Broadcasting Services (Licensing and Content) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (No. 8) ITis hereby notified that the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has, in terms of section 46 of the Broadcasti

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe Board, with the approval of the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, has replaced the Second Schedule of licence fees in the Broadcasting Services (Licensing and Content) Regulations. Fees are in US dollars but may be paid in local currency at the prevailing market rate.

Free-to-air commercial radio pays a US$2,000 application or renewal fee, a US$5,000 public inquiry fee, US$30 a month per site for spectrum access and US$1,000 to the Broadcasting Fund, plus annual regulatory fees of US$6,450 (local), US$7,060 (regional) or US$15,600 (national). National commercial television pays US$1,000 to apply or renew, US$4,350 for the public inquiry, US$16,100 a year, US$50 a month per site and US$2,000 to the Fund. Community radio pays US$200 plus US$500 a year; campus radio US$200, US$1,000 a year and US$30 a month per site; webcasting and on-demand services US$1,000 plus US$3,450 a year.

Subscription management services pay US$1,000 to apply and US$50,000 a year for up to 10,000 subscribers, US$75,000 for 10,000–50,000, or US$100,000 above 50,000, and content distributors must also pay 2% of monthly subscription turnover each month. Subscription cable pays US$43,500 (national) or US$5,800 (local) a year; subscription satellite US$43,500 a year plus US$29,000 to the Fund; signal carriers US$50,000 a year plus 0.5% of gross turnover capped at US$1,000; and satellite uplinks US$12,500 a year or US$250 per day.

Diffusion licences are priced by type: five-star hotels US$5,800 a year, four-star US$3,450, three-star US$2,300, two-star US$1,150, other hotels and lodges US$600, banks US$6,640, and other businesses US$6,000 to US$8,000 depending on the number of premises. Electronic billboards pay US$600 each and other displays US$250 a year, plus a US$100 application fee. Type approval is US$290 a year, datacasting US$5,800 a year, and clearance to temporarily import broadcasting equipment US$10 (local) or US$20 (international). The table layout for subscription services is unclear in places.