Human Rights Impacts of the Fishrot Scandal
In this report the IPPR documents the severe human toll of the Fishrot scandal through interviews with Namibian fishing industry workers, who detail their struggles to find employment and provide for their families.
No Privacy, Guaranteed
The Namibian communications surveillance framework will come into full force on 1 April 2024. This briefing paper argues that the changes underway raise serious human rights concerns around the right to privacy as well as free expression and media freedom. The paper goes on to propose pathways for a course correction.
Civil Society Sets Out 2024-25 Budget Priorities
A media release from the Civil Society Information Centre (CIVIC +264) and the IPPR regarding budget priorities. The concerns arise from civil society consultations with the Minister of Finance and the National Planning Commission Director-General that took place in 2023.
Namibia QER Quarter 4 2023
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review includes a special feature on Public Enterprise Reform. The issue of the fiscal burden placed on the nation’s public finances by underperforming public enterprises (or State-Owned Enterprises) has been a perennial concern since the 1990s when so many new state-owned companies were created. And like so many […]
Message of Condolence – Dr. Hage G. Geingob
We will remain ever thankful to the late President, who passed on February 4 2024, for his role in establishing Namibia as a modern, human rights-respecting democracy. We must guard his legacy by defending Namibia’s democratic gains.
Namibia’s Foreign Policy on Human Rights
Despite progressive provisions in its Constitution, Namibia’s foreign policy on human rights has been marred by inconsistencies. This paper, co-published with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), provides a timely analysis of Namibia’s track record in upholding human rights in the international community. The paper argues that Namibia’s foreign policy is characterised by […]
SME Financing in Namibia
SMEs are widely understood to be crucial for economic growth and job creation. After the collapse of the SME Bank in 2017, what are the options for support for this vital but often neglected sector of the economy?
Media Viability & Growth in Namibia
How are the Namibian media facing up to the challenges of the digital age?
The Cost Of Living Crisis
In 2022, the United Nations Development Programme estimated that the global cost of living crisis had pushed over 51 million people into extreme poverty at the US$ 1.90-a-day poverty line with an additional 20 million people falling into poverty at the US$ 3.20-a-day benchmark, bringing the net cumulative figure to 22.7% of the world’s population. […]
Namibia QER Quarter 3 2023
This edition of the IPPR’s Quarterly Economic Review includes a special feature on the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia – Namcor – which finds itself in a governance and financial crisis just as Namibia needs a stable national petroleum company to inspire confidence that it can manage its new-found oil resources effectively. In addition, this […]
