by | May 17, 2022 | News, Press Statement
The ACTION Namibia Coalition expresses its concern about the use of excessive force by the Police in response to the public protest near China Town in Windhoek on Friday May 13. The Police should exercise maximum restraint when dealing with public protests to...
by | Nov 11, 2021 | Blog, News
Overbroad new regulations enable a near-total invasion of privacy by attacking anonymity. BY Frederico Links Many people use a pseudonym to post anonymously on social media about their political views, while others don’t want to be identified when sending an anonymous...
by | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog, News
New communications interception regulations appear to be weak on protections and enabling of rights violations. BY FREDERICO LINKS Namibia is quickly moving closer to becoming another African surveillance state as legally questionable state surveillance-enabling...
by | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog, News
MTC’s Verifi raises important questions and significant concerns in the absence of data protections, writes Frederico Links. FOR THE PRICE of a fingerprint and a facial scan you can get world-class security and peace of mind with regards to your mobile phone...
by | Feb 19, 2021 | Blog, News
NO one has been dragged into viral Covid-19-related disinformation more than US technology billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, writes Frederico Links. Almost everyone with a smartphone and membership to a WhatsApp group should know his name by now. The...
by | Jan 19, 2021 | Blog, News
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,...
by | Dec 14, 2020 | News, Press Statement
The Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) takes exception to the ever-increasing Government practice of allowing only State-owned media institutions to certain public engagements, especially since the declaration of the State of Emergency. The EFN would like to state...
by | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog, News
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’...
by | Oct 19, 2020 | News, Press Statement
During the launch of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) party’s 2020 campaign for the November Regional Council and Local Authority elections, President Hage Geingob said he has noted a trend in which white Namibians have been...
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