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...
BY FREDERICO LINKS – We’ve all heard it now, haven’t we. President Hage Geingob, in his 2019 State of the Nation (SONA) address, in the National Assembly on the afternoon of Wednesday, 17 April 2019, said that an ATI bill will be tabled in parliament this...
BY GWEN LISTER President Hage Geingob clearly takes pride in the country’s commitment to a free press, and our place near the top of the rankings on the continent. Generally, he is far more progressive than most African heads of state when it comes to the media,...
BY THE NAMIBIAN (Editorial) President Hage Geingob and finance minister Calle Schlettwein are correct when they tell Namibians not to worry that China could ensnare the country into a debt trap. After all, the minister said Namibia’s debt to the dragon state is...
BY FREDERICO LINKS – On 30 June 2015, the day he announced the appointment of Philemon Malima as director general of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, President Hage Geingob stated to the media: “I will not allow anyone to spy on Namibians but they...
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