Author: Joel Hashipala

The United Kingdom recently implemented a visa requirement for all Namibians who intend to travel there. This new requirement was implemented with immediate effect. The aforementioned decision was made as a response to a notable increase of asylum seekers in the UK from Namibia, which according to UK officials has become a cause of concern. The UK government announced on Wednesday that, it constitutes an abuse of the provision to visit the UK for a limited period as non-visa nationals with the changes coming into effect immediately applying to all Namibian citizens. A four week transition period until August 16 has been put in place, so all the Namibians holding confirmed tickets booked will still be able to travel to the UK without a visa. British high commissioner to Namibia, Char...

Swapo member of parliament Laurentius Makana Iipinge said the Marriage Amendment Bill should include a provision that will allow nurses and doctors to report make gay people who may seek medical attention to the hospitals to the police. Iipinge who is also the councillor for Okalongo constituency said this in the National Council this week.According to him homosexuality should be criminalised and all same sex persons proven to be in an intimacy relationship should be arrested. Another Swapo parliamentarian Andreas Amundjindi from Uukwiyuushona constituency said all members of parliament either from the National Council or National Assembly should act their gender.“Anyone who acts otherwise… do the honourable thing and resign,” he said.Calling homosexuality “moral decay”, Amundjindi ...