Namibia’s #MeToo movement on the hunt to find and punish sexual predators

The founders of Namibia's first feminist podcast, Amulungu (left), Alweendo (middle), and Brigit Loots laugh while recording their show. 'Heard Not Seen' uses humour and dialogue to disrupt taboo topics in Namibia, said the founders, with the podcast downloaded 5,000 times since starting in July 2018. — Handout/Thomson Reuters Foundation

WINDHOEK: When Namibian activist Venicia Shanjenka first saw the tweet naming and shaming a rapist in the tiny southern African country of 2.5 million, she thought it was a brave but isolated act.

But one tweet turned into hundreds, and #MeTooNamibia erupted into a growing movement backed by the first lady, Monica Geingos, that is using social media to track down sexual predators, and offer survivors psychosocial and legal support.