Across Namibia, rural-urban migration has become one of the most noticeable changes in our social and economic landscape. From small villages in the far north to remote settlements in the deep south, families are gradually breaking apart as working-age adults move to towns seeking jobs, better schools and healthcare. Those left behind often face a...
Since the passing of Dr Zedekiah Joseph Tjitana Ngavirue, the former special envoy on the Ovaherero-Nama genocide, on 24 June 2021, this important responsibility has not yet been officially reassigned to anyone else. Efficiency, justice An envoy is a temporary high-level special representative or diplomat who carries out an assignment by advising and advocating for...
The increase in suicide cases has sparked growing concern, with many discussions highlighting mental health challenges as a significant contributing factor. While much attention has been given to personal struggles, one area often overlooked is how workplace environments, particularly leadership styles and work culture, can influence an individual’s mental health. This issue often goes unnoticed,...
Namibia has been ranked first in Africa and second overall in the 2025 reading of the Greenfield FDI Performance Index. Greenfield investments are described as a form of foreign direct investment (FDI) where a parent company starts a new venture in a foreign country by constructing new operational facilities from the ground up. In this specific investment...
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court has refused environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in a venture led by French energy giant TotalEnergies near the foot of Africa, in a ruling seen by AFP yesterday. The High Court said Wednesday the environment ministry’s 2023 go-ahead for exploratory operations in the roughly 10 000-square-kilometre block near Cape...
At an altitude of 39 400 feet, en route to Addis Ababa from Windhoek, I could not help but hear the excitement of an Italian couple sitting next to me. They were reflecting on their just-ended excursion in Namibia as they browsed through photos they had taken. My eyes and ears could not help wandering....
For some, social media may just be a platform for leisure or something to help pass the time. However, to those with three eyes, social media is one of the greatest gifts humankind could have ever received. Its magnificence is immeasurable, and its dormant potential can be a frustration. Albeit its potency to easily solve...
I have always wondered why single mothers are made to carry the shame of being the present parent. You hear people say, “Yeah, she was mos raised by a single mother”,. as if that is a mark against the woman raising the child. When did this become something to attach to women to make them...
The podcast version of #IndustryLoop hosted Robert Shipanga recently. Robert is the founder of Blend Productions…the same label that gave birth to Exit and Mushe. Robert worked wonders because look at Exit and Mushe today…both successful in their own right. Robert’s wisdom is unmatched when it comes to the business of music because when it...
Otjiṱiro Otjindjandja nai katji nomuhunga mena rohoromende nandarire kokutja nguri motjihavero nai, Omutjuṋikwa tja haama mutjo wa tja kape tji na enyando. Omuhaamise wOkomiti yozombara za Kandjoze, Mbakumua Hengari ma tja. Ama raisa kutja momayandero wombura ndja zuko ohoromende ndja zire po kehi yOmuheṋendu Nangolo Mbumba ya yakura Omeritwapero wApamwe, Ojoint Decclaration (OJD) pokati kozohoromende...