(Online) ethics – a key question of our era

(Online) ethics – a key question of our era

BY GWEN LISTER – Controversy, and in certain cases, public outrage, frequently results following the posting of graphic images online or in print. This, in addition to the hurt and pain that may be caused by the invasion of privacy of those who are the target or...
Censoring social media over hunting photos is utterly absurd

Censoring social media over hunting photos is utterly absurd

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...
‘Swapo should abandon the idea of a cyber ministry’

‘Swapo should abandon the idea of a cyber ministry’

BY GWEN LISTER – I find myself hoping that what many optimistically call the new democratisation of Swapo, will help lead the party out of what I would term the struggle doldrums, the tendency to revert to the thinking of the ‘old days’. But I am...