Extreme weather has resulted in trillions of dollars of economic damage in the last half-century, but the human death toll has fallen dramatically.
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Opinion – Passion to serve could create employment opportunities
Today, I want to engage the youth in key positions and those who have been unemployed for a while but are still fighting to build a future for themselves.
Opinion – Is extended reality in education affordable yet?
At its Worldwide Developer Conference in 2023, Apple finally entered the extended reality (XR, a combination of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)) competition by launching its Vision Pro, a mixed-reality headset. So far, Apple has received mixed reviews, especially due to its stiff product price.
Opinion – Social change, ethnocentrism under the microscope
One cannot discuss the process of social change in isolation from the cultural context in which change takes place. Neither can one discuss the concept of culture in isolation from a discussion of the concepts of socialisation and deviance.
Opinion – No nation without unique artistic, cultural identity
"I have realised that it is important to start in your country, to gain recognition there and to build a market," Sharon van Rooi.
Opinion – Upon abandoning ethics and moral values
According to Frankena (1973), the word 'moral' is derived from the Latin word 'mos' or 'moralis', which means manner or custom, while the Greek word 'ethikos' for ethics means the same and it is concerned with the way we conduct ourselves or behave, as well as the course of action we take in certain moral problems.
Know your civil servant – Oiling mining’s wheels
Hilya Ndapewa Omagano Nampweya is an office administrator at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, department of mines, sub-division mineral rights and resources development.
LEX SCRIPTA with Fedden Mainga Mukwata – Menzies Aviation v Namibia Airports Company …what happened after the supreme
The Namibia Airports Company Limited (the Airports Company) on 29 June 2022 obtained a judgment in its favour from Justice Sibeya in the High Court against Menzies Aviation Namibia (Pty) Ltd (Menzies) declaring that the agreement in terms of which Menzies was rendering ground handling services at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) on behalf of the Airports Company, terminated on 30 June
Ondangwa provides small stock against poverty
In collaboration with the agriculture ministry, the Ondangwa Urban constituency has donated small stock to several vulnerable households with a view to uplift them from poverty.
Otjimbingwe gets emergency maternity shelter
For pregnant women of Otjimbingwe, travelling to Karibib for urgent care is now a thing of the past.