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24 April 2026
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Opinion

Strategic goal-setting should balance challenge with realism

The News

An opinion piece argues that effective goal-setting requires setting targets beyond current capabilities to drive behavioural change and competency development, but warns against crossing into unrealistic territory; the author contends that goals should create discomfort while remaining achievable, and that even failed attempts at challenging goals yield better outcomes than conservative targets met with ease.

10 hours ago · The Namibian

Yesterday

  1. Strategic goal-setting should balance challenge with realism

    An opinion piece argues that effective goal-setting requires setting targets beyond current capabilities to drive behavioural change and competency development, but warns against crossing into unrealistic territory; the author contends that goals should create discomfort while remaining achievable, and that even failed attempts at challenging goals yield better outcomes than conservative targets met with ease.

    10 hours ago · The Namibian

  2. Business partnerships drive growth, innovation, and sustainability

    An opinion piece argues that business partnerships allow firms to pool resources, share expertise, mitigate risks and unlock opportunities, though they carry challenges including shared liability, reduced autonomy and goal misalignment. The author notes partnerships are common among long-established Namibian enterprises but appear concentrated among lighter-complexioned entrepreneurs.

    10 hours ago · The Namibian

  3. Editorial: N$26.8m drug seizure insufficient for crisis

    An editorial argues that Namibia's Namibia Revenue Agency confiscation of narcotics valued at N$26.8 million in the 2025/26 financial year, while a visible win, is not enough to address the country's growing drug crisis.

    23 April 2026 · Namibian Sun

Wednesday 22 April

  1. Prevention, not just support, key to tackling gender-based violence

    A Namibian Sun editorial acknowledges government progress on shelters and survivor support but argues that long-term reduction of gender-based violence requires prevention through policy, curriculum integration of life skills and gender respect, expanded mental health services, swift law enforcement, and community and family engagement to confront harmful norms.

    22 April 2026 · Namibian Sun

Saturday 18 April

  1. Africa must resist romanticising military dictators, analyst warns

    Kenyan political analyst Nanjala Nyabola warns that African military leaders like Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré present themselves as anti-imperialist "saviours" while actually implementing authoritarianism, dissolved political parties and cracking down on dissent. The Namibian editorial argues that Namibians should be equally wary of the rise of populist personality-driven politics over substantive governance.

    18 April 2026 · The Namibian

  2. Exclusive hospital units for officials mirror apartheid, columnist argues

    A public policy expert argues that creating separate, upgraded hospital units for senior government officials—while the rest of the public system deteriorates—represents a form of "class apartheid" that undermines genuine healthcare reform and breaches the principle of equal rights.

    18 April 2026 · The Namibian

  3. Namibian creators struggle to monetize global online reach

    Namibian content creators face systemic barriers to monetizing their work despite reaching global audiences, including exclusion from payment platforms like PayPal, affiliate marketing programmes and freelance work sites that are unavailable or restrict access from Namibia. The author argues this reflects how the global digital system was designed with structural inequality, leaving Namibian creators with viewers but limited income opportunities.

    18 April 2026 · The Namibian

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