SECTOR 1 views. In some cases, however, they make use of pseudonyms to maintain a certain level of anonymity. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ 3.1 2005: 3.3; 2007: 2.8; 2009: 2.4; 2011: 3.0; 2015: 2.7 1.3 There are no laws or parts of laws restricting freedom of expression such as excessive official secret, libel acts, legal requirements that restrict the entry into the journalistic profession or laws that unreasonably interfere with the functions of media Namibia has a few laws that restrict freedom of expression, including drawback clauses in the constitution itself. Laws such as the Protection of Information Act of 1982, the Communications Act of 2009, the Public Service Act of 1995, the 2013 regulations that form part of the Research, and the Science and Technology Act of 2004, also place certain restrictions on the right to freedom of expression. Panellists felt that various Human Rights instruments recognise that there may be certain limitations for certain freedoms. Those noted below, therefore, were based on discussions around unreasonable restrictions and interference. Article 21 (2), of the Namibian Constitution states that: The fundamental freedoms referred to in Sub-Article (1) hereof shall be exercised subject to the law of Namibia, in so far as such law imposes reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the rights and freedoms conferred by the said Sub-Article, which are necessary in a democratic society and are required in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of Namibia, national security, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence. Terms such as ‘morality’ and ‘decency’ remain undefined and are therefore subject to manipulation in restricting the right to freedom of expression. It was noted by 11 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2018