MISA-Swaziland was noted for rallying media practitioners around issues that impact directly on the media fraternity in general and for assisting with the establishment of the self-regulatory and independent Media Complaints Commission in particular. However, “The MCC is like a child without parents to nurse it. It is not enough that MISA provides it space to operate; it needs the media houses to own it but they have distanced themselves from it.” “One day, very soon the media will be in trouble, because the government doesn’t like to have an independent media. If the media does not get its house in order, in terms of self-regulation, I foresee the government will set up a statutory version.” 10 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Swaziland 2014