Answer questions well enough to ace a job interview
An essential step in the employment process is interviewing qualified candidates. An interview is a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides the answers. It refers to a conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee....
Why being endowed with oil is not always a boon: the case of Nigeria and Angola
Young Angolans protest for bettter living conditions in the capital Luanda in 2020. EFE-EPA Ross Harvey, University of Johannesburg In countries with weak governance institutions, natural resource wealth tends to be a curse instead of a blessing. Where citizens are...
Child victim, soldier, war criminal: unpacking Dominic Ongwen’s journey
Dominic Ongwen enters the court room of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on December 6, 2016. Photo by Peter Dejong/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Kjell Anderson, University of Manitoba Dominic Ongwen, a former Ugandan child soldier, has been convicted...
A few guidelines for buying a vehicle
With the Bank of Namibia Monetary Policy Committee's decision to keep the Repo rate at a historic low of 3.75 percent and the introduction of the extended repayment terms, this is the ideal time to buy a vehicle. However with any purchase, planning is essential. Below...
Some legislatures have held governments to account during COVID-19. But not all
Brazil’s Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello at a press conference about the distribution of nearly 6 million doses of a vaccine. Photo by Rodrigo Paiva/Getty Images Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham and Rebecca Gordon, University of Birmingham The coronavirus...
Research guides convenient and cost-effective long-term HIV care in Namibia
January is often a time when people review their budgets, both personally and professionally. For government bodies, the financial year is drawing to a close, and the operation of the last couple of months of the fiscal year are impacted by the pressures and stressors...
Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it
It might seem easy to shut off internet services, but it can be dangerous. Olesya Zhuk/Shutterstock.com Jan Rydzak, Stanford University In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on April 21, the government of Sri Lanka shut off...
Rainwater Harvesting
The previous and current rainy seasons in Namibia has given a sigh of relief to many farmers and is an indication that the country is gradually recovering from the impact of the long drought spell experienced over a period of about seven years since 2013. The current...
African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why
A young African farmer. www.shutterstock.com Felix Kwame Yeboah, Michigan State University and Thomas Jayne, Michigan State University Over the past 20 years sub-Saharan Africa has registered the highest rate of agricultural production in the world. There have been...
Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics: four things worth knowing about him
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters in Uganda’s capital Kampala. Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images Luke Melchiorre, Universidad de los Andes Regardless of how Ugandans decide to vote in the January 14 presidential elections, the...