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suas contas ao público e que outorgue aos cidadãos um maior entendimento e participação nosassuntos de desenvolviemento do país. Isto, só será alcançado na Zambia, quando as medidaslegislativas necessárias estiveral totalmente operacionais.So This Is Democracy? 2005-134-Media Institute of Southern Africa
· ALERTDate: December 19, 2005Persons/Institutions: Shadreck BandaViolation: Detained, threatened (questioned)On December 19 2005, Weekly Angel newspaper editor Shadreck Banda was taken to theoffices of the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Lusaka for questioning in connectionwith a story published in the 19 – 25 December 2005 edition of the newspaper.The article concerned, which quoted a letter written by a DEC official to the Minister of HomeAffairs Banda, gave an elaborate explanation of various money laundering investigations DECwas engaged in. Banda was interviewed for about three hours in the presence of both hislawyer and MISA Zambia Chairperson Kellys Kaunda. The DEC officials wanted to know thesource of the story. Banda has been threatened with legal action for allegedly divulging detailsof an on-going investigation, which is an offence under the DEC Act. Banda was asked toreturn to the DEC offices on 20 December 2005 for further questioning.· ALERT (including updates)Date: November 09, 2005Persons/Institutions: Fred M’membeViolation: Detained, legislation (charged)On November 8 2005, several plain clothes and armed uniformed police officers went to theoffices of The Post newspaper in Lusaka demanding that the editor in chief, Fred M’membe,accompanies them to Kabwata Police station for questioning.Post Newspaper Managing Editor Amos Malupenga told MISA Zambia that the police arrivedat the newspaper’s offices around 14h00 hours and said they wanted to interview M’membe inconnection with articles which appeared in the November 7 edition of the newspaper. However,M’membe refused to accompany the police officers saying he would only do so thefollowing day. Police had initially wanted M’membe to go with them to the police stationwithout ever serving him with a ‘call out’ but M’membe refused to go.* November 09 2005: Fred M’membe was arrested and detained in a police station in Zambia’scapital Lusaka. He was held in custody for about six hours and released just before 17h00 afterInspector General of Police Ephraim Mateyo personally went to the Kabwata police stationand ordered that he be given police bond. He is alleged to have published, in the November 7,2005, edition of “The Post” newspaper, words stating that “[Zambian President Levy PatrickMwanawasa] exhibited foolishness, stupidity and lack of humility” and with the intention ofbringing [Mwanawasa’s] reputation “into hatred, ridicule and contempt”.The words were published in an editorial criticising President Mwanawasa for not heedingformer president Kenneth Kaunda’s advice that he should iron out differences with his criticsover the mode of adoption of the proposed new constitution.* November 10, 2005: Fred M’membe pleaded “not guilty” before a Lusaka magistrate to acharge of “defamation of the president,” an offence under section 69 of the Penal Code.M’membe, 46, appeared calm in the accused’s dock as the magistrate read out the charge.* December 5, 2005: The Lusaka Magistrate’s court adjourned to December 28, 2005, thecase concerning Fred M’membe, managing editor of Zambia’s privately owned independent“The Post” newspaper, to allow M’membe, who is studying law at the University of Zambia, tocomplete his examinations. M’membe is charged with defamation of the President, an offenceunder section 69 of the Zambian Constitution.· ALERTDate: October 31, 2005Persons/Institutions: Media in ZambiaViolation: Legislation (access to information)The Zambian government has rejected a proposal that the new constitution being drafted bySo This Is Democracy? 2005-135-Media Institute of Southern Africa
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So This Is Democracy?Report on the
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AcknowledgementsThis publication re
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ContentsState of media freedom and
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Notes on ClassificationThe list and
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Regional OverviewBy Zoé TitusSpeci
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Media freedom statisticsThe total n
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The bill lists a large number of it
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Recea-se que o julgamento, possa ab
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verdadeiramente privados, depois do
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Regional OverviewBy Chilombo Mwonde
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depression of African economies as
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Évastamente evidente que relativam
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dos mídias e o tipo de artigos que
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National OverviewBy Mário PaivaFre
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anteed in the constitution. The mos
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Oquadro geral político e legal dos
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No mês de Abril o escritório de r
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“It is clear that we are working
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National OverviewBy Log Raditlhokwa
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self-regulatory body and monitor th
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Para a melhoria da qualidade da dem
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políticos e os grupos das sociedad
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· ALERTDate: October 28, 2005Perso
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On August 31 2005, Tshepo Molwane,
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deportation order after being decla
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National OverviewBy Rethabile Pholo
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interpretation in the absence of a
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de uma nova claúsula que especific
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· ALERTDate: November 11, 2005.Per
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· ALERTDate: May 27, 2005.Persons/
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National OverviewBy Levi Zeleza Man
