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Analysis of the Zimbabwe Broadcast Services Act |
| Author |
Hondora, Tawanda |
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PDF ed. |
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Harare: MISA ZImbabwe |
| Year |
2002-03-01 |
| Pages |
88 |
| Abstract |
In Zimbabwe, the electromagnetic transmission of audio and video signals and the available frequency spectrum is regulated by the Broadcasting Services Act [Chapter 12:01] (BSA). This Act, as most things Zimbabwean, is intensely complex, internally contradictory, and in vain masks its true purpose and effect. This analysis exposes the inherent weaknesses of the Act and initiate debate on an ideal Broadcasting Services Act. It shows that the Broadcasting Services Act: Is inherently unconstitutional violating sections 20 and 16 of the constitution of Zimbabwe, which guarantee the rights to freedom of expression and private property, respectively; places absolute and discretionary power upon the Minister; prevents all nature and forms of investment into the broadcasting sector; and in bad faith creates an absolutely useless and irrelevant Broadcasting Authority. The BSA is internally contradictory, represents government's hypocritical reaction to the Capital Radio Supreme Court decision. The Act is myopic, selfish, feeding into the potent dictatorial and megalomaniac inclinations of the Zimbabwe government. The Act will regrettably result in the stifling of non-conformist views before the 2002 Presidential Elections and beyond. |
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broadcasting_act-analysis.pdf (301 Kb) |
| Country |
Zimbabwe |
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