The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part III)

The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part III)

BY FREDERICO LINKS – The evidence that Namibian intelligence and state security forces are stockpiling and deploying sophisticated communications interception and surveillance technologies continues to grow, even as the lawfulness of such practices remains...
Celebration or conservation?

Celebration or conservation?

BY VIDA DE VOSS  – The neologism ‘unbirthday’ was coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass. Given its logic, I think it is fair to argue that every day not focused on women’s issues is a day on which women are implicitly not acknowledged. Instead,...
The rise of the Namibian surveillance state (Part III)

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 III)

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...