BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT [CHAPTER 12:06] (as at 11th January 2008) No broadcasting of false or misleading news 7. No licensee shall broadcast any matter that contains any false or misleading news. No broadcasting of commercials containing political matter 8. A broadcaster shall not broadcast a commercial advertisement that contains any political matter. PART III COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING LICENCES Standard conditions of commercial broadcasting licences 9.(1) Each commercial television broadcasting licence is in addition subject to the following conditions⎯ (a) the articles of association of the licensee will at all times contain provisions under which: (i) a person is not eligible to continue to be the holder of shares in the licensee if, because of holding those shares and of any other relevant circumstances, that or some other person would contravene this Act; and (ii) the licensee may secure the disposal of shares held by a person to the extent necessary to prevent a contravention of this Act continuing or of shares held by a person who refuses or fails to provide a statutory declaration referred to in subparagraph (iii) or (iv); and (iii) a person who becomes the holder of shares in the licensee is required to provide to the company a statutory declaration stating whether the shares are held by the person beneficially and, if not, who has beneficial interests in the shares and stating whether the person, or any person who has a beneficial interest in the shares, is in a position to exercise control of another licence, and giving particulars of any such position; and (iv) a person holding shares in the licensee may be required by the licensee, from time to time, to provide to the licensee statutory declarations concerning matters relevant to his or her eligibility to continue to be the holder of those shares having regard to the provisions of this Act; and (v) any election of directors to the board of the licensee is notified to the Authority; (b) the licensee will, if the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, so requires, broadcast, without charge, such items of national interest as are specified in the notice; (c) the licensee will, if the Minister notifies the licensee in writing that an emergency has arisen which makes it important in the public interest that persons authorised by the Minister have control over matter for broadcast using the licensee’s broadcasting facilities, allow those persons access to and control over those facilities; (d) the licensee will not broadcast a programme that has been refused classification, or has been prohibited under the Censorship and Entertainments Control Act [Chapter 10:04]; (e) the licensee will not use the broadcasting service in the commission of an offence in contravention of any law of Zimbabwe; (f) the licensee will commence to provide broadcasting services within six months of being allocated the licence or within such longer period as is notified in writing by the Authority; (g) the licensee will provide a service that, when considered together with other broadcasting - 56 -