Termination of pregnancy is a sensitive, emotional and difficult issue with many factors playing a role, with possibly wide-ranging implications with people of faith, especially now that the issue has been brought to Parliament for debate.
Opinion – Tertiary education-phobia: The current African trend
The concept, “education” can be defined and interpreted in many fashions, styles and ways as per situations.
Opinion – Rethinking the meanings of heroes and heroism
The 26th of August is a national day with a historical basis on which the heroes and heroines of Namibia are commemorated.
Opinion – Death and mourning amid Covid-19 restrictions
The Namibian experience of Covid-19 has been unique, with a slow climb towards the current surge in confirmed cases and deaths.
Letter – In memory of Moses Ndjarakana
On Tuesday morning, Madame Lydia Kandetu was the bearer of the depressing news on the demise of a dear friend, colleague and a compatriot Moses Ndjarakana, former Secretary of the National Assembly from 2001-2005.
Letters – Human trafficking in our motherland
For the past five months, girls and children have been going missing in our country and the most brutal form of trafficking is the commercial exploitation of children.
Pathetic contractors holding Govt hostage
A substantial 43 government projects are said to have been abandoned by contractors in the last three years.
Genocide and the German offer
There was surprise and disillusion all round when Namibia’s president pinned a figure on Germany’s compensation offer for colonial-era genocide - then rejected it.
Omaheke’s youth incubation hub takes shape
GOBABIS – Being one of the governor’s initiatives aimed at fighting unemployment, which is rife especially amongst the youth in the region, the Omaheke incubation hub has taken its first step towards achieving this goal.
Two charged for smuggling cattle into Namibia
ONGWEDIVA – Two suspects were arrested for attempting to smuggle 26 head of cattle valued at N$156 000 into Namibia from Angola without permits.