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I recently attended a graduation ceremony, and as I sat in that jovial moment, observing and admiring the graduates, an important question dawned on me.

It is well known that conflicts in communal areas could have more than one root cause. Issues such as water or water points, grazing pastures, forests, fields for subsistence crops or just land in general may prove fertile ground for intercommunal conflicts.

On 17 August 2019, at the 39th SADC Summit in Dar Es Salaam, after the familiar United Republic of Tanzania and SADC anthem had been played, President Hage G.

The other day a fellow professor and I were philosophising on a number of issues; some very important, and others, not so significant.

During the year 2019, the longest serving rector and first vice-chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) Dr Tjama Tjivikua stepped down after long service to the university community and the nation.

The year 2019 was a noteworthy year. So many happenings, big and small, good and bad took place in the past year. The past is a critical component of any one or organisation’s being; allowing for retrospection to avoid hurdles of the past while seeing foundations already laid.

This brief article is a follow up on the article I wrote on the state of English in Namibia vs Namibian indigenous languages.

Today, I want to address the dilemma first year students have as they choose their programmes at tertiary level. But, before I do that, let me make a few remarks on the current, contentious issue of the poor English pass rate.

Allow me space in your newspaper to share my views on the introduction of Kiswahili in Namibia and other African countries.