environment, and more so, as we continue to consult on the outstanding issue of media regulation,” said Golden Maunganidze, MISA Zimbabwe Chairperson, during a media reforms stakeholders meeting in Harare in October 2021. During the meeting, stakeholders re-affirmed their commitment to co-regulation of the media. Earlier in June 2021, the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Honourable Sipho Mokone, had moved a motion imploring parliament to enact legislation that enhances media freedom and encourages the media to conduct their activities without fear or favour. These sentiments were shared across the political divide as the motion on, Information as a public good, moved on 15 June 2021, was supported by other legislators who urged the government to observe the provisions of the Windhoek Declaration which calls for media freedom. Another positive development was the participation by MISA Zimbabwe and the Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) at a high-level engagement meeting convened by the Parliament of Zimbabwe’s Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services in the eastern border town of Mutare. The meeting convened between the 9th and 12th of June 2021, among other issues, primarily focused on media co-regulation and broadcasting reforms. It was attended by three top officials from the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services. These included the Minister, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, Deputy Minister Kindness Paradza, and the Permanent Secretary, Nick Mangwana. Also in attendance was the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) and Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC), represented by their Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). 9