Columns
Tribalism In Namibia Is Real, Not Imagined
NAMIBIA is not far from exporting tribal refugees because authoritarian tribal sensibilities which subordinate the "ordinary other" to crumbs are now commonplace.In so many ways, we have become (maybe we have always been) a bunch...[more]
Political Perspective: Talking The Talk
THERE'S a burning need for us to revise our Namibian vocabulary and even eliminate some words and phrases altogether - some rhetorical phrases that recur repeatedly, to the extent that they have lost all meaning, some...[more]
State Of The Nation Disappoints
BOTH the questions and the answers in the session at the end of the State of the Nation address by President Hifikepunye Pohamba yesterday, left a lot to be desired.[more]
From the Sidelines
THE tournament of the year for Namibia's up-and-coming football players starts tomorrow at Keetmanshoop and it will be a good reason for football enthusiasts to make their way down south.[more]
Zanu-PF, Not The People, Will Choose The Zim President
ZANU-PF has decided to endorse Robert Mugabe's candidacy for national president for the 2008 presidential election.[more]
Economic Development Before The Law
ONE of the most pervasive and apparently self-evident assumptions of development economics is that sustainable investment and growth requires the rule of law.[more]
Darfur Genocide Highlights Failure Of African Citizens
THE first genocide of the 20th century occurred on African soil with the decimation of the Ovaherero people in Namibia at the hands of European colonialists.[more]
Political Perspective: Let's Get To It
EASTER weekend, like the annual December holiday season, provides the chance for hardworking, conscientious members of our society to take a well-earned break, but unfortunately it also means the shirkers will be at it again,...[more]
Let's Have An Accident-Free Easter
OVER the Easter weekend each year, Namibians take the opportunity to visit friends and family elsewhere in the country and the result is busier than usual national roads.[more]
From the Sidelines: Concerns on Warriors
THERE is a lot of uneasiness, concern and uncertainty among football officials and the nation about the performance of the Brave Warriors in general.[more]
Getting To 'Yes' With Iran
THERE is a wise American saying: "If you are in a hole, stop digging."[more]
Overcoming Africa's North-South Divide
THE late President Mobutu Sese Seko of former Zaire once declared that the North African countries, which pride themselves on their Arabic descent, should be excluded from the then Organisation of African Unity.[more]
President Pohamba And The Shadow Of The Republic
THE speech of President Hifikepunye Pohamba to mark the 17th Independence anniversary could have been written five years ago - and the founding President could have read it in the year 2000.[more]
Political Perspective: Politics And Publicity
IT IS no wonder we cannot tackle corruption effectively in this country when there appears to be pervasive ignorance, even at the highest ranks of Government, about what constitutes graft.[more]
Is SADC Ready To Act On Zim?
THE meeting of heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), currently underway in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is an important test for leaders of the sub-continent.[more]
From the Sidelines: Clubs need moremoney
THERE is a potential war in the business of sponsoring football in general among the ones who are involved in it.[more]
2006 Grade 12 Results In Perspective
AS we know Grade 12 learners can enroll for subjects on the ordinary level (IGCSE) or the higher level (HIGCSE).[more]
YouTube, E-mail, Skype And MPs
FOUR weeks ago, I received an e-mail from ten-year-old Lindi when she opened her account.[more]
Political Perspective: Old Guard Need To Step Aside
TIME for the 'old guard', like former President Sam Nujoma and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, even Angola's Eduardo dos Santos, to step aside in southern Africa.[more]