2023-03-03Reverend Jan Scholtz This is the second instalment of articles on ‘sanctity of human life’. This week’s article focuses on euthanasia. View more
2023-03-10Reverend Jan Scholtz This is the third instalment on a series of articles on ‘Sancity of Human life’. In this edition, we round off the topic with capital punishment. View more
2023-03-17Reverend Jan Scholtz 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 in youth work and development. View more
2023-03-24Reverend Jan Scholtz Sex education encompasses various issues that may include sexual and reproductive health; puberty and sexuality; human reproduction: adolescent fertility; maternal morbidity and mortality; HIV/Aids and other sexually transmitted diseases; family planning as well as abortion and miscarriages. View more
2023-03-31Reverend Jan Scholtz It was with fervent hope that Namibian people waged the struggle against apartheid and that the post-apartheid era would come with the eradication of poverty, inequality and unemployment in the country. View more
2023-04-06Reverend Jan Scholtz Life is a journey. The most critical part of a journey, apart from reaching your destination is the view. And even then, when one reached the said point, the view on the way determines the quality of the trip. View more
2023-04-14Reverend Jan Scholtz 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. View more
2023-04-21Reverend Jan Scholtz 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. View more
2023-04-28Reverend Jan Scholtz 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). View more
2023-05-05Reverend Jan Scholtz 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. View more
2023-05-12Reverend Jan Scholtz 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. View more
2023-05-19Reverend Jan Scholtz The adolescent stage can be understood as a period when an individual makes a transition from childhood to adulthood. View more
2023-05-26Reverend Jan Scholtz ‘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! View more
