Repeal repressive laws, government urged

MEDIA practitioners and Press freedom advocates have called on the government to repeal colonial-era and repressive media laws, warning that democracy cannot flourish in an environment of intimidation and legal persecution of journalists.

They made the demands at the ongoing Southern Africa Media Summit in Harare, which is running under the theme Strengthening Independent Journalism for Democracy and Nation Building.

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube highlighted the declining state of Press freedom across the region, pointing to repressive legislation as the primary cause.

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