Paying lip service to the concepts of transparency and credibility will not engender trust in the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). Until ECN chairperson Elsie Nghikembua, her fellow commissioners, chief electoral and referenda officer Peter Shaama and his top executive…
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Great idea, questionable motive. That’s not a harsh way to sum up the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB). The NIPDB opened its doors in early 2021 with the noble aim of making it easy for foreign investors and…
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The world marked World Mental Health Day yesterday, reminding us of the importance of ‘mental health at work’. “Safe, healthy working environments can act as a protective factor for mental health. Unhealthy conditions – including stigma, discrimination and exposure to…
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Objections raised by anti-gay demonstrators in Windhoek this week about teaching sex education at schools is a strong reminder that more needs to be done to encourage open and respectful dialogue about sexuality. An anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex…
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Long before green hydrogen became a fad, the Namibian government promised to make the country a logistics hub nation by 2025, i.e. next year. So, when fuel taxes are increased to get money for our roads (up by 25 cents…
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How surreal it must have been for president Nangolo Mbumba and his entourage to beg the richest person in the world to bring his satellite internet business to Namibia. We’d have loved to be a fly on the wall: How…
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The DTA and apartheid are dead but their lessons live on. Sadly, it is Swapo perpetuating some of the ugly tactics of that bygone era. For the benefit of Gen Alpha (people born between 2010 and 2025), the DTA, or…
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Mother earth wilting under the pressure to provide for all who depend on her. Sadly, the worst pressure comes from thankless, greedy human beings – the species supposedly endowed with the best capabilities to manage her and her inhabitants. The…
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Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants Namibian voters to believe that business people, foreign entities and Swapo companies gave money to the party’s election campaign with no strings attached. Nandi-Ndaitwah (71), whose electioneering moniker is NNN, has been around long…
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A former apartheid security police officer and now a lawmaker for the Popular Democratic Movement (previously the DTA) has reminded Namibians how brutal the colonial regime was in suppressing the freedom of expression through demonstrations and public meetings. Nico Smit’s…
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Swanu faction leader Evilastus Kaaronda must be extremely desperate if he declares that Namibia’s Constitution must be torn up to introduce the death penalty. Kaaronda says the absence of the death penalty is why heinous crimes like murder are prevalent.…
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Government leaders and bureaucrats probably think they are shielding themselves from public scrutiny by avoiding the regular collection of key national statistics. Or they genuinely believe the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) can be sacrificed for so-called ‘competing national priorities’ instead…
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