UNPROVEN: Presidency cites conflicting wage figures for public office-bearers
Photo of Alfredo Hengari courtesy: neweralive.na State House recently produced a percentage figure that is completely at odds with the one mentioned in April’s State of the Nation speech. This happened in a strongly worded statement on 9 November 2019 in response to The Namibian‘s editorial of 8 November 2019, in which the newspaper […]
FALSE: No truth to claim that NBC, other media don’t cover Swapo rallies
Photo courtesy: The Namibian The president recently falsely claimed that the ruling Swapo Party was “not covered” and “never on TV”. President Hage Geingob at a ruling party rally at Omuthiya, in Oshikoto region, on Friday, 15 November 2019, made the following claim: “People are so desperate to destroy Swapo, and are trying anything […]
PDM was denied and then allowed to use Gobabis’ Legare Stadium
Photo courtesy of PDM Venaani claimed the party was not allowed to use the stadium, but the Gobabis council relented and allowed them to go ahead On Friday, 1 November 2019, Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani tweeted the following: This was in response to the party having requested the use of the stadium […]
No evidence that PDM used EVMs for party elections
Photo courtesy of The Namibian As the controversy around electronic voting machines has grown, so too have accusations of political hypocrisy around the machines Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani has been outspoken about the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the 27 November 2019 National Assembly and Presidential elections. What has lately […]
Yes, GRN is mostly open about the drought relief donations
Photo courtesy: The Namibian Government is providing some information on how donations are being spent, but more could be done On 22 May 2019, government called on Namibians to voluntarily contribute a small portion of their incomes to the drought relief effort to assist farmers and drought-stricken communities. The call came after president Hage […]
No, the code of conduct for political parties is not new
The code of conduct for political parties contesting elections has been around for over two decades, despite some politicians now implying they were not aware of it Political parties contesting the 27 November 2019 National Assembly and Presidential elections were set to sign the voluntary code of conduct at an Electoral Commission of Namibia […]
No law prohibits bystanders from video recording police or military on operation in public spaces
Photo courtesy of: The Namibian Minister Penda ya Ndakolo also problematically suggested the shooting victim deserved to be shot. On 5 September 2019 Benisius Kalola was shot by a Namibian Defence Force (NDF) soldier on a Katutura, Windhoek, street in broad daylight. Reports state that Kalola was shot in the back as he was […]
No evidence that PW Botha uttered viral racist statements
In the wake of the xenophobic attacks and violence in the Gauteng Province of South Africa of late August and early September 2019 a racist quote attributed to late former South African president Pieter Willem (PW) Botha has gone viral on social media. However, Namibia Fact Check has not been able to verify whether the […]
Photo of many people waiting in a hall is really from Ohangwena
The photo is a screenshot taken from broadcast footage of thousands of unemployed waiting to be interviewed for a handful of government positions in Ohangwena region. On Thursday, 12 September 2019, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) posted a story to its website under the the headline ‘Over 6 000 invited for written interviews for […]
Namibia’s ruling party didn’t lose Kavango ‘terribly’ in independence election
As Namibia gears up for elections in November 2019, President Hage Geingob has been travelling the country for town hall meetings to connect with voters. On 15 August 2019, the Namibian Sun newspaper reported on one such meeting at Khorixas in the Kunene region on 14 August 2019. At the event, the president claimed his […]