The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), as the local partner of the Afrobarometer survey, has expressed concern over comments made by some government officials who have suggested the survey …
Namibia has 396 000 privately owned guns in circulation, which, when compared to its small population, far outweighs per capita firearm possession in other African countries. At 15.4 guns per …
While a majority of Namibians gave the government bad grades for its handling of issues such as job creation and the economy, President Hage Geingob scored high in terms of …
Government is unhappy over what it calls a misleading statement made by the Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR). The IPPR reported that politicians and public office bearers tolerate …
In an Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) paper released last week, titled ‘The role of the private sector in tackling corruption’, local academic, Johan Coetzee, noted that because of …
Perceptions that Namibian leaders are corrupt are hurting the country’s development trajectory, the Institute for Public Policy Research(IPPR) has said. In 2017, the Transparency International (TI)’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) …
A researcher at the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), wants the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), to become an autonomous body to fight corruption more effectively. In addition Johan Coetzee says …
Just over a year after Namibia officially joined the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) dozens of civil society organisations and stakeholders met for two days in Windhoek last week to …
The IJG Business Climate Monitor improved to 50.99 points in February, the Institute of Public Policy Research said this week. This is the first time since December 2016 that the …
While a majority of Namibians say nothing justifies a man beating a woman, men and rural communities are more prone to hold the belief that a beating is sometimes justified. …
An urgent reframing on the way the authorities are addressing the issue of housing in order to address informal settlement growth is needed. In a review published by John Mendelsohn …
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has expressed concern over the government’s envisaged spending during the current financial year as per the budget tabled by the Minister of Finance …