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## [The right of access to information vs the right to privacy?](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-right-of-access-to-information-vs-the-right-to-privacy)

The Access to Information Act 8 of 2022 (hereinafter “the Act”), was passed by Parliament and signed by the President of the Republic of Namibia on 29 November 2022, but has however, not yet been brought into force. Although not having taken effect in Namibia, the concept.. 

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