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.
Month: March 2023
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Opinion – Work to serve not to pay bills
I remember in school, teachers repeatedly bombarded us with the statement, “whether you listen to me or not, pass or fail, I will still get paid every month.”
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Opinion – Strict alcohol regulation a necessity
Alcohol intake has become a public health issue not only in Namibia but worldwide. Namibian alcohol availability and trading hours and the mushrooming of shebeens are disturbing.
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Opinion – Towards eliminating harmful child practices
Harmful practices affecting children continue to infringe on their right to education and an array of other rights embodied in our legal framework.
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Opinion – Only PhD holders should lecture at university
When I completed my Master of Philosophy in Linguistics degree, I was a teaching assistant at the University of Zimbabwe. My two colleagues and I started celebrating because we had spent four hard years researching and writing our theses since we were working as teaching assistants.
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Letter – Namibia in my eyes
When I was 24 in 2017 and graduated from university, I came to Namibia because of an opportunity that my employer granted me. At the time, I didn’t even know where Namibia was.
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Letter – Forging strategic partnerships
Alliances and partnerships have been making rounds as part of human history in all areas of life. Companies have entered partnerships across countries for reasons such as a desire to expand or a need to cut costs.
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Editorial – Namibia must avoid the resource curse
Earlier this week, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia announced a third oil discovery with its partners Shell and QatarEnergy in the Jonker-1X deepwater exploration well, in the Orange Basin offshore southern Namibia.
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Know Your Civil Servant – Teaching should be diversified
Frans Filipe Kandjilu is a highly-qualified public school teacher.