* THE picture on page 13 (Tuesday) shows a Spanish solar power station that powers 50 000 homes. What about that City of Windhoek rather than “investing” in entertainment![more]
* THANK you so much to Sr Alleta and Sr Wilson from Robert Mugabe Clinic for your excellent support and service in assisting my family after we’d possibly been exposed to the H1N1 virus on a recent flight. Hats off to Dr Vries...[more]
* THE bad service delivery in this country comes from the fact that people do not complain about it. We need a forum where we can complain and even boycott those who take us for a ride.[more]
SMS Of The Day n IF we as Namibians are not careful enough to nurture our peace and stability like an egg, I am afraid we may find ourselves in terrible situations just like many other countries such as Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan,...[more]
* I AM so pleased to see so many SMSES of appreciation for this or that. Thumbs up for those who care to give credit where and when it is due.[more]
* NAMIBIANS! It`s time we start to stop tribalism, violence, corruption and evil if we want this country to develop.[more]
* YES Comrade President, unity is a dream of every genuine Namibian but how can we be united if the country is being managed into poverty? Please check the facts, unemployment, education, etc. Comrade, do yourself a favour and...[more]
NAMIBIA, get the message behind Europe trying to tap into Sahara sun for electricity. We have the Namib and the Kalahari. We have roughly nine months a year with hardly any clouds. Try to forge alliances with European and...[more]
* A COUNTRY with over 50 per cent unemployment, and in which every wage earner supports an average of eight dependants, deserves much more from a Government that prioritises rhetoric over jobs and promises over action. – Kamati[more]
Mother and child * I AM the mother of three children and love them more than anything in this world. Baby dumping is something that makes us all gasp in horror. What kind of mother is our first question. I however think of...[more]
* MUNICIPALITY makes more money: Note on back of monthly statement reads, “the amount due has been rounded to the nearest 5 cents”. My bill of N$385,51 is duly rounded up to N$385,55! Surely the ‘nearest’ 5 cents will be 50 & not...[more]
* PLEASE can the CEO or the spokesperson of the Ministry of Mines and Energy explain to us how the under-recovery and over-recovery works when it comes to the increasing and decreasing of fuel prices, I am sorry if it has already...[more]
* I FEEL many Namibians in key positions aren’t doing enough. I don’t see radical changes to speed up economic growth for all. We the young people are ready to work and are only waiting for policy guidance and resource...[more]
n IS there a political party in our country that is prepared to rescue us? Please tell us you will get rid of the REDs, NamPower and NamWater and give them back to their Line Ministries, but each with a special office for...[more]
* WHILE not contesting Namibia’s position on Bashir’s entitlement for African unity purposes, African countries need to apply peer pressure on Bashir. Having been to Khartoum, Sudan, myself in 2003 and having observed the...[more]
* I JUST want to talk about this drug trade in Namibia. It’s uncontrollable and we the nation must work together so that these people can be caught. How many Angolans have been arrested in a short time at our airports and borders...[more]
* LET’S see: N$25 000 for the mayor’s entertainment, N$140 000 for Mr Niilo’s [Taapopi] entertainment and his team, N$143 000 for general entertainment, N$220 000 for staff social events, N$132 588 for refreshments, N$2,1 million...[more]
* THE Namibian reported that Russian PM Vladimir Putin cut a meeting short to take those present to a supermarket where he told the store managers to reduce their prices. This is the kind of approach needed for our retailers and...[more]
* TO receive our highly honourable, international guests in our very expensive palaces is not really a big problem. The problem is, having spent so much on this building and yet, just a few kilometres from this palace, lie...[more]
* OUR leaders should know: ‘The key to failure is trying to please everybody’. [more]