One of the trademarks of a democracy is regular elections after a specified period, as stipulated in the constitution of the country. Namibia is once again exercising this democratic right on 27 November this year. Twenty-one political parties in a population of three million people are participatingin the elections, and the election campaign ball has...
It seems many Namibians who are politically-inclined have come to read, understand and implement Article 17 of the Namibian Constitution to the letter. The Article guarantees political freedom, and the right to form and join political parties at will, provided it is done peacefully. The understanding of Article 17 is confirmed by the number of...
I recently visited a neighbouring country where I was subjected to intensive scrutiny through the immigration formalities. After submitting my authorised new identity card to the immigration officer, I was grilled despite having the relevant document. Despite that scrutiny, I commended the immigration officer for carrying out her official duties in a firm but professional...
It is no longer a secret that Namibians are heading to the polls on 27 November this year, and have undergone such exercise many times. Still, the tempo changes slightly, depending on the election and the national interests at stake during the campaigns. During these campaigns, some political parties often become deeply polarised, leading to...
The South African racist and oppressive political dispensation denied Namibians their deserved services. With the advent of nationhood thirty-four years ago, one would have thought that basic services would be a right and made available to every Namibian, irrespective of social status and political affiliation. But the situation on the ground is just the opposite...
Sibbinda Primary School in Sibbinda Constituency of Zambezi region in Namibia will be celebrating its establishment as a school on 16 August 2024. The school has managed to survive all odds during the 75 years after its establishment. The main one was its struggle against feeder schools which were opened during the sixties and seventies,...
Google sources describe constructive criticism as feedback that provides specific and actionable suggestions, which give clear advice and specific recommendations on how to make positive improvements. In certain circumstances, criticism may be the cause of conflict, which is the existence of differences of opinions among people in an organisation. On the other hand, conflict is...
The culture of migrating from one political party to another has been with this country for some time now. Whereas it is the right of every Namibian to hop from one political party to another as per Article 17, it is equally worrying when political heavy-weights in a party leave and join other parties, especially...
Historical distortions for political expediency have unfortunately been a recurrent tactic throughout history.
For more than three decades now, the nationalists, liberators and founders of the Namibian nation have been grappling with the untangling of Namibians from the claws of apartheid and oppression mentality.