WINDHOEK – Paratus, the only Namibian telecommunications service provider to be active internationally, plans to invest a further N$114 million in local infrastructure during 2019.
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2019-03-152024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Genocide verdict a serious learning curve and reawakening
After more than two years of waiting in exasperation, excitement, hope, expectations and uncertainty, the judge in the class action brought by the Ovaherero, Ovambanderu and Nama against the government of the Federal Republic of Germany has delivered her verdict.
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2019-03-152024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
A perspective on leadership
I have a longstanding passion for motivational or inspirational material. Quick research shows that I am not alone. An actress once compared the inspirational or encouraging words to the daily intake of vitamins. At its most effective delivery, motivation may very well be the crutch that moves one from stasis to breakthrough.
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2019-03-152024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Female households the backbone of Namibia
In the words of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, “No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.”
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2019-03-152024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
A PhD degree must be original work
Today I want to tackle the concept of originality when it comes to doctoral research degrees.
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2019-03-152024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
The plight of Namibia’s children in rural schools
Goran Hyden is right when he says, “Turing the despair and pessimism that affects large sectors of the African people into hope and optimism will require from the planners of African development to re-inspect the premises upon which they have based their planning to date. No one escapes this challenge: there are no short cuts to progress.”
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2019-03-152024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Parliament not as old as often claimed
An article titled ‘A parliament of the elderly’ that appeared in The Patriot newspaper of 8 March 2019 is, to all intends and purposes, fake news that seeks to distort gains made by the ruling party Swapo in being an all inclusive party represented in parliament by a diverse set of individuals of a different range of age groups.
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2019-03-152024-05-07Focus
New Era CFO reflects on the company’s finances
New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC) Chief Financial Officer Beatus Amadhila provides clarity on the company’s finances and operational issues, while putting to sleep some misconceptions often directed at the company.
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2019-03-152024-05-07Letters
Not every blame belongs to China
The China we knew as kids growing up in Kavango was that of Karate movies.
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2019-03-152024-05-07Editorial
Genocide ruling: What is so funny?
Pockets of boisterous celebrations were observed last week in the wake of news that a New York federal court has dismissed a case in which leaders of Ovaherero and Nama communities sued the German government over its forefathers’ crime of genocide in Namibia.