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Television and radio licence fees are set to go up after Cabinet has received and approved a proposal by the Cabinet Committee on National Development Planning to effect the fees adjustment of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation(ZBC) Listeners’ Licence Fees.
Speaking during a post Cabinet briefing this Tuesday, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said cabinet has noted with concern that the equipment for radio and television was outdated and require to be upgraded.
“Cabinet noted that the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation’s equipment for both radio and television studios is obsolete and has outlived its lifespan, and therefore requires urgent replacement to enable the broadcaster to improve service delivery,” she said.
Minister Mutsvangwa also highlighted that for this to become a success, two new channels for ZBC will be introduced.
“Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation will soon be launching two more channels towards fulfillment of its mandate, and for these channels to be effectively rolled out, in addition to the on-going digitalization of its transmitters, the organisation has to be capacitated.”
Listeners’ licence fees, it has been learnt, should cover 80 percent of the Corporation’s operational costs.