It is no longer a secret that Namibians are heading to the polls on 27 November this year, and have undergone such exercise many times. Still, the tempo changes slightly, depending on the election and the national interests at stake during the campaigns. During these campaigns, some political parties often become deeply polarised, leading to...
A community with good leadership thrives, while a community with failed leadership is surrounded by challenges. We often talk about solving problems, but never think of their root causes. As we try to resolve one issue, another arises, revealing that we have not fully understood the root cause of these problems. Similarly, you can only...
The 2025 World Maritime Day theme reflects the central role of shipping and that of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in ocean protection and management of marine resources. ‘Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity’ has been selected as the theme for 2025, which will culminate in the celebration of the day on 25 September 2025. ...
Richwell Lukonga Over the years, Namibian agencies have sought to harness the country’s natural resources to enhance economic growth. Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) was established by Parliament through Act 16 of 2016 to spearhead industrial, agribusiness and business infrastructure development, as well as to facilitate investment attraction. Nida has made the industrialisation of Namibia...
Decolonisation as a theory focuses on challenging the colonial and imperialist perspectives on Africa and Africans. It seeks to debunk hegemonic discourses on Africa by continually opposing and resisting those notions that cast Africans as primitive and backward. Law permeates all realms of social behaviour; it is a tool of social engineering. It is also...
The South African racist and oppressive political dispensation denied Namibians their deserved services. With the advent of nationhood thirty-four years ago, one would have thought that basic services would be a right and made available to every Namibian, irrespective of social status and political affiliation. But the situation on the ground is just the opposite...
The term slogan, as used in politics, is claimed to derive from the (Gaelic) Scottish term as Slaughhairm or slogome, which means battle cry or war cry. The term slogan was first used in English in 1589, Stanley. E, (2024). Voters’ behaviour has an impact on both the election method and outcome. As a result,...
On 18 August, I published an opinion piece in The Namibian newspaper, titled: ‘The people of Venezuela have spoken.’ In that opinion piece I, inter alia, stated that I had observed the presidential elections that were held in Venezuela on 28 July. I further argued that, according to my analysis, and contrary to what was...
HOUSTON – A Texas judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US president Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge J. Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in a...
The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) recent announcement that 91% are eligible voters in the country, appeared to have painted half the picture. Demographic fatigue seems to be jaded and severe among the young people, with their electoral turnout continuing to decline. According to the Namibia Statistics Agency, 71.1% of population is under the age...