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BAZ
conducts third public enquiry to assess prospective commercial radio
licenses
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)
October 25, 2011
The discredited
Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) on Tuesday 25 October 2011
conducted the third public hearing for aspiring commercial radio
broadcasters at the Harare International Conference Centre, where
the Supa Mandiwanzira-led AB Communications made its presentation
supporting its application for a broadcasting licence.
Mandiwanzira
said as chief executive officer of Zi FM, the trading name of AB
Commnucations, he holds 70 percent shareholding in the new prospective
broadcaster, while interim chairman and entrepreneur Hebert Nkala,
holds 15 percent.
Mr Mandinyeya
holds 5 percent shareholding while Urban Brew, a South African company,
which is Zi FM's technical partner holds 10 percent equity.
Mandiwanzira
was forced to defend himself against allegations that he had been
anointed by ZANU PF secretary for administration Hon. Didymus Mutasa
to contest for a parliamentary seat in Nyanga under a ZANU PF ticket
in planned parliamentary elections scheduled for 2012.
The State-run
Manica Post newspaper recently reported that Mutasa backed Mandiwanzira's
bid to challenge the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) legislator
for Nyanga South Hon. Willard Chimbetete.
But Mandiwanzira
told the BAZ panel that though the residents of Nyanga South had
courted him to contest parliamentary elections representing ZANU
he had not made any announcement confirming that he had joined ZANU
PF and would contest the elections.
In response
to a question from BAZ chairperson Tafatona Mahoso about his "understanding
of national events" Mandiwanzira said Zi FM would "pay
attention and celebrate national events such as independence day,
defence forces day, deaths of national heroes and other heroes outside
the political realm such as arts and sports luminaries."
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