The Zimbabwe book fair debate was widely reported in the Namibian press. The Sister Namibia Collective, a feminist organisation and publication, responded vigorously to these attacks. The President was immediately challenged by The Rainbow Project, representing members of the lesbian and gay community in Namibia, to engage in dialogue with them. Speaking in the National Assembly Ekandjo said that the planned legislation would introduce heavy penalties against lesbians and gays and that it will curb against the spread of homosexual practices. Nambinga made his suggestion April 19 during a budget debate in the National Assembly.
Homosexuals are patients of psychological and biological deviations.
The equivalent South African law does not appear to have criminalised lesbian sex acts. No 6 of 1992 expressly forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation. Judge Harold Levy's decision came in the case of German lesbian Liz Frank who was fighting to stay in Namibia with her Namibian lover, Elizabeth Khaxas. I have no hesitation in saying that the long-term relationship between the applicants in so far as it is a universal partnership, is recognized by law. The ruling is seen as a major victory for the nation's nascent gay-rights movement, which has been aggressively denounced by government officials and President Sam Nujoma.