2019-07-05Staff Report 2 Statistics released this week by Urban and Rural Development Minister Peya Mushelenga - that 70 percent of informal settlement and rural area dwellers defecate in the open due to lack of toilet facilities in their areas – unsettled us. View more
2019-06-28Staff Report 2 Some Namibians have reduced themselves to being perpetual armchair critics cynical about everything that government wants to do even when such deeds are for the good of all the citizens of our country. The case in View more
2019-06-21Staff Reporter Last week’s sad deaths of two men at Okatope village in Ohangwena Region, after a traditional well they were digging collapsed on them, has brought to the fore a firm reminder of the opportunism that is deeply entrenched in our politics. View more
2019-06-14Staff Reporter 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 View more
2019-05-31Staff Reporter 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. View more
2019-05-17Staff Reporter 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. View more
2019-05-10Staff Reporter Stubborn drought conditions have forced government to declare a drought state of emergency this week – with over N$570 million made available to fend off the advances of this natural scourge. View more
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