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Namibia: State House Takes On the Namibian
Namibian, 12 August 2020
THE Office of the Media Ombudsman is set to host a public hearing of a complaint State House laid against The Namibian. Read more »
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Namibia: Editors Warn Against Media Bashing
New Era, 5 August 2020
The Editors' Forum of Namibia (EFN) has warned against hostility towards the media by local politicians and private newsmakers. Read more »
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Namibia: Nampa Denies Censoring Journalist
Namibian, 4 August 2020
The state-owned Namibia Press Agency says it has never barred any of its reporters from taking on or writing articles critical of the government or the agency itself. Read more »
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Namibia: Editors' Forum Condemns Nampa for Buckling Under Political Pressure
Namibia Economist, 4 August 2020
The Editors' Forum of Namibia (EFN) is concerned that the Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA) buckled under political pressure and distanced themselves from Edward Mumbuu, a journalist… Read more »
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Namibia: Govt Condemned For Gagging Journalists
Namibian, 3 August 2020
Over 80 journalists from different media houses have taken a stand against the muzzling of fellow reporters' freedom and rights to practise their trade without influence. Read more »
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Namibia: Geingob Stands By Lawyer Implicated in Fishrot Scandal
Namibian, 3 August 2020
President Hage Geingob has refused to distance himself from his personal lawyer, Sisa Namandje, who has been implicated in the Fishrot scandal. Read more »
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Namibia: Journalists Take a Stand Against Growing Political Pressure
IFJ, 3 August 2020
The IFJ backed the calls by journalists in an open letter to media and the authorities to be able to work in the public interest, free from pressure or restraint. Read more »
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Namibia: International Organisation Backs Nam Journalists
Namibian, 3 August 2020
The International Federation of Journalists is backing calls by Namibian journalists to be able to work in the public interest, free from pressure or restraint. Read more »
Is Space for Media Freedom Shrinking in Namibia?
Dozens of journalists from different media houses have taken a stand against the alleged muzzling of fellow reporters' freedom and rights to practise their trade without influence. This comes after state-owned media house Namibia Press Agency reportedly threw reporter Edward Muumbu under the bus after he agitated President Hage Geingob with questions on the Fishrot scandal. According to The Namibian, a screenshot of WhatsApp messages between Nampa news editor Maggy Thomas and chief executive Linus Chata suggests that the journalist was in trouble for asking Geingob those questions, but the government has denied the allegations.
InFocus
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Politicians and businessmen who are accused of receiving more than N$130 million (U.S.$7,7 million) in bribes for fishing quotas are likely to face more charges, an investigator of ... Read more »
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Former ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala and their four co-accused in the fishing quotas corruption case are set to remain in custody, following the failure to get a ... Read more »
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The Institute for Public Policy Research has advised President Hage Geingob to remove all tainted politicians, including those that have been convicted but given an option to pay a ... Read more »
