When I was young, I was puzzled when people older than me told said that sugar came from a plant called sugar cane. Although I enjoyed eating sugar cane, I did not understand how sugar was processed from the cane and packaged in 2 kg, 5 kg or 10 kg bags.
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2019-05-312024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Rethinking approaches to recruitment – reality or flights of fancy?
Most literature on trends in human resources management seem to agree on the need to give better (and more humane) treatment to the employee in the recruitment process. I have been pleasantly surprised to see no less than the HR Trend Institute addressing this subject in its publication, the “10 inspiring HR Trends for 2019.”
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2019-05-312024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
U.S. Policy on Venezuela
The people of Venezuela are suffering from interlocking man-made political and economic crises that have transformed a once thriving and prosperous democracy into a country overridden by poverty, corruption, and repression.
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2019-05-312024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Namport’s mass dismisssals: Fair or not?
May month is usually a joyous labour month for workers internationally. However, during May this year, a dark cloud has recently been thrown over the labour market in Namibia.
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2019-05-312024-05-07Letters
Twinning agreements: What purpose do they serve?
Twinning sgreements are not a new concept to human society. Twinning links have been in existence for years, dating back to Europe in the second century.
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2019-05-312024-05-07Editorial
Trade figures put Sadc to shame
Beyond political rhetoric, intra-African trade has remained lip service. And visiting Tanzanian President John Magufuli did not mince his words when expressing shock this week that for the past five years trade between his country and Namibia stood at less that N$360 million.
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2019-05-312024-06-18Crime and Courts
Supreme Court overturns acquittal of rape, murder suspect
WINDHOEK - Three judges of the Supreme Court overturned a Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act acquittal of a man accused of raping and murdering a young woman in 2013.
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2019-05-312024-05-07National
Kavango East endowed with natural resources: Jagger
RUNDU – Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism Bernadette Jagger says the northeastern region of Kavango East is one region in which one can easily note the importance of biodiversity and the benefits it gives to its residents.
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2019-05-312024-05-07National
Oshikoto CRO Enkali waxes lyrical on development
Oshikoto Chief Regional Officer (CRO) Frans Enkali tells Paulina Moses, of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, about how the region is tackling development and the challenges that inevitably accompany it.
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2019-05-312024-04-30Front Page News
Rundu residents seek divine intervention
RUNDU - Residents of Rundu are now seeking divine intervention and have organised a prayer day today for the town’s administration which is in chaos with constant disunity amongst the council members which has now brought operations in the Rundu Town Council to a standstill.