|
Back to Index
Remove Bulawayo-Beitbridge accident pictures
Zimbabwe
Unemployed People's Association (ZUPA)
April 12, 2012
The Zimbabwe
Unemployed People's Association (ZUPA), which represents the
interests of millions of unemployed Zimbabweans, is shocked to learn
of the tragic traffic accident that took the lives of 12 Zimbabweans
including a child with six being burnt beyond recognition. We are
encouraged by the work of the media to cover the tragic story but
find the publishing of gruesome pictures of the victims, by some
papers to be unfortunate and out of step with the standard ethics
of journalism at such a time.
ZUPA Matabeleland wishes
to express deepest sympathy and condolences to the families and
friends of Candice, Nozimuhle and Ephraim Sibanda from Nkulumane,
Gideon Ncube from Emganwini, Percy Dlamini and Thandiwe Siwela from
Pumula North, Thandeka Ndebele from Emakhandeni, Dalubuhle Ncube
from Entumbane, Lungile Ndlovu from Nkulumane and Nkosinathi Ndlovu
from Makokoba and 2 others yet to be identified.
At this time of mourning
for the families and friends of the 12, our members in Matabeleland
have raised concerns that some media outlets have published disturbing
pictures of burnt remains of the victims in a manner that departs
from our cultural values, respect for the deceased and their families
and potential trauma to society.
ZUPA Matabeleland now
kindly appeals to online newspapers and those covering future print
to remove the disturbing pictures of the remains of the victims
and instead use profile pictures of the deceased obtainable from
the families as is standard ethical journalism internationally.
We also appeal to Government
to reflect on the reasons why the young Zimbabweans would have needed
to travel to South Africa by working with ZUPA to ensure that Zimbabweans
have access to economic opportunities and jobs here at home.
The accident is reported
to have occurred on Monday night April 9th at the 181km peg along
the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road when a South African registered Toyota
Hilux double-cab truck allegedly encroached onto the lane of an
oncoming Volvo haulage truck. All the victims are reported to have
been on their way to South Africa.
Please credit www.kubatana.net if you make use of material from this website.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License unless stated otherwise.
TOP
|
