The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorChirwa, Danwood
dc.contributor.authorMungoshi, Ray
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-17T11:18:34Z
dc.date.available2026-02-17T11:18:34Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.updated2026-02-17T11:14:34Z
dc.description.abstractSince 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.
dc.identifier.apacitationMungoshi, R. (2009). <i>The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Democratic Governance and Rights Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMungoshi, Ray. <i>"The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Democratic Governance and Rights Unit, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMungoshi, R. 2009. The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Democratic Governance and Rights Unit. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mungoshi, Ray AB - 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. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - media KW - democracy KW - Zimbabwe LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe TI - The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMungoshi R. The role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Democratic Governance and Rights Unit, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42852en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDemocratic Governance and Rights Unit
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectmedia
dc.subjectdemocracy
dc.subjectZimbabwe
dc.titleThe role of the media in fostering democracy in Zimbabwe
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelLLM
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