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Dr. Sam Nujoma

Bishop Kameeta Calls for Unity as Namibia Bid Farewell to Nujoma

People gathered at Heroes’ Acre on Saturday to witness the final farewell of the late Founding President, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma. During the solemn ceremony, Bishop Zephaniah Kameeta urged the nation to unite in Nujoma’s honor, calling for an end to political and tribal divisions. Nujoma was laid to rest in a mausoleum following a 21-gun salute, marking the nation’s tribute to his legacy. Among the international dignitaries in attendance were […]

today3 March, 2025

World

Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is popular but divisive. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images     By Archana Venkatesh, Clemson University   The world’s largest election is currently under way in India, with more than 960 million people registered to vote over a period of six weeks. Spearheading the campaign for his Bharatiya Janata Party, incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi is spending that time crisscrossing the country, delivering a message he hopes will […]

today20 May, 2024

Opinion Pieces

After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?

  By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy”. His observation might well be applied to the tragedy we are witnessing in Gaza. Three months after the current conflict began, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence on both sides, with the deaths of more than […]

today8 January, 2024