WAY FORWARD Negative developments UÊ ,iÃÌÀVÌÛiÊ>``ÌÃÊÌÊÌ iÊ,iÃi>ÀV ÊVÌÊ UÊ i`>Ê>`Ê`iL>ÌiÃÊ>ÀiÊL>Ãi`ÊÊ7` iÊ>VÊvÊ`ÛiÀÃÌÞÊvÊÛViî o Braille newspaper could not be sustained UÊ >VÊvÊ`ÛiÀÃÌÞÊvÊÜiÀà « o Concentration of power in the hands of a few UÊ ÞÊ >ÌÊ Ã Õ`Ê ViÊ Õ«Ê ÜÌ Ê >Ê ÕÛiÀÃ>Ê ÃiÀÛViÊ vÕ`Ê qÊ i°}°Ê Telecom to NBC/networks should put money into the fund - to roll out network/internet in rural Namibia (?? This point is not so clear) o This is an ITU requirement, but CRAN has been silent on it (?? This point is not so clear) UÊ >`ÊÜÀ}ÊV`ÌÃÊvÀÊÕÀ>ÃÌÃÊÊÌ iÊ«ÀÛ>ÌiÊi`> o Few media houses have contracts and benefits for journalists UÊ >VÊvÊ«ViÃ\ÊÕ>Ê,iÃÕÀViÃÊ,®]ÊÃ>>ÀiÃ]ÊiµÕ>Ê««ÀÌÕÌiÃÊ etc. UÊ À>`V>ÃÌ}ÊÀi}Õ>Ìà o NBC still not being under CRAN o Selection of Board Members of CRAN is not public or transparent enough 2. What kinds of activities are needed over the next 3-4 years? Need for national stakeholder consultation meetings with the following stakeholders: JOURNALISTS UÊ / iÀiÊÃÊ>Êii`ÊvÀÊÃÌÕ`iÃÊÌÊLiÊ`iÊÊÃ>>ÀÞÊÃV>iÃÊ>`ÊÜÀ}Ê conditions (Possible partners: Labour Resource and Research Institute (LARRI), MISA, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES)) UÊ ii`ÊvÀÊ>ÊvÀ>ÊÃÌÀÕVÌÕÀiÊÀi«ÀiÃiÌ}ÊÕÀ>ÃÌÃÊ o Possibly a union or press club (as an intermediary step) o Contact the International Federation of Journalists in this regard UÊ ii`ÊvÀÊÃÞÃÌi>ÌVÊ>««À>V ÊÌÊÌÀ>}Ê o Coordination between media houses, journalists and training institutions o Mentorship programmes by veteran journalists o In-house training/continuous professional development UÊ i`>ÊÜ>À`ÃÊà Õ`ÊiVÕÀ>}iÊ}`ÊÀi«ÀÌ}ÊÃÌ>`>À`ÃÊ>`ÊÀiÊ diversity GOVERNMENT UÊ VViÃÃÊÌÊvÀ>ÌÊ o Work on a law o Work on practices that promote access to information o Work on (infra)structure for easier access to information and sharing of information 66 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2015