The National Constitutional Assembly party on Wednesday wrote to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation demanding for an immediate stop of giving live coverage on the First Lady Grace Mugabe’s “meet the people” rallies.
Below is the full complaint the party’s National Administrator Madock Chivasa on Wednesday delivered to ZBC.
Executive Director ZBC Harare
Dear sir/madam.
Ref: Biased coverage by ZBC.
We write to you to register our unreserved concern over your spirited and continued effort in investing towards biased broadcasting.
As NCA party we have observed for some time your unprofessional coverage and abuse of the national broadcaster ZTV to further the interests of ZANU PF.
We are most concerned about the uncensored coverage of the first lady Grace Mugabe’s rallies.
Despite that these rallies are dominated by hate speech, we continuously wonder the relevance of ZBC coverage of such insignificant and divisive political gatherings.
It is in the public interest that NCA party is requesting you to disclose the cost incurred by ZBC when covering ZANU PF gatherings.
How much does ZANU PF pay to get uncensored coverage by ZBC at its rallies? Do you honestly think that you are doing justice to tax payers by subjecting them to one political view when there are a number of political parties in Zimbabwe?
We are challenging you to disclose and show any proof of payment for the coverage given to ZANU PF gatherings and specifically the first lady rallies.
Failure to do so will leave us with no option, but to approach the courts of law to force you to provide this important information.
NCA party is also urging you to stop broadcasting ZANU PF gatherings if you are not in a position to give the same coverage to other political parties in Zimbabwe.
Failure to comply with this demand will result in a massive national campaign by NCA party to denounce the National Broadcaster and to urge citizens to stop paying ZBC licenses.
It’s the NCA’s hope that you take this communication seriously and attend to the issues raised.
We look forward to hear from you on this urgent and important matter.
Yours sincerely Madock Chivasa (NCA National Administrator)