Thought Leaders

In the 25 January 2010 issue of Newsweek magazine, then-USA president Barack Obama had an essay reflecting on the
7.0 earthquake which left shocking and unbelievable devastation in Haiti. His piece was entitled “Why Haiti Matters.”

When I received the shocking news about the passing on of my friend and brother Mvula ya Nangolo, I started reminiscing the good times we spent together talking about his poetry, the Namibian and Zimbabwean liberation

It is unquestionable that we live in a time where we have unprecedented access to information. This reality brings with it the fact that we as citizens are caught up in a web of information and disinformation. Unfortunately, not all of us are always good at distinguishing between facts and “political spin”. 

With relative freedom to choose where to live or work in the world, many people leave their places of origins for better opportunities, mostly leaving their relatives behind. 

The late former President of the Republic of Tanzania Mwalimu Julius Nyerere was not only an astute statesman and a Pan-Africanist par excellence, but also a literary giant who popularised the works of William Shakespeare in his country. 

I am detecting an engaging aspect in my eclectic reading, namely, the growing focus on employee wellness programmes. 

Public Relations (PR) is an essential function of any institution and government institutions are no exception. 
Tasked with, inter alia, the monitoring and evaluation of media coverage, managing media relations, disseminating

This week’s suspension of Namibia Wildlife Resorts NWR)’ managing director Zelna Hengari has once more resuscitated the intense debate on whether women within SOEs and the public sector at large are punished harsher than their male counterparts - even if the offences are of the same nature.

As we continue to look at our Vision 2030 together, I want us to look at how we can address some of the divisions that baffles us at times. 

Police officers are piled at police stations around the country. They have no vehicles and each time a crime or incident is reported, the response time is minimum one hour.