Botswana in the country. There is also still concern over the fact that civil society organizations in the country have become more of ‘government NGOs’, since most of them are now indeed funded by the government, following the exodus of traditional NGO-funders after Botswana was declared a middle-income country in 1994 by the international community. There is a danger of government funding being used to bring about censorship and political control and the line between public influence and government interference being blurred. Truly independent civil society bodies are needed to ensure the continued institutionalization of democracy and good governance. SCORING: Individual scores: 2, 3, 5, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2 Average score: 2.8 OVERALL SCORE FOR SECTOR 1: 2.2 (2005 = 2.2) African Media Barometer - Botswana 2007 (2005 = 2.4) 13