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Sector 2:The media landscape is characterised by diversity,independence and sustainability.2.1 A wide range of sources of information (print, broadcasting, Internet)is available and affordable to citizens.ANALYSIS:In the broadcasting sector, Angola does not enjoy a wide range of sources of information.Public/state radio still maintains a monopoly over shortwave and is the only station coveringmore than 90% of the territory in 12 of the many existing languages. The provinces in theinterior, in particular, are badly served, with the exception of three that have commercial radiostations – Rádio Comercial de Cabinda in Cabinda, Rádio Morena in Benguela and Rádio2000 in Lubango, all transmitting from the provincial capitals. There is, however, progress:citizens in the capital, Luanda, have access to Rádio Independente, a commercial station (LuandaAntena Comercial) of a relatively open nature, in addition to the four stations belonging to thenational broadcaster – Rádio 5, Rádio Luanda, Rádio Escola and Rádio FM Stério. Recently,the state broadcasting media started to set up transmitters in regions in the interior of thecountry. Richer people have access to international channels via satellite, at an exorbitant costs– even for citizens of average income. For the vast majority, radio is the medium of easiestaccess to information.Private newspapers are sold mostly in Luanda, with prices that are not very affordable to themajority of people. All newspapers are bi-weeklies: Angolense, Semanário Angolense, Agora,Folha 8, A Capital, Independente and Cruzeiro do Sul, which is regional, distributed mostly inthe south-central region of the country.Access to internet is limited to only a small minority, mostly concentrated in the main urbancentres. The cost of access to this medium is still fairly high given the financial means of themajority of the population.Generally, the biggest restriction to access to information is of a financial nature, as Angola isstill a country where 68% of the population live below the poverty level, surviving on littlemore than 2 dollars per day.SCORES:Individual scores: 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1Average score: 1.62.2 Citizens’ access to domestic and international media sources is notrestricted by state authorities.ANALYSIS:There is no prohibition of access to any media as such. However there is an obvious distrust onthe part of the authorities in regard to the expansion of independent media institutions, such asprivate radio stations and newspapers. Rádio Ecclésia is at this moment forbidden from expandingbeyond Luanda, where it transmits on FM. There have been reports of retaliation onSo This Is Democracy? 2005-177-Media Institute of Southern Africa