Letter From Mike Davies
Chairman of Combined Harare Residents Association

Please do not become a forwarding service! Anyone with a genuine interest in Zimbabwe will already subscribe to MMPZ and SWRadioAfrica and ZimbabweSituation so this just clutters up our mail boxes. You could usefully compile a list of such services however and distribute it to members.

thanks for the original pieces and blogs though

Response From ZimJournalists Arise

Unfortunately, we are unable to generate original material, as we do not have adequate resources at the moment to do so. However we are working on this and hope we will be able to do so in the new year.

However we will reiterate that we are not a news website, but primarily exist to serve the interests of Zimbabwean journalists. That is why you will come across a lot of press statements, training programs for journalists etc. We occasionally throw in the odd story, if we feel it is of national interest and has a bearing on the work of Zimbabwean journalists, such as Mugabe staying on until 2010. We also occassionally carry stories we think are important but donot make the headlines.

However we have taken note of your concerns and owing to the overwhelming support the blog is receiving we are working day and night on a better product that will facilitate the free flow of information, a product that will facilitate communication between journalists and newsmakers.

Our emphasize is also on human rights and democracy reporting. We also have a “soft spot” for gender and Aids issues.
Thank you for your readership and suggestions.