Letters

If you’ve recently noticed an increase in cable-laying activities around your neighbourhood in Namibia, you’re not alone.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

ONE of the most serious societal problems with harmful effects on Namibian society today is alcohol and drug abuse. It involves harmful use of these intoxicating substances.

IN a world that moves at an ever-increasing pace, the value of time cannot be overstated. Yet, in Namibia, respect for time seems to be slipping through the cracks of societal norms, with tardiness becoming an accepted practice in both personal and professional spheres. 

THE majority of Namibia’s rural populace, predominantly situated in the northern regions of the country, relies heavily on subsistence farming practices, encompassing both livestock husbandry and crop cultivation, primarily sustained by seasonal rainfall.