Namibia: Editorial ... Little Room Left for Lip Service

editorial

IN PROBABLY the clearest of terms to date, President Hage Geingob on Wednesday promised to guarantee press freedom for as long as he is in charge. In understanding that guarantee, we include some of the most crucial human rights -- freedom of expression and access to information in the public interest.

Namibians and their news media should be forgiven if this powerful pledge by the President brought back the images of the honeymoon period of Namibia arriving on the global stage as the newest country with one of the most progressive constitutions in the world.

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