Notable Quotes

I am willing to stand by them provided that the workers stand up and rise to the occasion. They need to take ownership of the labour movement. They need to change the status quo. – Plans by fired NUNW secretary-general Evilastus Kaaronda to form a new umbrella body are at an advanced stage with people close to him confirming that he had been consulting widely.



We practice the responsible, internationally accepted utilisation of our marine resources. – Namibia’s Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernhard Esau said last week about Namibia’s annual seal cull.



So don’t even waste your time trying to speak to me. – Enoch Kamushinda, one of the SME Bank’s linchpins refused to comment on allegations that the newly established bank blew about three quarters of N$60 million start-up capital from the government buying a building now owned by a mysterious trust whose identity its operator has declined to disclose.



I have no patience for countries that try to treat gays or lesbians or transgender persons in ways that intimidate them or are harmful to them. – US President Barack Obama has scrapped a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, with the Kremlin saying it was ‘dissapointed’ and that Washington is not ready for ties on an equal basis.



These elections were plagued with voters’ roll manipulation and widespread intimidation from the ruling Zanu-PF and were, therefore, neither free nor fair. – United States-based non-governmental organisation Freedom House has called upon member states of SADC to revise their preliminary statements and acknowledge flaws in Zimbabwe’s election process.



From the history books

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio. – Gerald Rudolph ‘Jerry’ Ford, Jr was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. When he became president upon Richard Nixon’s resignation on 9 August 1974, he became the first and to date only person to have served as both Vice President and President o