2022-10-14Prof Makala Lilemba In his documentary, ‘The Africans: A Triple Heritage’, Mazrui (1986) laments that despite being rich in all mineral resources, Africa continues to be inhabited by the poorest people on earth. View more
2022-10-21Prof Makala Lilemba We have seen and witnessed the campaigning process of many political parties in Namibia since 1989. There have been many promises made in the process, which came to non-fruition. View more
2022-10-31Prof Makala Lilemba There is a Silozi idiomatic expression of closing the kraal gate after the cattle had either fled at midnight or been stolen. View more
2022-11-11Prof Makala Lilemba There are debates in many academic institutions and other centres of learning on whether African oral history should be regarded as authentic to compete with the Western documented history. Lamb (1990) remarks that the history of Africa was passed from one generation to the other by the spoken, not written word. View more
2022-11-18Prof Makala Lilemba The idea of making Africans being proud of themselves and their names comes a long way. “Roots” (1977) viewers will recall how Kunta Kinte resisted being called by his slave name, despite being severely beaten. View more
2022-11-25Prof Makala Lilemba Aristotle (384-322 BC), an ancient Greek philosopher, believed in the positive contribution of the State as an institution in ensuring the happiness of its citiens. View more
2022-12-02Prof Makala Lilemba In his documentary, ‘The Africans: A Triple Heritage” Ali Mazrui (1986) contends that one can teach other people how to speak the English language, still one can teach them how to practice Christianity, but one cannot teach them how to govern themselves, that they must learn themselves. View more
2022-12-16Prof Makala Lilemba The Silozi Service of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation in the Zambezi region introduced a programme, “ZaBuikumuso bwaka”, which literally means “My Pride.” This programme targeted entities like members of traditional authorities, where they should express themselves on things and events which matter in their areas. View more
2023-01-06Prof Makala Lilemba For easy and manageable ranking, the Zambezi region can be divided into four routes radiating from the central zone of development, which is the town of Katima Mulilo. Each route has experienced some form of developmental challenges. View more
2023-01-13Prof Makala Lilemba Many young people left their motherland in the Seventies into the unknown, with the main purpose of finding a system which would quench their educational thirst. View more
2023-01-20Prof Makala Lilemba African countries adopted particular philosophies of education immediately after independence in efforts to transform the colonial education system. View more
2023-01-27Prof Makala Lilemba Namibia is entering its 33rd year of nationhood, yet the process of the fair positioning of all Namibians in terms of jobs remains an illusion. The process has become so solidarised that it becomes almost impossible to penetrate it. View more
2023-02-03Prof Makala Lilemba In his documentary, ‘The Africans: A Triple Heritage, Programme 6: in Search of Stability’, Ali Mazrui (1986), the late renowned Kenyan academician and political analyst, likens Nigeria to an enormous political laboratory. View more
2023-02-10Prof Makala Lilemba At the dawn of independence, the young and inexperienced African nations started drawing up their national development plans, which were hardly implemented, for various reasons. View more
2023-02-17Prof Makala Lilemba In some countries, days like these are always celebrated with passion and patriotism as they remind the citizens of the days on which their countries were born and became nations. View more
2023-02-24Prof Makala Lilemba In the world of academia and pedagogics, the didactic situation is made of the learner, the subject matter and the teacher. For many centuries, the teacher had been at the centre of this triangle. View more
2023-03-03Prof Makala Lilemba The Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises tabled the 2023/2024 national budget on 22 February 2023 which is anchored on three pillars: pro-sustainability, pro-poor and pro-growth. View more
2023-03-10Prof Makala Lilemba In his book ‘The Accusing Finger’, Nyambe Wina (1992), a Zambian novelist, narrates an incident in which an officially engaged lady points an accusing finger at her fiancé for having put her in a woman way, despite his denial. View more
2023-03-17Prof Makala Lilemba Shortly after Independence, the Mozambican radical political leader, Samora Machel in trying to make education and literacy available to all, hatched the approach of, “We are Building a School.” View more
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