Namibia have been many highly publicised cases of financial irregularity, corruption and the abuse of power. The General Manager for Human Resources was suspended over financial irregularities, while the Managing Director was fired over allegations of possible theft, which are still being investigated. In another scandal, a British company is suing the state broadcaster for N$140 million after the NBC signed a contract to build new transmitters and then reneged on the deal, allegedly because of political interference. The other major and very costly disaster was the commercialisation of license fees, which the NBC had outsourced to a company called Penduka, with dismal results. The whole experience cost the NBC an estimated N$20 million. The collection of license fees is now done by the NBC in co-operation with Nampost. It is clear that the NBC is so vulnerable to political interference because of poor management, a lack of corporate governance and its reliance on government support. SCORES: Individual scores: 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1 Average score: 1.6 3.9 (2005 = 2.8) The public broadcaster is technically accessible in the entire country. ANALYSIS: The NBC has installed new transmitters in the last two years, but it is not known by how much they have expanded the corporation’s coverage. The Medium Term Expenditure Framework for 2007/08 to 2009/10 released by the Ministry of Finance states that 94 per cent 36 African Media Barometer - Namibia 2007