MEDIA FOR CHANGE? A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA’S SUPPORT TO THE MEDIA: 1997–2007

by

SAMSON PHARAOH PHIRI

submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of

DOCTOR OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY

in the subject

COMMUNICATION

at the

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

PROMOTER: PROF P J FOURIE

MARCH 2009

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DECLARATION

Student number 3421-872-6

I declare that MEDIA FOR CHANGE? A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA’S SUPPORT TO THE MEDIA: 1997–2007 is my own work, and that all sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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ACRONYMNS

ACHPR AIPPA ANC AMARC BBC BDP BNF BONGO BPP BSA CIDA CIF COSATU CPJ CSO DANIDA DFID DONGO DP DRC FAMW-SA FEIMA FEP FINIDA FROC GEMSA GONGO HIVOS IBA

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ICA ICT IDASA IFEX IFJ IPS KAF MACRA MAZ MESAB MBC MCP MDLF MISA MMP-Z MWASA NAC NAC NAMA NAMECO NATAAZ NAZI NBB NGO NIZA NORAD NSJ OAU OSF-SA OSI OSIEA OSISA OSIWA PAC

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PFP POSA SABA SABC SABRA SACOD SACP SACPO SACTU SACU SADC SADCC SADC-PF SADTU SAEF SAHRC SAIC SAIMED SAJA SAMDEF SAMTRAN SAP SIDA SPI SOWETO RPPC TFB UCT UDF UDHR UN

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UNESCO UNIP USA USAID UWC VoP ZAFODAMUS ZAM ZANVAC ZAPOTA ZAWWA ZBC ZCCM ZNBC ZNEF ZUJ

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SUMMARY

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KEY TERMS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

CHAPTER ONE: THE SETTING 1.1 Introduction 16 1.2 The geo-political and historical context of Southern Africa 16 1.3 Background and context of the study 18 1.3.1 Colonial newspapers and radio 19 1.3.2 Post-colonial media 20 1.3.3 Impact of colonialism on post-colonial media 22 1.3.4 The end of the ‘Cold War’ and its effect on Southern Africa 24 1.4 Limitations and rationale for the study 26 1.5 Statement of the problem 27 1.5.1 The development paradigm 28 1.5.2 The functionalist perspective 29 1.5.3 The paradigm of development revisited 31 1.6 Hypothesis of the study 32 1.6.1 Assumptions underpinning the hypothesis 32 1.7 Research questions 33 1.8 Objectives of the study 34 1.9 Research methodology 34 1.9.1 Approach to data collection 37 1.9.2 Overview of the research design 42 1.9.3 Organisation of the study 43 1.10 The structure of the thesis 43

CHAPTER TWO: THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF AN OPEN SOCIETY 2.1 Introduction 47 2.2 Origins of the theories of an open society 48

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2.2.1 Closed versus open society concepts 53 2.2.2 Plato and the concept of closed society 54 2.2.3 African political thought and the creation of closed societies 56 2.2.4 Historicism and attempts to return to the past 62 2.2.5 Responses to attempts to return to the past 66 2.2.6 Marxism and the attempted return to the past 68 2.3 Marxism, Africa and the neo-colonial future 73 2.3.1 Explanations for change and social development 77 2.4 Foundations of a closed society 80 2.5 Towards an open society 87 2.5.1 A model for managing change 88 2.5.2 Polemics over the ‘triumph’ of liberalism and the ‘end of history’ 91 2.5.3 Defining characteristics of an open society 92 2.5.4 The nexus of the ideals of open society and the concept of a public sphere 95 2.5.5 Critique of Habermas’s conception of public sphere 100 2.5.6 A debate over the strategies for achieving open society ideals 101 2.5.7 The politics of alternative development, negotiated space and the Third World intellectual 104 2.6 Towards the implementation of open society ideals 109 2.6.1 Motivations for open society initiatives in Southern Africa 112 2.7 Conclusion 113

CHAPTER THREE: THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN MEDIA LANDSCAPE – PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS 3.1 Introduction 115 3.2 Methodological and contextual issues 118 3.3 A historical overview: from colonialism to the present and back 129

