was yet to start the digitisation process. February 2012 September 2012 November 2013 February 2014 October 2014 Television services introduced in Beitbridge, Victoria Falls and Plumtree which had relied on South Africa, Botswana or Zambia broadcasts since Independence. The transmitters set up in the areas are digital ready equipment, although they currently operate on the analogue platform. Transmitters were also set up in Mudzi and St Alberts. The Standard on 2 September reported that the director of Urban Communications in the Ministry of Media, Information and Publicity, Retired Major Anywhere Mutambudzi, said although funding had been a major constraint, government was working to comply with the International Telecommunications Union deadline. On 18 November, while touring Transmedia, Media Information and Broadcasting Services, Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo said meeting meeting the June 2015 digitisation deadline was a major priority for Zimbabwe. Ministry of Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, permanent secretary Engineer Sam Kundishora, while giving oral evidence to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services on 10 February, 2014 said the likelihood of the country missing the deadline were high because of the slow pace of the migration process. He noted the undercapitalization of the sector in 2013 and 2014 despite the impending digitisation deadline. The sector received less than it bid for the two years. On 31 October 2014, MISA –Zimbabwe presented its research on the Digital migration process in Zimbabwe at broadcasting conference held in Harare. The report made recommendations relating to each of the critical stages of the process which include policies and regulation, spectrum planning and management and public awareness among others. Among the resolutions made at the conference, stakeholders made the following regarding the digital migration process in Zimbabwe: 1. Facilitate the accessibility of information to the public and broadcasting stakeholders by all relevant authorities through regular updates on Zimbabwe’s digital migration plans and developments. 2. Recognise the importance of local content production in view of digitisation by coming up with a clear and sustainable policy for the sector. Following the conference Copies of Zimbabwe Digital migration report were submitted to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting services and Transmedia and an attempt was made to be a part of the public