I want to elaborate on the concern about factionalism in the governing Swapo Party. Indeed, there are two main organisational shortcomings and dangers that bedevil any governing party. Firstly, the challenges of governance and political management of state power which impacts on the character and values of the governing party. More often, due to the...
We should recognise that people in informal settlements have the same right to share the city with the same dignity and equality as other residents. Without the active participation of informal settlement residents in upgrading projects, any upgrading plans proposed are destined to flop. Post the pandemic, we (Namibian planning practitioners, donors and private sector)...
Kazanga Joshua In this article, I am going to share with you my personal experience of teaching during the pandemic and encourage the education fraternity to keep up with the heroic work of obliging to the World Health Organisation’s measures during the physical contact phase. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “The only thing that...
Alex Mbonabi Ilukena Christina Utete The emergence and outbreak of the novel coronavirus set the whole world at a standstill and shut down all the facets of life disrupting day-to-day activities inclusive of Namibia. The disease, initially observed in Wuhan city, Hubei province in China and declared a global pandemic, a public health emergency of...
By Senior Col. Peng Xiaodong 93 years ago in the city of Nanchang, a new people’s army was founded by the Communist Party of China(CPC). Ever since, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been bravely fighting for liberation and happiness of the Chinese people, striving for independence and rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In...
Philani Mzila and Ngwako Malatji SOUTH AFRICA – Kwaito queen Mshoza’s five-month marriage to Prince Dlamini has reached an outro and she is refusing to press the repeat button. Sunday World can exclusively reveal that Mshoza and Dlamini have gone their separate ways and are heading for divorcefontein. Mshoza, who registered her marriage to Dlamini...
Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden. It is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken”. C.S Lewis An emotional wound is a type of trauma...
LUSAKA – Zambian leader Edgar Lungu on Wednesday fired his education minister, David Mabumba, the presidency said, after nude video clips of him went viral on social media. A statement from the presidency did not give reasons for his removal but it came after explicit video clips of the minister were leaked on Twitter, Facebook...
BAMAKO Mali’s opposition on Wednesday reiterated calls for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign, again spurning a compromise floated by West African leaders seeking to resolve a weeks-old political crisis. Using the acronym by which the president is known, prominent opposition leader Choguel Maiga told a news conference that “the only watchword remains the resignation...
OSHIKANGO – Ombashu yoondunda heyali oya li ya pi po mEtitatu mondoolopa yaHelao Nafidi. Mayola gwondoolopa Eliaser Nghipangelwa okwa li a lombwele oshikundaneki shoNampa kutya omulilo ogwa li gwa tukuka koowili dhongula sho mboka haya zi megumbo moka ya li ya ya kiilonga. Oondunda hamano odha li dha yangata po thilu, omanga ontiheyali ya li...