{"id":7817,"date":"2025-07-17T13:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7817"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:51:12","slug":"zinara-mandates-zbc-radio-licence-for-vehicle-licence-disc-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7817","title":{"rendered":"ZINARA Mandates ZBC Radio Licence for Vehicle Licence Disc Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sithembinkosi L Jiyane<br>Business Reporter<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has implemented a significant new requirement for motorists, effective immediately. As of Monday, 15 July 2025, all vehicle owners must now present a valid Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio licence before renewing their motor insurance or acquiring a vehicle licence disc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This policy change stems from the recently enacted Broadcasting Services Amendment Act, which integrates compliance with ZBC licensing regulations into standard vehicle registration procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZINARA&#8217;s Revenue Operations Director, Patience Shuro, clarified the requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Motorists whose vehicles are equipped with radio receivers must now produce a valid ZBC licence during the insurance renewal or disc acquisition process. For vehicles without a radio, owners must first obtain an official exemption certificate directly from the ZBC.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obtaining an exemption requires visiting a ZBC Licensing Office to complete a declaration form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Only upon presentation of this valid exemption certificate,&#8221; Shuro emphasised, &#8220;can ZINARA proceed to process the disc or insurance renewal.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZINARA has directed its staff nationwide to thoroughly understand the updated procedures to ensure efficient service and adherence to the law. The authority issued a stark warning: failure to comply will result in motorists being unable to legally operate their vehicles on Zimbabwean roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mandatory ZBC licence carries a cost of US$23 per quarter or US$92 annually. With over 1.2 million registered vehicles in the country, this new mandate is projected to generate substantial revenue for the national broadcaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motorists are advised to visit their nearest ZINARA office or ZBC Licensing Office for detailed information on the new requirements. Key steps include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Obtaining a valid ZBC radio licence (for vehicles with a radio).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Securing an exemption certificate from ZBC (for vehicles without a radio).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing proof of compliance (either the licence or exemption certificate) to ZINARA when renewing insurance or applying for the licence disc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sithembinkosi L JiyaneBusiness Reporter The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has implemented a significant new requirement for motorists, effective immediately. As of Monday, 15 July 2025, all vehicle owners must&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7819,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7817\/revisions\/7819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}