At a similar time, last year (2023), I wrote an article on the role of firefighters titled ‘Do Firefighters Matter?’ The article was published in a local daily. It was an attribution to the Commemoration of the World International Firefighters’ Day.
Month: May 2024
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Letter – It is not about the youth but the leaders
The youth, depressed over unemployment in the nation, have grown frustrated with having to wait in lengthy, tiresome lines to cast their ballots for politicians.
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Editorial – Press freedom under siege
Martin Luther King once said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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Know your civil servant – Teaching is my calling -Somseb
Teaching is a challenging, tough, yet rewarding career that is not for everybody.
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Geingob’s energy dream takes shape – Mbumba
Namibia yesterday registered a significant milestone in its quest for sustainable energy, positioning the country as a leader in the green hydrogen industry.
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Rukoro: Nudo on autopilot
The National Unity Democratic Organisation has lost its identity and nationalistic ideals, a situation that one of its founders, Hosea Kutako, would be ashamed of.
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75% of Namibian workers earn under N$1 500
As the world commemorated Workers’ Day on Wednesday, labour experts agree that Namibia’s wait-and-see approach, hoping for a panacea for the country’s unemployment woes, the lack of data to make effective decisions and a laissez-faires approach to finding solutions are to blame for the precarious state of unemployment in the country.
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No bail for flat murder accused
Wentzel Maasdorp, the man accused of murdering 40-year-old Delia Maasdorp in Windhoek, was remanded in police custody after he made his first court appearance yesterday.
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RedForce draws Swapo’s Grootfontein ire… party threatens to remove councillors
Swapo’s Otjozondjupa regional leadership is threatening to withdraw their Grootfontein councillors, amidst a fallout between the town’s residents and RedForce debt management company.
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Parliament unveils new number plates
The two Houses of Parliament of Namibia, the National Assembly and the National Council, jointly launched their vehicle registrations plates on Tuesday.