* CAN somebody please tell us if the old-age pensioners did get a raise or not. We are confused. One Africa TV said not while a newspaper said we did get a 21,6% raise which should raise our pensions to N$550 not N$450. – Some...[more]
* THE Deence budget is higher than health? Where is the war? Food For Thought * FINE with the tax relief. But in a country where prices of many goods and services are unregulated, who will guarantee that citizens are going to...[more]
* THANKS to the dolphin savers, at least we still have people who care for animals. I sincerely hope that people who kill human beings realise how precious life is. If people can save dolphins then certainly we must save humans....[more]
* MOST of the youth of this country are unemployed, something that our leaders can easily alleviate. In spite of their unemployment situation they are not considered at all. In fact they are not important. And now with the...[more]
* CAN someone tell me why only companies are bailed out by governments around the world, but not human beings? Where is the profit they made in the good days? – Katamile [more]
Food For Thought * I WENT to one bank last Saturday. I was late. I wanted to get in but the security guard refused, and said I must pay him N$20. The bad thing is not that he asked, but that I paid because I needed to deposit...[more]
* THEY blame the victims for their action. Whereby the victim starts feeling guilty and intimidated and this becomes an ongoing process until it’s too late to realise what happened. We should stand up to domestic violence because...[more]
* TO all political leaders, you have an obligation to stop this political immaturity, especially in the face of upcoming national elections. Stop the name-calling. Stop the hate speech. Stop instigating fear amongst the people....[more]
* MOVIE ‘Teza’. Well done Ethiopia, to show and share the viewing of the film that was newly screened there [the movie won the African Oscar]. When are we going to even view the multi-million Nam dollar video clip of the Sam...[more]
* MAYBE I’m not alone in misunderstanding the word ‘Democracy’. I need someone to give me an explanation on what is the meaning of the word democratic. Because it is causing much confusion among our leaders, especially Swapo...[more]
* TO all political parties in Namibia, we the electorate demand a live broadcast on One Africa or Swapo-NBC TV of all party presidents to tell us why we should vote for them and their party during the coming elections later this...[more]
* I WAS shocked today by Parliament’s inability to form a quorum after the tea break [on Thursday]. Do the “honourables” realise how much of a responsible job they have? You are not only making rules for our society through laws,...[more]
* I don’t want the people of Namibia to mix the traditional leadership with the political leadership. – Mr Uazunganisa Food For Thought * IN response to U2’s opinion on the dismissal of political appointees: such officials...[more]
* POLITICAL parties, especially Swapo and the RDP, need to stop hate speech and do as the Americans were doing last year – informing the nation how they want to change the country for the better. Food For Thought * COMRADE M...[more]
* IT would appear that the only card left for Swapo to play is that “Swapo liberated this country”, which is true to a certain extent. However, Swapo is not the sole liberator of Namibia. While we should give credit to our...[more]
* I READ the opinion article of Ngurare (Swapo) and Hidipo (RDP) that appeared in The Namibian of February 27 2009. I am not and have never in my life been a supporter nor member of an opposition party since joining Swapo as a...[more]
SMSes Of The Day n HOW can it be “racism” to inform people that they have rights in independent Namibia? Are the rights only for the rulers? Seems like it ...[more]
* HOLD on guys! Building dams to stop floods in the North is not the answer since floodplains don’t have precise tributaries. We have to excuse nature to replenish itself. The North is overpopulated, land is over-utilised and...[more]
* The taxis in Windhoek are completely out of control – why should I obey the rules of the road if they don’t have to? – All drivers and pedestrians must obey the traffic rules and that includes taxis. – Newsdesk Food For...[more]
* HI Ms Lister, please do an evaluation of the performance of our Members of Parliament. Some need to be fired, some need to retire, some must stop sleeping and snoring, some need to contact the people to find out about our needs...[more]