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3.4 The principles of constitutionalism and the democratic project in Southern Africa 135 3.5 The state of the post-colonial state 140 3.6 Malawi: the case of an ‘African’ one-party state and its consequences for the media environment 141 3.6.1 The defining media law in Banda’s Malawi 144 3.6.2 The evolution of the media in Banda’s Malawi 145 3.7 Zambia: the legacy of an uncertain presidential- state and benevolent one-party state 149 3.7.1 The media environment prior to Kaunda’s Zambia 152 3.7.2 The evolution of the media since independence 155 3.8 : the impact of a façade of an African multi-party system on the media 159 3.8.1 The evolution of media policy in post- colonial Botswana 162 3.8.2 The evolution of the print media in Botswana 165 3.8.3 The impact of language policies on the media in post-colonial Botswana 167 3.9 General features of a sub-continent in perennial crisis 172 3.10 Conclusion 175

CHAPTER FOUR: THE ORIGINS OF OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 4.1 Introduction 177 4.2 Apartheid and the need for an open society in Southern Africa 178 4.2.1 Overview of some laws that enforced apartheid 182 4.2.2 Cross-ethnic responses to apartheid 184 4.3 The roots of open society work in Southern Africa 190 4.3.1 The beginnings of the open society movement in Southern Africa 195 4.3.2 The role of George Soros in OSISA structures 200 4.3.3 The institutional framework of OSISA 203

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4.4 The evolution of OSISA and its media programme 206 4.4.1 National or public broadcasters 207 4.4.2 Commercial radio stations 208 4.4.3 Privately-owned independent media 211 4.4.4 Community media 212 4.5 An overview of the expectations of the media in an ‘open’ Southern Africa 214 4.6 Conclusion 217

CHAPTER FIVE: CREATING AN OPEN SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA – 1 5.1 Introduction 219 5.2 Chapter methodology 221 5.3 The concept of civil society and its relevance to social movements in Southern Africa 224 5.3.1 The role of civil society in African social development 233 5.4 The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) – a historical perspective 239 5.4.1 Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information 243 5.4.2 Media Freedom Monitoring 245 5.4.3 Campaign for Broadcasting Diversity 246 5.4.4 Gender and Media Support 249 5.4.5 Legal Support 249 5.4.6 The financial backing of MISA 251 5.5 The Southern African Media Development Fund (SAMDEF) – a historical perspective 255 5.5.1 The external environment of the media 257 5.5.2 The internal environment of the media 260 5.5.3 The beginnings of OSISA/SAMDEF relations 263 5.6 Conclusion 267

CHAPTER SIX: CREATING AN OPEN SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA – 2

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6.1 Introduction 269 6.2 A reflexive and theoretical perspective on OSISA’s internal operations 270 6.3 The fundamentals of OSISA’s organisational culture 274 6.3.1 An exploration of rites, rituals and ceremonies within OSISA 275 6.3.2 The role of the Board in OSISA and its nexus with Soros 280 6.4 OSISA’s ‘agency,’ transmission processes and the responses of the ‘others’ 287 6.4.1 The role of OSISA staff in the transmission of open society ideology 289 6.5 A methodological approach to the study of relations between OSISA and civil society 294 6.5.1 The modes of engagement and the nature of their outcomes 297 6.5.2 Civil society responses to OSISA grant conditions 301 6.5.3 Perceptions about the meanings of an ‘open Society’ and the transference of ideology 306 6.6 Possible causes and theoretical justifications for the CSOs’ divergence/congruence of views and perspectives 310 6.7 The supremacy or ‘triumph’ of Western liberal hegemony 327 6.8 Conclusion 331

CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSIONS 7.1 Introduction 334 7.2 Research process and structure of the study 335 7.3 Reflections on the methodology used 339 7.4 Core findings of the study 340 7.4.1 OSISA’s organisational culture 340

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7.4.2 Value-transmission and perceptions of open societies 341 7.4.3 Critical engagements and civil society responses 344 7.5 Chapter conclusion 346 7.6 Suggestions for further research 347

SOURCES CONSULTED 351

APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 Introductory letter and email questionnaire 402

APPENDIX 2 Responses to the email questionnaire 404 APPENDIX 3 List of interviewees 421 APPENDIX 4 Broad areas of inquiry [rites of passage Conversations and interviews] 423 APPENDIX 5 Broad areas of inquiry [history of OSISA] 424 APPENDIX 6 Map of the countries in which OSISA has projects 425

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CHAPTER ONE: THE SETTING

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The geo-political and historical context of Southern Africa

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1.3 Background and context of the study

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1.3.1 Colonial newspapers and radio

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1.3.2 Post-colonial media

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Noticias Diaro de Mozambique

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1.3.3 Impact of colonialism on post-colonial media

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Daily Telegraph Mail and Guardian

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1.3.4 The end of the ‘Cold War’ and its effect on Southern Africa

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1.4 Limitations and rationale for the study

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modus operandi”, .