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and freedom of association. Section
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Radio/TV Station Owner Classificati
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Para os jornalistas e os mídias do
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ConstituiçãoNão houve qualquer e
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* ICR - Igreja Católica Romana* IC
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his lawyers to lodge an appeal with
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National OverviewBy Ericino de Sale
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Apart from these serious cases, the
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Em 2005, os midias massivos continu
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Moçambique realizou no mesmo ano (
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Page 87 and 88: National OverviewBy Willie OlivierL
Page 89 and 90: A few days later, National Assembly
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Page 97 and 98: National OverviewBy Paula FrayMedia
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Page 101 and 102: Opapel da magistratura e dos Mídia
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Page 107 and 108: National OverviewBy Vusi SibisiFree
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Page 117 and 118: National OverviewBy Vusi SibisiFree
Page 119 and 120: The weak economic base of media own
Page 121 and 122: Antes de tomar conhecimento do esta
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Page 127 and 128: National OverviewBy Elizabeth Mween
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Page 131 and 132: Registaram-se violações contra a
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Page 137 and 138: · ALERTDate: July 25, 2005Persons/
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Page 141 and 142: National OverviewBy MISA-ZimbabweZi
Page 143 and 144: tions as mandated under the various
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sists a trend among some journalist
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elation to rights and opportunities
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1.2. The right to freedom of expres
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1.7 Civil society in general and me
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SCORES:Individual scores: 2, 4, 4,
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ANALYSIS:According to the Broadcast
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3.6 Persons who have vested interes
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Generally, however, the Press Counc
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As a general rule, salaries for jou
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1.2. The right to freedom of expres
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sponsored by IBIS (Danish NGO); and
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2.10 Private media outlets operate
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3.9 The public broadcaster is techn
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There are some efforts under way to
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(ISPU). Training is also offered by
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The Namibian Broadcasting Corporati
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thing is that a public outcry must
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2.5 Community broadcasting enjoys s
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Although New Era is increasing its
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The NCC has a policy that requires
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addition, NBC is trying to make all
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Several organisations are offering
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1.2 The right to freedom of express
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There is no freedom of information
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in the past state police have confi
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2.7 Local and regional independent
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20 percent of the newspaper’s rev
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SBIS programming is generally diver
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never to be reported on negatively.
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pendently from the government syste
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1.7 Civil society in general and me
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Although the newspapers are a predo
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ANALYSIS:One view is that governmen
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Sector 3:Broadcasting regulation is
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Sector 4:The media practice high le
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Director and Editor-in-Chief, place
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editor who is not only the advisor
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The 2005 winner of theMISA Press Fr
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case. Its team of journalists, espe
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How to report an attack on the medi
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About MISAMISA’s Mission, Vision
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1. Freedom of Expression and Right
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List of addresses of MISA ChaptersA
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Fax: 00 (260 1) 292096Resource Cent
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Appendices• Windhoek Declaration
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5. The world-wide trend towards dem
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African Charter on BroadcastingTher
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development agenda, and which is no
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Sector 3 Broadcasting regulation is
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Declaration of Principles on Freedo
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VPrivate Broadcasting1. States shal
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unless there is a real risk of harm
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