SECTOR 2 by Afonso Dhlakama, the leader of Renamo (deceased on 3 May 2018) to visit Satunjira in Gorongosa, Sofala Province where he lived. Upon his return, the said editorial director published a balanced article on what he had observed during his visit and was exonerated a few days later. This scenario is aggravated by the fact that managers of the public media are appointed to their posts without ever undergoing a public tender. 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: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓ 1.2 2005=1.3; 2007=1.1; 2009=1.6; 2011=1.5; 2014=1.9 2.4 Transparency of ownership of media houses in print/broadcasting is guaranteed by law and enforced It is important to know who the owner of a media entity is in as far as it helps the reader, the listener and the viewer better understand the information being broadcast. It is thus not a coincidence that even if a media corporation is a shareholding society, there still is a legal obligation for all of its shares to be registered (Article 6, nº 7 of the Press Law). Thus, transparency of ownership of written and broadcast media outlets is protected and guaranteed by law in Mozambique. As a matter of fact, property transparency aims at protecting the diversity of the media. However, while the transparency of the media ownership regime is formally protected and guaranteed by law, panellists identified de facto problems in accessing information on the identities of the owners of media companies, which is often a source of speculation in the Mozambican public. The media bodies themselves do not take charge of proactively publicising this information and the same can be said for GABINFO – who never publicise it. When the latter publishes advertisements in the media, these normally aim to summon the owners of the media companies (never identified) to provide information proving the existence of the media body, its address etc. Therefore, it was concluded by the panel that from a formal point of view, the transparency of the property regime of the media is guaranteed, but does not necessarily materialise. 25 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MOZAMBIQUE 2018