It was not destined for Adam and Eve to remain silent in the Garden of Eden even after their fall from grace, but they were allowed to respond to their wrongdoing. However, many institutions today prohibit their workers from expressing themselves freely.
The mother tongue ideology is based on the belief that every speaker has only one single mother tongue (MT). It is my view that, having so many languages within Namibia, it would be impossible to expect that in a complex multilingual
Whether you have been in a leadership position for 30 years or more, in the past or in the future, or even today, you might encounter someone who possesses a prickly personality. In the near future,..
The Tigray conflict that began around midnight of 3-4 November 2020 in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has all the paradoxes that one can think of – the triple irony if you like. First, you have the man who is waging the war. Secondly,
However, universities should always keep asking: what are we actually for? Has the need to have a high-profile international identity outstripped the needs of the original purpose of the institution of higher learning?
Zambians have decided to change the government, just like Malawians in 2020. The 2021 Zambian general elections were held on 12 August 2021 to elect the President and National Assembly,
A new wind of change is blowing in neighbouring Zambia following Hakainde Hichilema’s election as incoming president. The business tycoon and opposition leader, at his sixth attempt at winning the presidency,
Dr Lisho Mundia is one of the highly skilled individuals working in the Namibian public service. He is a seasoned executive, academician, entrepreneur and author with about 20 years of working experience, including 10 years in education, research and training.
I have penned many tributes over the years, but none of those has moved me close to tears like this one. The legendary revolutionary and internationalist Ernesto Che Guevara
Kazenambo Kazenambo was not a media darling. The relationship had way too much needle to get mushy over it, but Namibian journalism will miss him. A colleague this week suggested a book of memorable quotes by KK would be quite thick.