SECTOR 3 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: Score of previous years: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ 3.4 2005: 2.0; 2007: 1.8; 2009: 1.8; 2011: 2.8; 2015: 2.0 3.4 The state/public broadcaster is accountable to the public through an independent board which is representative of society at large and selected in an independent, open and transparent manner NBC’s board is appointed by the Minister of ICT and no public consultations take place regarding the representation on the board. Panellists noted that the board is composed primarily of government representatives or those sympathetic to SWAPO. With respect to the constitution of the board, the NBC Act states that the board should be made up of no more than 11 and no less than six members and should consist of Namibian citizens with knowledge and/or experience in the field of the management of public affairs as well as the political, socio-economic and communication fields. Members of the National Assembly may not be part of the board. The tenure of a board member is five years and they may be reappointed for a subsequent term. Panellists were of the opinion that the board ‘governs the NBC in the best interest of the government and not necessarily of the public’. 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: Score of previous years: 41 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2018 ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓✓✓ 1.8 2005: 1.9; 2007: 1.6; 2009: 1.2; 2011: 2.5; 2015: 2.3 ✓