State of the media in Southern Africa - 2003 State of Media freedom in Southern Africa MEDIA INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRCA Contents Notes on Classification ....................................................................................................... 1 Map of the SADC Region .................................................................................................. 3 List of addresses of MISA Chapters ................................................................................... 4 Regional Overview ............................................................................................................. 7 Angola .............................................................................................................................. 17 Botswana .......................................................................................................................... 23 Lesotho ............................................................................................................................. 30 Malawi .............................................................................................................................. 39 Mozambique ..................................................................................................................... 53 Namibia ............................................................................................................................ 64 South Africa ...................................................................................................................... 71 Swaziland ......................................................................................................................... 81 Tanzania ............................................................................................................................ 88 Zambia ............................................................................................................................ 100 Zimbabwe ....................................................................................................................... 109 Selected press statements issued by MISA Secretariat and Chapters during 2003 ........ 131 MISA’s Annual Press Freedom Award ........................................................................... 152 The 2003 winner of the MISA Press Freedom Award .................................................... 153 Previous winners of the MISA Press Freedom Award ................................................... 154 How to report an attack on the media ............................................................................. 158 About MISA ................................................................................................................... 160 So This Is Democracy? 2003 ii Media Institute of Southern Africa