NATIONAL: ZIMBABWE AND NAMIBIA CAMPAIGN FOR BROADCASTING DIVERSITY Regional Programme Goal Policy-makers, public opinion, partners, public service and community broadcasters in Southern Africa influenced regarding the need for an open three-tier system of broadcast licensing comprising public, commercial and community broadcasters and underpinned by the principles of edit orial independence, diversity, and independent regulation Regional Programme • Create awareness and campaign for the transformation of state controlled broadcasters into public service broadcasters Objectives PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NATIONAL OBJECTIVE MAJOR ACTIVITIES REMARK/COMMENTS (ACTUAL/ACHIEVED) 1. Campaign for the introduction of 1.1 Hold drama road shows • Over 4500 people attended road • Despite lobbying and publicity around community broadcasting 1.2 Produce T-shirts and fliers show dramas in Bulawayo and Broadcasting Services Act and Public Order • Namibia 1.3 Creation of Zimbabwe Association of Gweru and Security Act, the environment • Zimbabwe Community Radio(ZACRAS) • Police would not grant permit continues to be volatile. 1.4 Continue the support for the National • Coordinator of NACR continued to • In Namibia five community radio stations be employed by MISA Namibia have been set up and are operating. As a Advisory for Community Radios result of this, an association called National (NACR) Advisory for Community Radios has been set up. NATIONAL: ZAMBIA CAMPAIGN FOR BROADCASTING DIVERSITY Regional Programme Goal Policy-makers, public opinion, partners, public service and community broadcasters in Southern Africa influenced regarding the need for an open three-tier system of broadcast licensing comprising public, commercial and community broadcasters and underpinned by the principles of edit orial independence, diversity, and independent regulation • Regional Programme • Create awareness and campaig n for the transformation of state controlled broadcasters into public service broadcasters Objectives PERFORMANCE INDICATORS NATIONAL OBJECTIVE MAJOR ACTIVITIES REMARK/COMMENTS (ACTUAL/ACHIEVED) ZAMBIA 1.1 Lobbying parliamentarians • Public sensitized on the IBA For over a year now, the Minister of 1.2 Publicizing IBA • Increased support from industry and Information and Broadcasting has been 1.Campaign to sensitize the public on 1.3 Sustain coalition the public dragging her feet to present names of people the Independent Broadcasting Authority 1.4 Newspaper columns • Government commitment to realize the to serve on IBA board. This has delayed the Act effects of IBA implementation of the Act so that it starts • IBA Board sensitized on their role functioning. 2. Campaign to sensitize public on the 2.1 Continue sensitizing MPS • Increased parliamentarian support Even though ratification of ZNBC Board amended ZNBC Act. 2.2 Publicize the Act • Increased support from the industry members is being delayed by the minister of 2.3 Production of more flyers • Government commitment to the effects Information and Broadcasting, ZNBC has for 2.4 Public debates on the of the ZNBC Act. some time now been collecting TV licenses implementation of the license from the public. In absence of ratification a fees by ZNBC board, it is improper for ZNBC to start levying TV set owners. MISA Annual Report (April 2003 – March 2004) 74