The heavy-handedness of the police in dealing with defenseless and vulnerable vendors raises eyebrows for all the wrong reasons. While it is within the mandate of the City Police to maintain law and order and enforce compliance with municipal by-laws – it is disheartening to see the amount of brute force used against these defenseless...
The world has made great strides in advancing the cause of the girl-child. Thanks to various efforts, the girl-child has been taken from being outcasts of society and so-called second-rated citizens to being almost on par with their male counterparts. This is commendable. It is laughable and simply unfathomable that just by virtue of being...
The old sayings, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” and “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”, echoed loudly as we pen this week’s editorial. However, we will not get tired, relent or equivocate in bringing to your attention how evil a society we...
The working class performs essential jobs across sectors like manufacturing, logistics and retail, but they often face financial instability and low wages. As the world marked May Day, or Worker’s Day yesterday, the uncertainty on the faces of many workers who flocked to various gatherings to observe the day could not go unnoticed. Many are...
Namibians will go to the polls later this year to elect new local authority and regional councillors. For many, these elections are a write-down. Many have the misconceived notion that such elections hold no real significance and ought not to be taken seriously. The regional council elections, for instance – on the contrary and in...
For years, Namibia’s civil service has carried a reputation of inefficiency and having poor work ethics. In some circles, civil servants have been perceived less as public service professionals and more as glorified salary-collectors. In an interview with this publication last year, then- Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa expressed reservations on the possibility of implementing...
Agriculture minister Mac Albert Hengari clearly intends to hit the ground running. In his maiden address to the staff of his ministry, he struck the right chords by highlighting the need for better, arable land for communal farmers. In short, he wants communal farmers to be elevated to commercial farming in order to reap the...
Climate change has affected our lives in many ways. It has altered ways on how we should build our houses, and how we produce our food in terms of irrigation and animal-raising. Rainfall has become erratic, and now more than ever very unpredictable. Recently, we have noticed that rain starts very late in March in...
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...
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...