Letters
Provide Libraries, Improve English
LAST night (Tuesday 15 November 2011) I had the excruciatingly painful experience of listening to the commentary of the Namibia vs Djibouti soccer match played in our capital.[more]
In Defence Of Teachers
IT’S shocking how lecturers and management at training institutions allow student teachers to pass and get diplomas and degrees. [more]
Worst Work, Poor Pay
CAN you please put for me this letter in your daily newspaper? What do the security guards’ unions do about the poor wages security officers get? Can trade union leaders please fight for us for better wage agreements?[more]
Development Talk Is Irrelevant
I WANT to engage ‘Citizen Angula’ (Namibia’s Prime Minister Nahas Angula) on his so-called ‘development talk’ (Tuesdays in The Namibian). Yes ‘so-called’ because I don’t see any development coming from it. [more]
Don’t Lower Poly Standards
I AM so disappointed and shocked after reading the recent article in the New Era “Sex claims dominate Polytechnic of Namibia fights”. I always regarded the Polytechnic as one of the best institutions in Namibia, until I read this...[more]
Lies, Damn Lies and Unemployment Statistics
ALLOW me space to comment on Martin Mwinga’s sweeping statements regarding the high unemployment in our beloved country.[more]
A New Ministry Of Sport In Namibia?
I REFER to your report ‘MTC pulls the plug on NRU’, page 52 in your edition of Friday 11, 2011. We should try to think about what is actually happening here. [more]
Do Not Stoke Tribalism And Civil War
THE article by Hewat Beukes entitled ‘Bags of money from Germany will not equal restitution’ (The Namibian, 8 November) keeps the debate about reparations alive. [more]
Service Delivery in SOEs Questionable
MUCH has been said about the quality of service delivery in Namibia, and reference has been made time and time again to the government office bearers not meeting the standard. My experience, on the contrary, has been a...[more]
TIPEEG Will Fail
THERE is much to commend with regard the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (TIPEEG) in terms of its objectives.[more]
Swapo’s To Blame For Illiteracy
NAMIBIA is a country of illiterates and this warrants a declaration of a state of emergency.[more]
Test Was Wrong
WHEN I read two catchy headlines on the front pages of the two independent Namibian newspapers [about teachers struggling with English fluency], I consoled myself with: ‘This was long overdue. It has to pass.’[more]
It Is All About The Poor
NEWS from Tunisia to Egypt has shown that the masses have had enough of a system that only served the elites. [more]
The Majority Is Wrong
DEAR Swapo members, I am left desolated to note that over 50 years your support for Swapo has been blindly loyal. [more]
There’s Life After RFA
I WOULD like to respond to the malicious letter that was published in the Friday, 4 November 2011 edition of your paper by Shetu shaAikombo.[more]
Remove Hidden Fees, Render Services
THE City of Windhoek charges residents for Waste Management and Weekly Removal of Waste. [more]
Problems Of The Tender Rush
IN THE south of Namibia, most of the people do not know how to add value to their services. Everybody wants to win a tender no matter how little the benefits.[more]
Teachers Must Deliver
WHEN will we in this country realise that demands should be balanced with delivery? You cannot divide these two as they go hand in hand with each other. [more]
Housing Is A Human Right
READING your article today (Tuesday 1 November 2011) ‘Windhoek land unaffordable’ brought a big lump to my throat.[more]
Was The Census Budgeted For?
ALLOW me to express my huge disappointment in the National Planning Commission. To most Namibians ‘census’ is a forgotten topic but to some of us, mapping clerks, it’s the saddest thing that happened to us this year.[more]