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The African National Congress at 100
“IT’S a bittersweet victory,” said William Gumede, a distinguished South African academic, about the hundredth anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC), which opened with a enormous party in Bloemfontein on Sunday.[more]
The year that was Domestic Politics in Namibia 2011
This is the first part of an overview summarising some of the events during 2011.[more]
Notable Quotes
A mule is a cross breed of a donkey and a horse... so a black person and a white person offspring is also a mule since is cross breed?... Hahahahahah.[sic] – Namibian kwaito musician The Dogg in a Facebook status update. Other...[more]
Notable Quotes
THAT was my brother, his wife, their two children and my laaitie. – Tie Isaacs who, with his wife and their two daughters escaped the accident unharmed said about the horrific head-on collision outside Okahandja.[more]
Political Perspective
IF nothing else, let’s be realistic in 2012 and set achievable goals and targets in all facets of life. [more]
2012 – A Year Of Renewal Or A Paradigm Shift?
WE shall measure our progress by the improvement in the health of our people; by the number of children in school, and by the quality of their education; by the availability of water and electricity in our towns and villages, and...[more]
The Year Ahead Is One Of Opportunity And Danger
FOR any Namibian interested in the sustainability of the Namibian project, last year was the annus horribilis in terms of sound political governance. [more]
It’s Not Up To The Government
BEYOND the statistics and twisted metal carnage of horrific road accidents, it is worth remembering, are the names and faces of flesh-and-blood people. [more]
Notable Quotes
TO BE honest with you, I am very tired of telling women to report abuse knowing that they will not do so. – South Africa’s Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane on Tuesday made the remark as she condemned “the animal-like behaviour”...[more]
Notable Quotes
WELCOME to Twitter… @rupertmurdoch. I’ve left you a Happy New Year message on my voicemail. – John Prescott, former British Labour party deputy leader, tweeted media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Prescott made the joke referring to the...[more]
Chasing the dots ... The Alternative: Let’s Go for Broke!
2011 pushed me to a realisation that rational dialogue between people and those governing them under multiple forms of democracy or more lenient forms of despotism, while possibly still making sense in the longer term, is no...[more]
Notable Quotes
LET us work together to promote national reconciliation and the values of honesty, hard work, tolerance and patriotism. Namibia is my country. Namibia is your country. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba during his annual New Year’s...[more]
Notable Quotes
THIS place is dying. Anyone who thinks that there can be a boom is delusional. – Commented Maltahöhe resident Henriette Engelbrecht, despite new CEO of the Maltaho”he Village Council, Eliphas Shipanga’s, big dreams of turning...[more]
Political Perspective
2011 has not been a very good one for Namibia. Much as though I would like to be able to take a more upbeat view of the year that is passing, it would be at the expense of truthfulness, and I believe there is a need for solid...[more]
Call For More Openness And Accountability
THERE is nothing wrong with people taking well-deserved holidays as long as someone else is temporarily taking care of their work.[more]
Is Modern Capitalism Sustainable?
CAMBRIDGE – I am often asked if the recent global financial crisis marks the beginning of the end of modern capitalism. It is a curious question, because it seems to presume that there is a viable replacement waiting in the...[more]
A Quality Society Needs Demanding And Well-educated Elite
IN a brilliant piece (‘The Interface between Language and Knowledge’, The Namibian, December 16, 2011), Alexactus Kaure offered what was arguably one of the most insightful analyses on the false debate about the English language...[more]
The Rambler
THE Rambler has been swearing and dissing all and sundry since 2008. This year he is thumping his chest while asking – who had a worse year than me? Anyone? What is your New Year’s Resolution?[more]
President Pohamba Please Stop The Rot!
The Government has spent massively this year, all in the name of development and growth for the country. Sadly, it appears that most of the spending (that which is publicly known, anyway) only adds to concerns that Namibia is on...[more]