Malawi 2.7 Independent news agencies gather and distribute information for all media. ANALYSIS: There are no independent news agencies in Malawi. The government news agency, Malawi News Agency (MANA), is operational but selling less and less material to subscribers because the copy is almost always stale. The independent media use internet to access foreign news. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average score: 1.0 2.8 Media diversity is promoted through adequate competition regulation/legislation. ANALYSIS: A new Fair Trading and Competition Act is in place. It establishes a Competition Commission under the Ministry of Trade which started work only in 2005. So far it is possible for everyone to start radio stations and/or newspapers without much effort to regulate competition. SCORES: Individual scores: 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 3, 1, 2, 3 Average score: 2.1 African Media Barometer - Malawi 2006 17