The inclusion of a digital trade protocol within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) should minimise many already existing challenges across the continent.
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Opinion – The fight for political supremacy in Oshikoto
I could not sit completely idle and absorb the destruction caused by the malice of an unfortunate political fight that erupted right in my face as a caring leader in my great region of Oshikoto.
Opinion – The irony of national interests against foreign influence
In his book, My Life in the SA Defence Force, Magnus Malan (2006), the former South African chief of the army and minister of defence, observed in a standoff between the South African government and Washington in the 1970s that the latter has no friends, but self-interests.
Opinion – The church in tide with post-modern society
Our country, and Namibian society, has changed radically since the dawn of democracy on 21 March 1990.
Opinion – To interfere or not: Green hydrogen’s truths
In 1935, Austrian physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics Erwin Shrödinger devised a metaphor arguing that when a cat is placed in a box with something that can kill it, the only way to know the status of the cat after a while, is to open the box.
Opinion – Untrained teachers haunt Africa’s education systems
While great strides have been made in the education sector in the last millennium in Africa, there is still a perennial problem bedeviling the education systems in most countries - the presence of untrained and unqualified teachers teaching in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools.
Know your civil servant – Workplace safety crucial for success
Elvis Sinfwa Sinfwa has devoted his career to ensuring safety and security at the workplace. He strongly believes workplace safety is a crucial aspect of any institution’s success, and that safe workplaces lead to the success of the institution.
LEX SCRIPTA with Fedden Mainga Mukwata – TELECOM NAMIBIA V MANDJOLO [2023] NALCMD 20 (12 MAY 2023) – SUBSTANTIVE AND PR
The first and second respondents were employees of the appellant stationed at the Rundu Teleshop as Commercial Support Agents.
On the spot – All-weather friend India cements deeper ties
Earlier this week, New Era journalist Otniel Hembapu (OH) interviewed the visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (SJ).
N$3 million ‘disappears’ at August 26… as defence deputy ED lands in hot water
Secretive defence company August 26 Holdings, which has strenuously and consistently refused to account for public funds, is once again in the red, this time over the alleged disappearance of around N$3 million.