licenses through a government-appointed commission. MISA through its chapter in Swaziland and other stakeholders were also consulted during the drafting of the Bill. Though MISA would naturally reject a government-appointed commission in favour of an independent commission, MISA-Swaziland regards the Bill as a significant start towards freeing the airwaves. The Chapter is still analyzing the entire Bill in order to make informed inputs into the final document. In Zambia the chapter undertook a media campaign to raise awareness on the need for government to formulate policy guiding the transition of broadcast media to digital broadcasting. It also issued a statement calling on the government to start preparations for digital migration. Subsequently, in September 2009, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced that it would start sensitisation on digital migration to prepare the public for transition. Despite the challenges in the media environment in Swaziland, not all has been gloomy. Due to persistent lobbying by MISA-Swaziland, there have been some positive developments with regards to some aspects of media law reform. For instance, in November 2009 the government came up with the Swaziland Communications Commission Draft Bill, 2009 and published it for public scrutiny. The Bill seeks to liberalize the airwaves and regulate the broadcasting sector in the country. Once it becomes Law, the Bill will among other things facilitate the issuing of TV and radio broadcast 54