Thought Leaders

Thirty years ago, the guns between PLAN and the racist South African forces went silent ushering in Namibian independence on 21 March 1990. 

Early signs are that the Covid-19 virus poses a greater direct health risk to men, and particularly older men. 
But the pandemic is exposing and exploiting inequalities of all kinds, including gender inequality. 

Modern Western thinking about health has been dominated by the biomedical approach but there is much more to a person’s health than his physical health.  Health is multi-dimensional and is influenced by many factors. It must be noted that the health of a person can be directly affected by the following series of relationships; home life, the village, the nation, our ancestors, and our relationship with the earth. 

This article analyses three Namibian heads of state of our times. Developments made by each president during his tenure of office and the challenges encountered.

Modelling is a necessary tool for assessing future impacts of climate change. A major comparative study Sarmiento simulated the effect of greenhouse gas emissions using six Atmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCMs) to examine which aspects of the models determine how ocean biology responds to climate.

Swapo, Namibia’s most formidable liberation movement ever to have emerged on Namibia’s political landscape - turned 60 years.

A big part of self-care and love is making sure that you protect your peace. Protecting your peace means maintaining a healthy environment for growth and guarding your state of mind at the same time.

The Covid-19 outbreak is placing unprecedented strains on sophisticated health systems in Europe and Asia, with overstretched medical staff struggling to treat their patients and intensive care facilities overwhelmed in rich countries.

In the 21st century environment, the dynamics are about change. Change is perhaps the most predictable phenomenon and characteristic of human life. It is not just how organisations are managed that has been changing and will continue to change, the drivers of any management dynamics and the consequences of such change on human existence are themselves open to change. 

To say that the world has undergone shocking and unimaginable change at the start of this year would be an understatement. No words seem adequate to describe the current global health situation and the extent to which it has repeatedly checkmated many rapid response mechanisms.