The Electoral Commission of Namibia as a custodian of election related matter in our Republic has taken a bold stand to enforce strict compliance of political parties to both statutory and constitutional provisions that require aspiring parliamentarians first to resign from their remunerated public office positions before accepting nominations as candidates of their respective parties.
Thought Leaders
Mental stamina in a noisy world
In my last piece, I simplified the forces in the world as extroversion and introversion.
I owe this characterisation to a general belief that introverts are a weaker species.
Lessons from a teacher training programme that transformed education in Zim
It is a fact that Zimbabwe has one of the best education systems in Africa, a solid education system that has produced professionals in almost every discipline.
Never stop learning
So you finished your university degree and got that job you’ve been hoping you’d get one day. Is that it? It certainly isn’t.
Ethnicity in the political arena of the Zambezi Region
It is election time once again in Namibia and many political parties are jolting for support, to give them more votes to qualify for a large portion of the parliamentary cake.
Youth participation: the wind in the sails of progress
Having been an active youth leader in my younger days, I speak from practical experience as to the impact and need for active and dynamic youth participation.
Dr Kavazeua Festus Ngaruka – the unsung intellectual hero
Today, the 18th October marks the first birth day of Dr Kavazeua Festus Ngaruka in heaven. I was hoping
Everyday challenges – extroversion and introversion
I have been closed up in my world working on experimental essays I call “Retiring to Solitude.” They are eclectic because they reflect on a variety of encounters. However, in the end, solitude wins; I make
Hullabaloo, joys and sorrows of industrial revolutions: whither Africa?
We are informed that soon, robots will be making tea and coffee for us in our offices. That robots will build our houses and construct our roads while we just instruct them to do so. Also, there will be cars that will
Creating spaces for the informal trader
A street vendor is broadly defined as a person who offers goods or services for sale to the public without having a permanent built up structure but with a temporary static structure or mobile stall. Street vendors