1.5 Statement of the problem

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déjà vu, 1.5.1 The development paradigm

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1.5.2 The functionalist perspective

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1.5.3 The paradigm of development revisited

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1.6 Hypothesis of the study

1.6.1 Assumptions underpinning the hypothesis

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• • • 1. 7 Research questions • • • •

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1.8 Objectives of the study • • • •

1.9 Research methodology

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Verstehen,

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1.9.1 Approach to data collection

• • • • Documentary analysis

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Participant observation never

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Verstehen , Interviews or personal conversations Verstehen Questionnaire administration

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• 1.9.2 Overview of the research design

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historical research, 1.9.3 Organisation of the study

1.10 The structure of the thesis

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CHAPTER TWO: THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF AN OPEN SOCIETY

2.1 Introduction

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2.2 Origins of the theories of an open society Two Sources of Religion and Morality

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The Open Society and Its Enemies 2.2.1 Closed versus open society concepts

The Open Society and its Enemies

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2.2.2 Plato and the concept of closed society

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2.2.3 African political thought and the creation of closed societies

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‘ubuntu’

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Ujamaa Ujamaa

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Ujamaa

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2.2.4 Historicism and attempts to return to the past

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• • • • 2.2.5 Responses to attempts to return to the past

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2.2.6 Marxism and the attempted return to the past

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Communist Manifesto

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means relations

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2.3 Marxism, Africa and the neo-colonial future

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2.3.1 Explanations for change and social development

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• • • • • • 2.4 Foundations of a closed society

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producers auxiliaries guardians,

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The open society and its enemies,

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2.5 Towards an open society

• Unity of humankind: • Individualism: • Impartiality:

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• Humanitarianism: • Fallibism:

2.5.1 A model for managing change

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• • • P(1) → TT → EE → P(2) P(1) TT EE P(2) P1

most additional

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2.5.2 Polemics over the ‘triumph’ of liberalism and the ‘end of history’

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2.5.3 Defining characteristics of an open society

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2.5.4 The nexus of the ideals of open society and the concept of public sphere public sphere The structural transformation of the public sphere: an inquiry into a category of bourgeois society

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2.5.5 Critique of Habermas’s conception of public sphere

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2.5.6 A debate over the strategies for achieving open society ideals

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2.5.7 The politics of alternative development, negotiated space and the Third World intellectual

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2.6 Towards the implementation of open society ideals

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2.6.1 Motivations for open society initiatives in Southern Africa

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The open society and its enemies 2.7 Conclusion

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CHAPTER THREE: THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN MEDIA LANDSCAPE – PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS

3.1 Introduction

deep integration shallow integration

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suppression prohibition permission,

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prescription, libertarianism

3.2 Methodological and contextual issues

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media independence

immediate guided,

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a fait accompli.

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form content

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Courante uyt Italian

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3.3 A historical overview: from colonialism to the present and back

Royal Gazette and Sierra Leone Advertiser Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser, Royal Gazette

Cape Town Gazette

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Daily Courant Barrows Worcester Journal Times of London Daily Mail Daily Mirror

Livingstone Pioneer and Advertiser Pioneer Central African Post, Northern Advertiser, Copperbelt Times Northern News. Central African Planter Nyasaland Times

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Livingstone Pioneer and Advertiser

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3.4 The principles of constitutionalism and the democratic project in Southern Africa

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constitutionalism,

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rule of law

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accountability,

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checks and balances

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3.5 The state of the post-colonial state

de facto de jure

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3.6 Malawi: the case of an ‘African’ one-party state and its consequences for the media environment

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3.6.1 The defining media law in Banda’s Malawi

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The godfather Animal farm False start in Africa No longer at ease

3.6.2 The evolution of the media in Banda’s Malawi

Central African Planter Nyasaland Times Daily Times

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Daily News,

Central African Planter Central African Times Nyasaland Times. Malawi News, Daily News.

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Daily News

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3.7 Zambia: the legacy of an uncertain presidential state and benevolent one-party state

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3.7.1 The media environment prior to Kaunda’s Zambia

Livingstone Pioneer and Advertiser

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Zambezi News, African Times African Mail. African Life,

Livingstone Mail

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Northern News Rhodesia The Herald The Chronicle Northern News The Herald The Chronicle

Northern News Copperbelt Times, Northern News.

