The term “good governance” is one of the most abused and misused concepts. Even people who have no idea of what it means often profusely parrot it. Often this done mainly in contexts that it has little or no relevance. Superpowers from th
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2019-05-102024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
The future of mining in Namibia
What is the future of the mining sector in Namibia? Will the mining sector continue to be an important contributor to the economy?
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2019-05-102024-05-07Focus
Through the needle’s eye: Nujoma relives his great escape into exile
Windhoek - If you are considering making a memorable getaway for a good cause, Sam Nujoma would probably be the right man to show you how to do it right.
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2019-05-102024-05-07Focus
Star of the Week: Wilfried Mbamba
Our Star of the Week is Wilfried Mbamba, a 25-year-old Namibian teacher by profession, who launched the Hatika Adult
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2019-05-092024-05-07Focus
Teenage girls turn to hormonal injections for menstrual control
WINDHOEK - Emily Amagola (not real name) is a 17-year-old schoolgoing Namibian girl living in Katutura, Windhoek’s predominantly black high density suburb.
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2019-05-082024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
The Council of Churches in Namibia: A Throwback
I ran into Brother Abisai Shejavali and his wife Selma. Shejavali and I have worked together during the years of upheaval and have shared trenches in the fold of the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN).
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2019-05-082024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Samuel (Sammy) O’Brien Newman: A tribute
April 25, 2019 marked the death of a giant in education and, ironically, on the same day 109 students graduated as teachers at the Unam Southern Campus.
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2019-05-062024-05-07Focus
Tribute to Peter Mvula Ya Nangolo … On behalf of 50 former Swapo secondary education students in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1975 – 1980
In 1974, many young Namibians left the country and travelled via Angola to join the liberation struggle waged by the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), whose provisional headquarters was in Lusaka, Zambia.
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2019-05-032024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
The spotlight returns to regional integration
In the 25 January 2010 issue of Newsweek magazine, then-USA president Barack Obama had an essay reflecting on the
7.0 earthquake which left shocking and unbelievable devastation in Haiti. His piece was entitled “Why Haiti Matters.”
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2019-05-032024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Mvula ya Nangolo made us see the wrongs of the past through the poetic lens
When I received the shocking news about the passing on of my friend and brother Mvula ya Nangolo, I started reminiscing the good times we spent together talking about his poetry, the Namibian and Zimbabwean liberation