As I write this, it is not as an impartial observer, but rather from the unsettling perspective of someone who has experienced workplace sexual harassment.
Letters
A learning society, meritocracy and technocracy
Meritocracy is the rightful placement of individuals into employment positions based on their competencies.
Are self-help groups the future of tenure security?
The concept of self-help groups in Namibia started as a ‘self-help’ effort in the late 1980s when the Council of Churches in Namibia convened a meeting with urban settlers, who found themselves landless and homeless, to address their need for land and housing.
Letter – The power of fibre optic cables
If you’ve recently noticed an increase in cable-laying activities around your neighbourhood in Namibia, you’re not alone.
Letter – Between Constitution and Legislature: A rock and a hard place
Same-sex relationships and the livelihoods of sexual minority groups and communities in Namibia have faced increased public contestation since the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to recognise same-sex marriages performed abroad.
Letter – Use anti-gay energy to eradicate unemployment
The only thing that I know is I know nothing (Socrates). Some may say I am concerned about things that are none of my business, or that I want to solve the world’s problems.
Opinion – Is mental health important for firefighters?
At a similar time, last year (2023), I wrote an article on the role of firefighters titled ‘Do Firefighters Matter?’ The article was published in a local daily. It was an attribution to the Commemoration of the World International Firefighters’ Day.
Letter – It is not about the youth but the leaders
The youth, depressed over unemployment in the nation, have grown frustrated with having to wait in lengthy, tiresome lines to cast their ballots for politicians.
Letter – Convert NSFAF loans into grants
THE recent graduation of about 4 400 students from the University of Namibia is a significant occasion that deserves to be celebrated and highly recognised.
Letter – Mr President, address ancestral land
Dear President, Firstly, we want to wish you good health and everything else beautiful for the remainder of the year.