This article is part of my overall mission to persuade especially our judiciary and our legal fraternity about the fact that everyone in Namibia has the inherent and automatic legal standing to promote respect, protection and realisation of the basic human rights and freedoms enshrined in NC.
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Katima Mulilo 1978: Paying homage to our heroes
In commemoration of the upcoming Heroes’ Day on 26 August 2022, please allow me to share a word or two in your newspaper on this vital piece of history that I personally feel is often underrated and most of our children, or even some of those of my age, don’t know, but it’s nostalgic to many of the older generation.
The illegality of unpaid internship programmes
In August 2020, I wrote an article on the struggle of acquiring an internship that was published by The Namibian.
WATCH: Jobless teachers to march
WATCH: Jobless teachers to march
Weekly takeaway with Lawrence Kamwi – If language should die, so does our understanding of the world
The American-Canadian linguist, K. David Harrison, writes that the “mind has no end”, while the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein opined that, “the limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”
Access to information for refugees and asylum seekers
On the 13 December 2019, the New Era newspaper reported that the Namibian government turned away 42 desperate immigrants with refugees status issued by the South African government, this refugees fled South Africa as a result of a wave of xenophobic attacks.
Opinion – HIV/Aids: Is the church playing its part?
“One of the most common and violent enemies of humankind today is HIV/Aids.
Opinion – Universities join forces in promoting reading culture in children
My experience in teaching literature in English over the years has revealed that most of our children in Africa do not have a reading culture.
Opinion – Matotela and the breakaway urge
The urge for the Matotela to break away from the Mafwe mainstream needs serious interrogation as the Mafwe can no longer afford another split.
Opinion – Hybrid taxation vs economic recovery
At the earliest of time, in the days of independence, most African countries mooted various ambitious economic growth visions, which in our case, is referred to as Vision 2030.



