114 PART 5 ZIMBABWE MEDIA COMMISSION 12.17 Establishment and composition of Zimbabwe Media Commission (1) There is a commission to be known as the Zimbabwe Media Commission consisting of— (a) a chairperson appointed by the President after consultation with the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders; and (b) eight other members appointed by the President from a list of not fewer than twelve nominees submitted by the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders. (2) Members of the Zimbabwe Media Commission must be chosen for their integrity and their competence in administration and their knowledge and understanding of human rights issues and the best practices in media matters. 12.18 Functions of Zimbabwe Media Commission (1) The Zimbabwe Media Commission has the following functions— (a) to uphold, promote and develop freedom of the press and other media of communication; (b) to promote and enforce good practice and ethics in the press and other media of communication; (c) to monitor broadcasting in the public interest and, in particular, to ensure fairness and diversity of views broadly representing Zimbabwean society; (d) to formulate or encourage the formulation of codes of conduct for persons employed in the press and other media of communication; (e) to receive and consider complaints from the public and, where appropriate, to take appropriate action against journalists and other persons employed in the press, news media or broadcasting who are found to have breached any law or any code of conduct applicable to them; (f) to ensure that the people of Zimbabwe have fair and wide access to information; (g) to encourage the use and development of all the official languages of Zimbabwe; (h) to encourage the adoption of new technology in the media and in the dissemination of information; (i) to promote competition and diversity in the media; and (j) to conduct research into issues relating to freedom of the press and of expression, and in that regard to promote reforms in the law. (2) An Act of Parliament may confer power on the Zimbabwe Media Commission to— (a) conduct investigations and inquiries into (i) any conduct or circumstance that appears to threaten the freedom of the press; and