SECTOR 1 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: 1.6i (2008: 1.1; 2006:1.3) 1.4 Government makes every effort to honour regional and international instruments on freedom of expression and the media. Analysis: Zimbabwe often seems to honour such standards only when there is pressure from regional bodies such as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to do so. Before the March 2008 parliamentary elections, SADC insisted on compliance with the regional body’s guidelines governing elections. The three political parties negotiated amendments to the electoral laws which, among other things, compelled the Electoral Commission to post election results outside each polling station, which made it harder to tamper with results. Clauses in the guidelines that refer directly to the media saw some improvements for the first time in a decade, with opposition parties being given improved access to the state media. On the whole, however, ZANU PF was not committed to honouring regional and international instruments. Under the Inclusive Government, however, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC) has expressed his intention to comply with international norms to bring Zimbabwe back into the international fold. i 18 It is to be assumend that two panellists misunderstood the wording of the indicator AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZIMBABWE 2010