Parents raising children with disabilities walk a path that is often invisible to the world. While much attention is (rightfully) given to the child’s needs, the parents’ emotional journey is frequently overlooked. Yet these parents also need support, understanding and sometimes simply a shoulder to cry on. For many parents, the journey begins with shock...
From an online post, a commentator asked an intriguing question: “If the African Union (AU) cannot create a single currency, a unified military, or a common passport, then what exactly is this union about?” The comment section went wild, with some commentators saying that AU no longer serves the interests of the African people, but...
In Namibia, teachers stand at the heart of national aspirations. They are entrusted with shaping young minds, preserving cultural values, and preparing learners for an uncertain global future. Yet, behind the classroom door lies a reality that is often misunderstood or oversimplified by the public. While teachers are praised in speeches and policy documents, they...
It is not a secret that many professionals in the multimedia space frown upon Canva, a cloud-based design and publishing tool. Designing is undoubtedly an art, and legends put immense effort into their craft to create masterpieces. However, as technology advances at lightning speed and tools such as Canva, which are free, become more accessible,...
In a world of deception and psychological manipulation, truth is an abomination. Honesty and integrity are only a decorated speech and a brain massage for the masses. We can all scream and preach about truth and honesty, but the reality if we all woke up one morning and decided to practice this message, the whole...
Namibia has been experiencing a surge in student enrolment in primary, secondary, and tertiary education, with a fraction enrolling in vocational colleges. This is a sad state of educational affairs, as the situation should be the other way round. Namibia, as a developing country, was expected to reinvest in the country the benefits of vocational...
Genocide pertaining to Namibia refers to fascist Germany’s systematic extermination of Ovaherero and Nama in 1904- 1908, in what has come to be known as the 20th century’s first genocide in the then “German South West Africa.” Entailing land theft, concentration camps, and torture, leaving deep scars and shattered souls among the descendants’ communities, who...
Namibia’s Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, 1998, was enacted as a corrective response to the structural injustices imposed by colonialism and apartheid. Its primary objective, as stated in section 3 of the Act, is to achieve equal opportunity in employment and to eliminate discrimination against designated groups, including women and previously disadvantaged persons. At the time...
Infertility and subfertility among couples have increased significantly over the past few decades, and every day, more couples find themselves facing challenges in trying to conceive. Yet despite how common this condition has become, infertility remains poorly understood and deeply stigmatised in many of our communities. In many traditional African societies, when a couple struggles...
I had been a teacher for more than thirty (30) years, and those were the most fulfilling years of my life (except that I retired financially worse off than I started). However, the monetary rewards were not the only thing on my mind when I started teaching. I chose to become a teacher because I...