Media Institute of Southern Africa has filed two urgent court applications compelling government to disseminate comprehensive information on COVID 19 and another seeking a court interdict to stop police from harrassing journalists using the 2019 press cards.

The body tasked with accrediting journalists, the Zimbabwe Media Commission has not commenced the process of issuing the 2020 press cards, a move that continues to affect journalists who have reported countless cases of being harassed or denied access to certain functions.

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