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Letters
Letter – Please, upgrade existing communal fences
The need for upgrading and maintaining communal fences is a national call going out to all role-players, stakeholders and especially decision makers; in particular the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, traditional authorities (TAs) and development aid funders (partners).
Letter – Developing a culture of reading and writing among Namibians
“A word after a word after a word is power” and that is the magic of narratives, the ability to transform lives, perspectives and worldviews. It can only happen through reading because true reading is when you make meaning from reading.
Letter – Master the art of MCing
Does the idea of public speaking seem daunting to you? Well, in a world of almost eight billion people you can rest assured that it is more common than you can fathom.
Letter – Time to talk about men and depression
‘Men don’t cry’; ‘Be a man about it’; ‘Suck it up and deal’. These are just a few examples of the harmful stereotypes that men face when it comes to mental health.
Letter – Ban dangerous home-brewed beer
Home-brewed beers have become a hugely hazardous and fatal drink in our society and need a permanent ban.
Letter – Homosexuality is socially constructed
The topic of same-sex practice has been a subject of philosophical debate over the years. While some philosophers have expressed their opposition to same-sex practice, citing moral grounds, others have taken a different stance.
Letter – African youths chained, enslaved again
In recent years, debates around decolonising the curriculum have taken centre stage. The decolonisation of the curriculum movement has attracted institutions of the higher learning world to question the critical issues around power, knowledge, and the legacies of colonialism.
Letter – The urgent need to transform the public service
Namibia gained Independence on 21 March 1990 and since then, we have been in an era of democracy, reform and transformation. Yet, the public service in Namibia remains constant and no change has been made to reform public service delivery in Namibia.
Letter – Addressing the education/job market mismatch
Namibia is faced with a fundamental problem involving the mismatch between the demands of its future labour market and the education it provides.