SECTOR 2

The main newspapers either publish in Sesotho, or have sections written in
Sesotho. Lesotho Times and Public Eye both have on line editions, while Afronews
publishes only via the Internet.
Very soon, Lesotho’s state-run, national television channel, Lesotho Television,
will be available only via DSTV’s subscription-based, satellite network. The
cheapest DSTV package, which includes Lesotho TV costs M220 / year, with
installation - which includes a satellite dish - costing about M600.
Internet was said to be widely accessible via mobile phones, although many people
may not to be aware of this. Increasingly, cell phone packages offered by the
country’s two mobile telephone operators, Vodacom and Econet, include handsets
that can be used to access the Internet. Mobile Internet appears to be relatively
inexpensive: “For M5 you can be on Facebook all night.” 3G modems for laptops
cost in the region of M1000. Internet cafés charge in the region of M5 / 15mins
for Internet access.

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: 			

3.6 (2008 = 1.8 ; 2006 = 2.5)

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