Letters
New Teachers Go Unpaid
WITH schools re-opening soon most newly appointed teachers in Kunene region are still borrowing money for their basic needs and for transport back to their duty stations. [more]
Deal With The Reasons For Aandonga Region
I WANT to put forward some practical suggestions, which do not involve creating an entirely new region. But before getting to that I would like to outline some reasons why those who proposed this region felt the need to bring...[more]
On Workers’ Day And Tribalism
THE people’s paper did us proud again. It is without a doubt the primary platform in this country in which the real issues are debated since open dialogues in many other newspapers and on the national television and radio...[more]
Studies Upgrade Needed In North
ALLOW me space in your esteemed newspaper to articulate my opinions on the issue of higher level studies offered by The University Centre for Studies in Namibia (Tucsin). [more]
Good Step Need Improvement
I WANT to congratulate the University of Namibia for producing its first graduates at the engineering faculty that was established 2009 in Ongwediva. [more]
Thatcherism Is A Class Struggle From Above
THE article by Arthur Pickering (‘Thatcher’s lessons for Namibia’, The Namibian, 26 April) reminded us of an anecdote that involved the Queen of England. When the 2008 capitalist crash happened, that Queen asked some of the...[more]
How Long Shall We Wait?
IT CAN seem like forever between the time you submit a government job application and when you receive any sort of response from the Public Service Commission or from a ministry’s human resources department.[more]
Yearning For An Anti-Capitalist Leader
ACCORDING to Namibian history school books, the Namibian government, which is administered by the Swapo Party, has a mixed-economy policy. This is a combination of capitalism and socialism, similar to the Zambian Humanism system...[more]
‘These New Churches’?
I WOULD like to respond to the author of ‘40-something and churches’ article of the 19th April 2013 [The Namibian]. [more]
Is Cabinet For Ruling Party Only?
ALLOW me to challenge the views expressed by former minister Ngarikutuke Tjiriange in his lengthy article titled, “The outcry over Mbumba’s attendance of Cabinet meetings”, which was published in one of the local English daily...[more]
We Want Our Own Region
DIFFERENT views had been raised, opinions shared and criticism availed about the proposal submitted to the Delimitation Commission by the Ondonga Traditional Authority and some prominent aaNdonga about the necessity of creation...[more]
A Tribalist Project
AS AN Oshindonga-speaking Namibian, I am saddened by a group of power-hungry Oshindonga-speaking youngsters who are moving around manipulating young and old Namibians to support their negative idea for the creation of an...[more]
Mercs And Mothers...
OVER the past couple of weeks two stories made the headlines in the media. On Wednesday, 10 April, the good citizens of this country were informed of our government’s intention to acquire a fleet of top of the range Mercedes...[more]
India Like Other Countries
IT WAS very sad to read about the plight of Africans in India that was explained in the article by Zubair Ahmed dated 12 April 2013. Indians who live in India are like any other people and most do not have any personal experience...[more]
Please Change Home Affairs
DEAR Minister of Home Affairs, we welcome your leadership style in the worst-administered ministry of the Namibian government, a vital organisation to Namibia though! Could you please assess the process:[more]
Same Artist Same Song...
THE Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs) is a good platform to give recognition and rewards to the outstanding music makers and performers in the ‘Land of the Brave’, but it is being chaired and controlled by people with big egos...[more]
Better Pay And Status Of MPs
I NOTED with great concern the outrageous demands made by some members of parliament (MPs) during the discussion of the budget of the National Assembly on Wednesday 17 April 2013. [more]
Change The One Party Rule
THE definition of a dictator is a “government by a single person or by a junta or other group that is not responsible to the people or their elected representatives”.[more]
Poverty Will Destroy Namibia
I DON’T want to sound overly pessimistic, but I think we are heading for poverty induced chaos in Namibia.[more]
Namibia’s Justice System Needs To Wake Up
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper to highlight some very serious issues pertaining to the justice system in this country.[more]