Zimbabwe angry over radio “hate messages”
December 3rd, 2009
The Zimbabwean government is reported to be lodging a formal diplomatic complaint with Botswana over the alleged transmission of foreign radio news broadcasts into their territory. The state-controlled Herald newspaper, closely aligned with the former ruling ZANU-PF party of President Robert Mugabe, quoted Foreign Affairs Secretary Joey Bimha as saying the government objects to the transmission of what Bimha called “hate messages” from Botswana. Read more hereTags: Tags: Botswana, freedom of expression, Robert Mugabe, The Herald, ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe,
