Ruling party guilty of defaming journalist - Namibia

From empty sky Sat Apr 14 2012, 04:23:00

Writing journalists off as counter-revolutionary is now officially a no-no in Namibia after the ruling party was found guilty of defamation for referring to a journalist as "ex-koevoet" and a "mercenary" in their online newsletter. This has become a popular tactic in various Southern African countries. Instead of engaging with uncomfortable questions about corruption, nepotism and forgetting the

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