As Namibia nears the national and presidential elections, early postal voting results suggest a tight contest that could mark a pivotal moment in the country’s political trajectory. The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), a relatively new player in the political arena, has emerged as a serious challenger to the ruling Swapo party. This development mirrors...
As an independent economic and business researcher, a board member of the African Council on Foreign Relations, a Pan-African think tank on economic affairs and a Namibian, let me start by wishing Namibians a peaceful election on 27 November when they will exercise their democratic rights. In a democracy, the redistribution of political power during...
A post-mortem is a process intended to help leaders to learn from past incidents. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) held a special voting day on 13 November for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, scheduled for Wednesday. After what happened at Van Rhyn Primary School in Windhoek polling station and elsewhere, it is...
The main point of this article is to encourage Namibians to remain friends with each other before, during and after the election process. This is underpinned by the reality that there is absolutely no need to generate hatred or discontent amongst each other, just because people want to be elected as president, or parties want...
Hedonism is rooted in the notion that pleasure is the primary purpose of human existence. As humans, we are naturally inclined to constantly seek pleasure and enjoyment. When this becomes overrated, extreme and manipulated by forces with an insatiable desire for control, it becomes a subliminal and effective force for society’s destabilisation. Although the societal...
Financial default occurs when an individual or small business fails to meet the agreed-upon payments on a debt, meaning they fail to service their instalments on the approved loan or facility, such as a home loan, personal loan, overdraft facility, or credit card. Defaulting on payments can have significant consequences, affecting one’s credit rating (credibility...
For many Namibians, especially young people, they have learnt of the Pohamba presidency – 2005 to 2015, but cannot speak much of the challenges and accomplishments of that time. If anything, no one would have told his story better than himself, ‘Kapitaholo’. With every chapter, one could not wait to read the next one. The...
On 27 November 2024, Namibia will hold its seventh national elections where citizens will vote for their preferable political candidates. The main agenda of elections is to allow citizens to perform their constitutional rights by partaking in decision-making politics where they elect their preferred candidates whom they trust with the affairs of the nation. However,...
Much has been written about elections and the manner they are professed to transform and shape public participation and government reconfigurations. Whether organised nationally or locally, elections can be considered as conduits for governance renewals and transformational means towards a better tomorrow. However, it entirely depends on the goodwill and mindset of those elected to...
As children, we would be informed that a meeting consisting of only men adjourns. The reason was so that ‘they’ go think about the issue. Tomorrow morning, everybody would return, and each one would be asked what ‘their’ decision was. Suddenly, the stalemate would be resolved. I only got to know the truth as an...