FALSE: Reporting on Fishrot and Kora scandals is not disinformation
Photo of Alfredo Hengari courtesy: neweralive.na Through either deliberate mislabeling or genuine misunderstanding the presidency recently equated reporting on the Fishrot and Kora Awards corruption scandals to disinformation. This accusation was leveled against media coverage of the two corruption related affairs in a media statement issued by the Namibian presidency on Thursday, 21 November […]
FALSE: President’s statements about Fishrot probes are misleading
Photo courtesy: The Namibian on Twitter President Geingob wrongly made it sound as if the investigations of alleged international corruption were only targeting Namibians. At the ruling party’s last rally in Windhoek, on 23 November 2019, before the 27 November 2019 parliamentary and presidential elections, president Hage Geingob spoke about the fallout from the […]
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 […]