Letters

The continuing killing of Namibians by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is undermining security in the Zambezi region.

Vitalio Angula Omeima Abdeslam and Catherine Contantinides
Towards the end of October 1975, 350 000 Moroccans, under instruction from King Hassan II, gathered in the southern most city of the

Although arts as a subject is considered eccentric, over the top and downwardly weird by the general common public who usually do not understand the craft, there is more to it.  

When schools opened at the beginning of this year on 15 January 2020 much of the time was given to athletics which was indeed part of the extramural activities prior to the announcement of the state of emergency decision to close the schools on 16 March 2020.

From Addis Ababa to Windhoek there has been a lot of hype about the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) from heads of state, tech evangelists and futurists, narrating the disruptive effects that the technological revolution will have on jobs and economies.

An abortion is a medical or surgical procedure that deliberately ends a pregnancy before an embryo or foetus is born. Many of us these days have turned a blind eye on the fact that abortion has been on a rise in Namibia, politicians, activists and others have chosen to base more focus on gender-based violence whilst lives of unborn babies have been sidelined.

On the subject of violence, Nelson Mandela said, “no country, no city, no community is immune. But neither are we powerless against it.” 

I have been reading the Namibian opinions through text and I have found that most writers don’t write from their hearts.

Imagine walking out of war without a parent and still surviving. Imagine being made a mother of your younger siblings and having the audacity to nail it.

Women’s ability to access safe and legal abortion in Namibia is restricted by the law, with abortion only permitted to save the life of a woman or to preserve her physical and mental health.