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ZBC rejects Tsvangirai ads
27 Jul 2013 at 06:01hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is failing to flight two MDC-T advertisements which show its President Tsvangirai and his wife calling on the people of Zimbabwe to vote for the MDC-T on 31 July.
Although the MDC-T has paid in full for the advertisements, the ZBC is yet to flight them raising concerns of the public broadcaster continued disregard of the Electoral Act that guides political advertising during elections.
The two adverts in which Tsvangirai appears with Elizabeth have what the MDC-T described as incisive messages on what the MDC-T will do when it forms the next government after winning the 31 July elections.
The MDC-T believes senior management at the station felt that the messages on the adverts were too powerful and it would be difficult for Zanu-PF to match the MDC-T adverts and the station was now waiting for Zanu-PF to make counter adverts from Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace before the MDC-T adverts could be screen on TV.
Although the MDC-T has paid in full for the advertisements, the ZBC is yet to flight them raising concerns of the public broadcaster continued disregard of the Electoral Act that guides political advertising during elections.
The MDC-T believes senior management at the station felt that the messages on the adverts were too powerful and it would be difficult for Zanu-PF to match the MDC-T adverts and the station was now waiting for Zanu-PF to make counter adverts from Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace before the MDC-T adverts could be screen on TV.
Source - MDC-T
