-Award winning South African journalist Milton Nkosi says journalists should bring their humanity or sense of community to their reporting.
Today is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
Chaos erupted in the Windhoek City Centre after the police and protesters clashed during the hashtagShutItAllDown protests today. Some of the protestors and journalists were arrested.
-Journalists who responded to an invitation from the Presidency, to attend the commissioning of a COVID-19 isolation facility at Windhoek Central Hospital, were denied access and escorted from the venue by the police.
They have now opened a case of assault (CR 86/06/2020) against officers who removed them.
-President Hage Geingob has commended journalists for ensuring that valuable information on COVID 19 is shared with the public, as Namibia joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day.
-Erongo Governor Cleophas Matjavikua says journalists who received protective gear in Walvis Bay last week received the wrong type.
-Erongo Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua said journalists do not deserve to get protective gear against COVID-19.
-Political Analyst Christie Keulder says there is a need to train journalists as they are struggling to report accurately on technical issues such as research findings.
The Office of the Auditor General held a training workshop for journalists aimed at giving media practitioners a better understanding of the office, and allow for easy conveying of information regarding audits.
Local journalists appear to be struggling to access Information with Public Relations Officers in Government Ministries who are often tight lipped in availing information.