individuals and a wide cross section of government and civil society representatives. The Deed of Trust for the Press Council provides for the establishment and support of an independent Complaints Committee to receive petitions from the public about the performance of members of the press and to “adjudicate on such matters and apply appropriate remedies, including sanctions, where necessary, in order to promote an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect between the press and the public”. The Deed further provides for an Appeals Committee that will be empowered to hear appeals from the Complaints Committee. B12. On the other side of the region, Angolan journalists operate in environment characterised by government interference. The work journalists, especially those following an independent line, constantly obstructed making it impossible for media professionals adequately cover many issues that provoke public opinion. an of is to The signal sent by SADC governments that freedom of speech in the region is in grave danger is quite evident. Every violation of that basic human right shows that dissenting opinion will be punished. And where physical attacks do not put the lid on the media, the law will be changed to silence dissenting voices. Killed Beaten Bombed Detained Sentenced Threatened Expelled Censored Legislatio n Other Victory Breakdown of the types of media freedom violations per country 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Namibia South Africa Swaziland Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Zambia Zimbabwe 0 0 6 10 0 3 7 37 0 0 4 15 0 10 4 22 4 18 0 2 2 3 Angola Botswana Lesotho Malawi Mozambique 16