When I first saw her, I felt that explosion of passion in my chest. The thumping of my heart following that initial chest-eruption made me realise that this time, it was something more than simple attraction – it was something much bigger. I had to get to know her better.
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Opinion – Competence-based education the cornerstone for success of TVET students
Delegates who attended the WorldSkills Africa Swakopmund 2022 conference in the coastal town from 29-31 March unanimously agreed that technical and vocational education and training institutions in Africa should intensify the competence-based education model in curriculum design, transformation and training of students.
Opinion – Structural reforms key to success of sustainable economic transformation
Namibia was bestowed the right by WorldSkills International to host the second edition of WorldSkills Africa. Young people must be at the heart of government plans for the
future.
Opinion – Egocentrism the Achilles heel to authentic social cohesion
Social cohesion that holds a nation together is not only a key basis for defining licit development goals in a country, but also a pertinent prerequisite for tackling the challenges that emerge from development processes.
Opinion – The mineral wealth of South Africa… the cause of one of the longest political squabbles in the world
Minerals constitute the source of materials from which our machines are built, and mineral fuels supply the energy that powers the machines.
Opinion – Teaching as a profession
There is no broad definition of the concept ‘profession’ that has been offered or universally accepted by scholars.
Know your civil servant – ‘The grass is also green in public service’
Poet Publius Ovidius Naso, better known as Ovid (43 BC and 17 AD), once wrote “fertilior seges est alenis semper in agris”, which translates: ‘the harvest is always more fruitful in another man’s fields.’
Geingob applauds health workers
In commemoration of World Health Day yesterday, President Hage Geingob paid glowing tribute to the country’s frontline workers, particularly healthcare workers and men and women in uniform, who have made tremendous sacrifices in ensuring they save citizens’ lives.
Pupils implored to get jabbed
To increase advocacy and public education, the ministries of health, education and information, in collaboration with other development partners, this week officially launched the learners’ Covid-19 vaccination campaign at the Keetmanshoop Secondary School.
‘Courageous’ veteran laid to rest
The late Benedickus Johannes Nkundu, who died at the age of 80 on 19 March 2022 at Mururani, was laid to rest yesterday at Siya village in Kavango West’s Kapako constituency. Nkundu was accorded the honour of an official funeral by President Hage Geingob.









