Letters
Leaders Lack Skills
WHY is NamPower planning to build a coal-fired power station in the Erongo Region when at the same time they are going ahead with the Kudu gas power station at Oranjemund?[more]
Pay Guards Better
SECURITY guards have for long been one of the lowest paid groups of people in Namibia, irrespective of the work they do and the contribution they make in reducing crime, for example shoplifting, housebreaking, daytime and night...[more]
Prisoners Can Feed Namibia
THE Namibian Correctional Services (NCS) has done well over the years in executing its primary objective; safe custody. [more]
Call For Forensic Audit Of Results
DEAR Editor, I am an educator with a B.Sc.(Hons.) M.Sc. and H.D.E. I have 30 years of experience in education at secondary and tertiary levels mainly in Namibia, but with considerable exposure to other international education...[more]
Tuberculosis Control In Namibia
THIS letter is in response to two articles regarding the funding of tuberculosis (TB) control in Namibia, which appeared in the December 16, 2011 and January 13, 2012 issues of The Namibian. [more]
Judges Must Be Investigated
KINDLY allow us the opportunity to answer to the charges levelled against the report of the Workers Advice Centre in ‘Damaseb cautions abusive lay-litigants’ in The Namibian of 17 January 2012.[more]
Veterans Should All Get Cash
IT’S evident and there is no doubt about a certain class of ‘special veterans’ created by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs without the veterans’ consent.[more]
Nujoma In Economic Struggle
YOUR front page story ‘Nujoma, Chinese company have long history’ in the Friday edition of 13 January 2012 appears to be a disastrous deviation from your track record of Telling It Like It Is.[more]
History’s Neglect
During the festive holiday, I had a chance to visit Omugulu-gwombashe. We all know the rich historical background of this respected place. [more]
120km/h Loyal Lady
I’M sorry, but I do have to agree with ‘Loyal 120 km/h guy’ (Readers’ Letters, 23 December 2011) that slow drivers and heavy trucks driving in close convoy contribute to accidents, as the rising frustration level of the long line...[more]
Black Consciousness Revisited
A QUOTE in Spanish by the revered Cuban patriot, poet and writer Jose Marti (1853-1895) states “La unica manera de ser libre es ser cultos”. When translated into English it means “the only way to be free is to be cultivators”.[more]
Neglect Of True Heroes
WHO on earth is earmarked for heroes acre and who decides? Late last year (2011) Namibia mourned a hero who never went in exile but who fought bravery in Namibia until the country attained political independence. He died of...[more]
Malema’s Rhetoric Lives On
IT IS pathetic how Julius Malema was suspended from the ANC. There have been different reactions from the public upon hearing the news of his suspension. [more]
DRC People Need Help
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to congratulate Hifikepunye Pohamba, the President of the Republic of Namibia, for not attending the inauguration ceremony of Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[more]
Real Causes Of Carnage
WITH regard to road accidents which have claimed many lives on our national roads, I would like to make something clear, which I believe is quite misleading concerning the cause of road accidents.[more]
Declare War...
UNTIL when are our beloved mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters are going to lose their lives to irresponsible driving? Fellow drivers, passengers and all road users, what catastrophes are we waiting to occur...[more]
Set up Education Fund
NAMIBIA is among the world’s richest countries that are blessed with abundant natural resources yet this is a nation that has people going to bed hungry and children with untapped potential who could be put to good use through...[more]