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: 1.1 (2005 = 1.0; 2007 = 1.0; 2009 = 1.0) 3.4 The state/public broadcaster is accountable to the public through a board representative of society at large and selected in an independent, open and transparent manner. There is currently no board at the ZNBC. “In terms of ZNBC’s independence, we are back to square one.” The ZNBC Amendment Act of 2010 removes the power of a committee to recommend board members to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, and makes the board’s appointment at the sole discretion of the minister. However, a board has not yet been appointed. The most recent ZNBC board, which was appointed by the ZNBC Act of 1987, was in office from 1987 until 2010, when its term of office expired. The 2002 ZNBC Amendment Act was meant to usher in a new board, appointed independently and transparently. However, this was never put into practice and the 2010 amendment has reversed such appointments, thus narrowing the space for transparency and independence. “In terms of ZNBC’s independence, we are back to square one. Based on the 2010 amendment we already know what the board will look like when it is appointed.” 44 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2011