To achieve sustainable development, it is necessary for journalists to report accurately, timely, and comprehensively on environmental issues and their consequences, as well as on possible solutions.
It is against this background that this year's Press Freedom Day will be celebrated under the theme "A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis."
Misinformation has allegedly created the perception that there is currently a hazardous, radioactive storage facility at Swakopmund.
Municipality Chief Executive Officer Archie Benjamin says the council has not given approval to anyone to set up the facility as public consultations are ongoing.
Erongo Governor Neville Andre and leaders of the Swakopmund municipality called a media conference to provide clarity.
Andre says a member of parliament recently noted that a hazardous radioactive storage facility is being constructed in the industrial area.
Myths and misinformation around the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are hampering progress to conquer cervical cancer.
Despite progressive interventions such as Namibia approving the procurement of the HPV vaccine, Health Ministry Executive Director Ben Nangombe says anti-vax sentiments, such as population control, continue to fuel existing myths around the HPV vaccination.
This has contributed to the slow uptake of the vaccine, hence the need for stakeholder collaboration in educating communities and the readiness to deal with opposing views.
