There was at least one positive development in regard to good governance when Namibia became signatory to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The APRM promotes transparent, accountable and participatory governance. It further presented governments with an opportunity to open up the policy-making process to non-state actors and citizens. It also encourages countries to sign, ratify and implement African and international codes and standards that promote and strengthen good governance. While Namibia continued to maintain a diverse, plural and relatively free and independent media sector, state-owned media, in particular the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NBC) current affairs and news units, however, have little freedom to broadcast information that was critical of government. Self-censorship in the state-owned media sector remained a problem. Most commercial radio stations avoided covering current affairs and instead provided news clips published by local newspapers. Encouragingly, talk-radio is thriving on NBC and community radio stations. The voices of women and children however remained minimal. Radio stations needed to find ways to encourage interaction by these groups. These positive developments were however soured when at the ruling SWAPO party’s congress in November, delegates put forward a resolution for the establishment of a ministry of cybersecurity. This was a huge cause of concern but fortunately the resolution was not formally adopted. Considering the tone of the two drafts of the ETC Bill, which perpetuated censoring and surveillance, one could expect a similar tone if such a ministry was set up. In conclusion, activists call on government to become an ally of civil society and the media in building a strong and vibrant democratic dispensation. The weakening of these two sectors does not bode well for Namibia’s democracy. If government is committed to strengthening free expression and democracy overall, it should work with civil society and media to weather the storm and find new ways to ensure sustainability, vibrancy and proficiency. Very importantly, citizens should not leave the task of civic action to civil society and the media only. Active engagement in social economic and political matters is urgently needed. Freedom of expression is seen to be increasingly under threat; and citizens should not wait until it is too late. The internet was profoundly and wonderfully expanding the free expression environment in Namibia. In response to that, the Namibia Internet Governance Forum (NamIGF) and the Internet Society of Namibia (ISOC) were launched towards the end of the year. These multistakeholder platforms aimed to engage on internet related issues, building the capacity of stakeholders, and contributing to policy development. So This is Democracy? 2017 85