lack of means and processes to file such reports. most powerful influencers in the country. The rise of new technologies such as the internet and social media has also seen an increase in what has been defined as online gender based violence or ICT-enabled gender based violence. This influence has come with scrutiny and surveillance from public authorities who have not hesitated to arrest these content creators using the Cyber and Data Protection Act. Women journalists, activists and politicians have been especially targeted to prevent them from sharing their opinions on pertinent issues that affect Zimbabwe as a community. These attacks take on misogynistic, aggressive and even violent undertones. What makes the effort to end online attacks on women more difficult is defining online harassment. This has made monitoring, documenting and reporting online gender-based violence an onerous task. Regarding the issue of inclusion and diversity Afrobarometer 2020 states that It is common to have other voices speak “on behalf of” minorities, but the minorities themselves are not heard. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) issues are never positively covered (specifically by the ZBC). Due mainly to comments that have been made on LGBTIQ issues by the former president, this community continues “suffering in silence.” As they are continuously stereotyped which has fuelled discrimination.(15) CONTENT CREATORS Zimbabwe has experienced a significant growth of an active online community which has been sustained by a growing crop of content producers who keep their audiences busy. This notion is supported by Chirimambowa and Chimedza (2022) who note that, concomitant to these rising statistics on social media in Zimbabwe has been the exponential growth of new media operations such as Bustop TV, Magamba TV, CITE (Centre for Innovation and Technology), Big Saturday Read, Gravitas Bulletin, NewZimbabwe, Nehanda Radio and TV, Comic Pastor and @263 Chat, among others. These platforms continue to grow in influence and following with notable personalities like Trevor Ncube — Alpha Media Holdings Publisher — has 39,000 followers on his YouTube channel, while journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has 585,977 followers on Twitter placing them among the JOURNALISTS FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES In the past two years, Zimbabwe has licensed 14 community radio stations and campus radio stations. These stations are predominantly in small towns and rural areas, covering districts where there are minority languages. As of February 2023, only six of the community radio stations had started broadcasting. The community radio stations were opened with the support of UNESCO and influence from the government. In most cases, the radio stations do not have qualified personnel, with most of them being manned by unpaid volunteers. This calls into question the sustainability of their operations and could be the reason why only a few have come on air. As per law, community radio stations are not allowed to run commercial advertising, with their revenues coming from the communities in which they operate. With this model, it is unlikely that community radio stations will be able to sustain their operations for long. There is need to rethink the model and also find ways in which they can raise money. Zimbabwe’s mainstream media is mainly urban centric, with the bigger media houses able to deploy stringers or correspondents in small towns and rural areas. The correspondents are generally poorly paid and have no access to pensions or health insurance. This leaves them at the mercy of corporates or politicians who are able to bribe them with freebies such as free fuel or transport to events and stipends for reporting on their events. In addition, because correspondents from small towns barely have the support of the company, they are vulnerable to lawsuits and 71