Media diversity and plurality The number of daily newspapers and weeklies in circulation continued to increase, as have radio stations and television stations. The Government added Habari Leo, a Kiswahili daily to its existing titles namely - Daily News and Sunday News. The concern is that the control of the private media by a few proprietors possesses a greater threat to press freedom than state regulators. No major changes have taken place this year on the ownership issues. A Cabinet Minister owns 50 per cent shares in two radio stations, another Minister in the Zanzibar Government owns Coconut FM, while a Cabinet Minister responsible for Information in the Union Government owns Zenj FM, also in Zanzibar. The IPP Media Group has three radio and three television stations, 13 newspapers and one news agency. Sahara Communications Ltd has two radio stations, one television station and one newspaper. African Media Group owns five televisions and one radio station. Business Times Limited owns eight newspapers and one radio station. The New Habari Corporation (previously Habari Corporation), belongs to Rostam Aziz, a Member of Parliament ( MP) and treasurer of the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi and it owns five newspapers. Aziz also owns 40 per cent shares in the Mwananchi Communication Company, which publishes Mwananchi, Mwanaspoti and the Citizens newspapers. The ruling party owns Radio Uhuru FM and two newspapers. The government owns Tanzania National Television (TVT), Radio Tanzania Dar-es-Salaam (RTD) and the three newspapers. Print At the end of 2007, the following newspapers and magazines were published: Newspaper Publisher Distribution Frequency Alasiri IPP Dar es salaam Daily (Evening) Dar Leo Business Times Limited(BTL) Dar es salaam Daily (Evening) The African New Habari Corporation Dar es salaam The Citizen Mwananchi Communication Limited(MCL) National Daily Daily News Tanzania Standard Newspapers National Daily IPP National Daily The Guardian This Day IPP Nipashe IPP So This Is Democracy? 2007 National National -104- Daily Daily Daily Media Institute of Southern Africa