Letters
Referral Causes Deaths
IT’S with sadness that I air my view regarding the unacceptable behaviour of medical staff at Mariental State Hospital. I am referring to a recent incident when a two-month-old baby died when the doctors referred the mother back...[more]
Reasons For Lost Revenue
THERE is a correlation between revenue and population. But the question will remain as a young democratic country: Are we able to maximise collection of revenue?[more]
Make Internet A Right
IT IS not for the first time that people discuss affordable access to the modern technologies in Namibia.[more]
President’s Salary A Minor Issue?
IT’S quite interesting if at times not blatantly hypocritical of the press to sensationalise and mobilise national emotions over minor issues yet they themselves manage to hide behind the protective veneer of press freedom.[more]
Ekandjo, Respect People’s Rights
MINISTER Jerry Ekandjo, this should be the most trying hour for you than it is for ordinary Namibians who are beneficiaries of your studious hard work in the ministry you lead. I wish you well in your aspiration to stand as a...[more]
Choose Life, Not Money
I HAVE have been following the news on so-called passion killings religiously. [more]
Underpaid and Overworked
WHO can come to the rescue of Namibian nurses? Nurses salaries are very poor in comparison with other professionals.[more]
How To Break Up
WITH regard to the current spate of ‘passion’ killings I think we need to educate our nation that while there are many reasons that could lead to the end of a relationship, we must always try and be honest with our partners as to...[more]
True Heroes
AS REPORTED in the media this week, three people from Tsumkwe gave their lives to protect an Australian tourist from the flames of a wildfire. The tourist is alive; the three are dead![more]
Why Libraries Are Significant
MANY people, especially in Namibia, don’t know the significance of libraries. Most people have this attitude that libraries are all about books.[more]
Is Napwu Still Real?
NAMIBIANS, we need to stand up and stop people who want to serve their own interests at the expense of the entire nation.[more]
Winners Never Quit
EDUCATION is there for a better tomorrow. It does not matter who you are or where you come from. If you put your focus on your studies you can make it. In this world we are different and come from different backgrounds, some are...[more]
No Shortcuts For Education
DEAR Gwen Lister, I just read your Political Perspective column of 28 September 2012 and found it remarkably refreshing and in near-perfect alignment with the vision and ideals that are the foundation for the Mondesa Youth...[more]
Good Ideas, Wrong People
A FEW years ago a minister who is now part of the opposition Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) effectively said that the Himbas needed to be developed according to Western standards so that they can “cope with the vagaries...[more]
Rukoro’s Red Flag And Swapo
HAVING noted with sadness and great concern the nature of conversation and verbal exchange between Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joel Kapaanda, and First National Bank Managing Director, Vekuii Rukoro ,in...[more]
Irresponsible Worshipping
WHO can help us? We parents and residents of Ongwediva area surrounding the former Put More Fire Club Complex are very concerned about the noise from the church based in the above-mentioned complex. How are pupils going to study...[more]
Official Victimisation
THERE had been a rumour circulating that the Swapo leadership in Ohangwena Region had decided to discriminate against and to inconvenience all those who admire political ideologies other than those of Swapo, especially in the...[more]
Tackling The Pregnancy Epidemic
LATE Lucky Dube once sang that “Things that we do today may haunt us tomorrow”. This may include the decisions that we make as a nation and a people. I am referring to a national policy on pregnancy that allows pregnant pupils...[more]
Transfusion Confusion
A SIMPLE fact – the Bible does not prohibit blood transfusions. Bloodless surgeries are great if they can be elective. A third of all trauma deaths are from blood loss. Children of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) followers die every...[more]
Respect The Uniform
I WAS so shocked and couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a photo of a man getting married in a military uniform in a weekly newspaper. [more]