Zimbabwe their partisan and narrow perspective on what constitute a community radio and how they should be regulated, structured and operated. Broadcasting Digital Migration – near yet so far After missing the 17 June 2015 International Telecommunications Union’s deadline for migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, Zimbabwe says it is now on course to meet the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) June 2016 deadline. While there was significant coverage and updates on progress post the June 2015 deadline, there is still need for public awareness campaigns on the process and its implications on ordinary Zimbabweans. Information relating to the process remains confined and only accessible to a select section of the Zimbabwean society. There is need for a wider and much more structured public awareness campaign that uses people- centric platforms to ensure that citizens know what exactly will be at stake including the benefits of digital migration. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ONLINE Increase in internet and mobile access The Postal and Telecommunications Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) noted an increase in the number of active mobile subscribers, which grew by 0.5% to reach 11.9 million from 11.8 million subscribers recorded in the previous year. As a result, mobile and internet access in the country continued to change the face of both the mainstream print and broadcast media, communication by the citizenry and the general monetary transactions in the country. Significant strides were taken by the mainstream media to harness, particularly social media and mobile applications in enhancing the citizenry’s access to and participation in the production content. The internet is not completely secure since laws that are used to regulate and control expression offline can still be used to regulate online activity. The Zimpapers and Africa Media Holdings groups used mobile technology in the distribution of their content on the SMS platforms with the country’s three Mobile Network Operators (MNO’s) Econet, Telecel and Netone, until about June 2015, when Econet subscribers stopped receiving the Zimpapers Mobile News. The SMS platforms continue to bring in significant revenue for the newspaper groups with a charge of 88 cents and 80 cents, respectively. Social media applications Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter continue to be platforms of choice for many Zimbabweans So This is Democracy? 2015 99