Grasping in the dark on land matters

Grasping in the dark on land matters

BY FREDERICO LINKS – As Namibians become increasingly seized with land matters in the run-up to the second national land conference, which is scheduled for early October, it’s necessary to review the access to information situation around land questions. And in...
Censoring social media over hunting photos is utterly absurd

Censoring social media over hunting photos is utterly absurd

BY FREDERICO LINKS – This week’s ridiculous proposal by a senior government official comes to us courtesy of environment minister Pohamba Shifeta. In case you missed it, the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) reported this week that environment minister Shifeta...
Data protection increasingly a Namibian concern

Data protection increasingly a Namibian concern

BY NASHILONGO GERVASIUS-NAKALE – Two weeks ago, the media went abuzz when reporting on data stolen from the Social Security Commission’s database. This becomes yet another data security incident in Namibia, following numerous others having taken place from...
Hate speech in Namibia – where do we draw the line?

Hate speech in Namibia – where do we draw the line?

BY YVONNE DAUSAB and ELEANOR DENNIS  – The Namibian society has come a long way from our racially charged past. Every Namibian now enjoys the equal protection of his or her constitutional rights regardless of age, sex, colour, race, tribe, disability or any...
Best practices for greater access

Best practices for greater access

BY JANE MUNGABWA – “We (Namibia) have the chance of learning from the experiences of others”, was the view of the ACTION Coalition Chairperson, Frederico Links, with regard to the access to information framework in Namibia.   Links expressed this opinion...