Notable Quotes
I generate sufficient income from my dancing which enables me to care for myself and two other people with whom I stay in a shack in the Ongulumbashe informal settlement. I pay for everything in our house because the other two people I stay with don’t work. – Benjamin Shihepo, a young man who makes a living from performing kwasa-kwasa dance moves.
WINDHOEK is divided into 19 zones and the purpose of the audit is to gather valuable information on the total number of shebeens as well as dogs in each zone. The data that will be gathered from the audit will be used for future planning by various stakeholders for intervention programmes customised to the needs of the zones. – City Police spokesperson, Helena Mootseng, on the dog and shebeen census in Windhoek which started on March 1.
THERE must be a permission for every march. We don’t tolerate people assaulting police officers when they do their duty but we also don’t want the police to assault you. – Executive director of NamRights, Phil ya Nangoloh, on his organisation vowing to help the so-called ‘struggle kids’ get legal representation..
AFRICA and the third world at large has lost a revolutionary leader who expressed views that most leaders were afraid to talk about. He was the spokesperson of the third world and he will be missed. – Prime Minister Hage Geingob, on the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez.
SINCE 2012 the shareholder representative [minister] made it impossible for me to carry out my duty as a chairman. – Leevi Hungamo, NamPower chairman, on his resignation from the company earlier this year.
The scariest aspect of the national budgets of the past five years is the growing reliance on debt. – Jesaya Nyamu, Rally for Democracy and Progress parliamentarian, on the slow reduction in Namibian debt occurring because of government underspending, which leads to poor service delivery, especially in the hearth, education and security.
From the History Books
I AM a canvas of my experiences, my story is etched in lines and shading, and you can read it on my arms, my legs, my shoulders and my stomach. – Katherine von Drachenberg, better known as Kat von D, (born March 8 1982) is a Mexican-American tattoo artist, model and television personality. She is best known for her work as a tattoo artist on the reality television show, ‘LA Ink’.
I DO what I believe. – Emmanuel Lewis (born March 9 1971) is an American actor, best known for playing the eponymous title character in the 1980s television sitcom ‘Webster’. He is only 1.30m tall.
I THINK it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person. – Olivia Wilde (born March 10 1984) is an American actress and fashion model. She has appeared in a number of television and film productions such as ‘The OC’, ‘House’, ‘Tron: Legacy’ and ‘In Time’.