Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa) Zimbabwe has given the Zimbabwe Media Commission an ultimatum to suspend the proposed new media accreditation categories saying the proposed categories are discriminatory, dangerous and injurious to media freedom.
“It has come to our attention that the ZMC secretariat intends to introduce new accreditation categories for the 2020 registration of media houses and accreditation of journalists in the next few days.
“Misa Zimbabwe strongly objects to the introduction of the proposed new categories,” reads the letter.
Misa Zimbabwe said ZMC proceeded to notify Zimbabwe Republic Police of the changes without consulting the media industry saying they could have worked the plan together to make sure that the accreditation process is free of controversy.
“We, therefore, now call for the suspension of your projected introduction of the proposed new categories pending the completion of a consultative process that should enable ZMC secretariat and concerned stakeholders to agree on the best mutually beneficial accreditation system.”
