INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo yesterday defended his newly appointed Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) board, saying it was not made up of angles, but human beings with weaknesses.
EVERSON MUSHAVA
Although Moyo said he welcomed divergent views from various quarters of life, he was happy and convinced that he had come up with a board that would steer ZBC to greater heights.
“We are happy we have come up with the board,” Moyo told journalists in Harare yesterday. “We have not made up a board of angels, but human beings with their weaknesses.”
The new 11-member ZBC board is chaired by Roman Catholic cleric Father Gibson Munyoro.
Moyo’s defence came after Press reports criticising the appointment of murder suspect Cleopatra Matanhire-Mutisi, who is employed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.
“There are questions about Mutisi. There are no legal, constitutional, administrative and moral issues arising. We are happy Dr Mutisi has a relevant financial background that will move ZBC forward. We can’t wait for her to start and look at the dirty books at ZBC and clean them up,” Moyo said.
He said he was happy government had resolved the salary issue at the national broadcaster and that a forensic audit was on course after eight audit firms had expressed interest to do the job.
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“We are happy that we have finally appointed a body that will work with auditors and implement the recommendations. We have no doubt that going forward, the public would see a national broadcaster that they deserve. The future is very bright at ZBC,” Moyo said.
Munyoro said his board would work hard to transform the fortunes at ZBC, but admitted it would be hard to take over the reins at an institution that had been in the media for the wrong reasons.
“We have a huge responsibility of dealing with the injured image, leading a body that everyone criticises. Let us take up and start our work and turn around the broadcaster to make it an authentic broadcaster comparable with others in the world,” Munyoro said.
