The coronavirus pandemic has been unprecedented in its effect, impacting every facet of daily life. The ongoing third wave has been especially taxing on Namibia’s healthcare system, and on the mental health and wellbeing of Namibians at large.
Year: 2021
Business Rescue Task Force volunteering services
The task force mandated to rescue businesses in distress and those adversely impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic are all volunteering their time, and are not being compensated for their services.
DoBox and B2Gold invite innovative entrepreneurs
DoBox, in collaboration with B2Gold Namibia, has launched the “DoBox Jumpstarter” incubation programme with the objective of supporting talented Namibian entrepreneurs for investment and growth readiness. This initiative brings together passionate and driven start-ups committed to taking their business ventures to the next level.
Opinion – Living in hope
One of the custodians of Winchester Cathedral in England loved to stand on its roof and relate the story of how the news of Wellington’s victory over Napoleon reached England.
Opinion – The culture of silence
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.
Opinion – Mother tongue ideology and multilingual Namibia
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
Opinion – Leaders emotional intelligence tools
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,..
Opinion – The Tigray conflict and the triple irony
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,
Opinion – Universities must be relevant to their communities
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?
Letter – You either deliver or submerge in your own crisis
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,
