Aligning budgetary priorities with national development goals is a daunting task indeed and even more so for a new administration including a new finance minister. That is because the country’s budget must focus on productive areas that can bolster job-creation, infrastructure development and notable investment in essential services. Imagine, all these priority areas must be...
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Editorial – Madame president, we are at your mercy
As a nation, we must celebrate our achievements with the same fervour, whether big or small. National pride should resonate not only in moments of struggle, but also in the victories we achieve, both gigantic and minuscule. Tomorrow marks a historic moment for Namibia and for the Southern African Development Community (SADC). We will witness...
Editorial – NNN: Cometh the hour, cometh the woman
As a nation, united in our rich diversity, we must embrace the values of honesty and integrity with pride and conviction. This commitment requires us to speak the truth boldly and without hesitation – free from fear, favour or prejudice. In doing so, we must confront the ills of society, exposing them for what they...
Editorial – The informal sector needs your help
We have all, at one time or another, bought the occasional airtime recharge voucher, a fruit or just chewing gum from the man or woman down the street. It could be from those stationed at almost every street corner, or along the convergence of foot paths. It can however also be your neighbour – a...
Editorial – Farewell, Founding Father of the Republic
One of the most quoted sayings of Founding President Sam Nujoma has to do with his call for unity of purpose as a nation. This has been a mantra of the father of the nation for long. His vision has always been that of a united nation striving to achieve a common good for all...
Editorial – Now, hard work!
The passing on of Founding President Sam Nujoma has left many with a void that is difficult to fill in many spheres of society. In all honestly, nothing could have prepared Namibia for this day. Not the ripe age that he lived; not all his contributions to this great God’s country – nothing could prepare...
Editorial – An Ode to Nujoma the Great
A great tree has fallen. The ground has been shaken. The founding father of the Namibian republic is no more. A nation is in mourning, and the world is in shock. A world without Founding President Sam Nujoma, which was unimaginable to many across this vast land, now stares us dead in the eye. His...
Editorial – Namibian sports’ Achilles heel … systematic neglect, underfunding
Namibian sports is at a crossroads, where ambition and talent are stifled by systemic neglect. Namibians must decide whether to maintain the status quo, which benefits no one in the greater scheme of things, or carve a new path for us, wherein the majority, particularly athletes who labour through blood, sweat and tears, can finally...
Editorial – Penduka Afrika, DRC is burning!
The escalation of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is bad news by any definition. Not only has the conflict threatened the livelihoods of more than 100 million people who call the country home, but analysts fear that the instability in the central African country could spill over to neighbouring countries. Already...
Editorial – A sober red line dose
Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr once said: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” This week, his words reverberated in the Namibian courts, particularly in the battle over the...