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Northern News Times of Zambia

3.7.2 The evolution of the media since independence

Times of Zambia Times of Zambia, Zambia Daily Mail,

Times of Zambia

Times of Zambia

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Times of Zambia Times of Zambia,

Times of Zambia, Zambia Daily Mail Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC),

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Times of Zambia Weekly Post

Times of Zambia

The Leader The Northern Star National Mirror Post. National Mirror

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National Mirror’s

National Mirror National Mirror

National Mirror National Mirror

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3.8 Botswana: the impact of a façade of an African multi-party system on the media

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3.8.1 The evolution of media policy in post-colonial Botswana

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3.8.2 The evolution of the print media in Botswana

• Colonial government’s official publications

Bechuanaland News and Vryburg Chronicle Northern News Lebone la Batswana Kutlwano,

kgotla kgotla kgotla kgotla

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• Independently-owned publications, but with a nationalist flavour

Kuranta ya Batswana, Naledi ya Batswana

• Post-colonial ‘independent’ newspapers

wa Dikgang, Linchwe Mmegi Linchwe Examiner/Golebela The , , Mmegi

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• Political publications

Masa, Therisanyo, Pou-Pha Naledi ya Masa,

• Post-colonial government newspapers

Kutlwano Bechuanaland Newsletter, Daily News Kutlwano Daily News Daily News

• Christian publications

Puisanyo Mahoko a Batswana, Molekodi wa Batswana Mokadi wa Batswana

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3.8.3 The impact of language policies on the media in post-colonial Botswana

kgotla

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Daily News,

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3.9 General features of a subcontinent in perennial crisis

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3.10 Conclusion

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CHAPTER FOUR: THE ORIGINS OF OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

4.1 Introduction

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4.2 Apartheid and the need for an open society in Southern Africa

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Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal,

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4.2.1 Overview of some laws that enforced apartheid

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4.2.2 Cross-ethnic responses to apartheid

The World Weekend World

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City Press The Post Daily Dispatch Dispatch To The Point Washington Post

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Verligtes, Verligtes Verligtes

Verligtes

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direct indirect enforcement lost opportunity punitive human regional Verligtes

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Verligtes Verligtes

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Woord en Daad Verligtes Verligtes

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4.3 The roots of open society work in Southern Africa

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Verligtes

Vrye Weekblad Verligtes

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glasnost perestroika

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4.3.1 The beginnings of the open society movement in Southern Africa

The Star Cape Times

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• • • • High Density Mirror Horizon Demos,

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4.3.2 The role of George Soros in OSISA structures

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raison d’être

4.3.3 The institutional framework of OSISA

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4.4 The evolution of OSISA and its media programme

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4.4.1 National or public broadcasters

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4.4.2 Commercial radio stations

Times of Zambia

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4.4.3 Privately-owned independent media

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4.4.4 Community media

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4.5 An overview of the expectations of the media in an ‘open’ Southern Africa

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4.6 Conclusion

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CHAPTER FIVE: CREATING AN OPEN SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - 1

5.1 Introduction Verligtes

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5.2. Chapter methodology

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social constructivism social constructionism

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greater 5.3. The concept of civil society and its relevance to social movements in Southern Africa

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T he P rivate C ivil S o c ie t y

T he T he Publi c C itizen

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Ujamaa 5.3.1 The role of civil society in African social development

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5.4. The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) – a historical perspective

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5.4.1. Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information

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5.4.2. Media Freedom Monitoring

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5.4.3. Campaign for Broadcasting Diversity

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5.4.4. Gender and Media Support

5.4.5. Legal Support

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The Nation The Guardian Midweek Sun

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5.4.6 The financial backing of MISA

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5.5. The Southern African Media Development Fund (SAMDEF) – a historical perspective

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5.5.1. The external environment of the media

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5.5.2. The internal environment of the media

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Zambia Daily Mail Zambia Daily Mail Zambia Daily Mail ) Times of Zambia Times of Zambia

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Times of Zambia Zambia Daily Mail Times of Zambia

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5.5.3. The beginnings of OSISA/SAMDEF relations

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• • • • • reform’ activism’ through

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per se

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• The Post • • • • Daily News

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• Mmegi Mmegi Daily News • Big News 5.6. Conclusion .

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CHAPTER SIX: CREATING AN OPEN SOCIETY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA - 2

6.1 Introduction

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6.2 A reflexive and theoretical perspective on OSISA’s internal operations

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• The environment in which an organisation operates • The value systems • The heroes of the organisation

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• Rites, rituals and repeated ceremonies • Transmission processes of cultural values

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6.3 The fundamentals of OSISA’s organisational culture values heroes rites rituals cultural network

Corporate cultures: The rites and rituals of corporate life. Gaining control of the corporate culture.

