Outrage From Khorixas

I AM a resident of Khorixas. What happened recently concerning the rape of the two-year-old baby girl was shocking.

You know the house that those people live in is not a house - it is

a shack built with tar paper.

I urge the public to please donate zinc sheets for those people

to build a proper home for themselves.

 

Please Namibian people, I plead that we feel the pain those

people are feeling and be good Samaritans.

 

Furthermore I am not happy with the Namibian law how it is

handling the cases here in Khorixas.

 

Every time a person is raped, we march and protest for the

rapists to be given stiff sentences, but nothing happens.

 

Those men get out (of jail) and do the same thing again.

 

Concerning the strike we did ask for the learners from all

schools to be given time off, but the Director felt he couldn't let

them go.

 

What if the learners staying in the location are the next

victims of this brutal crime - what then? The Director of Education

should know that what happens in the society of our town affects us

all.

 

When all the other Ministries gave permission to their employees

he said no.

 

This means he does not have sympathy towards our society.

 

He should feel the pain together with us.

 

From Berniece

Via E-mail

 

Note: Your appeal for people to help those living in dire

circumstances is important, and better-off Namibians should care

more about their compatriots.

 

However, there's no reason why protests can't take place after

working/school hours.

 

Our productivity/education levels are also important, and people

should surely be able to give of their free time to demonstrate if

they feel the issue is important enough - Ed

 

I urge the public to please donate zinc sheets for those people to

build a proper home for themselves.Please Namibian people, I plead

that we feel the pain those people are feeling and be good

Samaritans.Furthermore I am not happy with the Namibian law how it

is handling the cases here in Khorixas.Every time a person is

raped, we march and protest for the rapists to be given stiff

sentences, but nothing happens.Those men get out (of jail) and do

the same thing again.Concerning the strike we did ask for the

learners from all schools to be given time off, but the Director

felt he couldn't let them go.What if the learners staying in the

location are the next victims of this brutal crime - what then? The

Director of Education should know that what happens in the society

of our town affects us all.When all the other Ministries gave

permission to their employees he said no.This means he does not

have sympathy towards our society.He should feel the pain together

with us.From Berniece

Via E-mailNote: Your appeal for people to help those living in dire

circumstances is important, and better-off Namibians should care

more about their compatriots.However, there's no reason why

protests can't take place after working/school hours.Our

productivity/education levels are also important, and people should

surely be able to give of their free time to demonstrate if they

feel the issue is important enough - Ed

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