Media Watch

Set the record straight on hate

A SAPA syndicated article on the Zimbabwean government’s refusal to make condoms available to prisoners makes no effort whatsoever to debunk the HIV-related myths and misinformation spilling from the mouth of an overly quoted official.

The poorly constructed article is built almost entirely out of homophobic and ignorant quotes from one deputy commissioner Agrey Machingauta, which the article makes no attempt to correct.

According to the SAPA piece, Zimbabwean officials are refusing to make condoms accessible to prisoners despite their status as a group with a very high risk of HIV infection. Condom distribution to prisoners would be illegal, given the country’s stance on homosexuality.