Four months after calling for commercial radio licence applications, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has still not issued a single statement informing the general public or the applicants what they have done so far. This is despite receiving an estimated 15 applications from aspiring broadcasters.
Njabulo Ncube, chairman of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (Zimbabwe Chapter), told SW Radio Africa that many critics felt BAZ made the call for the applications with the intention of ‘hoodwinking’ the Southern African Development Community (SADC) into believing that key media reforms were taking place ahead of a crucial summit that was meant to tackle Zimbabwe.
