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Namibia scored an overall rating of 2.7 out of a maximum of five for the 42 indicators measuredin the four sectors: freedom of expression; media diversity, independence andsustainability; broadcasting regulation and independence of the national broadcaster; and professionalstandards. Not surprisingly, the lowest score was in the broadcasting regulation andindependence sector where scores of less than two were awarded for six of the 12 indicators.The freedom of expression sector received the highest average score of 3.2.Other countries which participated in the initial phase were Kenya, which scored 2.7, Swaziland(2) and Botswana and Zambia (both 2).Digging deeperGood investigative journalism by Insight magazine resulted in the uncovering of two multimillioninvestment scams, which resulted in the disappearance of N$30 million and N$100million in public money. The highly questionable deals in the Avid and Great Triangle investmentsdominated media coverage for several months. The role in the Avid investment of PaulusKapia, former Swapo Party Youth League Secretary and newly promoted Deputy Minister ofWorks, Transport and Communication, led to him being doubly fired.Insight, a monthly current affairs magazine, continued to publish good investigative storiesand has gained a solid reputation for its hard-hitting coverage of politics, business and theeconomy.StagnationThe media landscape in Namibia remained stagnant since the launch in 2004 of two new printtitles, Insight and Space, a monthly leisure and lifestyle magazine.There was also no increase in the number of radio stations as a result of the non-availability offrequencies. Although this has been the situation for the past few years, the Namibia CommunicationsCommission has been unable to resolve the issue.Heading for a fallThe need to transform the state broadcaster, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC),into a public service broadcaster was highlighted by several incidents. Hamstrung by a newboard of party faithfuls without any experience in the media field, the NBC continued itsdownward slide in terms of programming quality. Staff morale remained low and several senioremployees left the broadcaster. NBC Director General Gerry Munyama went on record inApril saying the NBC was in such dire financial straits that it could no longer carry out itsmandate effectively. Despite this sorry state of affairs, MPs praised the NBC for its good workat an induction meeting for parliamentarians!The very same Munyama was suspended and charged with fraud and forgery seven monthslater. The NBC chief allegedly diverted N$346 000 in corporation funds for his personal use.A senior NBC employee was suspended shortly afterwards for awarding a tender of N$1 millioncontrary to procedures.Unresolved businessThe long-awaited Communications Bill, initiated in 2003, was still pending at the end of 2005.So This Is Democracy? 2005-90-Media Institute of Southern Africa
As a result, a licence for a second cellular provider could not be issued, while Telecom continuedto enjoy its monopoly over telecommunication services in Namibia.In the absence of competition, communication tariffs remained high, despite new and cheapertechnologies such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). Telecom, furthermore, threatenedlegal action against companies providing telecommunication services, such as VOIP, whichenjoy protection under archaic legislation.Hopes that the government ban on advertisements in The Namibian might be lifted were dashedand at year-end the ban was still in place. Despite the ban imposed in December 2002 and a2001 ban on the purchase of the newspaper with state money, The Namibian’s circulationfigures continued to increase.So This Is Democracy? 2005-91-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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Page 89: A few days later, National Assembly
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Page 97 and 98: National OverviewBy Paula FrayMedia
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National OverviewBy MISA-ZimbabweZi
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tions as mandated under the various
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Article 19 of the International Con
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its network as stipulated in its li
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Todavia, as eleições de Março de
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Esta omissão por parte dos mídias
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Com a aprovação da proposta de le
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e-Mail e endereços residenciais à
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elatórios adversos sobre o ambient
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tinha sido capaz de prosseguir com
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ALERTDate: December 15, 2005Persons
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Date: September 06, 2005Persons/Ins
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communication of falsehoods, which
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Persons/Institutions: Toby Harnden,
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So This Is Democracy? 2005-169-Medi
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society and academia (e.g. human ri
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ANALYSIS:There are laws that interf
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Sector 2:The media landscape is cha
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SCORES:Individual scores: 1, 1, 1,
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2.12. Government does not use its p
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3.5 The public broadcaster is accou
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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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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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1.2. The right to freedom of expres
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sponsored by IBIS (Danish NGO); and
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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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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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