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6.3.1 An exploration of rites, rituals and ceremonies within OSISA

preliminal liminal post-liminal

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• The presentation – by programme managers – of project proposals that they intend taking to the board for consideration

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• Brief reports on the activities undertaken by the various programme units • Reviews of policy documents 6.3.2 The role of the board in OSISA and its nexus with Soros

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must obviously be a degree of agreement between board members and OSI about what ‘open society’ means.

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6.4 OSISA’s ‘agency,’ transmission processes, and the responses of the ‘others’

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, under no circumstances will OSI provide support to a political party or provide support to a candidate in an electoral contest or otherwise take sides in an election.

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6.4.1 The role of OSISA staff in the transmission of open society ideology

factual actual

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new meanings

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6.5 A methodological approach to the study of relations between OSISA and civil society

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6.5.1 The modes of engagement and the nature of their outcomes

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6.5.2 Civil society responses to OSISA grant conditions

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6.5.3 Perceptions about the meanings of an ‘open society’ and the transference of ideology

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6.6 Possible causes and theoretical justifications for the CSOs’ divergence/congruence of views and perspectives

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The manner and ‘acts’ of processing perceptions within CSOs

The perceived state of victim-hood within the CSOs

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improved more or less the same way

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The CSOs’ approaches to knowing and understanding

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Different ownership patterns

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Different social norms and operational contexts of the CSOs

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Level of CSOs’ dependency

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The constituencies the CSOs are meant to serve

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Conceptions of power and power relations

power relations

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Causes of different conceptions of ideology how what practical meaning is given

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6.7 The supremacy or ‘triumph’ of Western liberal hegemony

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6.8 Conclusion

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Ujamaa

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CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSIONS

7. 1 Introduction • • • • • •

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kgotla

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7.3 Reflections on the methodology used

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7.4 Core findings of the study 7.4.1 OSISA’s organisational culture

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7.4.2 Value transmission and perceptions of open societies form manner function,

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Umunthu

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7.4.3 Critical engagements and civil society responses

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7.5 Chapter conclusion

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7.6 Suggestions for further research

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The press and apartheid: repression and propaganda in South Africa. Karl Popper – the formative years: 1902–1945. The high price of principles: Kaunda and the European south.

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MA in Mass Communications Mass communication research methods, Class struggles in Zambia, 1889–1989 and the fall of Kenneth Kaunda, 1990–1991. World communication Mass communication research methods. A sociological survey of the languages of Botswana, A sociological survey of the languages of Botswana, History of political philosophy, . World broadcasting systems: a comparative analysis. MA in Mass Communications.

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Bwana – go home. My struggle. Mass media in a mass society: myth and reality. Assessing the health of civil society. Towards financial self-reliance: a handbook on resource mobilisation for civil society organisations in the South. African philosophy: myth and reality, Survey. Open minds: reflections on human development and South-North issues. Media ownership and its impact on media independence and pluralism, Redeveloping communication for social change: theory, practice, and power,

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The Star, . The clash of civilisations and the remaking of world order. African broadcast cultures: radio in transition, Philosophy from Africa, Alternatives in development, Partnership and its problems: the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, democratisation strategy and foreign aid. Research report 81. Re: Short survey.

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Malawi’s second democratic elections,

SADC media law: handbook for practitioners,

Leadership Essays The tragedy of Malawians: legacy of one-party rule. Fundamentals of Zambian humanism. A united states of Africa? Zambia: a country study. The press in Zambia Communication policies in Zambia. From ministries of information to ministries of public communication. Communication policies in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland.

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Press freedom and communication in Africa The press and multiparty politics in Africa Press and politics in Africa, Community radio: its management and organisation in Zambia. Journal of African Communications SAMDEF’s position. A humanist in Africa. Towards complete independence. Letter to my children. Humanism in Zambia and a guide to its implementation, Watershed speech.

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Alternatives to the current global regime: a discussion paper on tactics and strategies. A handbook on the state of the media in Uganda. Readings in social & political philosophy, Origin and development of political and socio-economic aspects of Apartheid in South Africa, Media, democracy and renewal in Southern Africa, The philosophy of Karl Popper. Tinned novelties or creative culture: a study on the role of mass communication in peripheral nations.

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Mwalimu: the influence of Nyerere, Global journalism: survey of international communication, Approaches to media: a reader, Practical research: planning and design, Towards socialist democracy. The complete reporter: fundamentals of news gathering, writing, and editing, Selected works, Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism.

