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10/30/2004:
"Zimbabwe rules out foreign-funded radio stations"
Loughty DubeINFORMATION minister Jonathan Moyo has warned regional media organisations with chapters in Zimbabwe and those funded by foreign organisations that they will not be allowed to operate community radio stations in the country under the Broadcasting Services Act.
Moyo gave the warning when he addressed journalists at the Bulawayo Press Club on Saturday.
He announced that the country would have more broadcasters to compete with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) by the end of the year.
After lashing out at regional institutions, Moyo said organisations funded by outsiders would not be registered.
Full Article : theindependent.co.zw
