Masvingo, Midlands, Harare, and Matabeleland North, where 68%, 65%, 56% and 54% of
the respondents claim to have no access to community radios, respectively. Only Bulawayo
(29%), Matabeleland South (38%) and Manicaland (41%) have fewer respondents who
claimed to have no access to community radios.
Figure
Figure 6:
6: Community
Community radio
radio access
access by
by province
Province
Midlands
Matabeleland South
Matabeleland North

3%

54%

Masvingo

1%

Mashonaland East

2% 0%

1%

40%

Harare

Do not use

13%

39%

7%
3%

56%
29%

28%

1%

13%

4%

7%

0%
3%

2%
0%
0%
0%

100%

Manicaland

Bulawayo

3%

85%

Mashonaland Central

1%
0%
1%

17%

4%
0%

79%

3%

3% 3%

30%

5%

68%

Mashonaland West

0% 5%

41%

16%

0%

38%

3%1%
0%

18%

6%

3%

65%

29%

For information about daily life, e.g., travel, health, taxes, education

For knowledge about work / studies

To get different perspectives on what’s happening

To know what’s going on across Zimbabwe

To know what’s going on around the world

To know what’s going on in your local area

To pass the time when you are waiting/travelling/commuting/bored

When it’s important to keep informed about certain issues

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2%
0%
0%

0%

1% 3%
0%
4%
0%

Community Radio Access by Gender
Community
radio access by gender

Survey data indicates that more males (41%) access community radios as compared to

SURVEY data indicates that more
females (36%).
males (41%) access community
radios as compared to females
(36%).

Figure 7: Female respondents on community radio access

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