SECTOR 1 Such international declarations and protocols are not commonly known among the country’s citizens and the government does not make an effort to publicise their contents. 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: 3.3 (2010 = 2.2; 2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a) 1.5 Print publications are not required to obtain permission to publish from state authorities. All print publications – even newsletters – are required to register with the state Registrar of Newspapers as well as the Postmaster General prior to publication, in accordance with the Newspaper Act of 1976, which is applicable only on the mainland and not in Zanzibar. Failure to comply with this law could result in the imposition of a fine and a jail sentence of up to four years. Owners of such publications must also pay a bond to the state, to cover any costs necessary in the event of the publication being sued for libel, for example. The Minister of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports is responsible for determining the amount of this bond and this differs for each publication. There have been no cases within the last two years of a print publication being declined publication rights, although this has happened in the past, and in general the Newspaper Act does not appear to prohibit or limit the establishment of print publication businesses.1 Zanzibar has an even more restrictive law, the Registration of News Agents, Newspapers and Books Act of 1988, which stipulates the licensing of journalists and the establishment of a state advisory board to oversee the private print media. 1 16 While writing of the report was in progress, MwanaHalisi weekly investigative newspaper was banned indefinitely with effect from 30 July 2012 for allegedly publishing seditious material in its three last consecutive issues – July 11-18, 2012; July 18-24, 2012 and July 25-01 August 2012. In 2008, the same publication was suspended by the government for 90 days. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER TANZANIA 2012