Letters
What Was The Struggle For?
FIRST of all I would like to say happy 25th birthday to the Namibian! [more]
Too Much Religion
WE refer to the letters ‘Khomasdal – a time for reflection’ by Clive Willemse and ‘Dear Coloured community’ by Wallace Finnies that were published in New Era, August 27 2010. [more]
Time For A Jury
ONCE again our justice system has failed us the people. It baffles me that by killing your wife you get slapped with a fine! Has human life become so cheap in Namibia? Shaduka was either guilty or not guilty and to me and many...[more]
Time To Exercise Faith
SHATTERED, devastated, tormented, dismayed, livid, ... do not begin to describe the state we, family members of the deceased, are in right now. For most, it has opened deep old wounds of the fateful date of 13 July 2008. It...[more]
The NUNW Challenge
THE national congress of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) with the theme: ‘Back to Basics’ will take place next month in Soweto, Katutura, when delegates from affiliated unions will debate and decide on the issues...[more]
Need To Fast-Track Policy Implementation
RECENTLY there have been debates about the way public policies are being implemented. Questions usually asked are: how can public policies be implemented faster in order to achieve operational efficiency?[more]
Time For Probing Questions
THERE is a tendency, a new phenomenon, that has taken hold and impacted on post-colonial, and post-’Liberation Struggle’ Africa. And that is the emergence of the politically empowered and connected morphing into the economic...[more]
On Namibia’s Rural Cashless Society
NAMIBIA boasts one of the highest GDPs per capita on the African continent. Which is in on average five times the per capita GDP of Africa’s poorest countries. This should ideally mean that Namibians should all enjoy a...[more]
SADC Leadership Should Be Prepared To Serve
IT is distinctive to witness SADC leaders converge in Windhoek to touch base with one another on vital issues of human importance.[more]
The System Has Failed Us
THE public discussions around the tragic death of Magdelena Stoffels merely scratched the surface of the deeper conditions which confront women in this country.[more]
Time To Promote Schools Which Perform
ON the 2nd August 2010 I visited Vooruit Primary School in Otjiwarongo, one of the best schools in Otjozondjupa Region, in order to register my daughter for 2011 admission.[more]
To BIG Or Not To BIG
THESE days most people argue for the BIG initiative to be implemented in Namibia. Most Namibians know the value of N$100, when reading the SMS pages of The Namibian.[more]
The Youth And Values
THE article of Alfredo Hengari is very important and very well done but one should be allowed to mention that there are at least two main thoughts that are opposed to his approach: one is the liberal position saying that laws and...[more]
Don't Take Water From Our Rivers
WITH the growing population at the coast and the increase in mining activity there has been an ever increasing demand for water. Yet the fresh water resources at the coast are limited. The reserves of water in the Kuiseb and...[more]
What's In A Name?
RECENTLY a German Namibian daily newspaper and an English Namibian weekly proudly announced a three million Namibia dollar revamping of a popular former entertainment spot in Windhoek.[more]
Muslims Must Speak Out An Open Letter
THERE is no doubt that the most obvious psychological associations and public perceptions that most people in the world have of Muslims and Islam today, are that of violence, terrorism, fanaticism and extremism![more]
Silencing The People’s Voice
IT seems that regional and local domestic accountability does not feature high on the ruling party fs priority list. How can regional governors in future be appointed by the Head of State?[more]
Why We Neglect Our History
ALFREDO Tjiurimo Hengari wrote in his column about Windhoek which is supposed to be Namibia’s major culture centre and he compares it to Barcelona. [more]
Greater Good Rather Than BEE
PLEASE grant me the opportunity to raise my views in your esteemed newspaper with regard to what Job Shipululo wrote in The Namibian of 10 August 2010.[more]
Concerns On Predators Aren’t Honest
I AM writing in response to the letter from ‘Concerned Namibian’ (The Namibian 6.8.10 on ‘People and Predators’). [more]