Columns
Analysts point to start of 'a period of uncertainty'
JERUSALEM - The absence of ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from the West Bank marks the end of an era and a turning point in the Arab-Israeli conflict, analysts say.[more]
Another Endorsement for George W Bush
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin wants George W Bush to be re-elected, Osama bin Laden undoubtedly wants him to be re-elected, and the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has just endorsed him for re-election, so...[more]
The 'Silly' Question
THE silly season seemed to set in during the final pre-election sessions of both houses of parliament.[more]
We Shouldn't Leave Democracy To Chance
IT'S perhaps too early to talk about the period after the November elections, but there can be no harm in going off at a tangent to discuss the next President and the National Assembly.[more]
Julius Harris, pioneering actor
LOS ANGELES - Julius Harris, a stage and screen performer who moved beyond stereotypical movie roles for black actors, died here on Sunday.[more]
John Peel, offbeat British DJ
LONDON - Veteran British broadcaster John Peel, who championed all types of cutting edge pop and rock acts over the past 35 years on his radio show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced yesterday.[more]
Paul H Nitze, Cold Warrior, arms control adviser, dies
WASHINGTON - Paul H Nitze, who pursued a hard-line approach toward the Kremlin as he helped shape US diplomatic and military strategy during the Cold War, is dead at 97.[more]
Political Perspective
THE political goings-on are such at present that the elections are rendered almost irrelevant at this point, and none of the parties seem really fussed about them.[more]
Editorial: Will The Rot Never End?
WHEN will the rot come to an end? In yet another saga of corruption and mismanagement, this time the hearings at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the defunct Development Brigade Corporation (DBC) and Amalgamated...[more]
Political Perspective
THERE'S no problem in my view, with taking up cudgels against Western media for consistently portraying Africa in a negative light.[more]
Editorial: Answers Still Needed On Ramatex Issues
WE have said it before, and we repeat it again:we are in the forefront of those encouraging foreign investment with a view to creating jobs for the thousands of unemployed people in our country.[more]
Pohamba on what drives him, the destroyers, deities and the dutiful
SWAPO Vice President and Presidential candidate for the ruling party, Hifikepunye Pohamba, took time off his busy schedule this week to speak to The Namibian's Christof Maletsky.[more]
The Poisoned Chalice
AS the opinion polls move steadily in favour of President George W. Bush and the likelihood of a John Kerry presidency recedes, Democrats in the United States can take solace in two facts.[more]
Parliament And Media: A lost opportunity
AN opportunity for the Namibian parliament to create a media friendly environment with the aim of furthering democratic processes and keeping the broad public informed about how those processes work, or should work, has been...[more]
Political Perspective
I WONDER whether this sudden and inexplicable fuss about traditional leaders isn't getting out of hand. We all accept these chiefs have their place in society, but if we aren't careful in acceding to their demands, we'll have...[more]
Editorial: Parastatals Are Not State's Playthings
IT'S BEEN an oft-repeated request on our part, but Government really does need to stop using the parastatals or State-owned enterprises, SOEs as they are known, as their personal playthings.[more]
A Large Splodge of Wonga
SIMON Mann, heir to the Watney's beer fortune, graduate of Eton and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, former co-founder of Executive Outcomes, a leading mercenary outfit in Africa in the 90s, currently resident at...[more]
No justice for the poor: A reflection on the deportation of Bangladeshi workers at Ramatex
THE Ramatex textile company has been a controversial venture since it started operating in Namibia.[more]
Editorial: We Should Be Ashamed
THE sad saga of hundreds of Bangladeshi workers at the Ramatex plant, who paid exorbitant amounts of money to get work in this country, were ill-paid and treated as if they had no rights at all, and who were then deported to face...[more]