Radio Dialogue was founded in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, in 2001. Our slogan ‘Giving You a Voice’ expresses our aim to enable the people of Bulawayo to speak to each other. We strive to ensure that the people of Bulawayo hear the voices, not only of the rich and the powerful, but also of the women who sell tomatoes on street corners. Radio Dialogue is a community radio station for t
he entire Bulawayo community, transmitting the voices of the old and young, different language groups, ethnic groups and those of different religious affiliations. We do this in an effort to enhance community relations in Bulawayo, and to promote understanding and tolerance between those of differing backgrounds, beliefs and interests. Radio is a powerful medium – more accessible than television; we can listen to radio when at home cooking, while traveling, even while working. It is more accessible than newspapers, enabling people to express themselves in the way they do it best – through the spoken word.The present government of Zimbabwe is afraid of allowing its citizens to exercise freedom of speech. The only daily newspapers, radio and TV stations in the country are state controlled.
