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: ✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ 3.2 2017 = 4.0 3.2 Broadcasting is regulated by an independent body adequately protected against interference by law, and whose board is appointed in an open and transparent manner involving civil society and is not dominated by any particular political party The Minister of Information and Broadcasting fully controls the IBA. The body is not appointed openly and transparently, and it is perceived to be dominated by the ruling party sympathisers. The Act itself is porous. The Board is appointed directly by the Minister with no public involvement. Originally, the Act proposed an appointment committee where names would be taken to parliament for approval. But these provisions were abolished in 2010, and the Minister now makes the appointments at his or her sole discretion. Even when a parliamentary committee made recommendations on the rejection of certain proposed members, parliament would nevertheless go ahead and appoint them based on a simple majority. Nevertheless, MISA Zambia is allowed a platform to give an opinion on the selection process, and sometimes an input is adopted, but more often it is rejected. 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: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ 1.6 2017 = 2.4 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER ZAMBIA 2021 33