The scourge of mis- and disinformation is about to become even more conspicuous, as campaigning for Namibia’s Presidential and National Assembly elections is approaching its business end. Information deputy minister Modestus Amutse said the country faces challenges in...
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...
BY FREDERICO LINKS – No doubt 2019 will be both a challenging and exciting year – challenging in that Namibia continues to face tough economic circumstances and exciting in that it’s an election year. But first, a brief review of 2018. ATI law promises not kep...
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...
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...
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