The Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) is greatly concerned at the intimidation of journalists at two events over the past weekend. The behaviour of supporters of former independent presidential candidate, Dr Panduleni Itula, and some opposition parties at the Embandu...
On 31 October 2003, the United Nations General Assembly designated December 9 as International Anti-Corruption Day to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in combating and preventing it. In Namibia,...
From 16 to 20 September 2019, Commissioner Lawrence Mute undertook an advocacy visit to the Republic of Namibia, in his capacity as the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (Special Rapporteur), a special mechanism of the...
Local media practitioners feel the access to information law in Namibia is long overdue. This comes after the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Engel Nawatiseb, this week revealed that the legislation dealing with access to information has...
Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Engel Nawatiseb has revealed that Namibia’s legislation that will deal with access to information has been signed off and is currently with legal drafters to ensure provisions to be enshrined in the...
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has launched Namibia’s first fact-checking initiative, Namibia Fact Check, an initiative that aims to verify public statements and media reports. The IPPR is a member of the ACTION Namibia Coalition, a local network of...
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