WINDHOEK – Although various retailers throughout the country have already been charging customers extra for plastic bags, the Ministry of Finance this week confirmed that the money collected by shops is not yet part
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NamPower reveals N$4.7 billion five-year renewable energy strategy
WINDHOEK - The country’s national power utility, NamPower, this week revealed that it will construct four renewable energy power plants over the next five years at an estimated cost of N$4.7 billion. The revelation was made on Wednesday by NamPower’s Managing Director, Kahenge Haulofu, during the launch of the
African togetherness is a character-reclamation exercise
According to media reports, a key takeaway from Tanzanian President John Magufuli’s visit to Namibia in May was borne in his comments about Swahili or Kiswahili. Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s book, Decolonising the Mind, assumed a new freshness.
Do we have ‘research-intensive universities’ in Africa?
Visions and mission statements of universities in Africa and elsewhere normally state what the universities want to become and achieve in future. The carefully crafted and usually ambitious visions and mission
The qualities of a good politician in a democratic society
The first principle of unalienable rights recognises that everyone is naturally endowed by their creator with certain rights that cannot be infringed or given away.
The greener side: Public or private sector?
Many times, the public sector is often compared to the private firms. With applause to the latter and criticisms to the former.
Corruption hampers effectiveness of Namibian Liquor Act
The positive effects of shebeens, which originates from an Irish word “síbín” for an illicit bar or alcohol club without a licence, to the economy may include income generation, job creation, expression of cultural
Social cohesion in the context of nation-building
One of the primary reasons that otherwise good politicians enact bad policies in countries all over the world, but especially in low-income countries, is that they face significant constraints in their efforts to bring
Rising to the occasion for Sanjo
A few years ago, I was approached by management and staff of Sanjo Senior Secondary School in Zambezi Region to serve as its patron. I have much interest in education for I believe it’s key to success. I accepted
Africans should trade with each other
Africa sits on a ticking time bomb that could be diffused with timeous interventions from politicians working hand-in-glove with business. High poverty levels, coupled with high youth unemployment, could potentially