Letters
Who Says Slavery Is Wrong?
I REFER to the letter entitled “Morality needs no religion” published in The Namibian, 10 May 2013, by Jack R Kambatuku.[more]
Don’t Shift Responsibilities
I HAVE respect for the outcry of Christian believers who are urging the government to have Bible lessons reintroduced in its schools.[more]
Lawmakers Must Act
YES, gender-based violence (GBV) has reached worrying and unacceptable proportions. But it is interesting to know that the only social factors increasing proportionally are poverty, income inequality, divorce, alcohol and drug...[more]
Learn From Others
THE Otavi Town Council must visit Omaruru and Outjo Town Councils and learn how to develop the town, especially the Omaruru town and residential areas. The roads, playgrounds, youth parks, sports ground and community hall are all...[more]
Don’t Burden The Teachers
IT IS true, the majority of Namibians are Christians. We observe Christian holidays with government blessing. But moral decay in our youth is not due to the abolition of Bible studies in public schools. [more]
Ban Christian Holidays Too!
I HAVE heard enough of the heated debate between the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) over whether Bible studies should be re-introduced in public schools as a subject in the curriculum. [more]
Do We Understand Data?
THE article by Citizen Nahas Angula in your edition of 10 March 2013, is informative and interesting. There is, however, something irritating about it too. [more]
From A Single Mother
DEAR President Hifikepunye Pohamba, I am a single mother of three working in the retail business. [more]
Resisting Violence Increases Violence
FOR too long my fellow countrymen and women have become content with fighting rape, murder, AIDS, drugs, violence, poverty, corruption; the list is endless.[more]
Being Each Others’ Keepers
I RESPECT Citizen Nahas Angula (‘We are each other’s keepers: Diversity and divergence’, The Namibian, 10 May) since I think that he is sincere about being committed to national unity. It would be wonderful if all our politicians...[more]
In A Free Namibia?
RECENTLY, I witnessed an unemployed mother who used to travel almost six kilometres to fetch water for her household. It was a sad moment for me, and the sad part is that this is not water from the tap but from so called...[more]
Things Falling Apart!
IT IS very painful to realise and admit that something has gone wrong in your own house but I can’t keep quiet anymore.[more]
Abstinence Will Not Work
WOMEN can only use sex as a bargaining tool if men respect a woman’s right over her body. [more]
Students Will Suffer
PEOPLE always says that when two elephants fight what suffers is the grass! It sound so nice and loud when the Permanent Secretary In the Ministry of Education, Alfred Ilukena, and other Ministry of Education personnel threaten...[more]
Morality Needs No Religion
IT IS perhaps time and a necessity for the Namibians to revisit their Constitution. Article 1 of the Constitution that establishes the ‘Republic of Namibia and Identification of its Territory’ under section (1) states that “The...[more]
Of Dog And Man
THE dog has, for time immemorial, been known as the “man’s best friend”. This is well and good in the sense that this canine creature has been the most salutary domesticated animal to mankind as a companion for security...[more]
Constitution This, Constitution That
IS IT not amazing how whenever citizens call upon certain changes to be made, then the lawmakers are always quick to point to the Constitution?[more]
Rape And Murder Need Serious Intervention
WHAT is happening in the ‘’land of the brave’’ is totally unacceptable. The ministers of justice, safety and security and all the relevant organisations and agencies need to seriously address the nation on what they intend to do...[more]
We Are ‘Stupid’ Because...
THE deputy minister who said we are stupid, I suppose, never in his life had to try and start something from the ground up. Maybe he was privileged enough to have the money, investors, government or banks to help him to start up...[more]
City Must Review Parking Policy
I WAS wondering whether The Namibian has any information on municipal regulations and requirements on the provision of parking in Windhoek? [more]