Editorial

Reports on Wednesday that made front-page news should be a wake-up call to our policymakers because unemployment fuels resentment and is a potential source for social unrest.

It has been a whirlwind couple of days. Some commentators have thrown around the word constitutional crisis as the misinterpretation of a section of the Electoral Act by political parties took centre stage. Everyone

The frustrations endured by thousands of graduates, sitting at home without meaningful employment, are well known problems in our country. 

As Namibians gear themselves up for the Presidential and National Assembly elections in about 55 days, we have witnessed a disturbing battle of personalities within our country’s body politic. 

It is a given Namibia is drought-prone. This status quo will continue for a long time to come. 

Words of mouth have thickened the air over the past couple of months, as politicians – affiliated and independent – tried convincing residents of Ondangwa Urban Constituency to vote for them in

Yesterday, a court in South Africa ruled in favour of broadcaster Karima Brown, determining that the

Beyond political rhetoric, intra-African trade has remained lip service. And visiting Tanzanian President John Magufuli did not mince his words when expressing shock this week that for the past five years trade between his country and Namibia stood at less that N$360 million.

The American government officially began accepting gift donations in 1961, in part to control its soaring debts. 

In his novel titled 1984, George Orwell sloganeered “War is peace, freedom is slavery [and] ignorance is strength.” 
In the novel, this phrase is portrayed as the slogan of the English Socialism Party, which ruled Oceania.