By Chris Jacobie NAMIBIANS mourns the loss of ‘Meester’ Martin (Lazarus) Shipanga who became a national s ...
NAMIBIA MOURNS A GIANT
NAMIBIA MOURNS A GIANT
By Chris Jacobie NAMIBIANS mourns the loss of ‘Meester’ Martin (Lazarus) Shipanga who became a national symbol and is one of the last remaining bridges on the journey from liberation to independence a ...
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SECURITY ON TRAIL
Flipside --- By Chris Jacobie THE horrible and painful death of Hlaisaneni Zhou -- a well-known informal ...
Flipside --- By Chris Jacobie THE horrible and painful death of Hlaisaneni Zhou -- a well-known informal trader and artisan -- at the hands of a shop owner and four security guards, amongst them the o ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieA NATION TO BE MADE
A NATION TO BE MADE
Flipside --- By Chris Jacobie THE face masks that Namibians wear might prevent or minimize the spreading ...
Flipside --- By Chris Jacobie THE face masks that Namibians wear might prevent or minimize the spreading of COVID-19 (the coronavirus). It might also hide our identities, but because we appear the sam ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieCovid-19: Namibia’s Finest Hour
Covid-19: Namibia’s Finest Hour
By Chris Jacobie OVER the past few weeks, Namibians have earned the right to celebrate the small victorie ...
By Chris Jacobie OVER the past few weeks, Namibians have earned the right to celebrate the small victories they have achieved against the Covid-19 pandemic.On reflection, it must serve as a major insp ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieCHANGE BY CONSISTENCY
CHANGE BY CONSISTENCY
FLIPSIDE --- Chris Jacobie IN an ironic twist of Namibian national politics, the President of Namibia, Dr ...
FLIPSIDE --- Chris Jacobie IN an ironic twist of Namibian national politics, the President of Namibia, Dr. Hage Geingob, signalled change in accountability, good governance and constitutional democrac ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieTWO SIDES TO PROTESTS
TWO SIDES TO PROTESTS
By Chris Jacobie PROTEST and demonstrations is a fundamental human right and every Namibian has the right ...
By Chris Jacobie PROTEST and demonstrations is a fundamental human right and every Namibian has the right to participate in peaceful political activity intended to influence the composition and polici ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieThinking Democracy
Thinking Democracy
FLIPSIDE --- Chris Jacobie THERE is great truth and value in the expectation and tradition that “all must ...
FLIPSIDE --- Chris Jacobie THERE is great truth and value in the expectation and tradition that “all must think twice.” Unfortunately, the value of thinking twice is undermined by the development of ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieNAMIBIA’S GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS
NAMIBIA’S GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS
FLIPSIDE By Chris Jacobie THE story of Christmas is a timeless story for believers and non-believers alik ...
FLIPSIDE By Chris Jacobie THE story of Christmas is a timeless story for believers and non-believers alike. Over time it came to represent humanity’s flirtation and obsession with peace and goodwill a ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieConvicted Must Jump
Convicted Must Jump
FLIPSIDE ---- Chris Jacobie THE continued presence of corruption convicts, Katriena Hanse-Himarwa, Tobie ...
FLIPSIDE ---- Chris Jacobie THE continued presence of corruption convicts, Katriena Hanse-Himarwa, Tobie Aupindi and Marina Kandumbu on Swapo’s National Assembly list is not a matter of law, regulatio ...
Read more| by Chris JacobieNAMIBAN VOTING DUTY
NAMIBAN VOTING DUTY
FLIPSIDE ---- Chris Jacobie NAMIBIANS are on an historical threshold of arguably the most important elect ...
FLIPSIDE ---- Chris Jacobie NAMIBIANS are on an historical threshold of arguably the most important elections since the United Nations (UN) supervised elections under UN-Resolution-435 thirty years ag ...
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