THE Namibia chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa yesterday placed the blame for the country's decline on Reporters Without Borders' latest World Press Freedom Index squarely at the feet of government.
According to the 2017 World Press Freedom Index, released yesterday, Namibia has dropped from 17th in the world to 24th out of 180 countries ranked since last year. Namibia has consistently ranked amongst the top 20 countries on press freedom, and this fact has been widely used by government to market the country as a human rights and media friendly jurisdiction.
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