Zanu PF gobbles 90% of ZBC airtime: Baz

A SURVEY by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (Baz) reveals that the ruling Zanu PF party enjoyed State broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio and television monopoly during the March 26 by-elections.

The Baz survey shows that ZBC provided live coverage for all the eight Zanu PF campaign rallies, which amounted to 630 minutes of airtime, but the public broadcaster did not do any live coverage of opposition party political rallies, including those that contested the by-elections.

It further states that in ZBC news bulletins, Zanu PF accounted for 90% of airtime, which is 222 minutes, with the opposition parties sharing only 23 minutes.

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