Reply #1: If anyone's interested, you can actually hear this man speak: [View All]

[AP]

http://www.theworld.org/content/030911.wma

Zimbabwe interview (4:15)
A plane has been impounded in Zimbabwe.  Authorities say the plane was carrying "military material."   Theories as to what was going on are flying.. some say the men in the plane were plotting to assassinate the president.  Others say they were merely security guards going to work at the mines.   Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Dumisani Muleya, a reporter for The Zimbabwe Independent newspaper in Harare to find out more.

It's from this site: http://www.theworld.org/latesteditions/20040309.shtml


Here's an explanation of the government's most recent problem with him:

http://www.cpj.org/cases03/africa_cases03/zim.html

(They say he fabricated a story. He was brought in for questioning, released on bail of $25, and was supposed to have a trial on Jan 29th. Since he's been reporting since then, it looks like the trial hasn't stopped him from doing his job.)


And here's a more elaborate statement of what the government doesn't like about him:

"The newspaper ... is forever flippant insulting in all its coverage of Africans except sell outs and uncle Toms. Even their senior reporters like Dumisani Muleya write stories in which nouns are always personalised and in which all verbs are replaced by insulting adjectives," said Moyo.

"At the moment there is no difference talking to Learnmore Jongwe of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change spokesman and Dumisani Muleya. They have the same interests and the same approach and that is dangerous for journalism," said Moyo.

"No one should expect us to answer questions from Leramore Jongwe and by the same token answer questions from Dumisani Muleya and the rest of the bandwagon until they become professional and ethical in their conduct as journalists," said Moyo.

http://www.misa.org/oldsite/alerts/20010808.zimbabwe.0.html