Few Institutions perform with such consistent, foot-shuffling incompetence as the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).  It is an agency trapped in perpetual administrative paralysis, desperately in need of ruthless project managers, logistical savants, and master communicators who can explain why…

The great South African steam train, once engineered by giants, is rolling backwards down a steep slope, its drivers asleep at the wheel and its tracks rusted through. How spectacular to witness a nation with such a profound history of…

Swakopmund in June: a crisp Atlantic breeze, beautiful dunes, and the soothing sound of national youth leaders exchanging right hooks, purportedly over voter verification lists. We all know the chaos was proudly sponsored by senior moneyed youth who still feel…

Here in the ‘Land of the Brave’, we pride ourselves in our hard-won uhuru, but still can’t even visit the toilet without checking if South Africa has approved the two-ply.It’s 2026, and we are still playing the ultimate game of…

Is comrade Prime Minister auditioning for a standup comedy gig? It would be a welcome addition to the already sterling online influencer efforts of Namibia’s eighth administration. Our leaders are still comfortably sleeping in the warm embrace of the free…

LET’S ALL take a deep breath, examine Namibia from a different angle, and refrain from bleating like lost goats. Some loud detractors, mostly those dramatic, south-of-the-redline types, are busy throwing toys out of the cot because president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah chose…