(Mashinani Watch Organization Executive Director, Moffat Mutero during a workshop on media freedom)

"Only a free press can speak up and save democracy and society from silence. Independence of the media, freedom of the press, freedom of expression and the right of access to information are vital if the media are to be able to perform their watchdog function in a democratic society governed by the rule of law."


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