WINDHOEK – According to the Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR’s) latest Quarterly Economic Review, covering the third quarter of 2019 (July to September), government is still exhibiting three key
Year: 2019
RFA revenue at risk due to increased fuel-efficient vehicles – Ipinge
WINDHOEK – The Road Fund Administration (RFA) says it is cognisant that the future will bring dramatic technological improvements to the transportation sector, requiring closer stakeholder engagement and
Creating spaces for the informal trader
A street vendor is broadly defined as a person who offers goods or services for sale to the public without having a permanent built up structure but with a temporary static structure or mobile stall. Street vendors
The people as sovereign subjects of the Republic and the importance of their vote
In Namibia, the people are sovereign subjects of the Republic; and to that extent, they possess supreme or ultimate power. Chapter 1 Article 1 (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Namibia reads as follows: “…
Man enough or human enough
I have realised that it is exhausting trying to be man enough.
Women trapped in abusive relationships
It is really heartbreaking to frequently read in the newspapers about violence against women. Although, it is not only women who suffer from Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Men too, fall victim to this violence.
Trust is good, control is better?
Just before the latest edition of the SMEs Compete entrepreneurs’ roundtable, I listened with curiosity as two of them played around with the words trust (a firm belief in the reliability or ability of someone) and
Practical research in arts, humanities and social sciences vital in today’s knowledge-based society
Today’s knowledge-based society is faced with many challenges, which need solutions from different angles – from researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and natural sciences. Some of the
GBV: Shedding some light on a dark phenomenon
The old and less enlightened African beliefs and traditions, which taught women to be submissive and inferior to men are fiercely at war with the recently imported and progressive ideals of foreign civilisations,
The misery of a jobless country
The frustrations endured by thousands of graduates, sitting at home without meaningful employment, are well known problems in our country.