Windhoek - Namibia's media sector will undergo a review to see if it is an essential service, a special committee told a public hearing on Thursday.
"There was an application by the national broadcaster Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) in December 2013 to declare the media sector as essential services," John Kwedhi chair of the Essential Services Committee (ESC) told the hearing.
"The ESC was established last year and had its first meeting last August, where the application of the NBC was discussed. It was felt that we look at the whole media sector in total and conduct a public hearing which takes place today," Kwedhi added.