Making A Better World - Milton Louw

Dear people who care about me, the consumers of Namibia, My humble apologies. Over the past 20 years it has been my honour of being the custodian of your personal digital information. I have on a laptop in the possession of the Namibian Police a software program I wrote in 2004 called the "Namibian Consumer Database". In that database of over 3 million records I have stored the following personal digital information if the people in it. They are: Voters Register of Namibia 1999 (VRS99) City of Windhoek debtors book 2003 Namibian Taxpayers Excel Sheet not dated Voters Register of Namibia 2009 Nambiz database 1999, 2004, 2013 Box holders of Nampost Thank you for the honour and the understanding. We in the world, and very much so here in Namibia, (where I reside with my Captain Adorable), need: Consumer Protection Act Privacy and Data Protection Protection of Personal Digital Information I believe in standards. I thank you. Milton (whose...

Women in civil society in Africa are particularly prone to intimidation and harassment says a new report released today by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. CIVICUS calls on African governments, regional bodies, the international community and civil society to do much more to protect women human rights defenders on the continent. Released to coincide with International Women’s Day, the report outlines the major challenges faced by women in civil society in Africa. These include deeply entrenched patriarchal norms and an increased risk of sexual harassment and violence due to the nature of their work. The report argues that the overall environment for women in civil society in Africa is particularly challenging. “Even in countries with ratified laws and protocols on the protection of women’s rights, there are clear instances where government officials and security forces have shown lack of understanding of these laws, and in some situations, blatant disregard for th...