Time for a National Integrity Agenda
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has repeatedly stated her commitment to fighting corruption. The challenge now is to demonstrate that commitment through action rather than words. Rather than government responding defensively to each claim as it arises, the President should use this moment to launch a comprehensive integrity agenda that would strengthen public trust and reduce opportunities […]
Scandal-Plagued Procurement
For years, Namibia’s health sector has been dogged by procurement controversies, irregularities, investigations and recurring allegations of corruption. Yet despite repeated scandals, many of the underlying weaknesses in procurement systems, oversight mechanisms and supplier vetting processes remain unresolved. The result is a cycle in which the same problems continue to reappear, often at significant cost […]
Fishrot Showed Us What Happens in the Dark. It’s Time to Switch on the Lights
The recent high-level engagement with the fishing industry in Walvis Bay was welcome – although long overdue. Unfortunately, judging from the speeches and contributions that have since been made public – as the meeting itself was closed to the public and civil society – the opportunity to confront the governance failures that continue to undermine […]
9 Actions to Strengthen Integrity in Namibia
Every year on December 9, the world observes International Anti-Corruption Day, a global initiative established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003 to raise awareness about corruption and mobilise efforts to combat it. This date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the world’s most comprehensive anti-corruption […]
Media Release: 9 Actions to Strengthen Integrity
Every year on December 9, the world observes International Anti-Corruption Day, a global initiative established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003 to raise awareness about corruption and mobilise efforts to combat it. This date marks the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the world’s most comprehensive anti-corruption […]
Right Now, I Cannot Survive
This is the second human rights report looking at the impact of the Fishrot scandal on the lives of fisheries workers. “Right Now I Cannot Survive” highlights the continued struggles faced by those deeply affected by Namibia’s most high-profile corruption case. In so doing the report offers critical insights into the broader implications of corruption […]
IPPR Calls for Redress for Fishrot Scandal Victims
A media release in which the IPPR announces the publication of its report ‘We Are The Ones That Suffered The Most: The human rights impacts of the Fishrot corruption scandal on Namibian fisheries workers’
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.
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 […]
Is Namibia Meeting Its Procurement Commitments?
In this edition of Procurement Tracker we look at how Namibia is shaping up in terms of its commitments on procurement under the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), at the continuing confusion around the pharmaceuticals supply tender, and we unwrap the issue of debarment (exclusion of tainted companies and individuals).