Early February this year I was driving from Windhoek to Okahandja. When I left Windhoek, as it was a Saturday afternoon, and the road was not that busy, there was only one sedan ahead of me.
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2020-02-282024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
21 March is our day worth celebrating
Contrary to my decision to take some time from proffering my opinion publicly, while I do some introspection on where we find ourselves as a nation, I am compelled to pen this down.
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2020-02-282024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Some of these indigenous churches are evil – be warned
Our societies have been invaded by new churches – faith groups mushrooming everywhere, disturbing the tranquility of our beautiful neighbourhoods. The evil that men do lives after them.
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2020-02-282024-05-07Focus
African Diaspora: Beyond the year of return
The first set of African slaves are said to have landed in the Americas in 1502. History has it that in 1833 several slave-owning countries including Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal agreed to stop the practice although many of them and others continued the practice up to even beyond the 1880s.
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2020-02-282024-05-07Focus
Star of the Week: 26 residents of Aranos
Our Star of the Week goes out to 26 residents of Aranos, who are part of the inspirational Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia.
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2020-02-262024-05-07Focus
Word On The Block – by the Namibian Police: Understanding arrest and arrested person (Part 1)
Arrest constitutes one of the most drastic infringements of the rights of an individual. In terms of Article 11(1) of the Constitution, no person shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention.
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2020-02-212024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
The synchronisation of societal priorities
When, in 1137, the Abbot Suger announced his plans to build a new choir for the Abbey church in St Dennis, France, and adorn it with gold, his long time friend, the Cistercian Abbot, Bernard of Clairvaux, criticized Suger’s taste for excessive opulence in these words:
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2020-02-212024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
It is time for Swapo to unite, fight patronage and corruption
As is common knowledge to all Namibians, Swapo Party is a modern political party in the political landscape of Namibia.
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2020-02-212024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
The paradox of African democracy
The Greek scholar, Herodotus, coined the term democracy in the 5th B.C. from two words: ‘demos’, which means people and katejn, meaning rule or cratos, which in turn means authority. Many centuries later, Abraham Lincoln, the sixth president of the United States of America defined democracy as government of the people by the people and for the people. This implies that in a democracy, the people themselves must rule themselves.
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2020-02-212024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Low morale descends on higher education as economic crunch bites hard
By using the participant observation method, I have observed with great concern that, in recent years, the higher education sector has been seriously affected by the economic crisis that is threatening the operations of this onetime vibrant and noble sector.