The state of phobia between lawmakers and academicians has been simmering for many centuries, and yet no solution is in sight. In ancient Greece, Socrates was condemned to death by drinking hemlock because of his questions about life and knowledge and other issues, which affected humankind.
Zambezi region is of strategic importance to the country and SADC in terms of economic development and trade.
Like in many African countries, education in Namibia was brought by different missionary societies.
The border post between Namibia and Zambia at Wenela in Katima Mulilo was closed during the occupation of the racist South African Government.
One of the reasons for taking up arms and sacrifice the lives of many Namibians was to change and improve the inferior education system offered by the colonialists to the indigenous peoples of Namibia.
In the Holy Book, King Solomon, the wisest person whoever lived in the third chapter of Ecclesiastes states that there is time for everything in the universe.
Frantz Fanon (originally from Martinique Island and later settled in Algeria) believed that violent revolution was the only means of ending colonial repression and cultural trauma in the Third World.
The South African regime was brutal and used its security forces in beating, torturing, maiming and killing supporters of the liberation struggle.
It has been maintained for centuries that politics is a dirty game, but this thinking is losing ground and weight. In some quarters, the feeling is that politics, itself, is not dirty, but the political practitioners are the ones who are tarnishing the image and game of this field.
