Dear Namibian men, masculinity does not mean you should suffer alone, or that you should neglect your feelings and emotions. Being a man does not mean you shouldn’t seek help or talk about your problems. Masculinity means showing up and…

Domestic workers, cleaners, security guards, labourers and nannies are essential to our economy, yet they frequently face exploitation and abuse that leaves them economically vulnerable, physically unsafe, and socially marginalised. Workers who keep our streets clean and our homes running…

In classroom across Namibia, Grade 11 pupils are opening chemistry textbooks while sitting at desks with no lab next door. They are being told to do research but they are in schools that have no computers. And many are discovering…

I have often asked myself why schools in Botswana are able to provide nutritious meals to pupils consistently, while many schools in Namibia continue to struggle with shortages and inadequate feeding programmes. In Botswana, school feeding programmes are taken seriously…

Namibia is quietly losing a generation. Every week, the Namibian Police appeals for help to find young people who have disappeared, only for many to re-emerge as suspects, prisoners or victims of violent crime. This troubling trend reflects a deeper…

Every election, we are told the government is for the people. But for thousands of families in Windhoek, that promise feels distant. Consider the numbers. The City of Windhoek has a housing backlog of 60 000 units. To close it,…

Namibia’s basic education curriculum reform sought to strengthen academic standards and align the country with internationally recognised qualifications. The introduction of Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary (AS) levels was intended to improve quality and create clearer pathways to higher education. Yet…

Namibia’s future will be shaped not only by its natural resources but by the knowledge it produces, the innovations it develops, and the opportunities it creates for young people. Recent Namibia Statistics Agency data paints a stark picture: youth unemployment…

Namibia faces a deep housing crisis, yet its financial regulatory framework continues to treat a basic human need and a depreciating luxury asset as if they carry the same weight. Commercial banks and the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority currently…

Recent parliamentary discussions on the growing indebtedness of public servants have brought an important issue into national focus. While attention has rightly been given to salary deductions, lending practices and financial literacy, debt is no longer just a financial problem.…

On 4 May last year in Geneva, Switzerland, minister of justice and labour relations Wise Immanuel asked United Nations (UN) member states to observe a moment of silence for those who lost their lives in the Cassinga Massacre. In honouring…

Power is personally viewed and understood as having access to money, wealth and influence. This fact might not necessarily be agreed with, especially by those who possess money, wealth and influence. We do not need rocket science to have this…