Walter Kariko

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The Parliament Problem Children

Let us be entirely honest about the opposition members of parliament who will always act like victims even when they are clearly acting in concert to frustrate madam speaker. Why don’t we admit that there are other problem people in…

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The Leaders of Tomorrow Ti?

A group of toddlers who belonged at the kindergarten was dropped off at an important meeting at Swakopmund, and they did exactly what babies do. They made a mess. A real gaga-boo-boo happened at the National Youth Council of Namibia’s…

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The Speaker Goes Bang, Bang With The Gavel

The one person who could singlehandedly drive an entire nation to need chronic blood pressure medication is the speaker of our National Assembly. Why? Because she has developed this annoying habit of beating that little wooden hammer on every single…

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The Typical Namibian Road Trip

We all love travelling in Namibia, but I want to discuss a few issues with you right now. Let’s start with the so-called ‘convenience stores’ at the service station. Tell me why the over-glorified cuca shops price everything like it’s…

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The Legal Retirement Village

Apparently, Namibia is suffering from a serious domestic judicial drought. Our local legal minds prefer the greener pastures of private commercial practice. Try asking a senior local advocate in Windhoek to sit on the High Court bench for a government…

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The Faith, Madness, and Cultural Yoga

My dilemma this coming week is not choosing between poverty and wealth. No, the real intellectual yoga begins when you look at what we choose to call “faith” versus what we dismiss as “madness”. It is the exhausting task of…

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What If I’m Not Even My Mother’s Child?

The Current Madness of everyone lining up for DNA tests to verify if ‘that one’ is actually ‘that one’s’ child has me genuinely scared. I’m nervous because I’m starting to suspect I might not even be my own mother’s child.…

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