Potraz And BAZ Are Getting Married, Probably An Unintended Great Idea

By Alvine Chaparadza

Working under the banner of implementing widespread reforms in Parastals and State Enterprises, the government has decided to merge Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) and Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ).
Potraz’s function of overseeing the telecommunications sector and BAZ’s oversight function on broadcasting will be vested into a single regulatory authority.

Government’s rhetoric will obviously point out that the merging will be done to allay a significant amount of red tape and duplication of work. While it’s laudable when the government reduces red tape, it’s also good to see this latest arrangement from a business perspective.

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