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Happiness is something that most people desire, and many of us strive to achieve. We are continuously flooded with messages about the significance of happiness, and how to achieve it.

The domestic economy is expected to grow by 3% this year and by 2.9% in 2024. This is according to the Bank of Namibia’s Economic Outlook update for March 2023. 

Oryx Properties Limited, which celebrated their 20th anniversary this week, is considering diversifying and expanding into the medical, storage and residential sectors.

This is the third instalment on a series of articles on ‘Sancity of Human life’. In this edition, we round off the topic with capital punishment.

In his book ‘The Accusing Finger’, Nyambe Wina (1992), a Zambian novelist, narrates an incident in which an officially engaged lady points an accusing finger at her fiancé for having put her in a woman way, despite his denial. 

I remember in school, teachers repeatedly bombarded us with the statement, “whether you listen to me or not, pass or fail, I will still get paid every month.” 

Alcohol intake has become a public health issue not only in Namibia but worldwide. Namibian alcohol availability and trading hours and the mushrooming of shebeens are disturbing.

Harmful practices affecting children continue to infringe on their right to education and an array of other rights embodied in our legal framework.

When I completed my Master of Philosophy in Linguistics degree, I was a teaching assistant at the University of Zimbabwe. My two colleagues and I started celebrating because we had spent four hard years researching and writing our theses since we were working as teaching assistants. 

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