2018-08-31Staff Reporter Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba, on his inauguration on 21 March 2005 as head of state, said: “Our policy of national reconciliation has contributed to creating View more
2018-08-30Staff Reporter Apparent from our previous piece is that most of the resolutions reflected dealt with activities in commercial areas. This part will therefore in the main be dedicated to resolutions dealing with communal area matters. Access to communal land View more
2018-08-28Staff Report 2 August 26 is Heroes Day. Today, we are here from all corners of the country to commemorate Heroes Day. What is a hero? View more
2018-08-24Staff Reporter With the second national land conference about six weeks away, it seems appropriate to reflect on the major conclusions of the National Conference on Land Reform and the Land Question, dubbed the “First Land Conference”, held during June-July 1991. The fact that the conference decisions are referred to as consensus resolutions suggests that most of the decisions were arrived at as a result of comp View more
2018-08-22Staff Reporter Progressive leadership focuses on a continuous journey, the constant reshaping of vision and outcomes to navigate specific challenges. View more
2018-08-22Staff Reporter !Nanseb is the affectionate name for Hendrik Witbooi, that African revolutionary par excellence. This man lived the life of a selfless person, sworn only to the best interest of his people and he lived through the worst of times. View more
2018-08-22Staff Reporter Kofi Annan often described himself as a ‘stubborn optimist’. Winston Churchill defined an optimist as one who “see the opportunity in every difficulty.” Kofi Annan was, indeed, an eternal optimist who always faced seemingly insuperable challenges with such optimism that in the end, would lead to a solution. Kofi – whose name means born on Friday and his middle name Atta means twin - had a twin sis View more
2018-08-17Kae Matundu-Tjiparuro It must be granted that Batswana and South Africans of Namibian descent are, historically and politically speaking, bona fide Namibian citizens. This is once the necessary legalities and/or political and diplomatic essentials among the respective three neighbouring countries have been completed, thus paving the way for the repatriation, of those who would voluntarily wish to return to their mother View more
2018-08-17Staff Reporter Our world is facing complex problems that can only be tackled if we break away from old ideas that human rights are about some forms of injustice that people face, but not others. The patterns of oppression that we’re living through are interconnected. View more
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