SECTOR 3 3.2 Broadcasting is regulated by an independent body adequately protected by law against interference whose board is appointed – in an open way – involving civil society and not dominated by any particular political party. A board has not yet been appointed to the broadcasting regulatory body, the IBA. According to the law (IBA Act of 2002), appointments to this board will be made, not independently, but at the discretion of the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services. Thus, there will be no involvement from civil society and the board is expected to be “dominated by one political persuasion”. “In Zambia there is a lack of political will to make the broadcasting regulator truly independent.” 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: 1.2 (2005 = n/a; 2007 = n/a; 2009 = 1.1) 3.3 The body regulates broadcasting services and licences in the public interest and ensures fairness and a diversity of views broadly representing society at large. The IBA currently exists only on paper. As no board has ever been appointed to the body, it is not operational. The Minister of Information has been, in the absence of the IBA, issuing broadcasting licences. Thus, there is no operational broadcasting regulatory body in Zambia that regulates licences in the public interest and ensures fairness and a diversity of views. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2011 43