insert_link Namibia Fatal Crash: Cessna F406 Aircraft Plunges into Windhoek Residential Area, Claiming Three Lives as investigations commence A Cessna F406 light aircraft took off from Eros Airport with three occupants, to conduct a maintenance test flight and crashed into the residential premises in Rieckmann Street, Pioneers Park, Windhoek. All three people died on the spot and were burned beyond recognition. The police will issue a comprehensive report as soon as the crime scene investigations are finalised. We spoke to Magnus Abraham, the Head of the Directorate of […] todayMay 6, 2024 134
Opinion Pieces South Africa is short of academic statisticians: why and what can be done Statisticians are able to assess and analyse data, crucial skills in today’s world. Solstock Inger Fabris-Rotelli, University of Pretoria; Ansie Smit, University of Pretoria; Danielle Jade Roberts, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Daniel Maposa, University of Limpopo; Fabio Mathias Correa, University of the Free State; Michael Johan von Maltitz, University of the Free State, and Sonali Das, University of Pretoria Our world is awash with data. A 2019 article published by the […] todayApril 11, 2024 16
insert_link Namibia CoW to use borehole water to meet demand The City of Windhoek (CoW) has announced that it is experiencing a serious water scarcity, prompting the activation of an emergency borehole programme to boost its drinking water supply as of June 2023. This has resulted in observable differences from the usual water in terms of colour, taste and fragrance. In a notice issued on Tuesday, CoW stated that despite this, it remains committed to maintaining the quality of drinking […] todayMarch 6, 2024 43
insert_link Africa The San people of southern Africa: where ethics codes for researching indigenous people could fail them By Stasja Koot, Wageningen University There is a long and often complicated history of researchers studying Indigenous people. In 1999, the education scholar Linda Tuhiwai-Smith, in her book Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples, emphasised the colonial character of much research. She warned that it brings with it a new wave of exploration, discovery, exploitation and appropriation. Well into the 20th century, researchers depicted groups like the […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 13
insert_link Lifestyle University rankings are unscientific and bad for education: experts point out the flaws By Sharon Fonn, University of the Witwatersrand We rank almost everything. The top 10 restaurants in our vicinity, the best cities to visit, the best movies to watch. To understand whether the rankings were any good you’d want know who was doing the ranking. And what it was they were looking for. These are exactly the same questions that are worth asking when looking at the international ranking […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 16