Namibia: Information Ministry Denies Media Restrictions At Nujoma’s Funeral

… Reporter forced to delete mausoleum footage

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has denied restricting the media during founding president Sam Nujoma’s funeral at Heroes’ Acre in Windhoek on Saturday – but journalists disagree.

Some reporters and photographers say the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) only allowed Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) reporters and personnel from the information ministry and Office of the President near Nujoma’s mausoleum.

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