kingdom’. There are currently 10 radio stations in the country, most limited to broadcasting within a few kilometres of the capital city, Maseru. Only the state-run Radio Lesotho covers the whole country. Another positive development is that the LCA is proposing the formation of a self-regulatory body that will adjudicate on complaints brought against radio and television stations. The new policy recently endorsed by the cabinet envisages the formation of a Broadcast Dispute Resolutions Panel (BDRP) that will adjudicate over complaints lodged about radio and TV content. This will be a self-regulatory means for broadcasting houses to use to correct shortfalls in their own industry. The new body will operate in the format that is applied by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA). It will consist of representatives from the broadcasting industry and will be empowered by the LCA to resolve content disputes. This move is seen as a relief to the overburdened LCA, the role of which as regulator has become blurred with partisan politics. The proposition for such a body comes amid incessant calls by MISA Lesotho for a media council that will adjudicate over complaints from consumers over content of all media houses, including newspapers. So This Is Democracy? 2008 -34- Media Institute of Southern Africa