In Namibia, the school admission period has become a chaotic spectacle. Parents camp and overnight at school gates, hoping to secure a place for their children. This undignified scramble is a direct result of the ‘first come, first served’ (FCFS) approach. At first glance, FCFS seems fair – those who arrive early get a spot. ...
As the first citizen and number one State diplomat, President Ndaitwah embarked on her maiden foreign trip to some Southern African Development Community member states in May 2025. The President concluded trips to Angola, Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Notably, the Head of State started off with Angola, Namibia’s neighbour to the north. Important...
The Namibian society has long debated the merits of a basic income grant (BIG) as a tool for poverty alleviation. The idea of providing unconditional cash transfers to all citizens has gained traction over the years, with pilot projects demonstrating some success. However, Namibia’s current socio-economic crisis, marked by rampant unemployment, healthcare crisis, stagnant agricultural...
National accounts are key macroeconomic statistics that help understand how an economy functions. They support economic planning, analysis, and international comparisons by detailing transactions among economic agents and with the rest of the world. These accounts follow the System of National Accounts (SNA), an internationally agreed framework that provides standardised concepts, definitions, and rules to...
A mob of unemployed teachers had organised a peaceful demonstration in Oshakati on Tuesday, 03 June. They marched to the Oshana Regional Education office, seeking job opportunities and calling for the removal of interviews in the education sector. The teaching profession is known to hastily absorb unemployed graduates, but nowadays, things have changed, and business...
It is heartbreaking and deeply unjust that in a democratic Namibia, students with disabilities continue to face enormous obstacles in their pursuit of a basic human right, access to education. This is not a call for charity, nor is it a plea for special treatment. It is a demand for dignity, equality, and justice, values...
The determinant factor in livelihoods improvement efforts in Southern Africa remains land. Land is the problem. However, we contest provocatively that the land reform programme in Namibia has an oxymoronic effect. Therefore, it is our considered opinions that, without contestations and casting of aspersions, land is central to economic properlarity of any national economy. ...
I recently had the privilege of attending the 2025 Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) in Zimbabwe as a nominee in the Sports Journalist of the Year category. Even though I did not win in my category, it was a moment of immense pride personally and professionally to represent Namibia on a regional platform. While the...
The Namibian Constitution was formulated by the Constituent Assembly, a body elected following Namibia’s first free and fair elections in November 1989, after a series of negotiations and compromises between various political parties. The Constituent Assembly’s duty was primarily guided by principles outlined in the United Nations (UN) resolutions, particularly Resolution 435. The final text...
Output growth in the local mining sector has played a key role in driving economic growth rates in the last couple of years. However, recent global political developments have clouded the commodity price outlook for several of Namibia’s main commodity export products. While Namibia has minimal trade linkages with the US (less than 4% of...