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Drug Of Choice

Namibia’s Alcoholism

If you had to take a guess as to which drug causes the most harm in our country, what would it be? This drug has toxic effects on the user’s organs and tissues, impairs physical coordination and cognition and affects the user’s perception and…

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In Case Of Emergency

Our Existential Risks

Last year October, I mentioned how resilient our planet was — how it has survived major catastrophic events that killed up to 85% of the species of our planet at a time. Because, yes, our little blue-green planet is not quite as…

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The Structure of Stories

The Familiar Way

We all love stories. Starting from those told by our parents as they regale us with wondrous tales while we sit on their knees, to sitting and listening to those told by grandparents around the fire, up until later life, when we…

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How Far We’ve Gone

Humanity’s Reach

From the birth of the human species in Africa 200 000 years ago, humanity started to spread, and by 1500 years ago, humanity had spread out across almost every landmass on earth, save for Antarctica. The Earth was ours. True, movement was not…

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The Grand Finale

Cassini’s Journey

On 26 April, 2017, at 2 am Pacific Daylight Time, the Grand Finale began. The spacecraft Cassini started its first dive into the space between Saturn and its magnificent rings — the first of 22 such dives it will perform before finally crashing…

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For Queen and Country

Reserving her Prerogative

Yesterday, the Parliament of the United Kingdom voted 522 MP’s to 13 to call a general election on 8 June 2017. This might seem quite strange to us, with a parliament with fixed terms — and in fact, it is a bit strange for…

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The Origins of Easter

Coalescing Religions

It is that time of year again. There is chocolate eggs and bunnies in stores, and most people are getting ready for the long weekend. It is Easter! But to whom do we owe this break? Where does it come from? For most Namibians, the…

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In The Interest Of Security

How DNS remains trusted

Whenever we access the internet, we rely on information security. In particular, we all rely on a subsystem of the internet we hardly pay any attention to — the Domain Name System. As it happens, computers are not…

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For Budget And Country

The 2017 Namibian Budget

It’s been a year since Minister Calle Schlettwein last presented his Budget Statement to parliament, and what a year it has been. The economy had taken blow after blow — first from the commodity price crash, then the…

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The Empress

A Woman’s Power

In the year 500 CE, a woman was born. Her name was Theodora. History has forgotten the place, with claims being made for Cyprus and Syria, but that is not important. She was the daughter of Acacius, a bear trainer in the hippodrome (or colosseum) in…

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