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Namibia urgently needs a data protection law
WhatsApp users condemn Facebook’s new controversial privacy policy, writes Emilia Paulus. Social media platforms were abuzz after Facebook recently updated its Privacy Policy on WhatsApp messenger which they fully own. In a no opt out pop-up message to all users,...
Another year, a pandemic and still no ATI law
Despite rhetorical claims, nothing much has changed on the ATI or anti-corruption fronts since the last International Anti-Corruption Day, writes Frederico Links. This year’s International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is marked under the theme ‘Recover with Integrity’...
ACTION Namibia Coalition Statement: Zimbabwe … African Lives Matter Too
ACTION Coalition calls on the President of Namibia, His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob, as well as other SADC heads of State and the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat to act in the interests of human rights in Zimbabwe. As a coalition of Namibian human...
#PressFreedomMatters
This blog was first published in the #FESAfricaCoronaBrief and blog series titled: “Disrupted: How COVID-19 is affecting societies across Africa” will investigate how African countries, governments and societies are responding to the pandemic. Zoé Titus,...
Ripe for surveillance abuse – Unpacking Namibia’s SIM card registration limbo
BY FREDERICO LINKS - Namibia is one of the last hold-outs on the African continent when it comes to mandatory SIM card registration, but indications are the country is now moving to officially operationalise such a system, even as the relevant sections of the...
Constitutionalism on the line with arrival of Namibia’s flag moment
BY FREDERICO LINKS - Unable to grasp the significance of the moment, authorities appear awfully close to trampling on the right to freedom of expression Turn on the television or computer to any protest or just Google any of the recent headline making protests...
