Namibia sibly related to the growth in popularity of One Africa Television, to increased competition and DSTV’s prominence among the elite. A worrying sign is the apparent content change on radio in terms of less news and debate being broadcast in favour of more music. This signals the erosion of NBC’s mission primarily to inform and educate, and lastly to entertain. SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1 Average score: 1.4 (2005 = 1.5) 3.8 The public broadcaster is adequately funded in a manner that protects it from arbitrary interference with its budget. ANALYSIS: The funding NBC receives from government is not adequate. In her budget speech the Minister of Information and Broadcasting threatened to curtail funding for the NBC even more. She also recently announced that the state broadcaster is in debt to the tune of N$200 million. It is questionable why the NBC should be in such financial trouble, since it receives at least N$60 million a year from government in addition to license fees and advertising revenue. Since its infrastructure is established and salaries for its 383 full-time employees cost about N$37 million a year, its only expenditure is for purchasing programming and depreciation. Notably, during the Parliamentary budget debate, SWAPO MPs spelled out that because the NBC is state-funded it must promote state activities. Financial control at the NBC seems to be extremely poor. There African Media Barometer - Namibia 2007 35