Swaziland necessarily linked to levels of corruption. The consensus was that corruption will exist “no matter how much you pay a person.” Corruption in the media is rife. Reporters are offered large sums to drop a story altogether or to put a positive spin on it. Some journalists demand to be paid in exchange for silence. Journalists are often given freebies, many of which are quite obviously bribes - for example, an excessive E1,000 for “lunch money”. “They (bribers) may not expect results immediately, but they’ll want it eventually.” SCORES: Individual scores: 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2 Average score: 2.8 4.9 (2005=1.4) Training facilities offer formal qualification programmes for journalists as well as opportunities to upgrade their skills. ANALYSIS: The little journalism training available in Swaziland is steadily being improved upon. The 3-year diploma offered by the University of Swaziland is soon to be upgraded to a 4-year degree. MISA Swaziland has partnered with the South African Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) to deliver courses in Swaziland and enrolments for the first course are currently being sought. MISA Swaziland has also launched a programme with the Nordic-SADC Journalism Centre (NSJ) to provide in-house training at the media houses. A major obstacle to training working journalists is finding the means to balance study and work simultaneously as media owners are often reluctant to release staff for extended periods. 42 African Media Barometer - Swaziland 2007