Columns
Can We Feed the World?
IN THE 1960s, the Green Revolution – which included the development of high-yielding crop varieties, the expansion of irrigation infrastructure, and the distribution of modern fertilisers and pesticides to developing-country...[more]
Notable Quotes
I DO not involve myself in the procurement process since I am just a policy maker. – Minister of Health and Social Services Richard Kamwi, on the purchasing of specialised medical equipment by his ministry that were never used.[more]
Notable Quotes
THEY also use reasons such as they were not in their right mind when they murdered the person. For me that does not hold water. – Criminal justice lecturer at the Polytechnic of Namibia, Eliphas !Owos-aob commenting on the recent...[more]
Political Perspective
THE long and the short of the state of our nation, largely speaking, is that the greater part of our country’s population needs help, while the powerful, elite part needs a swift kick in the butt. [more]
Who should get the job?
RUDDERLESS. our national game is at the moment... but so they’ve been for a while. Bernard Kaanjuka decided that his cushy government job is more than enough for him. [more]
Speak Truth To Friends
NAMIBIA is a product of international solidarity. It’s easy to imagine that the much-vaunted liberation struggle that delivered the sovereignty of South West Africa to its citizens was the triumph of a small group of people or an...[more]
The RDP And The Politics Of Opposition
LET me start from a basic premise. In order to have an opposition party there must be opposition/alternative (not confrontational) politics. The Rally for Democracy and Progress has, in my view, stood out on some of the major...[more]
The Youth Ministry: Namibia’s Undervalued Institution
DEVOTION to youth matters is the sole purpose of the Namibian ministry which now goes by the name of the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture.[more]
Informal Traders Are Invaluable For The Economy
NAMIBIA is a dual-economy country with formal and informal sectors. The formal sector is characterised by large capital outlay, formal structure, and documentation of the business entities. [more]
Notable Quotes
I WANT this matter to be investigated thoroughly before I accept any apology from anyone. – Adelheid Jacob who says that her newborn baby boy died on Sunday due to negligent behaviour by the nurses at Oshakati State Hospital.[more]
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WE thank God and those who had prayed for the rain. – Daniel Motinga, a commercial farmer in the Koes area, on the widespread rain in the country over Easter weekend.[more]
Chasing the dots ... Thick as a BRIC (+S)?
I AM slowly getting the idea at last! Events rule the world along with having a suitable acronym. Or, more to the point, the ubiquitous event organisers who have sprung into underground power over the past years who have...[more]
Notable Quotes
WE live in a two-faced society. We turn a blind eye on boys wearing sagging trousers where underwear is seen, yet girls wearing miniskirts are mentioned. – Swapo member of parliament, Alexia Manombe-Ncube questioning in...[more]
China, BRICS And Africa: Who Really Benefits?
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 14 March released its Human Development Report 2013 under the heading ‘The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World’. It pointed to the impact of the so-called...[more]
Do We Need A Foreign Policy?
ARTICLES 96 and 144 of the Namibian Constitution establish the framework within which our country’s external relations are to be practised. [more]
More up than down in Warrior land
Funny how the fortunes of a man’s favourite sports team could impact his mood and even his long term behaviour.[more]
Notable Quotes
AS a daughter of the soil [Kunene Region] I don’t want these things. – Angelika Muharukua, the deputy minister of gender equality and child welfare lashed out at Rebecca Sommer who she accused of instigating the Zemba and Himba...[more]
Political Perspective
THE issue is not so much the dilemma of the so-called ‘children of the liberation struggle’ but the fact that Namibia seems currently unable to effectively address any of the socio-economic challenges it faces right now, and this...[more]
‘Empty Your Bank Account’
THE ‘sell your livestock’ appeal to farmers (in case our government leaders who are issuing that advice have not taken it to the logical conclusion) means in farmer language ‘empty your bank account/s’. [more]
Choice, Chance And Consternation
THE land issue still enjoys widespread publicity and coverage. In its February edition, the New African magazine ran a four-page article on the land issue in Namibia: ‘Landless in the Land of the Brave’, written by Mabasa Sasa. I...[more]