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were, however, inconclusive. Importantly, President Hage Geingob and First
Lady Monica Geingos, voluntarily declared their assets after the President took
office in 2015. Stimulus Investments, partially owned by Monica Geingos, owns
Namibia Media Holdings – which publishes the Namibian Sun, Die Republikein
and Algemeine Zeitung.

Scores:
Individual scores:
1

Country does not meet indicator

2

Country meets only a few aspects of indicator

3

Country meets some aspects of indicator

4

Country meets most aspects of indicator

5

Country meets all aspects of the indicator

Average score:
Score of previous years:

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2.2
2005: n/a; 2007: n/a; 2009: n/a; 2011: n/a; 2015: 4.7

2.5 Adequate competition legislation/regulation seeks
to prevent media concentration and monopolies
Namibia’s Competition Act of 2003 (in force since 2008) deals with issues around
the promotion of competition in various fields (not just media), with the stated
purpose:
to enhance the promotion and safeguarding of competition in Namibia in
order to (a) promote the efficiency, adaptability and development of the
Namibian economy; (e) ensure that small undertakings have an equitable
opportunity to participate in the Namibian economy; and (f) promote a
greater spread of ownership, in particular to increase ownership stakes
of historically disadvantaged persons, amongst others.
Chapter 4 of the Communications Act of 2009 also addresses the promotion of
competition in the telecommunications and broadcasting sector, clearly giving
CRAN the authority to prevent any anti-competition practices and stating under
Section 33 (1) and (2) that:

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(1)

Any practice or activity that has the object or effect of preventing,
restricting or distorting competition in a market for the supply of
telecommunications or broadcasting services or any product or
service used in connection with these services is prohibited.

(2)

Any abuse of individual or collective dominant position by one or
more persons in a market for the supply of telecommunications
or broadcasting services or any product used in connection with
these services is prohibited.

AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER NAMIBIA 2018

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