From The Twittersphere

NEWS that Paralympic star Johanna Benson is one of the finalists for a prestigious Laureus award again provided a moment of national pride! On the flip side of the coin, many Namibians showed their humanity as word broke of the slaughter of schoolchildren in the United States. Plus, a random selection of the weird and wonderful from the Namibian Twitter frontline.

@mchacha9: Johanna Benson has truly flown the Namibian flag higher than any other Namibian this year. She should be declared a national asset.@Rinathrengura: Being nominated is already big news; which other Namibian sports personality has reached that far?? (on Johanna Benson being announced as a finalist for a prestigious Laureus award)@ShambeAngula: My imaginary boo does it again 🙂 Makes me proud.@Netmorris: #ProudlyNamibianMomentOf2012 Johanna Benson Paralympics Silver and Gold Medallist and Sport Achiever of the Year!Sandy Hook Slaughter@krOmegAman: You drop your young child off at school expecting they’ll enjoy colouring within the lines and you get a call saying he/she’s been shot dead.@phatsaima: My heart goes out to the family, friends of the kids, adults that where killed in the Connecticut Elementary school shooting.@Ms_Ketu: I can’t anymore, my heart’s had enough. Switches off TV.@afrolicious: Social media during times of national tragedy is rough. Half my job requires me to be on here, but mentally? It’s a landmine.@rache_romen: ‘Disturbing’ is an understatement… *lost for words* —> RT @hafenislice: This is just so disturbing…@Tuapeua: Hoping and praying that robust and heated gun control debate leads to lasting and substantive change in US gun laws #GunControlNOWStrictly Namibian@imthatjen: Waking up in a town like Usakos listening to Alicia Keys ft Jay-z ‘Empire State of Mind’ just makes so much sense.@Filemon_Fly: Lil sis always asks why my tweets don’t make the paper; me: world ends on Dec 21, got more important things on my bucket list than tweeting.@linci_nam: The ants welcomed me to the village very rudely.@Kafau_Dash: I know it’s a Saturday when I wake up and I’m watching #Dora­TheExplorer on Nickelodeon.@ericknatangwe: I’ll beat you to it, I’m the Michael Schumacher of Shoprite! —> RT @LarsShinyemba: Qualified Shoprite trolley driver has to be added to my bio.@laVidaLoca_NA: Sometimes you just have to cut out a kaDIY sunroof and paste a ka GTi sticker on the back of your ‘Dankie Botswana’.Passing Shots@bubbs07: How did this FNB wanna have a grand opening without money today? That’s like KFC having a grand opening with no chicken.@SunsetPunk: I want to wash my hair but there’s tiny Navì people living in there. I’d hate to destroy their home just for the sake of a clean scalp…@MandisiUR2Much: #UnforgettableTweetFor2012 You’re 21 and your man is 65 and you call him ‘BABY’? Sweetheart, that is your ancestor!- Compiled by Jean Sutherland from twitter.com