A Word on Windhoek’s Emergency Water Plan
As part of the City of Windhoek’s response to the water crisis from 2015-16, the authorities drew up an ‘Emergency Water Use Scenario’. The scenario seeks to capture from which source and how much volume should be provided to meet the city’s water demand over the period of one week. Of note and as can […]
How effective are anti-corruption agencies in the region?
We just attended a conference to discuss the performance of anti-corruption bodies in the region
Parliament’s Budget cuts are not so bad after all
Parliament’s seemingly massive decline in funding is really just an accounting trick.
What does the APRM mean for Namibia?
*This post is adapted from the briefing paper “Namibia and the African Peer Review Mechanism: Committing to Improved Governance” by Steven Gruzd. On Saturday 28 January 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President Hage Geingob signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), committing Namibia to Africa’s premier governance assessment and promotion […]
The Whistleblower Bill should not pass in its current form
The ACTION coalition is calling on Parliament to refer the Whistleblower Protection Bill to a standing committee for proper discussion and consultations with the public. The bill has three serious faults: 1. Section 52 (1d) allows protection to be removed if the disclosure questions government policy. This has wide-ranging implications: For example a whistleblower who […]
The good and bad of the Whistleblower Protection Bill
The new bill has potential for good — we detail the issues that need to be fixed first
Get the policy right first
The Land Bill tabled at the end of last year was seriously flawed, and a fundamental review of policy is needed.
Welcome to the Democracy Report Blog!
For a few years now, IPPR has worked on a project called Democracy Report that focuses on the work of Parliament, analysing the bills that are in front of the house and explaining them to Namibians. This year the project enters a new phase, and so changes are coming to how we do things. Of course, […]
Measuring Harambee
Corruption rankings show that government should adopt a different approach to measuring how effectively the Harambee Prosperity Plan is being implemented.
Transparent Oil Namibia website launched
Our New website lets you easily access information about Petroleum licenses and who owns them
