SECTOR 1 and poverty.” Other panellists disagreed: “The rural economy has been integrated into the cash economy, and most of what people need is not there (on the land). People can’t get everything from the land. They still need something else. People working in the urban areas are providing that income.” As one panellist noted, “freedom of expression is about expressing all opinions”. People will call the radio or write to the newspapers to complain about the delivery of services. “But as soon as you probe the reason why services are bad in the first place, then you are not free to do so. That is now politics.” Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator. 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.8 (2009: 1.7; 2007: 2.1; 2005: 1.6) 1.3 There are no laws or parts of laws restricting freedom of expression such as excessive official secrets or libel acts, or laws that unreasonably interfere with the responsibilities of media. The 2008 Suppression of Terrorism Act is being used to repress dissent under the guise of addressing international terrorism. The normal legislative process was not followed when the law was promulgated under a “certificate of urgency” following a spate of bombings in Swaziland, and there was little opportunity for the public to debate the new law. The law has a broad definition of “terrorism”, and gives the authorities in section 28 sweeping powers to declare “an entity” “a specified entity” if there are “reasonable grounds” that it is about to commit a “terrorist act”; an “entity” is defined as “a person, group, trust, partnership, fund or an unincorporated association or organisation”. In 2008, the Prime Minister issued an official declaration designating four organisations as such ‘specified entities’. Section 11 criminalises “support” to “terrorist groups” without defining the term AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER SWAZILAND 2011 15