Today, I am tackling a matter geared towards primarily Christians, especially as 90% of the population profess Christianity.
Year: 2020
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2020-02-072024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies – why we should promote a reading culture
I saw hordes of people reading books – novels, novellas, poems and plays, and other literature.
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2020-02-072024-05-07Letters
The wayward child
After an uneasy pregnancy and long hours of labour pain, there was a great celebration when baby Kandeshi was finally born. Kandeshi was born into a broken family of school dropouts.
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2020-02-072024-05-07Editorial
Editorial: Namibia is all we have
The outcome of the November 2019 election challenge, whose judgement was handed down by the Supreme Court this Wednesday, has been met with mixed reactions, and rightly so.
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2020-02-072024-05-07National
Raising naneni: You’re pregnant? Aww, congratulations.
You are extremely excited about the developing bundle of joy, you have picked out a name and are already planning your visit vacation.
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2020-02-072024-05-07National
Sorry Ngo: Coronavirus and Valentine’s things…
Aweeh, how have you been? Since I jika-jika-ed out, so many things have happened in the Land of the Brave, but many a Namibian have a very short memory span. Do you still remember the outbreak of anthrax and Ebola, and how everyone went berserk with theories in their heads about these dreadful, dangerous diseases?
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2020-02-072024-05-07National
Germany needs to confront its not-so-hidden history of colonial slaughter in Namibia
South Africa can learn a lot about remembrance and restoration from the way Germany dealt with its Nazi past, but there is a more distant chapter of history with which this former colonial power is still trying to come to terms – and it’s causing a fair amount of controversy.
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2020-02-072024-05-07National
Mbumba to stand in for Geingob at AU
President Hage Geingob has delegated Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba to represent him at the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, which starts this weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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2020-02-072024-06-18Crime and Courts
Investigation continues into fatal Kalahari shooting
The police are yet to conclude their investigations into the case of an officer of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) who is accused of shooting and killing a 32-year-old civilian last year.
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2020-02-072024-05-07National
High school murder trial to resume in March
Windhoek Regional Court is set to resume the trial of two men who stand accused of killing an Acacia High School learner nearly six years ago.