Columns
Guns, God And Spectacle Of Fear In New York
On Wall Street, an orange alert creates a circus atmosphere of religious revival, militarism and fear the writer calls our new national security culture.[more]
Political Perspective
I GUESS it should come as no surprise that a number of National Council members want restrictions on the media. Maybe someone should point out to them that the guarantees of freedom of speech and expression apply to their own...[more]
There Is A Future In Namibia Despite Der Spiegel's Analysis
An open letter from businessman Mannfred Goldbeck and journalist Sven-Eric Kanzler to the weekly news magazine 'Der Spiegel' in Germany.[more]
Political Perspective
THE breaking news this week is that Swapo Youth League lackey Udo Froese, is handing me over to his attorneys for daring to allege that he and Paulus Kapia are behind the malicious e-mail campaign against former Swapo...[more]
Editorial: The Non-Priority Spending Spiral
THERE are some positive signs that, increasingly, Namibians are making a connection between the wastefulness of certain lavish Government expenditures seen against the stark contrast of rising poverty and unemployment in Namibia.[more]
Political Perspective
AND the good news is .... the probability of an additional charismatic, learned and conscientious Member of Parliament is on the cards! No prizes for guessing who's next on the list for that august chamber! It's the man that...[more]
Editorial: Namibia Slips Down A Few Notches
IT is a gradual descent, but a descent nonetheless, when one looks at Namibia's place on the Human Development Index (HDI) of the UN Development Programme.[more]
Politics, Religion and Polio
'Unsophisticated' is not a word that springs to mind when somebody mentions Nigerians.[more]
Will Angola Elections Be Free And Fair?
ANGOLA's long-delayed national elections seemed to take a step closer this month, when the country's most influential government body advised President José Eduardo dos Santos on a target date of September 2006 for the poll.[more]
Political Perspective
THERE'S a mean and nasty man out there who goes by the pseudonym of 'Ananias Nghifitikeko' and who, in a concerted 'anti-everything-but-Nujoma' e-mail campaign, is hell bent on destroying any and all who are perceived to be...[more]
Editorial: Lack Of Sports Development Serious Cause For Concern
WE should be worried about the fact that our list of participants at the Olympic Games has been dwindling over the years, and there is little doubt that this is due to the almost paltry amount put into the development of our...[more]
Namibia's Political Landscape: A Reflection
Democracy is the politics of the ordinary.John Dunne.There is no escape from yesterday because yesterday has deformed us.Samuel Beckett, Proust (1931) INTRODUCTIONAT Independence almost a decade and a half ago, reconciliation and...[more]
Political Perspective
WE can say what we will, and blame whom we want, but Namibians seriously need to develop a work ethic if we want to advance socially and economically.[more]
Decisive Action Needed On Water Dilemma
IT is becoming more imperative by the day that an effective solution is found to the water non-payment crisis engulfing a number of towns in Namibia.[more]
Political Perspective
IT APPEARS to be silly season on a few counts for former Swapo presidential candidate-hopeful and Minister of Higher Education, Nahas Angula, who seems to have abandoned good sense in some of the comments he's made in Parliament...[more]
Pros And Cons To Paternity Leave
THERE are both pros and cons to the issue of paternity leave which is currently being discussed in Parliament and elsewhere.[more]
The Agent Speaks
THE book is called 'Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror,' and it officially comes out on 4 July, but its author, 'Anonymous,' is already giving interviews.[more]
Is Namibia Prepared For Paternity Leave?
BECAUSE there are many Namibian fathers who do not involve themselves in child care responsibilities, paternity leave is an issue whose time has perhaps not yet come.[more]