Namibia: Bleeding NBC Cries for Help

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation will entirely depend on the government to settle outstanding liabilities of over N$300 million for its employees' post-retirement medical aid benefits and statutory severance pay.

This was revealed by the NBC's director general, Stanley Similo, yesterday when the corporation's management appeared before the parliamentary standing committee on public accounts to explain some of the discrepancies from the auditor general's report for the 2016/17 financial year.

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