Author: Daniel Steinmann

The gravy train is coasting along without gravy. Last week the IMF team leader of the Article IV consultations gave us a 2.5% GDP growth estimate for the year while an investment analyst earlier this week said we are on the...

The Katutura State Hospital is notorious among the residents of Katutura. It is viewed as a place where one goes to die. Still, it provides an invaluable health service to the many thousands of people who can not afford private...

The 9th Wildlife Ranching Symposium is taking place in Windhoek as we speak. It started on Monday and carries on through Friday. One of the highlights in terms of presentations is when the chairman, Professor Wouter van Hoven...

The problems with the NEEEF Bill are manifold. On top of the fact that is was not thought through very well, it comes at a time when the government is battling to give credibility to its own development undertakings and...

Oshikango is turning into a ghost town right under our very noses. The former hustle and bustle is gone and its accommodation establishments are only too happy to receive guests two or three times a week. No more “Sorry Sir,...

Western Owamboland has five major drainage lines all running from southern Angola to a common collector point, colloquially known as Lake Oponoono. Collectively this system is known as the Cuvelai drainage system although it has...

Where will the money come from to drive the ambitious Harambee Prosperity Plan? This vexing question is the starting point of many water-cooler discussions I have witnessed over the past three months. Given the now obvious...