It is not entirely clear from the survey what the tipping point is, where Zimbabweans might decide that the catalyst factor of another election is needed, flaws and all, in order to propel Zimbabwe out of both a vaguely defined timeline for delivery of a new constitution, a slow pace of change, governance shortfalls, and poor economic conditions. VI: Political interest and media use Zimbabweans’ interest in public and political affairs is reasonably high, albeit on levels somewhat lower than in the comparable 2009 Freedom House survey, which was done seven months after institution of the IG. Interest in public and political matters may have declined, given the more confused and doubtful days of late 2010. Some of the differences are within the margin-of-error range, but the lowering is consistent over a series of items. Nevertheless, only 20% report that they are ‘not interested in public affairs at all’ or that they ‘never’ discuss political matters when they get together with friends. 42% of Zimbabweans are ‘somewhat’ or ‘very’ interested in public affairs, and 74% in this survey reported that they ‘sometimes’ or ‘often’ discuss politics when they get together with their friends. MDC-T supporters reported a lower interest in public affairs than their ZANU-PF counterparts. Radio remains the predominant news source for Zimbabweans, with 52% reporting that they get their news from radio at least a few times a week. Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has the widest reach. Television is largely the domain of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), although channels 1, 2 and 3 of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) enjoy substantial penetration. 23% of Zimbabweans report that they get their news from the papers ‘a few times a week’ or ‘every day’. Another 17% occasionally access the newspapers for public affairs news. Internet, according to this survey, is used regularly by 6% of Zimbabweans for political news (almost all from the MDC-T). The analysis shows significant media use differences across the provincial rural-urban divides. 8