Geingob urged to pass Info Law to prove transparency

Geingob urged to pass Info Law to prove transparency

Namibia Media Trust’s strategic coordinator, Zoe Titus, says if president Hage Geingob wants to make an impact on transparency and the fight against corruption, he should pass the access to information law. Titus was reacting to Geingob’s applause of the...
Namibian CSOs crippled by limited funding

Namibian CSOs crippled by limited funding

BY JANE MUNGABWA – The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) this week launched the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Sustainability Index report, an attempt to evaluate the sustainability of CSOs in Namibia according to preset criteria. During the...
Boycott the sham conference

Boycott the sham conference

EDITORIAL, THE NAMIBIAN – We sympathise with non-governmental people, who believe that to stay away from the upcoming land conference is to lose a golden opportunity in shaping Namibia’s long-standing debate on who owns the land. However, with a week to go...
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...