Columns
Defining Images Of Conflict
THE defining image of the Vietnam war was the naked little girl running down the road crying, her clothes burned off by napalm.[more]
Towards A New Political Panoply
POLITICAL pundits have been trying to discern the systemic consequences of the succession process currently unfolding in the ruling party, Swapo.[more]
Political Perspective
MANY Namibians seem to be grappling with the issue of whether, if they vote, anything will change.[more]
Condemn Rights Abuses Worldwide
THE revelations of torture and the brutalising of Iraqi prisoners by United States forces deserve worldwide condemnation as do all acts of inhumane and degrading treatment of people - wherever they occur, and regardless of who is...[more]
Head to head with Hidipo
Two of the Swapo Party's presidential candidates, Foreign Affairs Minister Hidipo Hamutenya and Lands Minister Hifikepunye Pohamba, have not yet responded to a list of set questions sent to all three candidates. However, Minister...[more]
Africa: An Overview For the Press, the struggle continues
ALTHOUGH the number of journalists in prison in Africa at the end of 2003 was lower than the previous year, African journalists still faced a multitude of difficulties, including government harassment and physical assaults.[more]
Testing Times
SWAPO pioneer Andimba Toivo ya Toivo couldn't be more correct when he says Namibia is at the crossroads.[more]
American Power And The 2004 Campaign
AMERICA's presidential election campaign is heating up, and with it the debate about American power.[more]
China Key To Iraq Endgame
Editor's Note: Thirsty for black gold just like the United States, China could be tapped to play a critical role in bolstering security in Iraq's key oil-producing regions.[more]
Promoting Democracy In The Greater Middle East
AMERICAN and European leaders are talking about the need to promote reform in the "Greater Middle East."[more]
Political Perspective
I DOUBT that I was the only person to reel in disbelief at the news recently that a certain Chief Executive Officer whose contract at a parastatal was not renewed, was suing his employers for N$6-million. Naked greed is the first...[more]
Worrying Increase In Water Tariffs
THE Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Nangolo Mbumba, this week announced a 12 per cent increase in the price of bulk water for this financial year.[more]
'We Are One Hand' Sunnis, Shi'ites Uniting Against US in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hussein Subhi, 22, just got back from Fallujah.Polite and soft-spoken, he is still awed at the memory of a 10-year-old boy with a Kalashnikov in one hand and a rocket launcher in the other, fighting an American...[more]
Are Bush and Sharon Making History, or Pushing a Hoax?
WASHINGTON, DC - It's more than the protesting Jordanian king overflying Washington instead of stopping there as planned, and more than strong criticism from Egypt, one of the top global recipients of US aid.[more]
Political Perspective
SO while the President has made a long-winded, but nevertheless gracious, exit from Parliament; Joe Diescho, foremost among our few black political analysts, appears to be so taken aback by events that he doesn't quite know where...[more]
A Gracious and Historic Occasion
IN the words of our reporter who covered the historic event, it was a "highly-charged moment which brought lumps to the throats" of many of those present in Parliament for what President Sam Nujoma himself described as "the last...[more]
Nujoma To Step Down? A Contextual Analysis
MEDIA and other reports over the weekend of April 2-3 said that President Sam Nujoma has now officially confirmed he would not seek a fourth term of office and that he has laid to rest speculation over the fourth term once and...[more]
Political Perspective - The Man In The Mirror
CAN'T help wondering if there's coincidence in the fact that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is arriving in town almost simultaneously with the launch of the logo for the movie of the life of President Sam Nujoma based on his...[more]
Bush's Time Running Out?
PERHAPS it is over-optimistic to believe that George Bush's time may be running out, but it is hard to believe that recent actions - both in Iraq and about the Middle East - will be without consequence in his race for a second...[more]
West 'Criminally Liable' For Rwandan Genocide
KIGALI - Western powers bear criminal responsibility for Rwanda's 1994 genocide because they did not care enough to stop it, the Canadian commander of the UN peacekeeping force at the time said on Tuesday.[more]