The year 2023 was noteworthy. So much happened, big and small, good and bad, and all took place in the past year.
Author: Reverend Jan Scholtz (Reverend Jan Scholtz )
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Opinion – What is development in perspective?
The ‘year of expectation’, as 2024 has been dubbed by His Excellency Dr Hage Geingob, is upon us.
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Opinion – Reflections on abortion with reference to Namibia
The debate on the morality of abortion centres on the issue of when human life actually begins. Based on biological and psycho-social considerations, different views have been expressed at the beginning of life, ranging from two weeks to nine months.
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Opinion – Light in the darkness: Remember Rachel’s children
Christmas is especially for children. Merle A. Johnson writes: “It is heaven, made of children”. Children do not have the intellectual problems of many adults with angels speaking to shepherds, a star that leads wise men to a manger and a baby born from a virgin.
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The reading of the letter of Philemon within our context
Paul, a prisoner, writes Philemon a letter. Needles to say the letter is written from prison. He is writing to a wealthy man.
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Opinion – Africa’s planned or unplanned social change under a microscope
With social and political change that came with independence came a search, a search for the best possible way to implement that change and to develop the full potential of the various countries in Africa.
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Opinion – Entrepreneurial leadership and nation-building – hallmark of good leadership
The vast majority of businesses initiated by entrepreneurs originate as micro or small businesses. These businesses are usually started and entrepreneurially managed by one person.
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Exiting the stage timeously – hallmark of good leadership
IT IS an age-old question: What is the perfect time for a leader to step down and hand over the reins to others? When has a leader overstepped their efficient capacity?
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Opinion – Religion and economics: Perspective
For most of us, the proverbial war between science and religion ended long ago, either in a stalemate or a truce. Nonetheless, the conflict between religion and economics goes on, apparently for good reasons.
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Market mechanism and impact on development
One of the prime tasks of economics is to resolve the ‘problem of choice’. The problem of choice arises because individuals have a myriad of wants they need to satisfy but the resources required to satisfy these wants are limited.