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NLI521S - NAMIBIAN LITERATURE - 2ND OPP - DECEMBER 2025 |
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nAm I BI AunIVE RS ITV
OF SCI En CE Ano TECH n OLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BENL
LEVEL: 5
COURSE CODE: NLl521S
COURSE NAME: NAMIBIAN LITERATURE
SESSION: DECEMBER 2025
DURATION: 2 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY (PAPER 1)
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) PROF M. MHENE
MS E.KAMBWALE
MODERATOR: MR A. BREWIS
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Question 1 in Section A is compulsory. Answer one question from
Section B.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. For questions 1,2, and 3,the essay must be 600 words.
4. For question 4, the essay must be 400 words.
5. Number the answers clearly.
6. Write legibly.
7. Mistakes in grammar will be penalised.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3_ PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTION A (COMPULSORY)
Autobiography: Are you a Person or a Ghost by Professor Andrew Niikondo
QUESTION 1
(SO marks)
Write an essay on the figurative meanings of names used during the liberation struggle and
how they are linked to the concept of trauma in Are you a person or a ghost. (600 words)
SECTION B (Answer ONE question from one of the genres}
QUESTION 2
(SO marks)
Drama: God of Women by Professor Sifiso Nyathi
Write an essay showing how women characters are portrayed in God of Women.
(600 words)
OR
QUESTION 3
(SO marks)
Prose: Troubled Waters by Professor Joseph Diescho
Write an essay focusing on the experiences of Andries and Lucia. You must highlight how
their experiences are linked to the t itle of the novel.
(600 words)
OR
QUESTION 4
(50 marks)
Poetry: Selected Namibian poems by Namibian poets
Choose ONE poem from the following and write an essay of not more than 400 words.
l)Sam Nujoma Credo by Petrus Haakskeen (2000)
S is for Sober
That he shall never drink or smoke
nor use any other intoxicating substance
in his entire life
A is for Armed Struggle
That he shall take up arms
and fight to the bitter end
even if it takes his own life
M is for Mobilisation
That he shall mobilise the masses
to rise and fight for their own
freedom and independence
N is for Nation
That he shall be the founding father
and the firm foothold for the Namibian nation
U is for Unity
That he shall unite the divided
races and the country
into one Nation, one Namibia
J is for Justice
That he shall do justice to all
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no matter what race, colour or sex
based on the rule of law
0 is for Opportunity
That he shall create a society for all
with equal rights and opportunities
in all socio-economic spheres
M is for Mission
That he shall have the mission
to eradicate the evils
of hunger, poverty, ignorance and disease
A is for Affirmative
That he shall strive to his best abilities
To undo the wrongs of the past
Through the policy of affirmative action.
2) Hendrik Witbooi by Nama Traditional
Serpent in the grass: Nanseb
short-boned one: great eye:
guardian ofthe people and the land:
keen eye who discovers conspirators
sharp ear that hears where there is no sound:
deft one who caught the flies
that came over the water to sting us,
and who made those invader flies groan
The eye sees you as slow-paced
fast-thinking one:
abundant teat whose milk flows without stopping:
protector of orphans:
waterhole and shade-tree for the homeless:
short-boned one: stump finger: deep-rooted shrub:
terror of conquerors-
rifle in your stump finger
on the back of the short-ear-
terror of the aggressor-
short-ear obeying stump finger:
supreme among all in Khowese history:
round shoe whose tracks are all over:
stump-finger: short-boned one:
master of rifle and short-ear:
Nanseb, great father, deep-rooted shrub.
Pay special attention to the meaning of the poem and the theme(s)
END OF QUESTION PAPER
(400 words)