Everything will come to a standstill next week when the nation and the African continent bid farewell to one of its own. Since 4 February 2024, and with shattered hearts, Namibians from all walks of life have been struggling to come to terms with the passing on of our third democratically elected president.
“In Africa, art is not just a reflection of life; it’s a catalyst for change, a catalyst for progress, and a catalyst for hope.” - Wangari Maathai
As I write this, it is not as an impartial observer, but rather from the unsettling perspective of someone who has experienced workplace sexual harassment.
Countrymen, countrywomen, the youth, friends - as the darkest cloud is hovering over our nation, and we are trying to find terms about the sudden death of our beloved President His Excellency Dr Hage Geingob on 4 February 2024 - and we try to find solace in the Almighty and in each other as a bereaved, united family of the Namibian House - I feel it is my duty as a long-time columnist of New Era
In an opinion article I penned on 21 June 2022 titled ‘Little Cute Mantras by the President’, I referred to his fabled mantras such as ‘the Namibian House; no one should feel left out; and Harambee’ as little cute, because these mantras have been softly spoken of, leaving out the power or the uniting power they carried.
Workplace bullying receives generous inattention in the world of works. It remains intractable and malignant. Institutional systems exemplifying robust “ethical standards” are forcibly its transmission belt.
As the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delves into the intricate web of legalities surrounding the South Africa vs. Israel Genocide case, the recent issuance of provisional measures has cast a spotlight on the intersection of international law and geopolitics.
During his inaugural address on 4 March 1933, Franklin Roosevelt, the thirty-second president of the United States of America, told his fellow Americans that the only thing they had to fear was fear itself.
In an era where technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, a new buzzword is making waves in the world of work: globotics.
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) plans to invest N$30 million this year to expand the Walvis Bay Port’s entrance gate to five lanes from the current two lanes.