SECTOR 4 Limkokwing University of Creative Technology – the local campus of an international university founded in Malaysias – offers Advertising, Journalism and Media Studies but there was consensus that this institution leaves a lot to be desired: - The University offers courses which are not offered by the National University of Lesotho but then there are no external examiners. Lecturers have no qualifications or experience in the field they are teaching. Some lecturers are just first degree holders. Some lecturers cannot even construct sentences. There are no other centres where journalists can get formal training unless an editor connects a journalist to a regional or international programme. “Even when these training initiatives are sent to journalists they never show any interest. …they never apply for any, not even scholarships and in a case where you manage to qualify for all those opportunities, you see that the editor is the one who is not willing to release you.” 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: 1.9 (2010 = 2.8; 2008 = 1.8; 2006 = 3.4) 4.10 Journalists and other media practitioners are organised in trade unions and/or professional associations, which effectively represent their interests. MISA is the only fully functioning media organisation in Lesotho. There are no other media organisations or professional associations that are up and running. An initiative was introduced by the Southern African Journalists Association to start up a local branch which would focus on the welfare of journalists. An organisation of journalists was registered as the Lesotho Association of Journalists in 2008, but at a trade union conference in Rwanda attended by 60 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER LESOTHO 2012