Author: Prof Makala Lilemba (Prof Makala Lilemba )

The Lusata Ceremony of the Mafwe community held on 1 October has come to pass, and it is going back to square one. 

For easy and manageable ranking, the Zambezi region can be divided into four routes radiating from the central zone of development, which is the town of Katima Mulilo. Each route has experienced some form of developmental challenges. 

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, nationalism is defined as loyalty and devotion to a nation, especially a sense of national consciousness, exalting one nation above all others, and placing primary emphasis on the promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups.

The National and Presidential elections are looming, as they are to be held next year. In some circles, the members of political parties are applying push and pull strategies to try to eke
out a niche in the forthcoming political dispensation. 

The Legal Assistance Centre Series on Rule of Law defines the rule of law to mean that everyone, all individuals and all institutions including judges, magistrates, government officials, the police and the army, must follow the constitution and the law. 

Mazrui (1986) in his documentary, ‘The Africans: A Triple Heritage’, ironically alludes to the African mind as being capable of forgetting easily despite what has happened in the past.

According to Frankena (1973), the word 'moral' is derived from the Latin word 'mos' or 'moralis', which means manner or custom, while the Greek word 'ethikos' for ethics means the same and it is concerned with the way we conduct ourselves or behave, as well as the course of action we take in certain moral problems. 

Preparations are underway in Outapi, the regional capital of Omusati for the advent of Olufuko, on 1 July 2023, a cultural ceremony of the people in the northern part of Namibia.