3.5 The public broadcaster is accountable to the public through a board representative of society at large and selected in an independent, open and transparent manner. ANALYSIS: Management of the two public broadcasting organisations are appointed by their respective boards, which in turn are appointed by Cabinet. There is no transparency. It has been suggested that the intermediate managers be elected by the journalists, but nothing has changed ever since. At one point there was a Council of Opinion in the 1990s, but it has since ceased to exist. The endless public controversies between the boards and the executive managements of the two publicly owned broadcasting organisations clearly show that there are serious problems as to the manner in which they are managed, with their respective boards believing that the executive managements are subordinated to them, including on editorial matters, while the latter claiming editorial independence, in accordance with the Media Law. SCORES: Individual scores: 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 Average score: 1.0 3.6 Persons who have vested interests of a political or commercial nature are excluded from possible membership in the board, i.e. office bearers with the state or political parties as well as those with a financial interest in the broadcasting industry. ANALYSIS: Statutory Instrument Number 10/93, which regulates broadcasting activity in Cape Verde, provides that such activity can be undertaken by public, private or cooperative entities, and clearly makes it unlawful for political parties or associations, trade unions, employer organisations or professional associations, as well as local governments, either directly or through companies in which they may hold shares, to be involved in the broadcasting industry. However, despite that legal provision, the past few years have witnessed the emergence of radio stations which belong or are linked to municipal authorities, rather than the community ones, even if that is not so because NGOs, cooperatives and many others continue to hold in their stores equipment donated to them through international cooperation allegedly due to lack of adequate human resources that would enable them to broadcast to their respective communities. Essentially, according to the participants, there is nothing clearly stated in the law, which makes it categorical that individuals with interests, be these of whatever nature in the broadcasting industry, must be excluded from the boards. 37