SECTOR 3 complaints to take action.” “What about my grandmother sitting in the village, unhappy about how radio is being run? Do they expect her to go to Maseru to issue a complaint?” The LCA – like many parastatals in Lesotho – does not have sufficient resources to expand, and this impacts on its decisions and its ability to implement the Act. However, despite the above, one way in which the LCA safeguards the public interest is that every 10 years, the body gives the public a chance to write in and state whether or not a radio licence should be renewed. 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: 2.5 (2012 = 1.7; 2010 = 2.0; 2008 = 1.1; 2006 = 1.0) 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. The state/public broadcaster is not governed by a board, and falls directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology. This is problematic even in terms of financial controls, as financials are mingled within the budget of the Ministry, and are not accounted for or audited separately. Additionally, structural problems exist with regard to how the influence of the LCA extends to the public broadcaster (which, notably, does not pay fees to the LCA). AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Lesotho 2015 45