Month: July 2021

In the Gospel of Matthew 9, Jesus is walking onwards and is surrounded by the crowds: a desperate father has begged him to come to the aid of his daughter who is dying.

It is expected that the psychological toll of the Covid-19 pandemic will last for an extended period. A sense of hopelessness permeates the atmosphere in our country, which is engulfed in anxiety and stress. In a sense, we are going through a period of collective grief. 

Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (Sasscal), which has been turned into Southern Africa’s implementation organisation for the promotion of the Paris Agreement and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, is looking with conviction to the day green hydrogen is in widespread use across SADC countries and the world as part of the global fight ag

There is hardly a speech at local or international level where Namibia’s political leaders do not mention the fact that this country is a child of international solidarity.  

​​​​​​​Christopher Sitwala Muhapi works as a senior information officer in the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). He is the head of the government information function in the Otjozondjupa region, and based at the regional capital, Otjiwarongo.

The University of Namibia says it is deeply saddened by the death of one of its senior staff, Professor Frank Paul Kavishe, who died earlier this week at the age of 69. 

Botswana’s Batawana paramount chief Kgosi Tawana Moremi II, who was the keynote speaker at Chief Kilus Munjuku III Nguvauva’s inauguration in 2014, has described his sudden death as a rude shock.  

A lot has been said about the struggle of healthcare workers during the pandemic, but little attention has been given to the role of faith leaders who minister to the sick and console the grieving.

Due to the escalating Covid-19-related deaths, some families have complained that the City of Windhoek is unable to keep up with the high demand for graves for
them to bury their loved ones within the timeframe as stipulated by public health regulations. 

A murder accused British multi-millionaire, who claimed to have invested in excess of N$150 million in Namibia in the last 10 years, said he was willing to pay bail of N$200 000. Harvey Boulter (51) is accused of murdering one of his employees in the Kamanjab area during March this year.