SECTOR 3 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator. 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.3 (2008: 1.9; 2006:1.5) 3.9 The state/public broadcaster offers diverse programming formats for all interests. Analysis: Radio stations make an effort to offer a variety of programmes. They largely focus on social and economic topics, however, and hardly ever touch on political issues. Spot FM features quite a number of topical programmes, e.g. on children’s rights or HIV/AIDS. From time to time there are debates on the development of a new constitution for Zimbabwe: only the first of these was broadcast live; now they are usually pre-recorded. ZBC television tries to offer a variety of programming with a great deal of material coming from China (CCTV) and North Korea. These are mainly dramas, soap operas, documentaries and educational farming programmes - all of them subtitled. Many international football matches (produced by the South African company Supersport) are aired on ZBC, mainly sponsored by a property mogul. It is not clear how these programmes are acquired. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZIMBABWE 2010 51