The last financial year was one of recovery from the Capricorn Group as it emerged from the shadows of Covid-19. In its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2022, the group delivered strong results through the solid performances of all its subsidiaries, with profit after tax increasing by 16.6% to N$1.15 billion.
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Opinion – The art, science and practice of land management
Land Management is a science. It is a practice. It is an art. Like many academic or everyday terminologies, it can mean different things to different people. People from specialised academic disciplines or areas of human endeavours may view its meaning purely from how it relates to their work.
Opinion – Zoom into the Kairos Document: A challenge to the churches
On September 1985, the Institute for Contextual Theology (ICT) in Johannesburg produced the Kairos Document to give a theological response to the moral and spiritual crisis caused by the brutal repression, which characterised the Apartheid state of South Africa.
Opinion – The metropole-satellite relations and under-development: A rejoinder
Reverend Jan Scholtz published a “mouth-watering” and highly-reflective musing in the 2 September 2022 edition of the New Era newspaper under the above heading. His piece reminds me of our youth activism in the seventies and eighties when we used to call imperialism by name.
Opinion – Trying to silence academic freedom!
This article responds to the rebuttal of Mr David Mabuta Kapule on my discourse ‘The Quest for a Paramount Chief in the Zambezi’, in the New Era of 2 September 2022. The half-Namibia-Botswana citizen, currently studying in the United States of America, tries to silence my academic freedom.
Opinion – Katima Mulilo demolitions: Catalyst for anarchy
What has been going on in Katima Mulilo for some years now is uncalled for and very unfortunate, and if we are not careful, the repercussions and long-term aftermath will be fatal and regrettable, starting from street vendors’ evictions, and now to the demolitions of houses.
Opinion – Navigating small businesses in tough economic times
In these tough economic times, it is important for small business owners to reassess what they are doing to protect their businesses from burglary, robbery, shoplifting and fraud.
Editorial – Suicide prevention is vital
It is hard to make peace with the loss of a loved one by suicide. Many people often feel angry or blame themselves for the suicide, thinking that because they are close, they should’ve seen the signs.
Know your civil servant – Job security is key
The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed employment situations for workers everywhere. For public servants such as Manfred Katjirijova, the government has not only safeguarded their safety, but also economic security during the crisis.









