‘Licence law fuels informality, corruption’

THE recently enacted Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill, which makes it mandatory for all motorists to possess a radio licence, risks triggering informality in some businesses and fuelling corruption in the issuance of exemptions, the National Competitiveness Commission has said. 

President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month signed the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act No 2, 2025, which orders all motorists to obtain a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio licence before renewing their Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) vehicle licence or obtaining insurance.

The law has triggered uproar among motorists who cited clause 15 as discriminatory, as it targets vehicle owners specifically while exempting other segments of the population.

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