FOUR years to this year in 1970, the Zambezi region (Caprivi Strip then) experienced a dry climatic weather spell coupled with a very low crop harvest.
Author: Prof Makala Lilemba (Prof Makala Lilemba )
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Opinion – Celebrating Independence Namibian style
Namibia’s 34th Independence celebration on 21 March 2024 was held in Katima Mulilo, the regional capital of the Zambezi region.
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Opinion – 34 years under shadow of house repossession
After 34 years of nationhood, Namibians are still subjected to house repossession, despite having struggled to have a house called their own home.
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Opinion – Senior citizens living in the city
A fairytale is narrated in which young men in one village got rid of their elders save for one who hid his own. When snake entangles their new chief, it is the hidden old man who dangles a mouse in front of the snake, releasing its grip over the young man.
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Opinion – Communities, nations share a common destiny
South African author Charles Bosman, renowned for his heartbreaking portrayals of life in the rural areas of South Africa, relates a tale of “Unto Dust”, in which an African and an Afrikaner man are killed in a skirmish during the peak of wars between the Afrikaners and Africans.
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Opinion – The mortality of political parties
Empires and kingdoms came and went in full view of their incumbents.
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Opinion – Frustrating and pulling down intellectuals
I was honoured to attend the launch of Charles Mubita’s book, titled, ‘Symbiotic Relationship Between National Interest and Foreign Policy: The Nexus of Decision Making’, on 20 January 2024, which drew people from different spectrum of academicians, diplomats, politicians and rank and file.
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Opinion – Walking free from the Windhoek maximum security prison
After more than two decades of incarceration, another batch of eight alleged secessionists were freed on Friday, 1 December 2023 to the joyous reunion with their families.
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Opinion – Electioneering, concretisation of employment promises
It will be appropriate to borrow the title of Tjingaete’s book, “Weeping Graves of our Ancestors,” to express the current situation in Namibia in terms of the high unemployment level.
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Enhancing unity through Lusata Cultural Ceremony
The Lusata Ceremony of the Mafwe community held on 1 October has come to pass, and it is going back to square one.