Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: Zimbabwe

Chiumbu, Sarah

doi:10.47622/9781920355265

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“…• Critical studies on national ICT policy studies -studies that concentrated on national ICT policyasaunitofanalysis.Thestudiesuseddatafrompolicydocuments,speechesofpoliticians andofficialsfrominternationaldevelopmentagenciesonICTatlocalandinternationallevels (e.g. Chigona, Pollock & Roode, 2009;Chiumbu, 2009;Stahl & McBride, 2010). The use oflanguageorutterancesfromprominentsources(e.g.,thosewithpoliticalpower,financial resources,orpublicappeal)caninfluencenationalICTpolicydiscourses (Chiumbu,2009).The viewsofpoliticiansandthosewithpoliticalpowerareconsideredlegitimatebecausetheyare givenapoliticalmandatetorulethroughelectoralprocesses.Hence,theirviewsframewhatgets implementedandthediscourseonICTs.…”

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A Review of Critical Studies on National ICT Policy in the Context of Africa

Makoza

2022

International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change

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This paper presents a review of critical studies on ICT policies in the context of Africa to understand their contribution in highlighting, often taken for granted issues, in the application and use of ICT to address poverty and exclusion in society. Using narrative literature review, the findings confirm the paucity of critical studies on ICT policies in Africa. Theory of Communicative Action (TCA) was mostly used in the sampled literature to interrogate hidden assumptions and power issues related to ICT policies. The study proposes the use of African centric critique of ICT policy issues to understand ICT policy challenges and address the realities of the context of Africa. The paper suggests possible areas for further research to stimulate debate on improving ICT policies in Africa and address conditions that limit African countries to flourish when using ICTs.

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A Review of Critical Studies on National ICT Policy in the Context of Africa

Makoza

2022

International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change

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“…Since e-voting significantly reduces potential political violence due to its minimization of physical contact with political opponents, as such, election stakeholders in multiple democracies harnessed the advantage of ICT platforms in their electoral process (Odeyemi 2015). Chiumbu (2009); Burgess and Banks (2010): Mazango (2001) analysed media laws and legislation affecting freedom of expression through social media. They conclude digital literacy and social inclusion can be used by governments to stifle political discussion through the Internet.…”

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“…Burgess and Banks (2010) also observed the diverse and rapidly evolving ways Internet users participate in co-creative media and online social networks, but cite the bureaucratic licensing of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by governments as an impediment to the prospects of democracy in light of the new media. Chiumbu (2009) in a study on the democratic functions of a public broadcaster notes the editorial autonomy at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is hypothetical and the broadcaster is, in reality, allegedly manipulated by the Ministry of Information, with assertions of direct political meddling. In another study to investigate how ordinary voices were featured on the ZBC, by researchers from the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Mawarire and Nyakunu (2007) argue that the subjugation that former President Robert Mugabe and his colleagues endured during the colonial era trained his government the signification of media control to hold on to power since they were prohibited publicity as nationalists and freedom fighters.…”

Section: State Of Digital Development In Zimbabwementioning

confidence: 99%

E-voting, Information Gap, and The Digital Divide in Zimbabwe

Tom

2023

TSSJ

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The objective of this research was to establish if Zimbabwe has the potential and Information Communication Technology (ICT) capacity to implement e-voting methods in the country's often discredited electoral process. The study adopted qualitative methods and secondary data collected from relevant reports, questionnaires randomly distributed to the general populace as well as interviews with Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) officials. The paper highlights the global and national status of ICT adoption in Zimbabwe which is the key driver to the successful implementation of e-voting, internet coverage, and use in the country. The research also investigated how Zimbabwe citizens in the diaspora, through new Internet platforms, can exercise their right to participate in the country's political discourse and vote using the e-voting model. The findings indicate that though it can be done, it is not being practiced. Hence citizens in the diaspora are being excluded from the electoral process. The research findings also give credence suggesting Zimbabwe has sufficient infrastructure to implement e-voting methods as a trial in selected local government elections.

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“…It is hardly disputed that proportional representation of black judges enhances the legitimacy of the judiciary, and this public perception is crucial to the functioning of the legal system. 191 This is because people believe, correctly according to CRT and FLT, that judges do not apply the law impartially. Their dispensation of justice is influenced by their perspectives.…”

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confidence: 99%