Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the reinstatement of three journalists who were recently dismissed from the government daily "The Herald" because they worked with the American public radio station Voice of America (VOA). In a 25 February statement, the Media and Information Commission (MIC) said that Zimbabwean journalists' collaboration with VOA ran contrary to "national interests and security," since the station is "among the media outlets that spread lies about this country, contributing to a deterioration in its image."