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Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe v The Minister of State for Information and Publicity, the Media and Information Commission, The Attorney-General of Zimbabwe |
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The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, Judgment No. S.C.203, Civil Application No 73 |
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PDF |
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Harare: Supreme Court |
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2003-09-20 |
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14 |
| Abstract |
CHIDYAUSIKU CJ: The applicant in this matter is a corporate company that owns and publishes the Daily News. The principal object of the applicant is to acquire, publish and circulate or otherwise deal with any newspapers or other publications. The applicant contends that it is entitled to enjoy the freedom of expression set out in section 20 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. It is the view of the applicant that the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Chapter [10:27] (hereinafter referred to as the Act) in general terms interferes with and unduly restricts the enjoyment by the citizens of Zimbabwe of their freedom of expression. In particular the applicant impugns sections 39, 40, 41, 65, 66, 70, 71, 79, 80 ,83 and 89 of the Act, and S.I. 169C of 2002, made thereunder. It is contended that the above provisions are unconstitutional.
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The applicant is operating outside the law and this Court will only hear the applicant on the merits once the applicant has submitted itself to the law. |
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dailynewsjudgement20030920.pdf (32 Kb) |
| Country |
Zimbabwe |
| Themes |
- Freedom of expression
- Governments
- Law
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