Letters
Call To Ban Guns
YOUR editorial in this morning’s newspaper (25 November 2011) brought the reality of gun violence and its consequences home. [more]
Gun Ownership Is A Right
THE person who wrote the article on firearms has a very basic understanding of the issues. Legal firearms are not the problem![more]
Support The Namibian Football Association
THE ongoing NFA (Namibia Football Association) vs CAF (Confederation of African Football) saga is a clear demonstration of the disrespect those in charge of football affairs have towards especially SADC (Southern African...[more]
The Police Are Too Weak
YOUR editorial (25 November 2011) ‘Guns Are Only For Killing’ has reference. [more]
Open Letter To The Prime Minister
DEAR Prime Minister Nahas Angula, I must congratulate you first of all for the leadership you are bringing this country. [more]
Police Recruitment Is Too Strict
CAN the Minister of Safety and Security please tell the nation why is the Namibian Police so strict when it comes to the recruitment of new constables? I went to the constituency office to get the so called letter that states...[more]
A Questionable Air Nam Appointment
WHEN is the Air Namibia fiasco going to end? For the board of directors to consider a candidate who is awaiting trial, who comes from a military background and who has absolutely no experience in the aviation industry is a clear...[more]
So, The Constitution Is Expendable
I AM a 20-year-old male, born November 13 1991, in the Caprivi Region of Namibia. [more]
The Struggle For Restoration Is Not Tribalism
I REPLY to the article ‘do not stoke tribalism and civil war’ in The Namibian of 18 November.[more]
Name-calling Fuels Racist Ideology
WHAT was the background of this genocide and heads being taken to Germany? [more]
Nehale Was Not King
I REFER to an article published in The Namibian of Friday, 18 November 2011, written by R Kozonguizi and D Aluteni, Windhoek, entitled, ‘Do Not Stoke Tribalism And Civil War’.[more]
Unjust Criticism Of Teachers’ English Proficiency
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to comment on the issue with regard to teachers’ English proficiency in our country.[more]
Germans And Namibians Are Linked Forever
IN HIS emotional press conference, Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo criticized the leaking of information about the overspending of the delegation that went to Germany for the return of skulls.[more]
Don’t Insult All Somalis
I AM so disappointed and disgusted with the comment of Lawrence Mgbangson the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative to Namibia. [more]
The Right To Choose
I COULD not agree more with Bonni Roelf’s piece, ‘Double Talk on the Big Happy’ in Friday’s edition (18 November 2011) of The Namibian on our society’s tendency to look away and pretend the situation is non-existent when it comes...[more]
More Damned Lies And Statistics
HATS off to Martin Mwinga for debunking another Namibian myth: the famous ‘51 percent unemployed’. [more]
No One Protects Workers
THE core functions of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare should be, amongst others, to provide sustainable protection for all at the workplace and the enforcement of fair labour relations.[more]
From Ethiopia To Namibia
I RECENTLY moved to Ethiopia after living for 14 years in Namibia (and loving it). We hope to return one day. But recently, when I visited Ethiopia’s northernmost province of Tigray, I was reminded of Namibia’s BIG (Basic Income...[more]
Toilet Tender Queries
THE construction of toilets in villages started with phase one during October 2010.[more]