ZIMBABWE: Govt Warns Private Media

Government has sent stern warning to some media houses that are continuing to write falsehoods that are disrespectful of the person of the President. This followed a false story published by NewsDay yesterday claiming that President Mugabe was sleeping during a Press conference he held together with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan, this week.

President Robert Mugabe.

Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Christopher Mushohwe said such kind of gutter journalism should be restricted to social media.

"While Government remains committed to an agreed cordial working relationship with the media, my Ministry, as the arm of Government responsible for both the sector and as its spokesperson, would want to appeal and caution against (the) continuous, unwarranted, disrespectful and unprofessional onslaught on the person of the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, His Excellency the President, Cde R.G. Mugabe," said Dr Mushohwe.

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