Letters From Polytech Students
We have received a spate of letters from Polytech students, some of which we publish today.However, we urge these students to use dictionaries, take time and effort to formulate their views, and to read their published/edited comments so that they are able to improve their writing skills because the quality of the letters sent was very poor.- Ed
Grants To Poor
I AM a student at Polytechnic of Namibia.
I am not very happy about our Government especially the Ministry
of Higher Education, for the way they distribute their
grants\loans.
I think they need to consider more to students who are unable to
pay their fees.
Why do they not give more loans\grants to students? They should
stop discriminating because is very unfair to give a loan to the
person who has DSTV in their home instead of giving it to a person
who stays in Babylon, the rural settlement in Windhoek.
When are we going to consider the poor people?
Salmon Kambunga
***
Crime Is Not Good
I WOULD like to talk about crime in our country.
People are committing crimes because of poverty.
These people should be punished for doing evil things especially
young people.
I strongly oppose all those who are doing bad things.
Let us fight crime in our country and create peace in our
society
Kahare Lukas
***
Not Enough Bursaries
I WOULD like to express my disappointment to the Namibian
government and businesses for not offering bursaries to many
Namibian students.
Many Namibian students who passed grade 12 with high points are
now stranded with what to do because they don't have money to go
for further studies.
I strongly believe that these people have being applying for
bursaries and they have been rejected, and they are now wandering
the streets with no hope for a better future.
For those who managed to get into Polytech and Unam, many are
dropping out because they didn't settle their accounts due to lack
of money.
It could be a very big investment if the Namibian government and
the businesses could give bursaries to many students so that they
can study and bring more development to our nation.
Calvin Kasokonya
***
What's In A Name?
ALLOW me to space to talk about an issue which I think destroys
national unity and needs to be cleared. It's 14 years after
independence, which means 14 years of reconciliation and unity, but
there are still a majority of Namibians referring to northern
regions as Ovamboland.
This needs to be addressed and eradicated by our leaders with
power invested in them through electing them to lead us in peace
and unity.
Thanks to all the leaders for pondering my request.
D Kamba
***
Low Voter Turnout
I WOULD like to express my disappointment about voter turnout. I
understand that many people registered for the elections, but I am
concerned they did not turn out to vote.
They only vote when they are criticising the government when
they have problems, but by then the election is over.
As a result they will say that the existing leader is not good
and fair.
So I think that all the registered voters should take part in
the elections to avoid misunderstanding as well as to ensure the
right leader(s) are recognised through majority rule.
I would like to make it clear that people who have registered
and did not turn out for the election without a valid reason should
not blame the government because the fact they did not vote means
they don't have problems.
Mundjulu Matias
***
Bursaries For Science
NAMIBIA is short of scientists.
Most scientists here are just foreigners from different parts of
the world.
This is mainly because Namibian people are short of income to
further their studies.
In fact, I personally think that is to those who want to study
for science that the bursaries should be granted.
Scientists are of advantage to technology today.
Without them the discovery of new things is rare.
Some people are well talented, but the problem is financial.
The government and companies should do something to help these
people to further their studies so that they can give something in
return.
N Abiatar
***
Crime In Katutura
LET me express my views about the police of Windhoek in your
newspaper.
I have seen that the police are not doing their jobs, because we
still have lots of crime taking place in Windhoek.
The police patrol in the centre of town, but when it comes at
the other areas of Windhoek, especially Katutura, they don't patrol
there.
Crimes take place in Katutura because there are no police
available to protect the people.
I want to know why the police patrol only in the central town
while people are suffering from crime in Katutura?
Veikko Shalimba
I AM a student at Polytechnic of Namibia.I am not very happy about
our Government especially the Ministry of Higher Education, for the
way they distribute their grants\loans.I think they need to
consider more to students who are unable to pay their fees.Why do
they not give more loans\grants to students? They should stop
discriminating because is very unfair to give a loan to the person
who has DSTV in their home instead of giving it to a person who
stays in Babylon, the rural settlement in Windhoek.When are we
going to consider the poor people?Salmon Kambunga ***Crime Is Not
GoodI WOULD like to talk about crime in our country.People are
committing crimes because of poverty.These people should be
punished for doing evil things especially young people.I strongly
oppose all those who are doing bad things.Let us fight crime in our
country and create peace in our societyKahare Lukas ***Not Enough
BursariesI WOULD like to express my disappointment to the Namibian
government and businesses for not offering bursaries to many
Namibian students.Many Namibian students who passed grade 12 with
high points are now stranded with what to do because they don't
have money to go for further studies.I strongly believe that these
people have being applying for bursaries and they have been
rejected, and they are now wandering the streets with no hope for a
better future.For those who managed to get into Polytech and Unam,
many are dropping out because they didn't settle their accounts due
to lack of money.It could be a very big investment if the Namibian
government and the businesses could give bursaries to many students
so that they can study and bring more development to our
nation.Calvin Kasokonya ***What's In A Name?
ALLOW me to space to talk about an issue which I think destroys
national unity and needs to be cleared. It's 14 years after
independence, which means 14 years of reconciliation and unity, but
there are still a majority of Namibians referring to northern
regions as Ovamboland.This needs to be addressed and eradicated by
our leaders with power invested in them through electing them to
lead us in peace and unity.Thanks to all the leaders for pondering
my request.D Kamba ***Low Voter TurnoutI WOULD like to express my
disappointment about voter turnout. I understand that many people
registered for the elections, but I am concerned they did not turn
out to vote.They only vote when they are criticising the government
when they have problems, but by then the election is over.As a
result they will say that the existing leader is not good and
fair.So I think that all the registered voters should take part in
the elections to avoid misunderstanding as well as to ensure the
right leader(s) are recognised through majority rule.I would like
to make it clear that people who have registered and did not turn
out for the election without a valid reason should not blame the
government because the fact they did not vote means they don't have
problems.Mundjulu Matias ***Bursaries For ScienceNAMIBIA is short
of scientists.Most scientists here are just foreigners from
different parts of the world.This is mainly because Namibian people
are short of income to further their studies.In fact, I personally
think that is to those who want to study for science that the
bursaries should be granted.Scientists are of advantage to
technology today.Without them the discovery of new things is
rare.Some people are well talented, but the problem is
financial.The government and companies should do something to help
these people to further their studies so that they can give
something in return.N Abiatar ***Crime In KatuturaLET me express my
views about the police of Windhoek in your newspaper.I have seen
that the police are not doing their jobs, because we still have
lots of crime taking place in Windhoek.The police patrol in the
centre of town, but when it comes at the other areas of Windhoek,
especially Katutura, they don't patrol there.Crimes take place in
Katutura because there are no police available to protect the
people.I want to know why the police patrol only in the central
town while people are suffering from crime in Katutura? Veikko
Shalimba