When I was asked to write this article, the first question that came to mind was: “What problems do people on probation experience?”
Thought Leaders
Opinion – Constitutional democracy in Namibia
The purpose of this article is to buttress or underpin the importance of constitutional democratic governance which has created an enabling peaceful conducive political and economic environment over the past 30 years in Namibia
Opinion – Independent candidates and service delivery on promises
There is an idiomatic expression which runs across the linguistic spectrum of many Africans, that one finger alone cannot crush or pick a louse meaning one person alone cannot do everything as teamwork is necessary to alleviate the workload.
Opinion – The Botswana ‘miracle’ needs to be contextualised
Last Thursday, three Namibian fishermen were reportedly shot and killed along the Chobe River by members of the Botswana Defence Force.
Opinion – Botswana must cease these wrongful acts immediately
“Botswana is indirectly provoking Namibia” concludes Williams Sheende, a good friend.
Opinion – Respectful maternity care matters
All individuals irrespective of their age, gender, race or social standing have the right to health and to access healthcare services.
Afrikaans: The language we love to hate
On 2 August 2019, the New Era newspaper carried two very interesting opinion pieces. One piece was written by Lawrence Kamwi and the other by Prof. Kangira. Mr Kamwi’s piece was titled ‘African togetherness is a character-reclaiming exercise’ and the latter was titled ‘Swahili:
OPINION: On identity, nationalism, state and nation-building
an article, penned down by Dr Shaun Whittaker together with Harry Boesak and Mitchell Van Wyk, titled ‘Nation-building, not racism’, pertinently posed the challenge that now is the time to revisit the national question in Namibia.
Prioritising financial products
The Financial Literacy Initiative (FLI) is a national platform to enhance financial education for individuals and micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Weekly takeaway with Lawrence Kamwi – Life the way we would like to make it
I was slowly getting familiar with this year’s trending r-word, R0, which is pronounced as R-naught.