Media ombudsman John Nakuta has accused the labour commissioner’s office of abusing its power. This comes after a prolonged delay in registering the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu), which advocates for journalists’ rights. Nakuta was speaking at the observation of…
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At least 94% of the Namibian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and intersex (LGBTQI+) community have experienced hate speech online in the past year. About 59% of them were subjected to intersecting forms of discrimination, a report launched by Namibia…
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Political interference is threatening the independence of Namibia’s media, a local research firm has said. Tannan Groenewald, head of data and analytics at Cirrus, says Namibia has lost its status as the country with the freest press in Africa. According…
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Political analyst Ndumba Kamwanyah says politicians and public officials should be transparent about their health to assure the public they are capable of carrying out their duties. Kamwanyah was speaking in response to the suspension of Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)…
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The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) party has condemned the suspension of Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) executive editor senior editor Anna Nicodemus. AR says the broadcaster does not exist to serve political interests. AR public relations team member Onesmus Iyambo said this…
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The Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) has condemned the suspension of Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) executive editor and journalist Anna Nicodemus, calling it a direct attack on press freedom. This was said by the union’s acting secretary general, Jemima Beukes,…
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The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has suspended an executive editor of the public broadcaster, Anna Nicodemus, following remarks about president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s health that she made in an interview with South African news channel Newzroom Afrika. Nicodemus confirmed her suspension…
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Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has taken the lead in congratulating Namibia’s president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Nandi-Ndaitwah etched her name in the annals of history by becoming Namibia’s first woman president and Africa’s second elected female head…
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Nearly 28 000 ballots cast in Namibia’s presidential and National Assembly elections have been rejected by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). According to results announced by the ECN late yesterday, 14 830 ballots out of 1 039 538 votes…
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More than one million Namibians voted in the presidential and National Assembly elections, with a turnout of 74.21%, according to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). This is out of a total of 1 449 569 registered voters in 121…
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The newly formed northern political party, Body of Christ Party (BCP), shocked many by achieving a seat in the next parliament. This is according to results announced by the Electoral Commission of of Namibia (ECN) on Tuesday. Also part of…
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Despite clinching the presidency with a 57% vote share and a historic win for president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the first woman leader of the country, Swapo was left with nine ministers failing to make it back to parliament. The ruling…
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