As we continue to look at Vision 2030 together, I want us to look at how we can address some of the divisions that baffle us at times. Somewhere, we have to remove the mask and accept that, as a society (nation), we are often guilty of sin or racism.
Our country, and Namibian society, has changed radically since the dawn of democracy on 21 March 1990.
AIDS is a syndrome with frightening social and cultural meaning.
‘Do not do as I do; do as I tell you!’ Every one of us has heard this statement very often. It does not matter whether we have heard it once, twice, 10 times or a thousand times, but it is still not true!
The adolescent stage can be understood as a period when an individual makes a transition from childhood to adulthood.
An old, established church stands at the intersection of two busy streets. Around the corner was a popular restaurant. One Sunday, a retired pastor and member of the congregation preached a sermon at the church.
Drugs have been used since civilisation began for medication, meditation, divination and recreation. But at no time in history has there been such grave concern – from the head of state to the average citizen – over the epidemic nature of drug abuse and the insidious social and financial consequences of illicit trafficking.
During the medieval era, St Augustine’s theology promoted a critical solidarity between church and state. Hence, he could argue that at times, the church has to say no, and at times yes to state ideologies (Brown 1969).
In every discourse revolving around unemployment, education is deemed to be a key component. Education increases the volume of employables. This in turn indirectly increases the level of unemployment.
The earliest and most influential theory of international trade is the comparative advantage analysis first developed by Ricardo and later perfected by A Smith in 1776
(Smith 1776), from then onwards additions to the theory have been fairly modest in the sense of changing the fundamental premise of the theory.