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May
Windhoek Declaration and World Press Freedom Day Last Saturday, the world celebrated Workers Day popularly referred to as May Day, and just yesterday, global activities to climax World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) took place in Windhoek, the Namibian capital. The coveted event in Windhoek also marked the 30th anniversary of the seminal meeting in 1991 that gave birth to the idea and resulted in the United Nations declaring May 3 each year as WPFD. Special month The month of May is, therefore, a special one, not only for the working community but for media practitioners across the globe. As we…