This Article Contributes To The Debate On The Re-Emergence Of Diasporic Radio And Its Role In Facilitating Citizen Journalism And Political Awareness In Zimbabwe. The Article Uses Short Wave Radio Africa And Other Diasporic Radio Stations Domiciled Outside Zimbabwe To Examine How Diasporic Radio Has Re-Emerged In Independent Zimbabwe, Where It Manages To Utilise Af...

This article seeks to highlight how the media - especially radio - have always been used in Zimbabwe to consolidate the power of the government. This invariably led to oppositional media emerging from outside the country, giving the populace access to alternative discourses from those churned out by state media. The response to the alternative media run by blacks l...