Namibia
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Freedom in South Africa is incomplete until all SADC nations achieve genuine democracy
If we are to honour our freedom, we must also stand in sympathy with our neighbours, whose struggles remind us that democracy is never guaranteed. Their pain must be felt as our…
A moment of diplomacy and global connection
The presentation of credentials is a cornerstone of diplomatic protocol, symbolising mutual recognition and the formal commencement of an ambassador’s duties
Editorial: The high cost of war
The war in the Middle East isn’t coming to our doorstep- it is already here. You will feel it at the pumps, in the supermarket aisles and in your beer mug. The ripple effect of…
Supporting adolescent girls advances us all this International Women’s Day
One in every five girls across sub-Saharan Africa has experienced rape or sexual assault before turning 18
The challenge of regional agricultural trade
Within the SACU region, there is supposed to be free movement of agricultural goods, with a few exceptions, including national security and when there are crop and animal diseases
Lobito Corridor: A new line for trade and investment
The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals
Barbara Adair’s unconventional journey
More than a chronicle of Namibia, Barbara Adair’s book experiments with language and structure
Namibia’s green schemes are failing, and a parliamentary inquiry blames the system
The country has 11 such schemes, together representing one of the most ambitious agricultural investments in southern Africa
Namibia shifts borrowing strategy as eurobond matures
Finance Minister Erica Shafudah said the combined approach allows Namibia to settle the external bond without straining social spending or foreign-exchange reserves
Namibian president Nandi-Ndaitwah’s power move
She fired the mines minister and took over for two days before handing the department over to the defence minister
Namibia’s Red Mountain conflict deepens after rhino poaching incident
Conservationists view the poaching of a rhino as evidence of governance failure; community leaders see it as collateral in the fight for survival
Namibia tables sweeping land bill to expand farm expropriation powers
The proposed legislature represents the most far-reaching change in Namibia’s land governance framework since independence
The Hague Group revives the possibility of a new internationalism
The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza
Israeli impunity: SA leads global fight for justice
South Africa spearheading a Global South coalition to enforce international law against Israel will attract a backlash but it’s the right thing to do
The ANC has lost power, yet is still committed to constitutionalism
Although it no longer has an outright majority, and faces new challenges, the party has not lost its belief in democracy and the rule of law