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2016

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Jul 20, 2016

Blood, Sweat and Tears

TANSTAAFL

Last week, former pyramid scheme Herbalife Ltd had to change the way the company operates and pay a US$ 200 million fine in order to avoid being explicitly labelled a pyramid scheme by the FTC in the United States. Herbalife in future will now…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Jul 27, 2016

The Restraint of Power

How Diplomacy defeated War

This week, President Hage Geingob opened his inaugural International Relations and Cooperation Policy Review Conference (renamed, along with the ministry, from Foreign Affairs when he assumed office), and he charted out…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Oct 5, 2016

A Namibian House: Never Leave You Hanging

Elements of a Nation: Loyalty

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how our President, Dr Hage Geingob, has spoken of ‘building a Namibian House.’ He has stated that “Namibians want a house where everyone feels a sense…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

May 11, 2016

The Study Scientific

The Basics of Scientific Literacy

With the prevalence of social media only increasing year by year, it is quickly becoming the primary news medium for many people. Informante, while primarily a print newspaper, has had to increase its social…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Feb 24, 2016

Gravity of the Situation

Einstein: 100 years later

A few weeks ago, scientists revealed an amazing discovery. 100 years after Albert Einstein had formulated his General Theory of Relativity, an experiment had confirmed the existence of one of the predictions of his…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Jun 1, 2016

Our MAD World

Red Button Diplomacy

On 27 May 2016, US President Barack Obama became the first sitting president of the United States to visit Hiroshima, the first city bombed using nuclear weapons by the United States. The Nobel Peace Prize winner spoke eloquently, saying, “We…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Apr 27, 2016

Noblesse Oblige

Nobility has a duty

“Nobility Obliges.” Or that is how Noblesse Oblige translates directly from French. I’d first encountered the phrase when I went to study at the University of Stellenbosch, where it was the motto of my residence, Simonsberg. More formally…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Jan 20, 2016

What Goes Up

The Commodity Supercycle

For the financial markets, 2016 started quite ignominiously. Stocks worldwide recorded some of the worst first week openings in history, with the Dow Jones down 6.2% and the S&P 500 down 6%. In London the FTSE 100 lost 5.3% for the week…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Mar 16, 2016

Scientia Potentia Est

Why everyone should be learning science

Knowledge is power. The earliest use of this phrase is from Imam Ali, the first imam of Shia Islam, who said (translated from Arabic), “Knowledge is power and it can command obedience. A man of…

Des van Heerden in Theory of Interest

Apr 6, 2016

Gambling with Namibia’s Future

The Case Against Lotteries

As I read through President Geingob’s State of the Nation address, I remained in awe at what our president had accomplished in such a short time, and at how well thought-out the Harambee Prosperity Plan…

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