The African Aviation Industry Group (AAIG) recently held a high-level webinar to deliberate on practical solutions for the reduction of high cost of air transport operations in Africa.
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MPs talk value addition before ratifying SADC protocol
After the tabling of the ratification of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) protocol, some parliamentarians feel Namibia still has much more to do before considering the protocol.
Opinion – Abortion: A need for societal introspection
As a preliminary remark, this article continues my reflection on the complex matter of abortion and continues to explore this moral mine-field with a sober mind and reasonable approach.
Opinion – The culture of wholesale borrowing in the education system
Wholesale borrowing is a term used in comparative education to denote the tendency of some countries adopting or indeed transplanting the whole foreign education system and apply it into their curriculum.
Opinion – Why humanities hang in balance in digital dispensations
The inexorable approach of the digital way of doing things in almost everything has sent some shock waves to academics in the humanities disciplines in higher education institutions, as there is literature that points to the imminent demise of these fields of study if care is not taken.
Opinion – The graduate unemployment crisis: A catalyst for youth revolt
In the coming months, thousands of mostly young adults will graduate from Namibia’s three biggest universities, with various qualifications.
Letter – Problematising tribal expressions in the context of the Kavango
My contribution to this topic is necessitated by the views and teachings that Professor Joseph Diescho articulated on this topic on 4 February 2021.
Letter – Self-leadership in the new Africa
Leadership is the highest level of maturity one gets, where we consider others before self.
Editorial – Kunene needs our help, urgently
Not much has been said about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in many parts of Kunene region where a crippling drought has led to a carnage of livestock and survival of the fittest.
On the spot – Female offenders doing it for themselves
New Era’s Paheja Siririka recently sat down with Namibian Correctional Services senior superintendent responsible for the mental health and special needs offenders’ division Stefan Theron to find out more about the plight of female offenders currently serving jail terms at the Windhoek Correctional Facility.
