SECTOR 3 Prime Minister with Council of Ministers approval) are the same as those applied when appointing the Boards of other public companies such as Electricidade de Moçambique, Aeroportos de Moçambique, etc. his means that membership on the boards of public broadcasting companies is based on Law 17/91 (Law on Public Companies), wherein Article 10 stipulates that the directors of public companies are appointed and removed by the respective minister, and the Chairman of the Board is appointed by the Council of Ministers. herefore, the way these bodies are established conlicts with paragraph 5 of Article 48 of the Constitution of the Republic, which establishes the principle of independence of public sector media. For this reason, it is clear that the public broadcaster is not accountable to the public but to the government. 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: 1.0 (2005 = 1.0; 2007 = 1.0; 2009 = 1.2) 3.5 Ofice bearers with the state and political parties as well as those with a inancial interest in the broadcasting industry are excluded from possible membership on the board of the state/public broadcaster. Although the Constitution of the Republic proclaims the principle of independence of public sector media, the law regulating the appointment of board members in the sector does not contain any clause excluding oice bearers with the State, political party members or those with a inancial interest in the industry. However, reality so far has shown that no holder of a senior State or political party position has been appointed to these positions. his, however, does not mean that there is no political interference in the two public broadcasting bodies. In fact, the way in which board members are appointed and the inancing of these bodies ensures a relationship of structural dependence between them and holders of senior positions in the State and the party in power. AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MOZAMBIQUE 2011 107