country. Zimbabwe now has greater geographical coverage of the
populace for both radio and television broadcasting. Government
in conjunction with the implementing agencies has also embarked
on massive awareness campaigns for the digital migration project.
Challenges
9.6. There are limited financial resources to finalise the digitalisation
project.
Responses
9.7. The Government has entered into a Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) with Huawei Technologies and it is envisaged that the
country’s Digital Broadcast Television Migration Project will be
completed by 2019.
10.Articles 10 and 11: Freedoms of Association and Assembly
Constitutional and Legislative Measures
10.1. The Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of assembly and
association, and the right not to assemble or associate with
others49. No person may be compelled to belong to an association
or to attend a meeting or gathering. The Constitution further
safeguards employees, employer, trade unions, and employee or
employers organisations the right to form and join federations of
such unions and organisations50.
10.2. It is however important to note that in order to give full effect to
these rights as enshrined in the Constitution and implement
several human rights recommendations that have been passed by
the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council , the
49
Section 58 of the Constitution
50
Section 65 of the Constitution
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