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Contributor [1]
Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 03:00
Categories: 
Media & freedom of expression [2]
Issue Number: 
156 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Swaziland's cabinet is presently considering a draft ICT policy, which would provide for Swazi TV and the national radio station to become a public broadcaster run by an independent board, according to a report by the Media Institute of Southern Africa. However, the state broadcaster is resisting such a move, apparently arguing that Swaziland is a homogeneous country and therefore should not encourage different voices over the airwaves, according to Misa.

Category: 
ICT, Media & Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/media/22071 [5]
Country: 
Swaziland [6]

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