This blackout happened a few weeks back. The story was reincarnated last night when I learned that the two surgeons actually quit their jobs over this incident. Obviously they were unwilling to sacrifice their professional careers for some weak infrastructure. Hospitals are required to have a back up power source for such a situation. The […]
For the Love of BrangelinaDear Friends, thank you all for reminding me that Anglina Jolie is with me in Namibia. I have been keeping a close watch to see if we might cross paths. A friend of mine actually stood in line behind Anglina at the supermarket in Swakopmund a few weeks ago. I hear […]
Pictures from the Polytechnic of Namibia’s Graduation Ceremony 2006Our Rector Dr. Tjama Tjivikua enters the graduation ceremony. The President, Hifikepunye Pohamba, stands centre flanked by the rector and head of senate. On stage are Polytechnic academics to the left and members of senate on the right. Faculty members anxiously await the ceremony’s opening. This photo […]
An email I received recently. Someone managed to collect photos of the various bars in the Oshakati area. You may remember me commenting on these bars when I was up north in February. Here is some proof of their existence. Awe-inspiring monuments, great centers of learning and culture, masterworks of art, music and literature that […]