In his Muzokumwe Public Lecture 8, Prof. Joseph Diescho, the distinguished Namibian scholar, castigated the youth of Kavango East and Kavango West for failing to take up developmental responsibilities and bemoaned the demeaning unrepresentative situation of the regions in government key positions, despite being instrumental in winning votes because of their large numbers.
For decades, oil prices have been the cornerstone of the global economy in that they move revenues from oil-importing countries to oil-exporting countries, dominating the OPEC-plus cartel and, ultimately, changing the terms of global trade.
I read with much surprise in the Namibian Sun of Tuesday, 7 September 2021, the salient, highly contestable assertion that teacher Marco Hausiku doesn’t deserve a hero’s funeral, as there are more deserving candidates than him, who died recently. Let me respectfully advance my exception to this statement.
Namibia’s housing crisis has continued to deepen and broaden, with seemingly no lasting solution in sight. Housing prices in the country are mostly out of reach for ordinary citizens, who are paying more to live in apartments, as demand for housing increases.
In January 1967, approximately 48 learners who wrote Standard Vl in the Kavango area in 1965-66, were rounded up by Mr Louise Burger, the then education inspector, to commence their education in the newly established Rundu Secondary School.
As an educator, I contemplated the following questions: what is the role of a school board, or school governing body? How much do these people make? Can they be compared to the board of directors we see in corporate companies?
Samba James Moody joined the Namibian public service soon after graduating from the university in 2006.
The Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) recently granted accreditation status to three institutions, being the Atlantic Training Institution, Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute and the Ngato Vocational Training Centre.
A campaign aimed at strengthening vaccination efforts throughout Windhoek by taking the Covid-19 vaccine to the masses has seen residents and vendors stream to the new site.
//Kharas governor Aletha Frederick has eulogised the late Swapo deputy secretary general Marco Hausiku as a great leader of substance who dedicated his entire life for freedom, justice and equality.