Zim’s new media policy: A critical analysis

THE Zimbabwe Media Policy approved by Cabinet in March 2025 is positioned as a transformative framework to align the country’s media landscape with democratic governance, national development and digital innovation.

Titled Promoting Media Excellence, Diversity and National Development, the policy outlines lofty ambitions; strengthening freedom of expression.

Enhancing access to information, encouraging professionalism and asserting media sovereignty.

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