reform purposes. All of these issues have a direct bearing on media freedom and the quality of
journalism in the SADC region.
Number of alerts by country: 2003
Angola

0

Botswana

6

Lesotho

7

Malawi

18

Mozambique

9

Namibia

8

South Africa

7

Swaziland

3

Tanzania

12

Zambia

16

Zimbabwe

102
0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100 105

Beaten

Bombed

Censored

Detained

Expelled

Killed

Legislation

Sentenced

Threatened

Victory

Others

TOTAL

Consolidation: Number of alerts by violation/country: 2003

Angola

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Botswana

3

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

6

Lesotho

2

0

2

0

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

7

Malawi

5

0

3

2

0

0

0

3

2

3

0

18

Mozambique

2

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

9

Namibia

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

5

0

0

8

South Africa

2

0

1

0

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

7

Swaziland

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

3

Tanzania

3

0

2

0

4

0

1

0

1

1

0

12

Zambia

0

0

8

2

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

16

Zimbabwe

14

2

15

48

2

0

6

0

12

1

2

102

MISA Annual Report (April 2003 – March 2004)

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