This triggered MISA Zimbabwe to push for internet affordability under its ongoing #DataMustFall campaign. In that regard engagements have been initiated with stakeholders such as POTRAZ, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee and the players in the telecommunications industry to address these challenges. MISA Zimbabwe also notes the efforts that have been undertaken by POTRAZ as part of its functions in terms of the Postal and Telecommunications Act to promote internet access. This includes the projects that have been spearheaded using the Universal Services Fund, to which POTRAZ is the custodian for purposes of providing access to telecommunication services to rural and marginalised communities. One such project is the launch of community information centres in partnership with other stakeholders, such as the Ministry of ICTs and ZimPost. The government should therefore prioritise and accelerate the digitisation process, which is reportedly being stalled by foreign currency challenges, by duly allocating the required funds to complete the project, which is now long overdue. While the Cyber and Data Protection Act is aimed at promoting the enjoyment of constitutional rights, including the right to access information as well as promoting the use of technology to promote those rights, of concern is its clawback provisions, such as the one relating to the transmission of false data messages. False news offences promote self-censorship and unjustifiably infringe on freedom of expression and, by extension, the right to access information. Broadcasting While the licensing of the first-ever community radio stations and commercial television stations is progressive in the context of freeing the airwaves and compliance with the African Charter on Broadcasting, there is a need to move with urgency in amending the Broadcasting Services Act as is being proposed through the Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill. The resultant broadcasting law and regulatory framework should be in line with the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the African Charter on Broadcasting and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information and the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms, among other instruments that set democratic principles and standards on regulation. Considering that broadcasting is capital intensive, it is therefore commendable that the Amendment Bill has provisions allowing for foreigners to own shares not exceeding 40%. There are also provisions to promote funding from Zimbabweans in the diaspora for community radios as well as through international organisations that will work through the Broadcasting State of the Media Report 18