Swaziland Key players deliberate on the issue of local content in the broadcasting sector. Access to Information Campaign MISA Swaziland stepped up its national campaign for the enactment of the ATI law in the country. Its first port of call was the Information and Media Development Directorate responsible for media laws. The Institute brought to the attention of the Director, Phesheya Dube, that the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bill, 2007 was gathering dust. He assured the media fraternity that government had already engaged a media consultant to review it. MISA Swaziland turned its attention to lobbying the ICT Ministry Parliamentary Portfolio Committee and other MPs to enact an ATI law. It organised two media literacy workshops for legislators in May 2016, with a focus on the benefits of access to information, which has a direct correlation with development. Civil society actors were also sensitised about the significance of access to information for achieving development goals. They pledged their support for the access to information campaign. Safety of Journalists Concerned about threats to the safety of journalists, the Institute hosted three separate seminars for civil society actors, journalists and editors in June 2016. The purpose was to create awareness about the threats to the safety of journalists. The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations addressed participants on the UN Plan of Action on the Safety and Protection of Journalists endorsed by the UN agencies in May 2012. As a way forward, civil society actors committed to the safety of journalists in the line of duty. Journalists called for the strengthening of the mechanisms available for the reporting of threats to the safety of journalists while editors promised to raise awareness of the safety of journalists CONCLUSION The move to create a media literate society is beginning to bear the desired fruits. Civil society actors and lawmakers have gained a better understanding of the benefits of a free, independent and pluralistic media. The adage: “It is time to engage not carp” has won MISA Swaziland the support of the ICT Ministry, Information and Media Development Directorate, lawmakers, civil society actors and media partners In two years’ time, the Institute intends to focus on the ATI campaign, media professionalism and liberalisation of the airwaves. It will rely on the collaboration of civil society actors, media partners, ICT Ministry Parliamentary Portfolio Committee and Information, ICT Ministry, and Information and Media Development Directorate to fast track the review of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bill, 2007 and passage of the Swaziland Broadcasting Bill 2016 into law. In addition, it will step up the advocacy campaign for media law reform aimed at repealing or amending archaic and draconian media laws to align them with the Constitution. A starting point would So This is Democracy? 2016 99