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The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe
Since 2000, Zimbabwe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) has methodically stifled democracy in the country by compromising the independence of the judiciary, the professionalism of the police; and intimidating the media. Over the last decade, the party has r...
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| description | Since 2000, Zimbabwe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) has methodically stifled democracy in the country by compromising the independence of the judiciary, the professionalism of the police; and intimidating the media. Over the last decade, the party has rid both the state media and the judiciary of impartial journalists and judges, and filled these institutions with its followers. The party purchases its supporters loyalty with presents of farms, expensive vehicles and scarce accoutrements of the consumer society. These material inducements have assisted Zanu-PF to drill an inequitable partisanship into the obsequious state media and instruct journalists to blackout opposition politicians to stymie resistance to its hegemony. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/42852 The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe Mungoshi, Ray Chirwa, Danwood media democracy Zimbabwe Since 2000, Zimbabwe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) has methodically stifled democracy in the country by compromising the independence of the judiciary, the professionalism of the police; and intimidating the media. Over the last decade, the party has rid both the state media and the judiciary of impartial journalists and judges, and filled these institutions with its followers. The party purchases its supporters loyalty with presents of farms, expensive vehicles and scarce accoutrements of the consumer society. These material inducements have assisted Zanu-PF to drill an inequitable partisanship into the obsequious state media and instruct journalists to blackout opposition politicians to stymie resistance to its hegemony. 2026-02-17T11:18:34Z 2026-02-17T11:18:34Z 2009 2026-02-17T11:14:34Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852 en eng application/pdf Democratic Governance and Rights Unit Faculty of Law University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | media democracy Zimbabwe Mungoshi, Ray The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | role of the media in fostering democracy in zimbabwe |
| topic | media democracy Zimbabwe |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852 |
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