Journalism, activisim inseparable

The Zanu PF regime has never been shy in exposing its true colours as far as its disdain and repulsion for anything symptomatic of democracy and free expression in its 41 years of ruinous and despotic rule.

The upsurge in calls for media practitioners to desist from political activism, and focus purely on journalism, leaves me wondering if those in power know what the key functions of this noble profession are.

Honestly, it becomes seriously worrisome when it appears as if those who have been entrusted with the supervision of the media in Zimbabwe, seem to be oblivious of its role.

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