FROM the serious to the sporting, Namibians hit the 140 to express their concerns, fly the flag for Namibia, and provide cultural comments – tongue in cheek and otherwise – on the Olympics closing concert.
@blakshuz: Days after a suspect accused of High Treason dies, another is acquitted after a ‘special session’? Yes, celebrate but don’t forget to question!@Nthugbaby: There is something very dodgy about this Caprivi High Treason Trial. They get kept in prison forever, they die in there or come out acquitted.@NickoMaloboka: Women’s day is a pointless day… we don’t need more speeches; we need action, from the bottom of our hearts.@floydriguez: It’s been an epic Olympic games, looking back on everything. Well done to every athlete… especially the Namibian athletes.@Kplus_Kaume: No doubt! —> RT @WisemanAp: Namibia has the best flag in the world & that’s the truth…@Ashanty80: The Namibian flag is so visible that I can see it among all others. #VivaNamibiaOlympics Finale!@ncubs: Enough of this hogwash °yawns° about to hit the bed. Bring the Spice Girls now, before l unleash my inner Mugabe on ya’ll Brits #ClosingCeremony@Its_Alen: I’m still amped by the Spice Girls performance how I wish we were back in 1998 again.@MsMarch8: Spice Girls generation. With our spice shoes, stickers, lollipops and hipsters @svetsk: Hairline or not, we still love Naomi (Campbell)!@LarsShinyemba: Blame Exit —> RT @Chikoberry: Lol, I bet Malawi will lose their part of the Olympic torch.@philotwittie: Wish I had some witchcraft technology to teleport me to the Olympics Closing Ceremony right now. So excited!@mungulovisa: This #closingceremony ain’t even giving us any toilet breaks :(…@netumbo: Well done #London… you gave me a fantastic 2 weeks and now looking forward to #Rio for 2014 & 2016 what luck! #Olympics@tinawhhat: Can’t we get a day off for watching the #closingceremony, og.Passing Shots@tinawhhat: I think if I have to bring a medal home, the Founding Father owes it to me to include me in his Will!!! #inspiredbyolympics@KimJongNumberUn: URGENT NEED TO FIND DUDE WHO DID OLYMPIC FIREWORKS. HOW DID THEY MAKE ROCKETS GO SO FAR. CONTACT ME ON MYSPACE KTHXBYE@LarsShinyemba: She must transfer 2nad —> RT @Iam_Tjitja: Wow look at Jessie J getting sooo much airtime! #closingceremony- Compiled by Jean Sutherland from twitter.com
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