Columns
Towards A Vision Of A Just Society?
All that I know is, your philosophy and your teaching will not save me. Now, father, you have brought me to this. Save me by some other means! Charles Dickens: Hard Times.[more]
United We Stand?
SWAPO should have dealt with the causes of disunity in their ranks way back when the three-candidate Presidential row threw them into disarray, because now it has come back to haunt them at a time they least need it! Now the...[more]
Death Is Not The Answer
PAEDOPHILES and child killers quite possibly are, as many believe, the scum of the earth, and the rise in child abuse, rape and murder, is possibly THE most concerning development in our independent Namibia today, but we cannot...[more]
No Easy Walk for Labour
THE new year started with several significant events for Namibian workers.[more]
A Pohamba Presidency: Between Continuity and Fragmentation
THE end of an era for one political leader always marks the beginning of an era for another.[more]
Change Of The Guard
THE time is nearing for an historic moment in Namibia's history namely, the transition to the change in Presidency.[more]
More Than Unity Needed
IT was striking this week that both incumbent President Sam Nujoma and his successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, have made urgent calls for unity in Swapo ranks.[more]
Gay Bombs And Nukes
THE old Sixties slogan urged people to "Make Love, Not War," but who says you have to choose? If you drove the other side's soldiers mad with lust, then they'd be too busy with each other to cause you much trouble.[more]
Good Criminal Policy Is Good Social Policy
THE adoption of criminal laws prescribing peremptory minimum sentences is becoming more and more fashionable as a means of Namibian criminal justice policy.[more]
Continuity In Change
I MUST say that 'political speak' is sometimes totally confounding, and Information Minister Nangolo Mbumba's 'continuity in change' speech at the NBC this week still has me puzzled.[more]
Women On The Map
IT is very encouraging to hear that Africa in general is scoring high in terms when it comes to the political representation of women.[more]
Recovering from Disaster...
NATIONAL and global disaster funds need to be in place as a matter of course, because the world seems to move from one crisis to the next.[more]
Basic Education In The Spotlight
THE country is focused on educational issues at the moment, and quite rightly so, given the disappointing Grade 10 results last year, followed by the shortage of classrooms and space at schools as pupils registered for the new...[more]
Tsunami Babies: What Future For Them Abroad?
Editor's Note: Many Westerners are seeking to adopt children orphaned by the Asian tsunamis. PNS contributor Pueng Vongs questions the wisdom of bringing up children away from their birth cultures.[more]
The Case for Slowing Population Growth
GLOBAL debates about population policy are confusing. One side argues that rising human populations threaten our environment and prosperity.[more]
Where is the 'Justice'?
HOW much did it cost the taxpayer to prosecute and sentence a man to N$300 or three months in prison for stealing food worth N$9,20 from a passer-by? Not that he did the right thing, mind you.[more]
We Can Do Better This Year
WHEN President-in-waiting Hifikepunye Pohamba takes over from incumbent President Sam Nujoma in March, he has the opportunity to make a tangible difference on a number of fronts when he grasps the reins of power if he chooses to...[more]
Bin Laden's Latest Tapes Stir Arab Media Debate
Editor's Note: US media focused on Osama Bin Laden's recent taped remarks calling for Iraqis to boycott upcoming elections.[more]
A Generation Change
The disasters of the world are due to its inhabitants not being able to grow old simultaneously. There is always a new and intolerant nation eager to destroy the tolerant and mellow. - Cyril Connolly, "The Unquiet Grave," 1945...[more]