16 April 2021 | Others
“To see a splendid kingdom fade away is far sadder than seeing a second-rate republic collapse.” (Translated from Japanese by Jay Rubin.)
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Natasha Beyeveld
Sounds a bit like true love fading away due to dis(ease) versus an abusive relationship crashing into pieces. Sometimes we have a love-love relationship with our perceptions about the world, and sometimes we nearly forget that the deeper the love, the deeper the hate. The more entrenched the belief, the greater the disbelief after the initial ‘veil of ignorance’ has been lifted.
The theoretical experiment called the ‘Veil of Ignorance’ is powerful, because our usual opinions regarding what is just and unjust are informed by our own experiences. We are shaped by our race, gender, class, education, appearance, sexuality, career, family, and so on. On the other side of the Veil of Ignorance, none of that exists (based on work by Rawls). What if you knew nothing of y
MATHIAS HAUFIKU
WINDHOEK
The Central Procurement Board of Namibia s decision to award a N$60 million tender to a local joint venture (JV) - that was amongst the highest bidders - has been appealed.
The board last month awarded Pioneer Mechanical Contractors Namibia, which joined forces with Waldhem Construction and Installation CC, the tender to construct an external firefighting system at the oil storage facility in Walvis Bay.
The JV entity outscored six other bidders to land the contract. The estimated project cost was N$57.5 million.
The JV partners landed the contract despite being the second-highest bidders at N$59.6 million. The other bidders fell out because their paperwork was not in order.