<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 12"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01CF6848.2AEBBC60">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor="#88EAE8" lang=EN-ZW link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval: .5in'> <div class=Section1> BILL WATCH 20/2014<o:p></o:p> [5th May 2014]<o:p></o:p> Public Meetings on the State of the Information & Media Industry in Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p> Matabeleland Meetings All This Week, 5th to 11th May<o:p></o:p> This week there will be further public meetings in the countrywide Outreach Programme of the Information and Media Panel of Inquiry [IMPI], all in Matabeleland.  All those wishing to attend these are welcome at the venues listed below.  The meetings are intended to provide an opportunity for all interested persons to be involved and help to shape Zimbabwe’s information  and media industry of the future.<o:p></o:p> The programme for this week is as follows:  <o:p></o:p> Matabeleland North<o:p></o:p> Monday 5th May at Binga, 9.30 am<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Tusinte Community Centre<o:p></o:p> Tuesday 6th May at Lupane, 9.30 am<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Lupane Community Hall<o:p></o:p> Wednesday 7th May at Tsholotsho, 9.30 am<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Roman Catholic Church Hall<o:p></o:p> Bulawayo<o:p></o:p> Thursday 8th May, 9.30 am<o:p></o:p> Venue:  National University of Science & Technology [NUST]<o:p></o:p> Thursday 8th May, at 4.30 pm<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Bulawayo Small City Hall<o:p></o:p> Friday 9th May, 9.30 am<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Nkulumane Hall<o:p></o:p> Matabeleland South<o:p></o:p> Friday 9th May at Maphisa, 2.30 pm<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Omadu Hotel<o:p></o:p> Saturday 10th May at Mzingwane, 9.30 am<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Mzingwane Rural District Council Hall<o:p></o:p> Saturday 10th May at Gwanda, 2.30 pm<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Jahunda Community Hall<o:p></o:p> Sunday 11th May at Beitbridge, 9.30 am<o:p></o:p> Venue:  Dulibadzimu Stadium<o:p></o:p> Further public meetings in other provinces will follow until IMPI has covered all ten provinces.  <o:p></o:p> For more information contact:<o:p></o:p> Geoff Nyarota [IMPI chairperson] on <a href="mailto:gnyarota@gmail.com">gnyarota@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p> Grace Mutandwa on <a href="mailto:gracie.impi@gmail.com">gracie.impi@gmail.com</a>, 0773 446 190<o:p></o:p> Sibusisiwe Dube on <a href="mailto:busi.impi@gmail.com">busi.impi@gmail.com</a>, 0772 301 797<o:p></o:p> IMPI’s Mandate<o:p></o:p> The panel’s mandate is to compile a report to be presented to the Ministry of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services.  It has been given four months to finish this task.<o:p></o:p> The panel has seven thematic committees set up to cover issues including media as business, information platforms and content of media products, media training, capacity building and ethics, media law reform and access to information, employment opportunities and conditions of service of journalists, polarisation, perception and interference as well as gender issues and media advocacy.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Veritas makes every effort to ensure reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied<o:p></o:p> To subscribe or unsubscribe from this mailing list please email <a href="mailto:veritas@mango.zw">billwatch@mango.zw</a><o:p></o:p> If you wish to contact Veritas please email <a href="mailto:veritas@mango.zw">veritas@mango.zw</a> <o:p></o:p> If you are requesting legislation please email <a href="mailto:veritas@mango.zw">veritas@mango.zw</a> or look for it on <a href="http://www.veritaszim.net">www.veritaszim.net</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>