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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Namibia

CRAN urges broadcasters to uphold standards for 2024 election coverage

The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) has called on broadcasters to comply with the Broadcasting Code during the 2024 election coverage period, which runs from 26 September to 24 November 2024. Legal Advisor: Complaints & Enforcement at CRAN, Simson Shimakeleni said broadcasters must provide equal airtime to all political parties, maintain transparent news reporting, and avoid discriminatory advertising practices.   On polling day, broadcasters are required to refrain from […]

todaySeptember 30, 2024 32

Namibia

Daily Maverick’s one day shutdown starts discussion within Namibian media sector

The Southern Africa Development Community Media is in the middle of a digital revolution. Should media houses go digital or die? And does radio remain king in this fast-changing world? Print media is the oldest means by which people still share information across an entire group of audiences. But it is buckling under pressure from Big Tech. And the change will only accelerate. Just today, Daily Maverick, one of South […]

todayApril 15, 2024 39

Sport

Top volleyball tourney invades the coast

    On Saturday, 30 until Sunday, 31 March 2024, the Namibian Volleyball Federation (NVF) will host the eagerly awaited Bank Windhoek-NVF Doc Tournament at the Dome in Swakopmund. This year marks a significant milestone as NVF celebrates four decades of exhilarating volleyball action and camaraderie at the Doc Tournament. With the steadfast support of its partner, Bank Windhoek, NVF is proud to continue this tradition of excellence and sportsmanship. […]

todayMarch 26, 2024 22

Opinion Pieces

Some truths are self-evident: Joe Biden is too old. But who could possibly replace him?

    By Emma Shortis, RMIT University   It is possible, in politics as in life, for several things to be true at once. It is true that Donald Trump and his plans for a second presidential administration represent an existential threat to American democracy. It is true that a media imperative for “balance” in political reporting is further degenerating into a “both sides”, false balance framework that is distorting […]

todayFebruary 21, 2024 14

World

Gaza: high numbers of journalists are being killed but it’s hard to prove they’re being targeted

    By Colleen Murrell, Dublin City University Wael Dahdouh, one of the most well-known faces of Palestinian journalism in the Gaza conflict, has this week started medical treatment in Qatar. Dahdouh was wounded in December in an Israeli drone strike that killed his camera operator. Al-Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief has also lost his wife, two children and a grandchild in an Israeli raid that hit his home. This was […]

todayJanuary 31, 2024 4

Lifestyle

Four tips for a healthy news diet in 2024, from an expert in media psychology

DimaBerlin/Shutterstock By Sharon Coen, University of Salford The start of the new year brings inevitable pressure to start fresh, with new hobbies, exercise regimes and healthy diets. But there is one diet you may not have thought of improving this year: your media and news consumption. It’s not easy to stay informed these days. We have more access to information than ever, but not all of it is good quality. […]

todayJanuary 11, 2024 23

Namibia

President Geingob defends international travel

President Hage Geingob has called on the media to concentrate their reporting on important issues instead of trivial ones like the travel allowance of politicians. During his annual press briefing at State House on Monday, Geingob digressed from his prepared speech to address the media criticism of his and his ministers’ traveling, reportedly to benefit from travel and subsistence allowances (S&Ts). “You see how I am standing here, because I […]

todayNovember 28, 2023 13

World

Human Rights Declined in 3 out of 4 Countries since a Global Rule of Law Re­­cession Began in 2016

The rule of law has once again eroded in a majority of countries this year, according to the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2023. More than 6 billion people live in a country where the rule of law weakened between 2022 and 2023. Since authoritarian trends pushed the world into a rule of law recession in 2016, the global downturn has affected 78% of countries, the latest Index shows. […]

todayOctober 25, 2023 43

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