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Political Perspective
DESPITE a series of investigations and commissions into State-Owned Enterprises (SOE's) regarding bad or corrupt management, as well as scrutiny of wage packages of the top earners at these parastatals, the public is hardly any...[more]
Jobless 'Time Bomb' Must Be Defused
A SURVEY by the Labour Resource and Research Institute (LaRRI), revealed this week an estimated overall jobless rate in the country of 34 per cent, with the majority of these, some 60 per cent, being young people under the age of...[more]
For Iraq Security US Turns South
WHEN corporate America turns to Latin America to "outsource" protection services by tapping former military men from Chile and Argentina, they're picking up murderers and torturers from the region's "dirty war" past.[more]
Sudan: Peace in the South And War in the West
USaid predicts that 350,000 people will die of hunger, disease and exposure in the refugee camps of western Sudan in the next few months.[more]
Political Perspective
THE President wasn't wrong, in principle, to take issue with farmers resistant to land reform, but again he has failed to address the issue in a holistic manner.[more]
New Government Needs New Approach
IT would be encouraging to hear concrete assurances from Swapo's presidential candidate, Hifikepunye Pohamba, on a tightening of Government purse strings and a clampdown on corruption when a new administration takes office next...[more]
Political Perspective
SO much for Swapo's show of unity! Clearly all is not well even though Swapo's president-designate, Hifikepunye Pohamba, was at pains to assure the world at a press conference recently that the ruling party was more united than...[more]
All Hate Speech Must End
FIGHTING talk, from whichever side of the political spectrum, can only negatively impact on our country's peace, security and future stability and should stop with immediate effect.[more]
Outcome Uncertain: Deconstructing The 2004 Swapo Extraordinary Congress
MOST local commentators saw the recent Swapo Extraordinary Congress as a defining moment in our recent political life.[more]
Political Perspective
SO the Swapo Extraordinary Congress, which was eagerly awaited by a majority of Namibians, came and went, leaving an almost anti-climatic aftermath.[more]
After the Dust Has Settled: Continuity or Stagnation?
The line between continuity and stagnation is a fine one.[more]
Political Perspective
SO the Swapo Extraordinary Congress, which was eagerly awaited by a majority of Namibians, came and went, leaving an almost anti-climatic aftermath.
Work Together For Good Governance
UNTENABLE situations have developed at a few town councils in the country and political parties need to get their acts together to work for the betterment of their communities.[more]
A Win For Democracy
THE Swapo Extraordinary Congress in Windhoek this weekend that saw three candidates contest the race for the party's presidential nomination for 2005, was a watershed event in Namibian history.[more]
Nujoma Must Practice Restraint
PRESIDENT Sam Nujoma is on the warpath and could cause this country irreparable damage if he continues in the present manner.[more]
ISN'T life strange?
The man who has been at the helm of the ruling party since its inception is the same person who has finally split it asunder.
A Counter Point
"WHAT we know", wrote R.G. Collingwood, "is too undigested, too unconnected, too atomic. It is only after close and prolonged reflection that we begin to see what was essential and what unimportant, to see why things happened as...
Who should be President?
A WEEK from now, some 584 people will gather in Windhoek to elect the future President of Namibia! The power to decide on a candidate to steer Namibia's boat for the next five years lies in the hands of delegates taking part in...[more]
Political Perspective
IT sort of came and went in the news, because of issues of more import and immediacy, but the announcement of the joint Namibia-Zimbabwe Sunday newspaper initiative is bound to be a big waste of money that these two countries can...[more]
Electoral Trends To Keep Tabs On
RECENT local government elections have illustrated certain trends, some positive, others negative, but all of which should be taken into account for the next set of elections lying ahead this year.[more]