Columns
Steps To Improve Education Process
AS the process for the Millennium Challenge Grant (MCG) application draws to a close, I would like to make two modest suggestions that may well target some first steps on the right path.[more]
Another View on Reparations
This is the conclusion of a recent Political Perspective column in The Namibian.[more]
Political Perspective
THE Swapo Women's Council say they want 50-50 representation in the Party's top decision-making bodies and National Assembly.[more]
Penduka Probe Is Called For
THE announcement earlier this month by the Director General of the NBC, Vezera Kandetu, that the NBC would 'take back' the collection of NBC licence fees as from September 1 this year, raises more questions than it gives answers.[more]
TB And HIV: A Combination Made In Hell
FATIMA, who lives in western Tanzania near Lake Tanganyika, has been suffering for more than a month from a dry, hacking cough.[more]
If 9/11 Hadn't Happened
FIVE years since 9/11, and we are still being told that the world has changed forever.[more]
Policies, Promises and Poverty
The country is classified as a middle-income country, richly endowed with a variety of natural resources and a population of just less than two million.[more]
Political Perspective
THERE'S some rather muddled thinking doing the rounds on the part of both Government, as well as the protagonist/s for the re-formation of the United Democratic Party (UDP).[more]
On Crime And Its Consequences
WHILE it is positive that the Namibian Police have been conducting raids to confiscate illegal and dangerous weapons, it is nevertheless very disturbing to see and hear about the vast array of weaponry which is prolific in our...[more]
The Street As Contested Space
But as we shall see, the word 'street' has taken on an added meaning in addition to what town planners had in mind with the beginning of planning for modern towns and cities.[more]
The State Of The Nation State Sixteen Years On
THE notion and concept of nation-state is one which has gone through an intellectual contest and metamorphosis.[more]
Political Perspective
PERHAPS the Committee on the Welfare of Ex-Combatants, as they call themselves, should open dialogue with Chief Kuaima Riruako, so that they can act in concert on the reparations issue.[more]
Another Milestone At 21
THE 21st anniversary of The Namibian on Wednesday was another milestone day in the history of the newspaper, as it coincided with the launch of Free Press Printers, a N$30-million, 50-50 partnership project with Trustco...[more]
Lest We Forget What They Sacrificed For
ON August 26 1966, the first shots were fired in the struggle for Namibia's freedom.[more]
The Middle East: A Larger War Looms
DURING this woeful month it was strange to watch the war in Lebanon overshadow the one in Iraq, even though the daily toll of that war was often equal if not greater than the one which became a global focus.[more]
Will The Polluters Pay For Climate Change?
I AM writing this in New York in early August, when the mayor declared a "heat emergency" to prevent widespread electricity outages from the expected high use of air conditioners.[more]
The War On 'Democratisation'
THE wars in Lebanon and Gaza constitute a grave threat to democratic reform in the southern Mediterranean.[more]
Can Regional Integration Save Africa?
DURING the last quarter-century, global economic growth has soared, but Africa continued to lose ground.[more]