Why are Zimbabwe police seizing radios?
Found on BBC News on Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Wind-up, solar-powered radios might seem like an excellent idea to help cash-strapped Zimbabwean villagers pass the long, dark evenings.
"A lot of people were taken to the police station and we were warned that those that would be found with the radios [in future] will disappear."
"It is very diabolic the taking of the radios, people are entitled to information about what is happening in the country… taking away these radios is to force them to listen to the ZBC, which they don't want to listen to," MDC spokesman Douglas Mwonzora told the BBC.
It's easier to control people who have no way to get uncensored information. This is not limited t Zimbabwe or Nort Korea or China: western governments too seek a certain level of control over various forms of communication.