By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, ZUJ, has condemned MDC Alliance security officials for  harassing journalist Robert Tapfumaneyi  at a party event in Harare on Tuesday.

Tapfumaneyi  who works for online media platform, Sly Media was manhandled by the security details who indicated reservations for him to cover the event.

In the process, the security details allegedly grabbed Tapfumaneyi’s camera and threw it to the ground. The camera is being assessed for possible damages.

The attack adds to the increasing number of journalists who have been threatened, beaten or arrested by security forces and political activists.

ZUJ Secretary General, Foster Dongozi said that the attack on Tapfumaneyi was totally unacceptable.

“The MDC and its activists should put it in their heads that no journalists should be  harassed, beaten or murdered, even if they are from ZBC while they are doing their work,” he said.

“We therefore  demand that the party should issue a public apology to colleague Tapfumaneyi given that he was bullied in public and replace his equipment if it was damaged during  the scuffle.”

Dongozi  further urged the MDC to come up with a clear protocol on how to engage the media at their public events.