SECTOR 2 There are a number of established monthly magazines in Namibia, including Sister Namibia, Namibia Sports, Insight, Travel News Namibia and the Air Namibia publication, Flamingo. In the past two years, new magazines have debuted, including Gem, Life, Family Life and Osho, as well as the annual Financial Sector Review. Some magazines have folded in the past two years due to management and/or funding issues, including the social upliftment publication The Big Issue Namibia, Space Magazine and Shambuka. An online entertainment- and fashion-focused newspaper, called Exposé, was launched in February 2009 but has not yet made much of an impact. With newspapers costing between N$3 and N$5 and magazines often over N$20, print media is not accessibly or affordable to the majority of the population. Most of these publications are also in English, further undermining national accessibility. Magazines are mostly found in Windhoek, while the distribution of newspapers to rural areas is often too slow (arriving a day late) or does not reach some areas at all. Broadcasting The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation has ten radio stations, with the San community service, !Ha Radio, having been added in 2008: · · · · · · · · · · NBC National Radio – English service NBC Oshiwambo NBC Afrikaans NBC German NBC Otjiherero NBC Damara/Nama NBC Silozi NBC Tirelo yaSetswana NBC Rukavango NBC !Ha Radio – San community service NBC FM radio reaches an estimated 96 per cent of the Namibian population.6 In many ways, NBC radio stations fulfil the role of community radio stations for indigenous language groups. However, none of the different language services of NBC radio are broadcast throughout the entire country, but only in certain areas deemed to be where there is a concentration of particular ethnic groups. 6 Figures supplied by Benni Murangi, NBC Manager: Satellite Uplink and Downlink, Transmitters (FM and TV) and Electrical/Aircon. on May 29, 2009 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2009 27