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. Michael Daka’s ‘practices what he’s preaching.’ . Livingstone Pioneer and Advertiser Foreign aid and economic growth in developing countries The alternative press in South Africa, Re: short survey – OSISA figs important. African legacy: solutions from a community in crisis.

372

Kamuzu Banda of Malawi: a study in promise, power and paralysis. Karl Popper: philosophy and problems, Re: Short survey. Karl Popper: philosophy and problems, History of political philosophy, Who rules the airwaves? Broadcasting in Africa Communicatio

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The state of the media in Zambia from colonial era to December 2003. Race, colour and class in Southern Africa. Long walk to freedom. Annual open society lecture delivered at the University of the Western Cape. To the brink: the state of democracy in South Africa. Ritual and ceremonies in popular culture, Media, democratisation and identity, The struggle for Zimbabwe. The Journal of Modern African Studies

Capital: A critique of political economy,

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Capital: A critique of political economy, .

Short survey (John’s feedback).

The struggle for media law reforms in Zambia. Traditional communication systems and their role in the development process in Africa, A case study of Kenya

An evaluation of the impact of corporatisation on the South African Broadcasting Corporation

An open systems critique of the macro theories of development. Qualitative research design: an interactive approach.

The politics and crimes of Zambia.

Mass media towards the millennium,

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Milk in the basket! The political-economic malaise in Zambia. Who owns the media? Global trends and local resistances, Enhancing community over the airwaves. The ANC and the liberation struggle: a critical political biography. Media performance. Mass media and society, McQuail’s mass communication theory McQuail’s mass communication theory, Re: Short survey.

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Theory and practice of participatory communication: the case of the FAO project “Communication for development in Southern Africa Today’s isms. Outside the ballot box: preconditions for elections in Southern Africa – 2005/6, Redeveloping communication for social change: theory, practice, and power, Communication for development in the third world: theory and practice for empowerment, Re: Short survey. Business and organisational communication Tracing the footsteps.

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Communication theories: perspectives, processes and contexts, . So this is democracy? Report on the state of media freedom and freedom of expression in Southern Africa, 2003. So this is democracy? Report on the state of media freedom and freedom of expression in Southern Africa, 2005. Annual report 2007.

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SADC media law: a handbook for media practitioners, Investigative reporting. . The political reality of freedom of the press in Zambia. Media training needs assessment for Southern Africa. Up in the air? The state of broadcasting in Africa,

The political economy of communication.

The challenges of information technology for an open society.

Gramsci and Marxist theory,

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Conceptions of social inquiry, Press in Zimbabwe, Malawi democratic theory and public policy.

Evaluation report of the media programme.

Re: Short Survey [SAMTRAN]. OSISA meeting at 14hrs on Monday 5 March 2007. Year-end accounts and bonus. Revised business model for the strategic re-direction of SAMDEF

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Karl Popper: critical appraisals, Trends in commercial and community radio in Southern Africa. Trends in commercial and private radio stations in Southern Africa. OSISA meeting at 14hrs on Monday 5 March 2007. SAMDEF. Re your fax titled re: SAMDEF/OSISA relationship. The importance of quality leadership in national development, with special reference to Africa. Freedom of the press in Africa: an analysis of six African British Commonwealth countries

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End of Kaunda era. Chasing the winds and dependency syndrome. Handbook on radio and television audience research. Techno-Hype or Info-Hype?, Challenges and prospects for press freedom: comparative perspectives on media laws in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Critical analysis of media law in Zimbabwe. Organisational communication: challenges of changes, diversity, and continuity. Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1996 report. Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1997 report. Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1999 report.

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Taking liberties: four decades in the struggle for rights. Mark Malloch Brown. Mass communication and development of socialism in Tanzania. Inaugural lectures of the University of Zambia.

The state of democracy and media freedom in Southern Africa. .

Towards colonial freedom. Africa must unite. Neo-colonialism: the last stage of imperialism. Handbook of revolutionary warfare. Class struggle in Africa. The struggle continues. Social theory and social change.

