Zimbabwe
A survey by the
Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP),Open Society Initiative Southern Africa (OSISA) andOpen Society Institute Media Programme (OSIMP)
AN OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE NETWORK PUBLICATION
Public broAdcAsting in AricA series
Copyright © 2009, Open Society Initiative or Southern Arica. All rights reserved.No part o this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any orm,or by any means, without the prior permission o the publisher.Written by:Dr Sarah Chiumbu (researcher), Jeanette Minnie (regional editor) and Hendrik Bussiek (editor-in-chie)Published by:Open Society Initiative or Southern AricaISBN: 978-1-920355-26-5For more inormation contact:AriMAP / Open Society Initiative or Southern AricaPresident Place1 Hood Ave/148 Jan Smuts AveRosebankSouth AricaP.O. Box 678JohannesburgSouth Aricawww.arimap.orgwww.osisa.orgLayout and printing:COMPRESS.dsl, South Arica
Contents
Acronyms vForeword viiIntroduction ix
1 Country Facts 1
1 Historical background 12 Government 33 Economic and social development 44 Rule o law 65 Media landscape 76 Brie history o broadcasting 10
2 Media Legislation and Regulation 13
1 International, continental and regional standards 132 The Constitution o Zimbabwe 183 General media laws and regulations 224 Other laws with an impact on media and reedom o expression 295 The media and the inclusive government 366 Conclusions and recommendations 37
3 The Broadcasting Landscape 41
1 The state broadcaster 412 Commercial/private broadcasters 413 Community broadcasting 454 Technical standard and accessibility o services 465 Conclusions and recommendations 49
4 Digitalisation and its Impact 51
1 Preparedness or switch-over to digitalisation 512 Convergence 523 Conclusions and recommendations 52
5 Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation 55
1 The Broadcasting Authority o Zimbabwe (BAZ) 552 Licence conditions 573 Conclusions and recommendations 60
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This report is the result of research that started in 2008 with the aim of collecting, collating and writing up information about regulation, ownership, access, performance as well as prospects for public broadcasting reform in Africa.…
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