What happened to multicultural identity?: "A few years ago, the Harvard Committee on African Studies asked me to address them on some of the challenges facing our new democracy."
Political institutions structured around identity is a recipe for disaster.
The current provinces deepen ethnic identities and identity interests around being coloured or Indian or Zulu or Xhosa or Pedi.
They should be abolished.
A common South African identity will remain elusive for as long as we do not have a much more cosmopolitan view of space.
Gauteng is an example of the kind of geographical cosmopolitanism I have in mind.
There is no ethnic group that can claim exclusive ownership of the geographic space given the multiple origins and identities of the people who live there. This principle needs to be elevated to the national level.
Is the Master of the High Court Part of the Judiciary in Namibia?
I was recently interviewed by journalist Augetto Craig on The Evening Review about the work of the Namibia Consumer Protection Group and my ...
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Many Namibians have unclaimed benefits waiting for them in retirement and pension funds — money that rightfully belongs to individuals who m... -
Many Namibians have unclaimed benefits waiting for them in retirement and pension funds — money that rightfully belongs to individuals who... -
Debt collectors are still sending SMSs and letters demanding payments for accounts from years ago, often threatening blacklisting or service...