2022-06-24Staff Reporter A very important moment unfolded in the National Assembly this week when parliamentarians finally passed the long-awaited Access to Information Bill, a critical piece of legislation that will in future enable citizens to not only exercise their voice but effectively monitor and hold the government to account. View more
2022-06-17Staff Reporter Namibians, especially workers, are going through extreme headwinds right now with food, fuel, credit and almost everything else having been the most expensive they’ve ever been. View more
2022-06-10Staff Reporter The opportunities that technological advancements could bring should make us all excited, but we should realise this is an opportunity to level the playing field as access to technology and its benefits is hugely skewed in favour of urban dwellers. View more
2022-06-03Staff Reporter In Namibia, decentralisation is a constitutional requirement; therefore, it is the government’s mandate to work towards decentralisation. View more
2022-06-03Staff Reporter Very unfortunate events unfolded at the Gam settlement in the Otjozondjupa region last week when locals clashed with shop owners and other businesspeople in what has been attributed to tribalism. View more
2022-05-27Staff Reporter This week’s Africa Day passed by without much fanfare. In Namibia, we consider ourselves proud Africans. We fly the African Union flag next to ours. We sing the African Union anthem with ours. View more
2022-05-20Staff Reporter If we do not act to address long-standing gripes about worker exploitation and a free pass for foreign nationals who invest in Namibia, we should prepare to see the masses in the streets more regularly and maybe a little angrier. View more
2022-05-13Staff Reporter There is no doubt that Botswana certainly did her homework on Namibia’s capacity and capability to co-host the Africa Cup of Nations. The neighbours are in the process of initiating a joint bid to co-host the 2027 edition of Africa’s biggest football showpiece. View more
2022-05-06Staff Reporter The annual announcement of the Reporters Without Borders’ press freedom index this week passed by without much fanfare. View more
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