regulation was explained to residents of Kwekwe. Several dance groups among them Harare based Red Angels, entertained the large crowd that turned out for the event.

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