Thought Leaders

Eiseb, Epukiro inhabitants must reject parochial egoism

2018-11-09 Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro

Zambezi floods compound human- wildlife conflict mitigation efforts

2018-11-09 Staff Report 2

The concept of girl child under microscope

2018-11-07 Staff Report 2

Back in time, Namibia leaped into nationhood

2018-11-07 Staff Report 2

Namibia is a land filled with contrasts. It is a troubled land with a controversial, remarkable but also painful history, characterised by tales of social injustice and human suffering.

Becoming a knowledge-based, industrialised country

2018-11-05 Staff Report 2

The black power activist and Muslim minister, Malcolm X once said: “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”. Indeed without quality education, including strong Research and Development and Innovation, sustainable development is not possible.

Namibia’s long-standing land issue remains unresolved

2018-11-02 Staff Report 2

Thirty years of German settler colonialism in South West Africa – from 1884 to 1914 – paved the way for continued apartheid under South Africa. The resistance of the local communities against the invasion culminated in the first genocide of the 20th century among the Ovaherero, Nama and other groups. As main occupants of the eastern, central and southern regions of the country they were forced fro

Society is under siege but leaders are helpless

2018-11-02 Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro

While the country has still been reeling from the dark cloud of the slaying of a nine-year-old pupil, the wholeness of her body yet to be recovered, and the perpetrator(s) of the heinous crime still at large, yet another grisly inhumanity has been inflicted upon another and one of her innocent members with the mutilation and rape of yet another minor.

Namibia’s minerals belong to Namibians

2018-11-02 Staff Report 2

The recent bombshell decision by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Mr. Tom Alweendo, to drop the local ownership empowerment criteria to apparently attract mining investors to grow the Namibian mining sector is a serious retrogressive set-back to say the least.

The “Russian lease” is reviewable

2018-11-02 Staff Report 2

Please allow me space in your publication to highlight a few issues of concern regarding the recently announced lease of four farms to Comsar Properties SA (Comsar) by the state.

A zoom into Tsau //Khaeb National Park (Sperrgebiet)

2018-10-31 Staff Report 2

As a child born and raised in Lüderitz, I attended St. Pieters Church school in the old location now called Benguela. I can remember, since time immemorial, that the Lüderitz peri-urban areas had been out of bound for people on the grass-roots level, the Sperrgebiet. I remember our teachers telling us that they grew old without knowing the surroundings of the town that they grew so fond of.

Russian farms deal the tip of the iceberg

2018-10-31 Staff Report 2

The debate on the four farms bought by a Russian mogul [for the Namibian government] has remained topical for the longest time now and is not diminishing as it is still rampant on social media.

Enough with ugly scenes of fleeing Africans

2018-10-26 Staff Reporter

Since its launch in Addis Ababa in 2007, the African Union’s Panel of the Wise has become an important component of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA).

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Eiseb, Epukiro inhabitants must reject parochial egoism

Zambezi floods compound human- wildlife conflict mitigation efforts

The concept of girl child under microscope