From AllAfrica.com: African journalists fighting costly media regulation: Journalists in Africa are fighting media regulation in order to protect private media companies. In Masvingo, they are contesting the Access to Information and Privacy Protection Act (AIPPA) and the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA). The Media Institute of Southern Africa organized a workshop where the chairman for the Masvingo Chapter said the Acts were enacted to stifle journalists' ability in private media. Energy Bara, chairman of the Masvingo Chapter, said, "We are totally against these repressive Acts which we know to be aimed at preventing independent journalists from practicing their profession and we urge all journalists to wage a war against these draconian Acts before it is too late." Bara urged journalists from public media outlets to challenge the Acts as well. Journalists must pay a $6,000 registration fee and media organizations must pay a $20,000 application and $50,000 registration fees. With the deadline approaching quickly, employers and journalists have decided to register under protest.