WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) contracted Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), through its Department of Mining and Processing Engineering (DMPE), to develop a
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More than half of economic sectors posted declines in Q1 – NSA
WINDHOEK – The domestic economy’s performance remained suppressed in the first quarter of 2019, recording a contraction of two percent compared to the decline of 0.5 percent recorded in the
Great and effective communication is not a competitive sport
Way back at high school, my friends and I struggled to keep pace with a self-inflicted competition of using jawbreakers in our conversations. The dictionary defines jawbreaker as a word that is difficult to pronounce.
The role of institution research in higher education
The success of higher education institutions depends on many factors. One of the crucial factors is what is known as institutional research, popularly referred to as IR. I shall use the full term, institutional research, in this article for the sake of readers’ convenience.
Let us be honest with our Swapo Party leaders
In my personal view, as a child raised in the crucible of the liberation struggle and having the party at heart, I think the time has come to be honest to our leaders and let them know that all is not well on the ground.
The NCIS own goal is good, but not enough
The recent Supreme Court judgment in which the Court of Appeal declined an appeal by the Director
Zambezi needs sound and viable economic projects
On 26 February 2019, a food security conference was held at protea hotel in Windhoek, which I attended too. One of the key presenters at the gathering who really caught my attention was the Namibian
Erindi sale: We must learn from our past mistakes
The purpose of this piece is to consider some socio - economic factors surrounding the reported sale of Farm Erindi from a multi-stakeholders public policy perspective.
Release the list of all government landlords
A few years ago, we worked on a developmental document with the late Dr Abraham Iiyambo. It was titled ‘Black Economic Empowerment Policy’.
Politicising Okatope well deaths an insensitive opportunism
Last week’s sad deaths of two men at Okatope village in Ohangwena Region, after a traditional well they were digging collapsed on them, has brought to the fore a firm reminder of the opportunism that is deeply entrenched in our politics.