Columns
Total War vs Total Faith: Al Qaeda Moves Ahead
Editor's Note: US military doctrine emphasises overwhelming battlefield victory over opponents. But this "total warfare" appears to be losing against Al Qaeda and other radical Islamic movements, as suicide bombings spread...[more]
Political Perspective: Taking The Plunge
IT is very positive development that the Swapo Congress will have a choice when it comes to deciding on the candidate to succeed incumbent head of state, Sam Nujoma, when his term expires in 2005. The fact that there are three...[more]
Editorial: Good For Our Democracy
BOTH fans or foes of incumbent President Sam Nujoma should all agree that both he and the ruling party's Politburo and Central Committee must be commended for ending the uncertainty about a fourth term, and allowing commitment to...[more]
Don't Write Rice's Epitaph Just Yet
WHEN former Bush counter-terrorism advisor Richard Clarke publicly swore before a national television audience that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice was practically to blame for the lack of preparedness before the...[more]
A Need to Engage Namibia's History
GERMAN chancellor Gerhard Schroeder undertook an African safari of four African countries, his first since assuming office.[more]
Political Perspective: Swapo Faces Acid Test
ALL eyes are on the Swapo Central Committee meeting this weekend.[more]
A Diagnostic View Of Opposition Politics
I AM challenged to engage in the ongoing national debate on the need to have 'one major, strong opposition party in Namibia' as a response to the ruling Swapo Party.[more]
Political Perspective: Land Not An Easy Cure-all
WHAT really bothers me about the thorny subject of redistribution is the predominant view among so many Namibians that access to land is a get-rich-quick solution which will solve the problems of the poor. Nothing could be...[more]
New Deal Or Same Old Promises?
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has promised a tightening of the purse strings in this year's National Budget but is she going to deliver?[more]
Political Perspective
IT is all very well for women parliamentarians to call for maximum sentences for rapists, but that is not going to solve the problem, as we all know.[more]
Change Should Be The Key
THE eve of the 14th anniversary of Namibian Independence is a good time to take stock of where we've come from and where we're going.[more]
Political Perspective
INSTEAD of going to all the trouble and expense of laying a charge against the Swapo Party Youth League leader for mouthing off at the judiciary, the Law Society of Namibia would be better off giving Paulus Kapia a complimentary...[more]
Rape On The Rise
ALREADY frightening rape statistics are on the rise once again, with almost daily basis by police of these occurrences in virtually all corners of the country.[more]
Political Perspective - Questions On The Land Question
CAN'T figure out why the Prime Minister, who was hand-picked to give a rather mind-boggling, pseudo-State of the Nation address on the land issue last week, has since been replaced by the Lands Minister in subsequent...[more]
Another Bitter Pill To Swallow
NAMIBIANS were again given another bitter pill to swallow with the report this week that taxpayers have had to cough up more than N$100 million over the past two years to finance the rescue and closure of the Development Brigade...[more]
Method In Their Madness?
TWO of the most vocal and visible Swapo cadres at present are Paulus Kapia and Alfred Angula, from the Youth League and Nafwu respectively. Both leave a lot to be desired and it is quite scary to think that these people who...[more]
Land Issue: Solve It, Don't Inflame It
THIS week's announcement by the Prime Minister that Government had decided to expropriate commercial farms in order to speed up land reform has prompted mixed reactions.[more]
Is Africa For Sale?
THIS Sunday, trade representatives from member states of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will meet their counterparts from the United States in Walvis Bay, to resume negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement,...[more]
The Business of Ethics Immanuel Kant and the Namibian Fishing Industry
OVER the past decade the profitability of the fishing sector was strongly influenced by the exchange rate. Currently export earnings of most companies in the fishing industry are being harmed by the US dollar's strength against...[more]