SECTOR 2 2.4 Transparency of ownership of media houses in print/broadcasting is guaranteed by law and enforced. Information about the ownership of registered media houses can be obtained from the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA). One has to physically go to the PACRA office to retrieve this information, which, it was felt, makes it less transparent in practice. A few of the panellists felt that the ease with which this information would be made available may “depend on who is asking.” However, few Zambians know who owns which media group. Some panellists suggested that media ownership has come to be viewed in partisan lines. Owners of critical media have been associated with the opposition, while those publishing favourable content, if not state-owned, have been perceived or labelled as ‘friendly media.’ Broadcasters are legally required to register with the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), and print media houses are legally required to register under the Printed Publications Act. The legal framework is there “and it is enforced.” 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: 4.7 (2013:4.0; 2011:n/a; 2009:n/a; 2007:n/a; 2005:n/a) 2.5 Adequate competition legislation/regulation seeks to prevent media concentration and monopolies. Under general law, the Competition and Consumer Protection Act covers all companies and businesses. The Act has established a statutory authority, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), to protect the competition process in Zambia. 34 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2017