It succeeded the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) in 1980, and like the RBC under the white minority rule government of Ian Smith, has been accused of being a mouthpiece of the Mugabe regime, with no editorial independence.
It succeeded the Zimbabwe Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation (ZRBC) in 1980, which in turn had succeeded the Rhodesian Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) in 1979. Like the RBC under the white minority rule government of Ian Smith, has been accused of being a mouthpiece of the Mugabe regime, with no editorial independence.