You hear many people saying the youth are not interested in agriculture. These are mostly politicians and office bearers. According to them, youth are lazy and find agricultural activities disgusting, but find working in suits and polished shoes the only profession to pursue. The real question to ask is; is it the will, availability of...
Let me start by making it very clear that our protracted liberation struggle has never been against racial groups, in this case particularly the whites. The struggle was against inhuman exploitation, unjust and oppressive colonial occupation and apartheid rule. The fact, however, was that under the apartheid system, the exploited were supposed to be the...
Michela Pakarae The Chinese metropolis Shenzhen is often perceived as one of the most advanced urban places in China because of both its technology and dynamics. This perception is grounded in the story of the ‘fisher village’ that was transformed into a Special Economic Zone within a few years to metropolitan town of high-rise buildings,...
At the moment, as sexual health educators, we have taken it for granted that the community reads posters and newspapers or listens to the radio regularly enough to get well informed on HIV/Aids in particular, and on sexually transmitted diseases in general. To one’s surprise, the number of those infected is still rising. Individual behaviour...
Inclusivity and unity are key principles towards the attainment of a common objective. An effective and responsive democracy is formed and founded on the bases of constitutional rights and freedoms under which every person has equal fundamental human rights and the opportunity to contribute to the betterment of democracy. In a democracy like ours, we...
We should recognise that people in informal settlements have the same right to share the city with the same dignity and equality as other residents. Without the active participation of informal settlement residents in upgrading projects, any upgrading plans proposed are destined to flop. Post the pandemic, we (Namibian planning practitioners, donors and private sector)...
Buying a house is one of the biggest decisions we all have to make in life. Although this is an exciting decision it should not be taken lightly especially when it concerns home loans, interest/lending rates and loan repayments. Financial institutions use two main factors to determine the interest rate on your home loan or...
The year 2020 is dedicated to nurses and midwives by the World Health Organisation (WHO), with the aim to create momentum and celebrate the incredible work of 22 million nurses and two million midwives who makes up half of the global health workforce and to highlight that the world needs nine million more nurses and...
I want to elaborate on the concern about factionalism in the governing Swapo Party. Indeed, there are two main organisational shortcomings and dangers that bedevil any governing party. Firstly, the challenges of governance and political management of state power which impacts on the character and values of the governing party. More often, due to the...
I found myself reflecting on aspects of an SMEs Compete entrepreneurs’ roundtable from September last year. After listening to testimonies about bad decisions and remedial action, participants wanted to know more about treasured lessons in entrepreneurship. In response, the roundtable of entrepreneurs noted that business plans can always be improved; they encouraged would-be entrepreneurs not...