9.1 There is thereby board which will govern the affairs of the Council.
9.2 The members of the Board will, subject to article 9.5 and 10.2 be elected at an Annual General Meeting.
9.3 The Board will consist of eighteen (18) members, and there must be a gender balance on the Board.
9.4 All members of the Board must be persons who subscribe to the aims and objectives of the Council, are of high integrity and standing in Zimbabwean society and have evidenced commitment to the promotion and protection of freedom of expression and the freedom of the media.
9.5 The board shall consist of the following:
A chairperson, who must be a person of high standing in society with no financial or pecuniary interest, whether as a director, shareholder or otherwise in any media or related organisation.
Ten media representatives as follows:
a. One person elected by the Zimbabwe National Editors’ Forum.
b. One person elected by the Zimbabwe Association of Editors.
c. One person appointed by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited;
d. one person appointed by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings;
e. One person elected by the community broadcasting stations.
f. Five (5) media practitioners who are not publishers or editors.
(iv) Eight (8) public representatives who must be members of the public who are not media practitioners and who do not have any direct or indirect financial interest or involvement in any media institution and at least one of whom must be a legal practitioner. These representatives must reflect a wide cross-section of Zimbabwean society and must take due cognizance of the need to ensure a broad reflection of Zimbabwe’s multicultural population.
9.6 The term of office of a Board member will be three (3) years and will expire immediately after annual general meeting three (3) years after the date of her/his election or appointment.
Provided that in the case of the members of the Board who were elected or appointed in 2007, their term of office will expire:
(a) In the case of the four (4) members chosen by the lot, immediately after the annual general meeting in 2009.
(b) In the case of four (4) members chosen by the lot, immediately after the annual general meeting in n2010.
(c) In the case of the other members, immediately after the annual general meeting in 2011.
9.7 Upon expiration of his/her office, a Board member will be eligible for re-election for one additional term only.
9.8 The Executive Director will be an ex-officio member of the Board and will be its Secretary.
9.9 No member of the Board may be an office bearer in a political party.
9.10 Before an annual general meeting the Board will appoint an electoral college, which will consist of three (3) suitable persons, the functions of which will be:
(a) to call for nominations to fill any vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of a member
(b) to scrutinize all nominations in order to ensure that the persons nominated are qualified in terms of this article and to reject any nominations if it considers that the nominee is not suitably qualified;
(c) to conduct the election of Board members at the Annual General Meeting and to announce the manes of the persons duly elected.
9.11 In the election of public representatives the Electoral College must endeavour to achieve representatives of both genders and that can only be done by declaring a nominated member of the opposite gender has received more votes.
9.12 if at an election of Board members two or more candidates receive the same number of votes and no candidate receives a majority, the successful candidate will be selected by the drawing lots.
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