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3 weeks ago - 25 August 2019 | Columns

Gerine Hoff What you're holding in your hands right now – this collaborative Windhoek Express/Erongo newspaper – is our last printed edition.While we're a little sad to say goodbye to good ol' paper on the...

The evolution of change

4 weeks ago - 18 August 2019 | Columns

Leandrea Louw Change is scary and as humans we're not very adaptable when it comes to change. Yet everything around us is constantly evolving, and I feel that we need to evolve too. I...

We live and we learn

1 month - 11 August 2019 | Columns

Iréne-Mari van der WaltThe great irony attached to most social movements of the 21st century is that, despite being aimed at pushing and broadening labels which they represent, they merely shift it.Feminism is one such...

Out of reach

1 month - 04 August 2019 | Columns

Otis FinckAs the housing waiting lists keep on growing, prices for a place to live and call your own continue to skyrocket. The prospect of becoming a home, or shall I rather say room owner...

Penny wise and pound foolish

1 month - 28 July 2019 | Columns

Gerine Hoff While the renaming of streets in the capital continues unabated – one would swear the City of Windhoek has spare change lying around – I couldn't help but wonder if the money it...

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The benefits of sport

1 month - 21 July 2019 | Columns

Adolf KaureI have practiced a number of sport codes including karate, golf, chess, soccer, tennis, table tennis and boxing over the years.There are a lot...

Life's simplest secret

2 months ago - 14 July 2019 | Columns

Irene-Mari van der Walt Advice on how to live a fulfilled life abound and are often pondered by both the self-righteous and the truly...

Learning the lingo

2 months ago - 07 July 2019 | Columns

Gerine HoffWorking in the written word industry, I was thrilled to see that Merriam-Webster has added more than 600 new words to their dictionary this...

Fight for financial freedom

2 months ago - 30 June 2019 | Columns

Adolf KaureThe Namibian economy is currently in a recession and it is a reflection of what is going on all over the world.Many graduates are...

Take care of yourself

2 months ago - 23 June 2019 | Columns

Leandrea LouwIt’s the middle of the year, and by now a lot of us feel overwhelmed, overworked, depressed and stressed.I found myself in that exact...

Coping with a mental disorder

3 months ago - 16 June 2019 | Columns

Julienne van Rooyen I always try to write from the heart, even though my writing has gotten me into trouble at times. What I believe...

Let’s believe in this Brave Warriors team

3 months ago - 09 June 2019 | Columns

Adolf Kaure The Namibia senior soccer team has qualified for the 2019 CAF (Confederation of African Football) AFCON (African Cup of Nations) for a third...

Jy is myne

3 months ago - 26 May 2019 | Columns

Yolanda NelJesaja 49:16: Ek het jou naam in my handpalms gegraveer . . .“Hoe bond jy met jou baba as jy nie die geslag weet...

Say no to “beer pressure”

3 months ago - 19 May 2019 | Columns

Gerine HoffA couple of weeks ago I wrote about how more and more people are getting on the no-spend bandwagon. Or rather, only spending money...

Education is key

4 months ago - 12 May 2019 | Columns

Adolf KaureLearning is a lifelong exercise. With the top two tertiary institutions in the country – the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Namibia University...

The steps you take to...

4 months ago - 05 May 2019 | Columns

Leandrea Louw A matter close to my heart is that of talent development in our community.Clarice Gille-Theys is a writer based in Swakopmund who has...

Liewe Elizma

5 months ago - 14 April 2019 | Columns

Yolanda NelDis hartseer wat met jou familie gebeur het. En dis aaklig om te moet erken ek weet hoe jy voel, want ek was ook...

Lessons to learn for AFCON

5 months ago - 07 April 2019 | Columns

Adolf KaureThere is still a lot that the national senior soccer team needs to learn if they want to be a force to be reckoned...