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South Africa in Africa: a study in ideology and foreign policy. Media & open societies, Popper’s open society after 50 years, Globalisation and new identities: a view from the middle, Constitutional democracy in Africa, vol.4: Forms of government. Press and politics in Africa, Africa’s media: democracy and the politics of belonging. . Ujamaa: essays on socialism

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Media, democratisation and identity Mass communication training needs in Zambia. Revolution and counter-revolution in Africa: Essays in contemporary politics. International Social Science Journal, South Africa as an ‘open society?’. OSI position on democracy promotion. Karl Popper: critical appraisals, MA in Mass Communications. Press and politics in Africa,

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Media policy and ethics. Media studies, vol.1: institutions, theories and issues Media studies, vol. 1: institutions, theories and issues, Media studies vol. 1: institutions, theories and issues, About us, Soros foundations . Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1994 report. Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1996 report. Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1997 report.

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Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1998 report. Building open societies: Soros foundations network 2003 report.

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Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) strategic plan, 2004–2006. Open Space Key concepts in communication and cultural studies, .

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Botswana’ media and democracy, The Blackwell dictionary of modern social thought, . African Journal of Political Science

Malawi: the history of the nation.

Malawi’s second democratic elections,

How to use qualitative methods in evaluation. Qualitative research and evaluation methods, Transition rites: cosmic, social and individual order, Zambia: security and conflict. The Nordic-SADC Journalism Centre: a study of a media training initiative in Southern Africa; 1993–2001

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SAMDEF. Media studies, vol. 2: content, audiences and production, The open society and its enemies, vol. 1: the spell of Plato. Conjectures and refutations: the growth of scientific knowledge. The open society and its enemies, volume 2: the high tide of prophecy: Hegel, Marx and the aftermath. All life is problem solving. Cultural Studies, Laying the ghosts to rest: dilemmas of the transformation in South Africa. Botswana media and democracy, Annual review of Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) – 2004, final report.

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Chisungu: a girls’ initiation ceremony among the Bemba of Northern Rhodesia. Press freedom and communication in Africa Civil society, democratisation and foreign aid in Africa. IDS discussion paper 383, The political influence of ideas, ø Essays and conversations on media and democracy, ø Media ethics: an introduction and overview. ø Making journalists: diverse models, global issues, Apartheid and discrimination. Ritual communication: from everyday conversation to mediated ceremony. Communication research: strategies and sources, .

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Business communication in perspective. Karl Popper: critical appraisals, ‘Ideas’ in development from George Soros: power and influence through philanthropy?. MPRA paper No. 1878 Zambia’s policies towards foreign investment: the case of the mining and non-mining sectors. Research report No. 79. Progress report to OSISA on activities carried out by the SAMDEF fund, for the period March 31, 2000 through to March 31, 2001. SAMDEF.

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Africa another side of the coin.

A venture into Africa. Introducing cultural studies.

SADC regional human development report -, 2000: challenges and opportunities for regional integration.

The next liberation struggle: capitalism, socialism, and democracy in Southern Africa.

Culture and cognition: the boundaries of literary and scientific inquiry. The end of the cold war: its meaning and implications,

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MA in Mass Communications. Philosophy from Africa, , Communication theories: origins, methods, and uses in the media, Journal of Communication The silent class struggle, The concept of human rights in Africa. Four theories of the press.

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The burden of democracy. The other side of history. Short bios of the panellists The cultural studies reader, Underwriting democracy. Soros on Soros: staying ahead of the curve. Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1994 report.

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Building open societies: Soros foundations network 1995 report. The crisis of global capitalism: open society endangered. Open society: reforming global capitalism George Soros on globalisation. The age fallibility: the consequences of the war on terror. What Orwell didn’t know: propaganda and the new face of American politics Radio culture in Zambia: audiences, public words, and the nation-state. Redeveloping communication for social change: theory, practice, and power,

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History of political philosophy, The media history of Tanzania. Popper and the human sciences, Botswana’s media and democracy, From Nyasaland to Malawi: studies in colonial history, The foreign policy of African states: ideological bases, present realities, future prospects. Approaches to media: a reader, International communication. Dilemmas of development assistance. SAMDEF.

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Democracy in America. Power shift. overview. ommission on human rights. Media & open societies Colonial legacies in mass education and mass communication in Southern Africa, with special reference to radio broadcasting in Botswana, 1920–1995. Development Dialogue, Communicatio,

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Self-assessment as component of a continuous performance improvement strategy and quality assurance in education, training and development within the South African Department of Defence.

The bill of rights handbook,

Mass communications and the modern world.

Redeveloping communication for social change: theory, practice, and power,

Text, context, and communicative practice within an alternative discourse of development: the !No Al club de Golf! Movement of Tepoztlan, Morelos.

Theories of the information society.

