John-Colin Namene spoke to Dr. Nepolo-Mushaandja, from NUST , and Dr. Edson Tjirera, from UNAM

The conferring of Honorary Doctorates, on many Namibians, have now
become a norm in the halls of academia, some of which are coming from
foreign nations.
Recently, political science lecturer, Dr. Job Amupanda, expressed
concern, about the pace at which ordinary Namibians are taking on the
title of Dr., without so much as having worked hard for it,
academically.
Yet the conferring of honorary Doctors is not a new thing, and has
been lauded as a progressive approach, to honouring those that would
have distinguished themselves, in non-academic fields.
With concerns rising that “anyone can be a Dr. these days” should the
system be continued or not, and what are the dangers of these
qualifications?