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MISA BROADCAST & ICT UPDATE – MAY 2008

The updates are a monthly information service of topical issues in the broadcasting/ICT sector in    
Southern Africa. All sources of information are credited for further reading. See MISA position on the issue of the month in ‘Note from the Editor’.  In this issue:  state broadcasters and political interference.
Zimbabwe: State broadcaster boss fired for defying political orders
 
The chief executive officer of the state-controlled Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) was fired on 14 May 2008 for reportedly defying ministerial orders to deny the opposition political party, the Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) favourable coverage in the run-up to the 29 March 2008 elections. Read more
Namibia:  Kandetu probe-minister instructs NBC Board

The NBC Board has received official instructions to investigate Director General Bob Kandetu as efforts intensify to fire him. Read more
South Africa: SANEF  describes SABC situation as bizarre

The South African National Editors' Forum has described recent developments at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as bizarre. Read more
Botswana: Media under threat

Kgosi Maruje has predicted tough times ahead for Botswana media if government does not loosen its tight control of the state media comprising Botswana Television, Radio Botswana and the commercial channel RB2. Read more
Lesotho: broadcast media under siege

While the government of Lesotho is contemplating an amendment to the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority  Act that seeks to give the minister full powers to issue and revoke broadcasting licences, the authority has slapped broadcasters with a seven-fold fees hike. Read more
Lesotho: Government tightens the screws on broadcast media

In a move to limit the freedom of the media, the government of Lesotho has
mooted an amendment to the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) Act in the National Assembly that seeks to limit the freedom enjoyed by broadcasting
media. Read more
Malawi:  State radio and television to merge

MISA Zambia says community radio stations have a heavy responsibility of
serving the needs of the communities within which they broadcast due to the enormous potential they have to lift the standards of the people through
the provision of relevant information. Read more | Next
 





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