Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

The City of Windhoek’s aspirations to become a smart city by 2022, which would entail major infrastructure reinvestment and modernisation, have been thwarted because there simply isn’t enough money. 

Never had I thought that the pain that death brings could be so deep and so profound. So many times I had to comfort the bereaved and give them words of encouragement, now we would experience the full extent of that pain in our bodies and souls.

As we commemorate the Day of the African Child this week, with the theme “30 years after the adoption of the Charter: accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2040 for an Africa fit for children”, I thought of reflecting on the importance of children’s literature and the role it plays in the lives and development of children.

On 14 June 2021, death robbed us of one of Namibia’s historic icons, in the person of William Eric Getzen, better known as Mburumba Kerina.

We wish to respond on the issue relating to the Namibia-Botswana Border Treaty as follows: The Mafwe and the Mayeyi traditional authorities in the Zambezi region wrote in The Namibian dated 17 May 2021 showing their concerns about the border treaty of 2018 between Namibia and Botswana. 

After leaving the Chixhu-Sesheke-Singalamwe corridor, the PLAN freedom fighters criss-crossed the surrounding villages, and finally reached Masida district. 

The current Covid-19 pandemic has blindsided several organisations’ boards, resulting in a lack of appropriate guidance from the board to the CEO.  In addition, the pandemic has prompted companies to consider the quality and composition of their boards of directors, as some do not derive significant value from board members during this trying times.

To many Namibians, 16 June has no significance as it doesn’t echo any bells, neither does it evoke any emotions. On the other hand, to some Africans, it is a nightmare.

The late Prof Mburumba Kerina had been coaching me to become Namibia’s first female president on 21 March 2030. Prof was not perfect just like everyone else. He was not immune to mistakes as he too was a human being. 

Government’s communication around vaccines has been found wanting and the devastating results are visible for all to see. Misinformation (fake news) and speculation thrives in the absence of credible information.