Covid-19 wreaks havoc on families
While there is hardly any family or community in Namibia that has not been tormented by COVID-19, some families have endured losses multiple times, with the virus taking parents, children and siblings – sometimes within days of each other. By Friday, 09 July, COVID-19...
Africans want consensual democracy – why is that reality so hard to accept?
King Mswati III of eSwatini, Africa’s last absolute monarch, is facing growing demands for democracy and rule of law. EPA-EFE/Yeshiel Panchia Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham and Sishuwa Sishuwa, University of Cape Town It has become common to argue that most...
South Africa should train all pharmacists to give vaccinations
South Africa can have a greater number of adequately trained vaccinators if all pharmacists receive the appropriate skills. GettyImages Dr Velisha Ann Perumal-Pillay, University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa has started the second phase of its COVID-19 vaccine...
Michael !Goreseb Namibia Wildlife Resorts snake handler
The mere mention of the word snake sends chills up some people's spines, however for Mr Micheal !Goreseb, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Limited snake handler, these species fascinate him. Having worked at NWR's Namutoni resort for the past 14 years and recently...
The Basics of Chicken Production
Poultry farming is a fast-growing emerging farming enterprise across all 14 regions of Namibia. Chickens are kept for the production of meat and eggs that provide a healthy source of good quality protein needed by the human body. Generally, there are 3 types of...
COVID vaccines: some fully vaccinated people will still get infected – here’s why
Tara Hurst, Birmingham City University The development of several COVID vaccines in less than a year has given us all hope of a release from the pandemic. Now the goal has shifted to ensuring widespread vaccine coverage is achieved as quickly as possible around the...
Leveraging the power of youth for a better peace
Over the past year, to be a United Nations peacekeeper in the field has meant adopting new levels of flexibility and resilience in the face of evolving challenges. A hard job has become even harder. As this global pandemic wreaks havoc, tens of thousands of women and...
Africa’s free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve
Citrus orchards in South Africa. Kenyans buying South African oranges pay a heavy price due to import duties. Shutterstock John Luiz, University of Cape Town For all its stutters and missteps, there can be little argument that the European Union (EU) has largely lived...
Delay in sending regional forces to Mozambique could exact a high price
Some of the thousands of people displaced by the killings in the Cabo Delgado province. EFE-EPA/Joas Relvas Francois Vreÿ, Stellenbosch University The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is poised to intervene militarily on the side of the Mozambican...
COVID-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit
Doctors and nurses adjust the oxygen mask of a COVID-19 patient inside the Intensive Care Unit of Heliopolis hospital, Egypt. Photo by Fadel Dawood/picture alliance via Getty Images Bruce M Biccard, University of Cape Town In March 2020, those of us living on the...