Zacras born

Frank Chikowore

Community radio initiatives in Zimbabwe formed an umbrella organization called the Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stations (ZACRAS) on Saturday.
ZACRAS will represent the interests of community radio stations at national level. The organization will also push for community radio stations to be given licenses by the government as required under the Broadcasting Services Act.
Since the promulgation of the Act, no single community radio station was granted a broadcasting license leaving the state-controlled public broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, to enjoy monopoly of the airwaves.
Radio Dialogue submmitted its application to the regulatory authority but it has since been turned without reason.
The private owned Capitol Radio was banned while Radio Voice Of the People had its equipment confiscated by the state for allegedly operating without a license forcing the station to relocate to South Africa.