Namibia’s sodomy laws have been overturned – what that means for LGBTIQ+ rights in the country: Bennian/Getty Images, CC BY The Namibian high court recently invalidated the country’s colonial-era “sodomy law”, which had made consensual sexual acts between men a criminal offence. The court declared that the common law offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual …
New film Under the Hanging Tree examines how Namibia’s genocide lives on today: Policewoman Christina must solve a murder that evokes a brutal past. Old Location Films/End Street Under the Hanging Tree is a new film written, directed and produced by Perivi Katjavivi, a young, up-and-coming Namibian filmmaker. Despite two decades of gradual growth in …
Namibia’s abstention on Russia violates its foreign policy principles: Voting at the United Nations General Assembly special session on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images When the United Nations General Assembly took a vote on Russia’s war against Ukraine in an emergency session on 2 March, an overwhelming 141 out of 193 …
Olympics: Namibia’s sprinters highlight a flawed testosterone testing system: Beatrice Masilingi (left) celebrates with her Namibian teammate and silver medal winner Christine Mboma at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Namibian athletes Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi began to make headlines in 2021 for their exceptional 400-meter sprint times. In July, it was confirmed …
South Africa in the news: Namibia’s Olympics team announced: NAMIBIA’s athletes and supporting staff for the Tokyo Olympic Games were announced at the National Olympic Committee’s headquarters yesterday.: “South Africa” – BingNews Why Africa’s push to make vaccines should look further than Covid-19: It’s unlikely that vaccine manufacturing will offer Africa a quick fix for …
South Africa in the news: Namibia’s netball team lose again to South Africa: Namibia’s senior netball team, nicknamed the Desert Jewels, have lost for a third consecutive match at the ongoing 2021 Spar Netball Challenge taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, after they lost …: “South Africa” – BingNews Diana’s memory offers ‘greatest hope …
Namibia’s democracy enters new era as ruling Swapo continues to lose its lustre: Shutterstock The results of the latest regional and local government elections in Namibia show just how much the political landscape has changed in the country since independence from South Africa in 1990. The South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo) – the former …
South Africa in the news: Namibia: Geingob Hails United Nations Role in Namibia’s Independence: President Hage Geingob yesterday hailed the United Nations’ (UN) role in the attainment of Namibia’s independence, saying the organisation has become the guarantor of human dignity for millions of …: “South Africa” – BingNews Your Tuesday Briefing: Here’s what you need …
Reframing women in Namibia’s early history of photography: Detail of an Aneliese Scherz photograph from 1930s Namibia. Anneliese Scherz/Basler Afrika Bibliographien Scherz Collection Women photographers, and black African women photographers in particular, are largely absent from early histories of the medium. Even in South Africa, which has attracted more attention than other parts of the …
Pop culture: restoring Namibia’s forgotten resistance music: The guitar man. 'The chords reached a crescendo as the Casspir drowned the song in its passing,' says the photographer of taking the shot. © Photo courtesy John Liebenberg There is a rich history of 20th century music in Namibia that was suppressed and all but erased by …
Namibia’s urban poor are stuck in limbo, without land or services: An informal settlement in Windhoek, Namibia Pemba Mpimaji/Wikimedia Commons Informal settlements are increasingly emerging in cities in developing countries across the world, including Africa. Today an estimated 25% of the world’s urban population live in informal settlements. These settlements have limited or no access …