In 2017 and 2018, GR&AP produced tree sets of “factsheets” on topics aimed at empowering civil society.
Government Series

Advocacy Series

Rule of law


Everyone in Namibia should understand the Namibian Constitution, which is the Supreme Law of Namibia. GR&AP has produced a simple overview of the most important provisions in the Constitution: Know your Constitution. The first version of this booklet was published in 1990. It was updated and re-printed in 2015 and then again updated and revised in 2018. Translations into local languages are available in Afrikaans, Oshiwambo, Otjiherero and Rukwangali.
In 2018, GR&AP published a research brief on “Presidential Immunity” in Namibia. The concept of presidential immunity refers to the degree to which the courts can hold a head of stat) accountable. It can refer to either the personal accountability of the individual who holds the office or to the accountability of the institution. The Namibian Constitution has an extensive provision on Presidential immunity which gives Namibian presidents who have left office without being impeached lifelong immunity from civil or criminal responsibility for anything they did whilst in office, official or unofficial. This seems out of sync with the constitutional values of equality before the law and the general progressive spirit of the Namibian Constitution. The current provision on immunity violates the principles of accountability and the idea that everyone is subject to the rule of law.