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Namibian media environment 2010
Robin Tyson
Lecturer: Media Studies
University of Namibia
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Population 2 million
• Windhoek: 350 000
• Large country – small, scattered population
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Diverse population
• 10 languages
• Official language English
• Rich/Poor divide
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Diverse print media
• Independent (and free tabloids)
• State
• Party
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Diverse electronic media
• Public (NBC)
• Commercial
• Community
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NAMIBIAN MEDIA OWNERSHIP
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Print media - Daily newspapers
Allgemeine Zeitung – DMH group – Weekdays – N$3.00 - German
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www.az.com.na
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The Namibian – Free Press of Namibia – Weekdays – N$3.00 – English/Oshiwambo
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www.namibian.com.na
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Die Republikein – DMH Group – Weekdays – N$3.00 – Afrikaans/English
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www.republikein.com.na
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New Era – Ministry of Information and Broadcasting – Weekdays – N$3.00 – English and all other Namibian languages.
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www.newera.com.na
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Print: Weekly newspapers
Informanté – Trustco Group – Thursdays - free
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www.informante.web.na
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Namibia Economist – Weekly – Daniel Steinmann – N$3.00
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www.economist.com.na
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• Namibia Sun (DMH group) – Thursdays – N$2.00 - English
• Windhoek Observer (Paragon Investments) – Lazarus Jacobs – Fridays – N$5.00 – English
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Regional paper
• www.namibtimes.net
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Namibian TV Stations
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TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK
• Community licence
• Based in Swakopmund
• www.tbnnamibia.tv
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One Africa Television
• Commercial Licence
• Windhoek and major towns
• www.oneafrica.tv
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NBC TV
• Public Broadcaster (but Board appointed by Ministry of ICT)
• Government subsidy & advertising & annual licence fee
• Windhoek and major towns
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• WWW.NBC.COM.NA
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Electronic media: Public Radio
• NBC– National Radio– Afrikaans– Damara/Nama– German– Oshiwambo– Otjiherero– Rukwangali– Setswana– Silozi– !Ha (Tsumkwe)
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Electronic media – Commercial Radio
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Omulunga Radio
• www.omulunga.com
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Fresh FM
• www.freshfm.com.na
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Radio Wave
• www.radiowave.com.na
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Radio Energy
• www.energy100fm.com
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KOSMOS
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Nam FM 99
• www.namfm99.com
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Electronic media – community radio
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BASE FM 106.2
• www.facebook.com
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Channel 7 / Kanaal 7
• www.k7.com.na
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Unam Radio 97.4
• www.unam.na
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Political environment
• Tanzania
• “ “
• SWAPO dominance increasing
• No real differences in ideology
• Use of printed media (car dashboard scarves, party ‘trees’)
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Politics and the media
• Fear of politics (commercial radios)
• Increased ruling party manipulation of the public broadcaster
• Increased government threats against the media
• Internet used to stir up calls to action