In looking at rural youth, one cannot help but look at the dualistic character of African economies. Most of the African economies are characterised by a large agriculture, and rural economy and a small urban sector (except for Zambia which has 58% of its population living in urban areas).
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Opinion – Job security and economic stimulation amid pandemic
Covid-19 has created an unprecedented demand for our services.
Opinion – Covid-19: Lessons from uncertain and disruptive times
The uncertain and disruptive environment is painful episodes.
On the spot – Covid-19: The schools reopening dilemma
Education ministry executive director Sanet Steenkamp spoke to New Era journalist Kuzeeko Tjitemisa (KT) on some of the thorny issues regarding the reopening of schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Opinion – The need for economic reform in Namibia
Namibia is a country that is rich in natural resources
WEEKLY TAKEAWAY with Lawrence Kamwi – All things are ready, if our mind be so
The simple yet seminal, “all things are ready, if our mind be so,” is culled from William Shakespeare’s Henry V.
Opinion – Giving an account of your choice
In all the talk about the elections, a voice that is seldom heard is that of the church.
Culture and science in healthcare
According to an American anthropologist Edward T Hall, ‘culture is not made up, but something that evolves which is human’.
Interrogating topmost performance indicators for successful academics
Higher education institutions the world over depend on the work of their academics in operations, leading what positions they hold in university rankings or log standings.
Weekly takeaway with Lawrence Kamwi – That which was, which is, and which will be
It was the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth who wrote that, “life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be.