In the audio below, former Zimbabwean journalist Miriam Madziwa Sibanda says fake news is constraining the democratisation efforts. She notes that there is too much information circulated but is not aiding media in enhancing democracy. Fake news, as she notes, rob the reader or listener an opportunity to make an informed decision. Sibanda was speaking with VOA Zimbabwe Service’s Gibbs Dube. Listen:
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