As we continue on last week’s column on insurance, it is important to emphasise that insurance is an essential aspect of the farming industry, as it provides financial protection to farmers against potential losses due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Enabling food self-sufficiency in Namibia
To some, food self-sufficiency and food security may seem to be the same. However, these are two different phrases, with food self-sufficiency being an enabler of food security.
Opinion – 5G rollout a catalyst for Namibia’s socio-economic transformation
Namibia is working hard to become a knowledge-based society, no longer largely driven by agriculture alone. This means that new technology and innovation need to be embraced.
Opinion – Gender and economic development
The World Health Organisation defines gender as the socially-constructed roles, behaviours and activities that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
OSt Barnabasa mai zemburuka ozombura esere zonÿikameno yayo
OSt Barnabasa mai zemburuka ozombura esere zonÿikameno yayo ombura ndji.
Opinion – Vocational trainees can fill resource gaps in public institutions
For some time now, the media has been reporting on table and chair shortages in public schools and hospitals, even though the solution is clearly within reach.
Opinion – Parliamentary rhetoric and public competence: A crisis of malaise
On the 14th of February 2023, President Hage Geingob will officially open the Parliament of Namibia. For better or for worse, parliament was in the news last year.
Letter – The scheme of President Geingob’s rhetoric
According to the theoretical epigram Murphy’s Law, ‘anything that can, will go wrong’, and if subtly dissevered, ‘if we think of something bad all the time, it is bound to happen’.
Letter – The art of resilience
Resilience is the ability to keep getting up, no matter how many times you fall. It is the most important characteristic to master in life. It is not the man who has no challenges that wins in life, but it is the man who falls but always gets back up who wins.
Know your civil servant – I believe in empowerment
Kristof Mpande Mangundu is a veteran public servant, and one of the hardworking teachers in the public school system.