Year: 2021

The Namibian economy has recently seen its worst years in terms of economic growth.

The Harambee Prosperity Plan II (HPP II) covers 2021 to 2025 and builds on the solid foundation of the inaugural HPP 2016-2020. It continues to prioritise the implementation of targeted policy programmes to enhance service delivery, contribute to economic recovery and engender inclusive growth. 

This article is a continuation of the series complex issue of abortion. Words matter, reflecting our reality and they create our reality. In these reflections, I will be using inclusive and gender-neutral language. I will also use the word ‘termination’ as opposed to ‘abortion’, which is the word used in South African Law.

Climate change is already impacting business and society worldwide. Yet the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are driving global average temperatures upward continue to climb. 

The role top management plays in the internationalisation of higher education is crucial for its successful implementation.

Namibia has lately been rated by the World Bank as one of the countries with the highest inequalities and skewed economic development in the world.

In his response to questions posed by the opposition in the National Assembly during the State of the Nation Address debate on 15 April 2021 in the National Assembly, President Geingob rejected claims that corruption in Namibia is systemic.

On 26 April 2021, President Hage G. Geingob concluded highly successful three-day consultations and meetings in the Zambezi region with traditional authorities in Katima Mulilo, residents of the Impalila Island and the Nchindo family. 

In Understanding Civil Society - History, debates and contemporary approaches, a contribution to the book Civil Society Peacebuilding, Christoph Spurk clarifies the concept of ‘civil society’ by going back to its historical and philosophical roots in order for us to give agency to the concept in different contexts. 

The 2021 State of the Nation Address by President Hage G. Geingob was an indication of government’s efforts at strengthening resilience. Despite negative energies and unwarranted efforts by the opposition to stray off the agenda of SONA and choose chaos, the President has set the political programme, going forward, and ticked three boxes: i) Optimism (ii) Decisiveness and (iii) Certainty.