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...
Local media experts bemoaned the absence of a law on access to information after Reporters Without Borders ranked Namibia number one out of 54 countries in Africa. The World Press Freedom Index released on Thursday last week also ranked Namibia 23rd out of 180...
There was lively discussion when the ACTION Coalition Namibia in conjunction with the Namibia Media Trust (NMT) recently launched their Access to Information (ATI) and Elections Briefing Paper at a local hotel at a ‘breakfast Conversations’ event. The paper explores...
Namibia continues to face many socio-economic challenges, including widespread poverty, high unemployment, endemic wealth and income inequalities, rampant malnutrition and significant health, educational and housing shortfalls. Without access to information for...
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