Welensky’s 4000 days: the life and death of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Research methodology for business and administrative sciences, . Media studies, Volume1: Institutions, theories and issues,

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. Mass media in black Africa: philosophy and control. Redeveloping communication for social change: theory, practice, and power, A history of south and central Africa. Mass media research: an introduction, . First democracy: the challenge of an ancient idea. Approaches to media: a reader, From police network to station of the nation: a political history of broadcasting in Botswana, 1927–1991. Zambia Daily Mail Manifesto on Southern Africa. Manufacturing African studies and crises. Times of Zambia

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Thunder and silence: the mass media in Africa.

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APPENDIX 1: INTRODUCTORY LETTER AND E-MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE

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1. When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [ Estimate the year if you cannot fully recall ] 2. Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? Please give an estimate ] 3. OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? 4. Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ] 5. In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? 6. Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideologies on your institution? 7. In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? 8. Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation? 9. In summary, please list [maximum of three ] priority ideals for your institution.

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APPENDIX 2: RESPONSES TO THE E-MAILQUESTIONNAIRE: A. Memeza, M. 2007. [Southern African Journalists Association (SAJA)] Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [Estimate the year if you cannot fully recall]

Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate] Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation?

Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [Please give examples] Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds?

Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideologies on your institution?

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Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation?

Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three] priority ideals for your institution B. Masuku, J. 2007. [Voice of the People (VoP) – Zimbabwe) Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [estimate the year if you cannot fully recall] Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate] Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation?

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Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [Please give examples] Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideologies on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"?

Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation?

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Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three] priority ideals for your institution

C. MUKELA, J. 2007. [Southern African Media Training Network]

Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [estimate the year if you cannot fully recall] Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate]. Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [Please give examples]

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Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideologies on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation?

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Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three] priority ideals for your institution D. HOVE, D. 2007. [Forum for African Media Women in Southern Africa] Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [ estimate the year if you cannot fully recall ] Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation The unfavourable condition in this instance is a lack of support in- between disbursements impacting on the FAMW-SA relocation Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ]

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Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or impose its ideologies on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation? Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three] priority ideals for your institution. E. KABETA, J. 2007. [Southern African Institute for Media Development] Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [ estimate the year if you cannot fully recall ] Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate ]

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Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ] Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideologies on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation?

Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three] priority ideals for your institution.

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F. MDLONGWA, F. 2007. [Sol Plaatje Institute - SPI] Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [ estimate the year if you cannot fully recall ] Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate ] Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ] Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideology on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation?

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Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three ] priority ideals for your institution. G. MADZIMURE, T. 2007. [Southern African Communications for Development - SACOD] Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [ estimate the year if you cannot fully recall ] Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate ] Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ]

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Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideology on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation? Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three ] priority ideals for your institution.

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Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate ] Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ] Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideology on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation? Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three ] priority ideals for your institution.

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H. MORNA, CL.2007. [Gender Links] Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [ estimate the year if you cannot fully recall ] Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate ] Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ] Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds?

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Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideology on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"? Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation?

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Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three ] priority ideals for your institution. I. DAKA, M.2007. [Breeze FM Radio Station, Zambia] Q: When did you first apply for funding from OSISA? [ estimate the year if you cannot fully recall ]

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Q: Since the initial application, what is the total amount of funds that your institution has got from OSISA? [Please give an estimate ]

Q: OSISA does set out some conditions for its grants, which of these conditions do you consider unfavourable to the ideals of your organisation? Q: Do these conditions affect the implementation of some of your plans or projects? [ Please give examples ] Q: In your opinion, do you think OSISA expects you to do things that you would otherwise not have done if you had your own funds? Q: Do you think OSISA advances, or imposes, its ideology on your institution? Q: In your own words, what is an "Open Society"?

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Q: Do you primarily apply for funding from OSISA for the purposes of creating an "Open Society" or to further the ideals of your organisation? Q: In summary, please list [maximum of three ] priority ideals for your institution. a model people-centred and development – focussed community-based commercial radio station.

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APPENDIX 3: LIST OF INTERVIEWEES Type of Name of Contact person and Position of organisation organisation address contact and location

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APPENDIX 4: BROAD AREAS OF INQUIRY [RITES OF PASSAGE CONVERSATIONS AND INTERVIEWS] EMPLOYEES HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER Preliminal Preliminal • • • • • Liminal Liminal • • • • • Post -liminal Post -liminal • • •

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APPENDIX 5: BROAD AREAS OF INQUIRY [HISTORY OF OSISA]

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APPENDIX 6: MAP OF THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH OSISA HAS PROJECTS

.[Map courtesy of OSISA website: www.osisa.org]

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