When we buried a dear brother and fellow Pan Afrikanist, Bankie Foster Bankie, on 1 August 2017, a certain Glenory Whatson from the UK said something that has stuck with me forever, namely: “I don’t remember a day in my life when I was not a Pan Akrikanist.” I can as well say, I do not remember a day in my life when I was not a supporter of Brazil’s national soccer team, aka the Samba Boys.
One of the bedrocks of our democratic institutions is the social contract between voters and elected representatives. This contract hinges on people`s values, what they judge to be right or wrong, what they deem important, the causes they espouse, and the ideals they embrace in strengthening the quality of the country’s democracy.
We are living in the most controversial time in the universe, where the world is transitioning from an old world to a new world. Our life values and beliefs are constantly under change.
Before the genocide of 1904, the Hereros or the Cattle Damaras as the German settlers affectionately called them, occupied the wilderness from the Otavi Mountains up to the borders of the clear sky.
As we head towards the last few days of the year, many have made plans to spend the last days of 2022 with family and friends over food and drinks, playing games, sharing pleasantries and maybe exchanging Christmas gifts.
Where she comes from, according to Hambeleleni Haipinge-Mika, working for the government is a prestigious achievement that is every young child’s dream.
Mariental had been experiencing a drastic drop in drinkable water due to a faulty sand filter at the Hardap NamWater Purification Plant.
WALVIS BAY – A Swiss woman, who was in possession of an artefact taken during the Ovaherero-Nama genocide, has returned the piece to Namibia.
Windhoek High Court Judge Marlene Tommasi has stepped down from the matter in which a murder convict serving life imprisonment for killing his former girlfriend by slitting her throat, is suing the Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) for N$10 million for alleged torture.
NKURENKURU – While reflecting on his first year in office, the Kavango West chief regional officer listed the lack of road infrastructure, healthcare services and youth development as the critical challenge areas of the region.