The //Kharas region is on the cusp of being noted as a major economic region in Namibia, with Lüderitz at its spearhead.
Author: Reverend Jan Scholtz (Reverend Jan Scholtz )
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Opinion – Taking street kids off the streets
THE rise in the number of street kids has reached alarming proportions. Due to poor living conditions at home and the inaccessibility of a means of livelihood, many young people have been pushed onto the streets.
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Opinion – Pastoral ministry in the 21st century
A friend writes in a book that in his experience, the work of ministers can be best described as ‘hatching’ (baptisms), ‘matching’ (weddings) and ‘dispatching’ (burials).
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Opinion – Dare to dream
SINCE the dawn of time, dreams have fascinated mankind. Dreams from the Bible, from mystics, shamans, wise men, poets, authors, artists, scientists, and psychologists have always been a source of creativity and knowledge and have been crucial to the development of civilisation.
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Opinion – Easter during extraordinary times
What does Easter mean to us as Namibian Christians living in these times? Have you ever noticed how different Easter is from the Christmas season? Christmas shows up in the store beginning in August.
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Opinion – Youth participation: The wind in the sails of progress
Having been an active youth leader in my younger days, I speak from practical experience as to the impact and need for active and dynamic youth participation. The youth have always been harbingers of development.
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Opinion – Where do we go from here?
The year 2023 was noteworthy. So much happened, big and small, good and bad, and all took place in the past year.
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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.