Freedom Committee (with fees being deducted from their salary checks). At the state-owned newspapers all employees (with the exception of management) have to be members of the Zambia Union of Journalists (ZUJ). SCORES: Individual scores: Average score: 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4 4.5 (2005 = 4.5) Overall score for sector 4: 3.1 (2005 = 2.5) Overall country score: 2.5 (2005 = 2.2) Developments since 2005 Positive developments in the media environment in the last two years: • Successful campaign against the imposition of VAT on newspapers • Closer collaboration and understanding between the six media associations as evidenced in the anti-VAT campaign • Memorandum of Understanding between PAZA and the Post’s Press Freedom Committee • Growth of community media, especially radio • Increased participation of women in the media • Significant investments in public media (ZNBC, Zambia Daily Mail) • Conclusion of the IBA/ZNBC court case, which means that the pending case can no longer be used as an excuse for non-implementation of the legislation • An official undertaking by the Inspector-General of Police to discipline policemen who harass journalists Negative developments in the media environment in the last two years: • The unsatisfactory outcome of the IBA/ZNBC court case which means that the sitting ZNBC board is illegal and that the IBA has not been established • • Non-enactment of the Freedom of Information Bill Absence of political will for overall media law reform So This Is Democracy? 2007 -271- Media Institute of Southern Africa