The late David Stone Ndjavera is being remembered as a dedicated and passionate actor, who turned Namibian theatre stages into a home where he, alongside other industry players, told stories that made people cry or laugh – sometimes at the same time.
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HKIA arrivals recover slightly from deep decline
Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) arrivals improved from a deep decline to register a slight improvement on an annual basis, but the country’s main international travel hub is by no means out of the woods yet.
Botswana to assume SACU chair
Botswana assumed the chairmanship of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Summit, Council of Ministers and Commission, effective from 15 July 2021 to 14 July 2022. Botswana takes over from South Africa, which held the SACU chair from 14 July 2020 to 14 July 2021.
NUST houses N$3m supercomputer…invites government and industries to use the ‘Ultimate Cheetah’
The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), through the India-Namibia Centre of Excellence in IT (INCEIT), houses a N$3 million super-fast computer called the Param !Arub.
Opinion: Cherish the family: A father reflects on its importance
Recently, my daughter launched herself away from us. For the first time in her short life, she falteringly tottered on her own two legs across the sitting room floor.
Opinion: Defective university systems frustrate postgraduate students
In the past, in this column, I wrote articles in which I was advising postgraduate students on how to handle their postgraduate work, and I castigated those who thrive on academic dishonesty in their researches. I also emphasised strict adherence to academic integrity from proposal stage, research stage and throughout the writing process of the thesis.
Opinion: Visa policy assimilations for boosting investment
Namibia is a member of the newly-established African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and one of the first countries to ratify and deposit the AfCFTA agreement. The AfCFTA has been operative as of 1 January 2021, and aims to create a single market across the continent for over 1 billion people to stimulate intra-African trade that stood at 12% in 2013 to approximately 50% by 2045, boost the c
Opinion: State of the employers’ pension funds
Namibia offers a 3-tier pension system.
Opinion: The carbon-climate-human system
The carbon cycle is closely linked to the climate system and is influenced by the growing human population and associated demands for resources, especially fossil fuel energy and land.
Opinion: Ombara Otjitambi Rukoro your resolve will forever fuel the fight
While observing the exodus of those who spend their stopover amongst us, we refuse to adopt the position of sitting ducks.
