I RECENTLY WATCHED an episode of ‘In the Community’ on our national broadcaster, with Elago Shitaatala. This particular episode featured the fine showcasing of the Otjimbele Agricultural Project in our very own Omusati region. While watching, I could not help…

DECEMBER 2025 BRINGS festive cheer to many Namibian homes. Tables are filled with delicious meals, fresh produce and seasonal delicacies, creating an image of abundance and comfort. Yet behind this festive display lies an uncomfortable truth. Nearly 90% of the…

WINDHOEK RECENTLY EXPERIENCED a wave of street crimes, particularly robberies, muggings, vehicle break-ins, home invasions and everyday snatchings. For weeks, social media was busy with talks of the certain cars terrorising and harassing unsuspecting people, particularly women, in the early…

Every year, thousands of young Namibians graduate full of hope, yet many end up in long queues of unemployment. These graduates face a lack of opportunities and experience, leading to mental health concerns due to prolonged joblessness. Organisations complain they…

The letter by Andreas Peltzer, published in The Namibian last Friday (5 December 2025) under the headline ‘Genocide: What about other groups? A rejoinder’, was in bad taste and struck a raw nerve, given the sensitivity of the matter. Most…

Recently, Namibia – Windhoek in particular – has experienced a wave of street crimes, including robberies, kidnappings, muggings, vehicle break-ins, home invasions, and daily snatchings. For weeks, social media has been dominated by discussions of the Mazda Demios terrorising and…

In a country where access to reproductive health services is still unequal, emergency contraceptives (ECs) offer a vital second chance to prevent unintended pregnancies. Yet many Namibians remain unaware of how they work, where to get them, or even that…

In October 2025, the German government pledged a record US$1 billion to support home-care services for Holocaust survivors. The world applauded – a gesture of moral clarity, historical responsibility and human dignity. But here in Namibia, where the soil still…

Across Namibia, homeowners increasingly face violent break-ins, with residents assaulted, held hostage, or killed in their own homes. Yet many feel legally constrained from defending themselves. The contradiction between constitutional rights and restrictive laws on self-defence reveals a growing need…

Affirmative Action was intended to promote equal employment opportunities and address the injustices of the past. However, this goal has not been achieved. In practice, affirmative action seems to benefit mainly people in the north, while people in the south…

For people living along the Okavango River, water is both a blessing and a burden. Every day, men, women, and children risk their lives fetching water, doing laundry, or fishing in the crocodile- and hippopotamus-infested waters that flow through their…

There is a particular brand of privilege so normalised in Namibia that we barely recognise it as corruption any more. It doesn’t involve brown envelopes or Swiss bank accounts. It requires no elaborate schemes or falsified documents. It is as…