REGIONAL: CAMPAIGN FOR BROADCASTING DIVERSITY Regional Programme Goal Policy-makers, public opinion, partners, public service and community broadcasters in Southern Africa influenced regarding the need for an open three-tier system of broadcast licensing comprising public, commercial and community broadcasters and underpinned by the principles of editorial independence, diversity, and independent regulation • Promotion of freedom of expression through condensed broadcast and telecommunication updates • Encourage the establishment of centres and distribution for African films in Namibia Regional Programme • Create awareness and campaign for the transformation of state controlled broadcasters into public service broadcasters Objectives • Remind broadcast journalists working for state controlled broadcasters of their responsibilities when covering elections PERFORMANCE INDICATORS REGIONAL OBJECTIVE MAJOR ACTIVITIES REMARK/COMMENTS (ACTUAL/ACHIEVED) 5. Conduct a feasibility study 5.1 Prepare terms of reference and • Terms of reference produce and According to the draft report, there is a and recommend viable system/s for contract contract signed need for all film and video centres in the distributing African Film/s in Namibia 5.2 Identify and commission a reputable • Contracted Mubasen Film and Video country to form an association. There are organisation to undertake study in Productions to conduct study very few centres available in rural areas. Namibia • Meetings held and research Also , government should provide 5.3 Holding a series of meetings to mechanisms agreed upon incentives to film and video producers to agree on research mechanism and • Draft report available facilitate local content production and report format according to terms of improve distribution of African films. reference. Another way of encouraging local 5.4 Review report from contracted producers is by not taxing them, as is the consultancy case in the USA and Europe 6.Promoting diversity and pluralism through re -launching of Katutura Community Radio Station in Windhoek, Namibia 6.1 Formation of NGO coalition to relaunch the KCR 6.2 Identifying a suitable person to run the station, 6.3 Provide expert assistance to NGO coalition on issues of programming 6.4 Monitoring of programmes MISA Annual Report (April 2003 – March 2004) • • • • Coalition formed Contract station manager started work in February 2004 MISA Secretariat continues to provide expert assistance to the NGO coalition Katutura Community Radio Station started airing one hour per day. All programmes the station broadcasts deal in social issues. 70 Katutura Community Radio Station is a case in point that failed to run soon it was launched because government did not address Community Broadcasting when airwaves were liberalized in the early 1990s. Since Community Broadcasting being a new phenomenon, there should an attempt by government to assist communities wishing to establish such as KCR. It is hoped that as time goes by KCR will increase hours of broadcast.