Letters
The Grandmother Of Dinners
CAN those who attended the dinner with the head of state tell the Namibian nation how big their plates were? I mean the mother of all dinner plates worth one hundred thousand dollars![more]
Will The Teachers Ever Strike Legally?
OVER the past few weeks teachers in Namibia went on an illegal strike which did not only affect the learners’ preparation for the final examinations but also shook up the political atmosphere in our country. [more]
Separate Advancement
AT THE risk of being characterised a tribalist I make the following point for public discourse.[more]
Normal Act Or Disgrace
I WANT to comment on Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s remark in The Namibian newspaper of November 12 2012. I quote: “Any money spent on [civil servant] wages, will be money that could have been spent on roads or hospitals.”[more]
Sham Public Meetings
OVER the past few weeks, there have been notices in the local newspapers placed by the City of Windhoek, inviting residents to attend ‘informative and consultative meetings, to explain its programmes and operations and to seek...[more]
Deal With Cheaters
IN RESPONSE to the Editor’s reply to the reader’s letter: ‘How about the man’s pain?’ The point of the reader exactly. You don’t listen.[more]
Govt Disobeys Court Orders
IT IS with interest that I read the comment on Page 2 of today’s Namibian newspaper regarding the teachers’ strike.[more]
Unfair Property Tax
CITY Fathers and all local authorities I have a concern to register about property tax on houses (family shelter).[more]
Nothing But Ethnic Choice
I FELT compelled to write to our nation after reading the youth section of the newspaper dated Tuesday, October 16th.[more]
Treating Namnesia
CURRENT shenanigans of desperate elements parading as Swapo cadres compel me to write this piece to enter into conversation with, speak out against and urge my fellow citizens not to succumb to the propagation of thoughtless...[more]
Don’t Blame Principals
Those that are advocating for teachers to turn against principals are wrong. Principals are people just like teachers.[more]
Saara’s Cheap shot
I WANT to comment on Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s remark in The Namibian newspaper of November 12 2012. I quote: “Any money spent on [civil servant] wages, will be money that could have been spent on roads or hospitals.”[more]
Voter Apathy Strengthened
THE recent election court verdict has just compromised our democracy and the independence of the judiciary to a certain extent once again.[more]
My Olufuko Experience
I WENT through the traditional Oshiwambo rite or initiation ceremony called olufuko.[more]
No House To Call Home
I WAS a Swapo pioneer who joined the party when I was 15 years old. Now I’m 44 years old and working for the public service with a degree qualification and not owning a house because I can’t afford any house.[more]
Bad Language
WHATEVER else the SPYL [Swapo Party Youth League] is good at nowadays, one thing it cannot do well is communicate in a clear language, and most certainly not language which is presumed as honest.[more]
Worthy Investment
ALLOW me space in the people’s paper to participate in this very important discussion of foreign investor/investment as outlined by T Itembu and K Basson, The Namibian 12 October.[more]
Quantities Do Not Equal Concerns
THE CEO of Namibia Marine Phosphate (NMP), Barnabas Uugwanga, has aired some remarks which call for response and perspective.[more]