Namibia will be commemorating 32 years of independence from colonial masters and apartheid rule; a dark and morally repugnant part of our history which witnessed and documented scores of Black and Coloured Namibians stripped off their dignity and bereft of substantive resources to establish meaningful and secure futures for themselves.
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Opinion – Africa needs single currency to boost intra-continental trade
It is beyond any doubt that the introduction of the African single currency implied a very important step forward in the long process towards African integration, not only when seen from an economic point of view, but also politically.
Opinion – The major tools of leadership
This is the fourth instalment on a series of articles on ‘The Major Tools of Leadership’. This week’s article focuses on Leaders Pray.
Opinion – Moving away from a predominately theory-based curriculum
According to Kerr and Kelly (1999), a simple definition of curriculum is all the learning which is planned and guided by the school, whether it is carried on either in groups or individually, inside or outside the school.
Opinion – A professional tribute to late Ngatjizeko
The news of the unfortunate demise of our minister, comrade, liberation hero and elder Immanuel Uarotua Ngatjizeko have sent high voltage shockwaves across the Namibian society.
Opinion – Immanuel Uarotua Ngatjizeko: A tribute simplified, taken home… in living tribute of Philip Tjerije and Chief
Had the elders been alive, one would have started the conversation with: makuza, Uarotua uetuesa (apparently Uarotua has left us) and the elders would bore you with his act of bravery and defiance.
Know your civil servant – From film school to civil service …with zero regrets
It takes complete selflessness and commitment to the welfare of humanity, for one to abandon the joys that come with rising up the corporate ladder in the private sector, for a job in the civil service, where even though professional growth is guaranteed, it often comes at a snail’s pace.
Lawyers: Judiciary independent, professional
Namibia’s judiciary has remarkably demonstrated its independence over the past 32 years since independence.
Husband killer fights for reduced sentence
41-year-old woman currently serving 18 years imprisonment for murdering her husband by slitting his throat with a kitchen knife, wants the High Court to consider reducing her sentence for the sake of her five children.
Banks probed for ‘discrimination’… institutions accused of unreasonably high and unfair prices
The Namibian Competition Commission has initiated two investigations into the banking sector on account of discriminatory practices.








