Today, I am tackling a matter geared towards primarily Christians, especially as 90% of the population profess Christianity.
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2020-02-072024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies – why we should promote a reading culture
I saw hordes of people reading books – novels, novellas, poems and plays, and other literature.
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2020-02-072024-05-07Focus
Star of the week: Mansueta Ndapandula Muunda
Our Star of the week is Mansueta Ndapandula Muunda, a volunteer cook at Moses van der Byl primary school in Katutura.
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2020-02-042024-05-07Focus
FOCUS: Coronavirus battle in China: Processes and prospects
Since the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic broke out in Wuhan in late December 2019, the Chinese government has taken robust measures to curb the spread
of the deadly virus, most notably a full quarantine on Wuhan, the epicentre of the
outbreak, and strong control and preventive measures in such metropolitan areas as
Beijing and Shanghai as well as other population centres around China.
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2020-01-312024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Take your country forward
I recently attended a graduation ceremony, and as I sat in that jovial moment, observing and admiring the graduates, an important question dawned on me.
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2020-01-312024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Kabbe: The spot simmering with intercommunal conflict
It is well known that conflicts in communal areas could have more than one root cause. Issues such as water or water points, grazing pastures, forests, fields for subsistence crops or just land in general may prove fertile ground for intercommunal conflicts.
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2020-01-312024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Branding Namibia is also an individual responsibility
On 17 August 2019, at the 39th SADC Summit in Dar Es Salaam, after the familiar United Republic of Tanzania and SADC anthem had been played, President Hage G.
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2020-01-312024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Making a self-reflection in the past 10 years – are you on your trajectory?
The other day a fellow professor and I were philosophising on a number of issues; some very important, and others, not so significant.
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2020-01-242024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Nust in search of a vice-chancellor
During the year 2019, the longest serving rector and first vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) Dr Tjama Tjivikua stepped down after long service to the university community and the nation.
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2020-01-242024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Where do we go from here?
The year 2019 was a noteworthy year. So many happenings, big and small, good and bad took place in the past year. The past is a critical component of any one or organisation’s being; allowing for retrospection to avoid hurdles of the past while seeing foundations already laid.