- - - the prohibition of simulcasts of international broadcasters transmitting programmes of public interest and the case of the ban on repeater broadcasts between Lubango’s Radio 2000 (commercial station) and Voice of America. Angola did not participate in a project common to all countries with Portuguese as the official language, which would have introduced simulcasts of the Portuguese RTP-África on Televisão Pública de Angola. All other Portuguesespeaking countries joined the project. The Broadcasting Law in Angola prohibits the use of shortwave to any station that is not governmental. Emissora Católica de Angola (Radio Ecclésia), for example, was barred from broadcasting beyond the capital Luanda. The same Broadcasting Law prescribes the power of transmitters of non-governmental operators ensuring that no private operator can broadcast with a stronger signal than the public/state radio channels. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 Average score: 1.5 1.4 . Entry into and practice of the journalistic profession is legally unrestricted. ANALYSIS: Unrestricted entry into and the practice of journalism are guaranteed, provided all necessary requirements are met by the institution contracting the journalist. Legally, there is no requirement as far as entry is concerned. In practice, a code of ethics prescribes some restrictions that establish a set of behavioural codes considered appropriate to the practice of the profession. SCORES: Individual scores: 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2 Average score: 2.5 3