Beyond tokenism: What next after community radio licences?
December 27, 2020 in Opinion
On December 17, 2020, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) gave all of us an unexpected Christmas gift in the form of licensing of three community radio initiatives, a development which several media advocacy groups reacted positively to, most notably the Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (Zacras), which welcomed the development and expressed hope that the other seven applicants awaiting determination by BAZ at the time, would also be licensed. This is a long journey which started several years back with many stakeholders both in and outside of the media sector playing various roles including civil society organisations that chose to mainstream community broadcasting advocacy in their work.