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29 May 2015

Author:
Charles Laiton, Standard (Zimbabwe)

Zimbabwe: Media agency, Source, condemns Steward Bank's raid of its offices

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'The Source condemns raid', 29 March 2015: ...“The Source…note[s] that Steward Bank claims to know who stole from it…If Econet Wireless and Steward Bank ‘know who the thieves are,’ …surely they should have instituted criminal proceedings…[rather than] instil…fear…into…The Source, and…the media industry,”…The news agency castigated the move of resorting to seizing material from the publication as opposed to confronting the latter through the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe. “Without seeking these available remedies, it is hard not to view the draconian actions of Econet Wireless and Steward Bank as a clear attempt to intimidate…the media through measures like intrusion into correspondence between journalists and their sources, or between journalists and their lawyers,”…The Source dismissed as unfounded allegations…that Econet…communicated with the editor of The Source…