The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part II)

The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part II)

BY FREDERICO LINKS –     On 30 June 2015, the day he announced the appointment of Philemon Malima as director general of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, President Hage Geingob stated to the media: “I will not allow anyone to spy on Namibians but they...
The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part II)

The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part I)

BY FREDERICO LINKS –    The formalising of repressive tendencies and security creep should become major concerns on the Namibian political and democratic landscape this year as a number of proposed policy initiatives threaten to undermine a range of...
Unity through Radio and Sports

Unity through Radio and Sports

BY JANE MUNGABWA – Radio is a powerful information tool across the globe. It caters for the information needs of people in both rural and urban areas throughout the world. February 13 is the day proclaimed by UNESCO to celebrate radio as one of the most...
Tweya criticizes the IPPR Access Denied Report

Tweya criticizes the IPPR Access Denied Report

BY EMILIA PAULUS  – THE former Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Tjekero Tweya, has heavily criticised the findings of IPPR’s Access Denied: Access to Information in Namibia, calling it “malicious and misleading”. Minister Tweya, who has...