Columns
Swapo’s Shame Of The Exile Child
IT WAS somewhat disappointing to hear Prime Minister Hage Geingob give a standard answer about the so-called struggle kids’ march for jobs.[more]
Notable Quotes
YOU don’t have the minister to protect you anymore. – One of the board members of the Namibian Training Authority (NTA) on the suspension of chief executive officer, Maria Nangolo-Rukoro, referring to the late Minister of...[more]
Chasing the dots ... Spring Has Sprung
A TIME of year following, for many, a potential time of reflection and re-strengthening for the coming year. For some a time to write and even publish some of their ideas. [more]
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HE shall be remembered for his dynamism, hard work, always encouraging others to deliver, deliver, deliver. – Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi, on the late Minister of Education, Abraham Iyambo, who was laid...[more]
‘THE LIST’ Is In The Past
THE melodrama of the past week was ‘the list’. As we write this morning, we are still none the wiser whether the list is a phantom or whether it, in fact, exists. But the mere suggestion of ‘the list’ engendered some angst,...[more]
A Wake-up Call From Mali
WEST Africa rarely figures prominently on the global agenda. So it is clear that something very serious is happening when it dominates the news headlines and political debate around the world.[more]
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I AM not gay. As a lawyer I see people enjoying the constitutional right to be gay, but they should not drag me into it. – Lawyer Sisa Namandje on allegations that his name was on the ‘Gay List’, a rumoured list of names of...[more]
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WE are paying our service provider, Engen Namibia, on a weekly basis until we finish [paying] the outstanding amount. – Air Namibia spokesperson, Paul Nakawa, on the company paying its N$ 60 million fuel bill in monthly...[more]
Political Perspective
IT IS really not my strength anyway, but no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot do the math on this exile/returnee/veterans issue. [more]
Parastatals 101
MINISTER Erkki Nghimtina advocates tough love. The Weekender’s Rambler thinks that some of them operate like ghomtjas.[more]
Improving Academic Achievements Of Learners
DURING the past three academic years we have noted with great concern how learners in Grade 10 and 12 performed poorly in their year-end examinations.[more]
Namibian Civil Society And The Economic Rationale
COMPRISING labour unions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), religious bodies, and vocal individuals, among others, Namibian civil society has always fought for progressive policies and...[more]
Iyambo’s Legacy Worthy Of Emulation
ABRAHAM Iyambo leaves Namibians a legacy which is worth emulating.[more]
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BOTH diseases are deadly, but fortunately they are also both preventable and curable. – Minister of Health and Social Services, Richard Kamwi, on the anthrax and measles pandemics that the country has been facing.[more]
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I DON’T see anything wrong with what we do. There are also other schools that rent out halls, buses, sport fields and so on. Why not us? – Herman Rust, the principal of Academia Secondary School in Windhoek, on the school renting...[more]
Chasing the dots ... Drowning in What Bulls Produce!
I WAS going to start off with a tirade about mad board payments as per The Namibian of 31 January but I thought I should have a look at the product! Guilt, despite its easily accessible web page I admit I have not looked at the...[more]
Notable Quotes
THERE is no doubt that Namibia has lost one of the brightest, committed and [most] hardworking senior ministers of our republic. The huge gap that he has left behind will be difficult to fill. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba on...[more]
Do Not Need Pravda?
RISE citizens of all rank and stations, for we are bearers of good news this morning! No, we are not about to regale you with tales of life hereafter but our mission this morning has to do with the mundane business of good...[more]
The Algerian Tragedy
EXETER – Commenting on the recent Algerian hostage crisis on an international news channel, one terrorism “expert” made a remarkable claim: “Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was founded because of the so-called Arab Spring,...[more]