BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT [CHAPTER 12:06] (as at 11th January 2008) Independent television production 4. Television broadcasting licensees and subscription television broadcasting licensees must ensure that at least forty per centum of their local television content programming consists of programmes which are independent television productions and the independent television productions are spread reasonably evenly between Zimbabwean drama, Zimbabwean social documentary, Zimbabwean informal knowledge-building, Zimbabwean children’s' and Zimbabwean educational programming. Radio broadcasting licences 5. Every week during the performance period a radio broadcasting licensee shall ensure that, within six months of this Act coming into effect (in the case of a person lawfully providing a radio broadcasting service immediately before that date) or immediately upon the issue of a license or within such longer period as the Authority may determine, at least (a) seventy-five per centum of the music broadcast consists of Zimbabwean music; (b) ten per centum of the music broadcast consists of music from Africa. Subscription radio broadcasting licensees 6. A subscription radio broadcasting licensee shall ensure that, in every week of the year (a) at least thirty per centum of the music broadcast during the performance period consists of Zimbabwean music; and (b) at least ten per centum of the music broadcast consists of music from Africa; and (c) where a portion of a subscription radio broadcasting service is unencoded, then, for the duration of that unencoded portion, at least seventy-five per centum of the music broadcast is Zimbabwean music and at least ten per centum of the music broadcast is music from Africa. Minister may prescribe other content conditions 7. The Minister may— (a) after notice to the licensee concerned, prescribe other local content conditions; (b) prescribe any longer period for the purposes of subparagraph (1) of paragraph 2 or paragraph 5. SEVENTH SCHEDULE (Section 11 (1) (b1)) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LICENSEES PART I REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTERS The broadcasting service operated by a public broadcaster shall⎯ (a) make programmes available to Zimbabweans in all the languages commonly used in Zimbabwe; and (b) reflect both the unity and diverse cultural and multilingual nature of Zimbabwe;; and (c) strive to be of high quality in all the languages served; and (d) provide news and public affairs programming which meets the highest standards of journalism, and which is fair and unbiased and independent from government, - 59 -