Columns
Sackey on a Fool’s Errand
I just couldn’t get myself to write earlier about the bold faced mindlessness of one Sackey Shangala.[more]
Notable Quotes
We want to make sure the lives of our people who visit these people are protected, because some of these healers even claim to heal HIV-Aids. – Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Petrina Haingura speaking to Cabinet...[more]
Political Perpective
PAULUS Noa can’t drop the investigation into the Chinese scholarship saga simply because there’s been no response. [more]
Namibians, You Are On Your Own
HAVE the Namibian Police really issued about 150 000 gun licenses in the past 14 years? That’s over 10 000 licenses [the actual number of guns could be more as one person can have up to four] a year.[more]
Stop The Plunder Of Africa
WITH Africa’s economies riding the crest of the global commodities wave, there is an unprecedented opportunity to convert the region’s vast resource wealth into investments that could lift millions out of poverty, create jobs,...[more]
The Sky Is The Limit Even For Air Namibia
THE demand for air transport shows a steady increase over the past years, with passenger numbers and freight traffic growing by 45 percent and 80 percent respectively. Forward-looking predictions suggest that over the period...[more]
Transforming Public Service Two Decades Down The Line
THE transformation of the public service is a critical step towards Namibia’s growth and prosperity. [more]
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Thank you, the Boers are dead. Nujoma’s boys have killed the Boers, you all saw that they are dead. The Boers are dead, they are dead. – The masters of ceremonies at the inauguration of the Baobab National Heritage Site, Hilda...[more]
Chasing the dots ... The Mix: One Namibia, Two Nations
CITIZEN Nahas, as usual when putting on his private hat hit the nail on the head by pointing out the reality that politics in Namibia is working hard to divide our nation. Yes we have those who “have”, through political...[more]
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We are asking the people to sell the animals and then we add some money. If for example, they go to the auction and the auction says your heifer is N$100, the government will add N$50. – President Hifikepuny Pohamba told a...[more]
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Rape is not about sex, it has more to do with power. People who rape do it beause they want to (feel to be in) control of a situation or another person. – Siegried Neumann from Men For Healthy Relationships said this in reference...[more]
A Political Economy Of Failure?
UNTIL a few months ago our Minister of Defence Nahas Angula served as the country’s prime minister. The prime minister’s portfolio is a weighty one and includes the responsibility to coordinate the work of the Cabinet, be the...[more]
Slums Are A Source of Insecurity In Africa
AFRICA is on the verge of a major developmental take off. Business is booming, urban centres are expanding and the sky-scrappers are springing up in almost every major African city. And, as a result, rural Africa is getting...[more]
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Housing has become a problem because of lack of affordability. We need to remember that shelter and housing is not a privilege but a basic need just like food and water. – Swapo Lawmaker Kazenambo Kazenambo, speaking in...[more]
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We can have as many doctors and engineers in this country as we care, but we still need the labour force to develop this country. We cannot attain Vision 2030 if we do not have our own in-house expertise that can transform our...[more]
Political Perspective
PREJUDICE is still so disappointingly rife in our world. Still en route from the Unesco Press Freedom Day conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, aiming to make the world safe for journalists and others exercising their freedom of...[more]
The UN And Syria: Time To Act Is Now
THE end of the Cold War did not make the world much safer. In fact, the international community has to deal with another problem. The phenomenon of widespread civil wars in a number of nations is now dividing countries along the...[more]
It’s Inertia That Is Shocking
THAT Namibia’s house prices are the fourth most expensive in the world, after Hong Kong, Dubai and Brazil, should shock no one. The announcement this week by researcher Namene Kalili of First National Bank [FNB] only confirmed...[more]
Scrap public holidays
THE month of May, the bête noire of every Namibian employer, with its 12 public holidays is upon us. So, I’m thinking the unthinkable. Fewer or no public holidays? Our public holidays basically consist of Swapo celebrations...[more]
Toward A Civic Engaged Academic
I ONCE read that a great university improves the community in which it is located. That, of course, is referring to the importance of universities, as anchor institutions, in engaging communities and revitalising local economies. [more]