This section features articles that are meant to inform readers about perspectives, issues and debates around certain topics considered relevant within the Access to Information arena, as well as highlights about all those activities and themes that matter to the ACTION Coalition network and the spaces we engage in.
Namibia Can Improve Further On Open Budget Rankings – IPPR
NAMIBIA has improved its transparency score slightly on the Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2019 moving from 50 points out of 100 in 2017 to 51 in the just-released survey. A score of 61 is considered the minimum threshold to foster an informed public debate on budgets. The...
LAC publication informs citizens about their rights during a state of emergency
The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), a member of the ACTION Namibia Coalition, has published a booklet to inform citizens about their rights during a state of emergency as declared by the Namibian government in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. See this link for...
ACTION/NMT Statement: NMT says ‘no’ to shutting out media
The Namibia Media Trust (NMT) is concerned about the increasing restrictions on media freedom and freedom of expression by governments in southern Africa under the guise of curbing the spread of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. These measures range from...
ACTION/LAC Statement: State of Emergency (COVID-19)
In light of the World Health Organization’s designation of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as a global pandemic, the President of the Republic of Namibia on 17 March 2020, declared a state of (public health) emergency in Namibia. What is a State of Emergency? Article 26 of the...
ACTION member, Editors’ Forum of Namibia, condemns intimidation of journalists
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...
ACTION member, IPPR, calls for action against corruption!
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,...
