Notable Quotes

THE Minister should exercise the powers conferred upon her promptly and efficiently. In this she has failed. – Supreme Court Acting Judge, Pius Langa said at the dismissal of Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana’s appeal against a High Court order that she must dismiss Windhoek-based Magistrate Leah Shaanika as recommended by the Magistrates’ Commission four and half years ago.

[LET] us be brave enough and accept that the fact that we have erred in our judgement to commercialise such an essential service as water. – Arnold Tjihuiko, Nudo Member of Parliament (MP) says people in the rural and communal areas are trapped in the in a vicious circle of water debts. He revamped a motion by the then, DTA MP MCHenry Venaani to write off the Namwater debts in the National assembly.

FOR me it was incomprehensible. How can you get beaten for 80 per cent? I couldn’t understand it. – A 17-year old pupil from Windhoek Gymnasium says he was beaten after scoring 80 per cent on a physics test by his teacher Estelle Oberholzer. He was testifying in the Magistrates court last week.

From the History Books
HONOUR is a gift a man gives himself. You can be as good as anyone that ever lived. If you can read, you can learn everything that anyone ever learned. But you’ve got to want it. – Ricky Dene Gervais (born June 25 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter.

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