The free-to-air television network licenses were issued to six “independent players” in mid November from fourteen applicants. But the new licenses were awarded to the ruling party Zanu PF ...

The evening newscast on Zimbabwean pubcaster ZBC could have been culled from a Soviet-era newsreel, with references to ruling party comrades, bland statements from the politburo and the occasional ...

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has awarded television licences to six entities, which are mostly linked to the government. The granting of the licences ends the state-controlled Zimbabwe ...

South Africa’s pay-TV giant MultiChoice has managed to persuade Zimbabwe’s Central Bank to allow MultiChoice’s DStv subscribers to pay their monthly fees in foreign currency. Zimbabwe banks were not ...

Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of stories on how online satirical outlets around the world develop their shows and sites under difficult national conditions and repressive, authoritarian ...