SECTOR 2 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: ✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ 1.3 (2005 = 1.2; 2007= 1.6; 2009= 1.0; 2011= 1.0; 2014 = 1.6) 2.4 Transparency of ownership of media houses in print/ broadcasting is guaranteed by law and enforced. Media houses have to register with the ‘Registrar of Companies.’18 Media ownership is accessible when both the trading name and the company name (ie the actual name under which media houses register) are known. Newspapers often state the company name and the editor’s name on their publications. Experience has shown that for some ‘it is a hassle to find out who owns what,’ while some of the panellists assert that after thorough research, ownership information is transparent and can easily be accessed. However, ‘to find a human face, you need to go a little further’ in order to get the names of the individuals who form the ownership of media houses. 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: ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓ 4.1 (2005 = n/a; 2007 = n/a; 2009 = n/a; 2011 = n/a; 2014 = 3.9) 18 Under Section 4 of the Printed Publications Act, 1968, the Registrar of Newspapers is required to maintain a register for the registration of newspapers in Botswana. Under Section 5(1), it is an offence for anyone to print or publish a newspaper in the country without registering with the Registrar. Source: SADC Media Law: A Handbook for Media Practitioners, Volume 2, p. 32. 28 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER BOTSWANA 2018