=LPEDEZH $OHUW Date: February 3, 2012 Person/ institution: Foreign print media Violation/ issue: Legislation The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has reportedly enlisted the service of the police in a bid to stop foreign newspapers without local offices from circulating. Publications that might be affected include; the Sunday Times, Mail and Guardian, Business Day and the Zimbabwean. ZMC chairperson, Godfrey Majonga said the affected newspapers should register in Zimbabwe as soon as possible before the titles are stopped from coming into the country. According to section 66(1) of AIPPA a mass media shall carry on the activities of a mass media service only after registering and receiving a certificate of registration in terms of the Act. The only exception is where such a mass media owner has set up representative office of a mass media service permitted to operate in Zimbabwe in terms of section 90. &RPPXQLTXp Date: February 3, 2012 Person/ institution: KISS-FM Violation/ issue: Legislation KISS-FM has withdrawn its legal suit challenging the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe’s (BAZ) decision to deny them a national commercial radio broadcasting licence. KISS-FM director Sharon Mugabe said the withdrawal was based on the drastic changes in the media landscape, particularly the migration of airwaves from analogue to the digital platform. The changes have created new 6R7KLVLV'HPRFUDF\" opportunities to participants and for channels of media previously excluded it will re-launch in anticipation of these developments in Zimbabwe, she said. &RPPXQLTXp Date: February 10, 2012 Person/ institution: Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Violation/ issue: Legislation On 9 February 2012 MISA Zimbabwe held a press club discussion under the theme: BAZ under the spotlight: was the appointment process above board, during which the panellists offered different views on what exactly transpired. Panellists included the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jameson Timba, member of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and Communication Technology Bright Matonga and Dr Lovemore Madhuku. &RPPXQLTXp Date: February 29, 2012 Person/ institution: Morgan Tsvangirai Violation/ issue: Other Zimbabwe’s major opposition party, the Morgan Tsvangirai-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has urged Zimbabweans to use social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as platforms to express themselves in a country that has failed to satisfactorily diversify its media. The call for social media use, made by MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti, comes at a time when speculation is rife that Zimbabwe will go to the polls this year. President Robert Mugabe, who recently celebrated his