(c) that in recognition of the open media environment anticipated by this Agreement, the Parties hereby:(i) call upon the governments that are hosting and/or funding external radio stations broadcasting into Zimbabwe to cease such hosting and funding; and (ii) encourage the Zimbabweans running or working for external radio stations broadcasting into Zimbabwe to return to Zimbabwe; and (d) that steps be taken to ensure that the public media provides balanced and fair coverage to all political parties for their legitimate political activities. (e) that the public and private media shall refrain from using abusive language that may incite hostility, political intolerance and ethnic hatred or that unfairly undermines political parties and other organisations. To this end, the inclusive government shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken to achieve this objective. Of the five key areas of agreement noted above, there have been few instances of compliance. Most of the provisions have been ‘forgotten’ almost two years after the signing of the agreement. There has been no registration of new broadcasters which explains the continued existence of foreign based radio stations. The state-controlled media is on the war path, strongly supporting ZANU (PF) while denigrating the other political parties. The single area of compliance is the activity of the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) which called for applications for registration of new print-media and the accreditation of journalists on 5 May 2010. However, the contested Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) board has not issued any licenses to prospective broadcasters leaving a major lacuna in the public dissemination of information. COMPLIANCE The licensing of new media players on 26 May 2010 — The Daily News, NewsDay, The Weekly Worker, The Daily Gazette and The Mail— was seen as a watershed moment which brought hope that more media reforms will be instituted. One of the licensed newspapers, NewsDay has started publishing amid high expectation that ANZ, the publishers of The Daily News, will be following suit this September. These developments are not only seen as employment opportunities for scores of journalists and graduates of media training institutions. More importantly, this will allow and afford citizens access to alternative sources of information and assist them in making informed choices on matters affecting their daily lives. On 29 July, the commission issued four additional licenses to Cable News Agency, African Open Media Initiative, Zimceleb, and Sport 24 Magazines respectively. NON-COMPLIANCE During the period under review, there has not been any discernible movement towards reforming the broadcasting industry and admitting new players, as it evidenced by the continued monopoly of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) in the industry. ZBC urgently needs to be transformed into a truly independent public broadcaster in order to fulfill its public service mandate as stipulated in terms of the African Charter on Broadcasting, the SADC Principles and Guidelines on the Conduct of Democratic Elections and Article XVIIII of the GPA. CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING MECHANISM (CISOMM) SIX MONTH SHADOW REPORT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INCLUSIVE OF ZIMBABWE 32