Gambling And Streets

An Open Letter To The CEO Windhoek Municipality Generally speaking I am a big fan of the Windhoek Municipality.

We are lucky in many respects to have such a dedicated team of city servants. I would however like to bring your attention to two matters that I feel need urgent attention from the City of Windhoek.I have chosen to write to your personally in the hope that you will be able to take much-needed action to keep up the high standards of our great city.1.Gambling House Situated on Sam Nujoma Avenue and adjacent to the Mini Mart is a very suspect operation – namely The Gambling House.This entertainment business has been there for several years now and has succeeded in attracting an array of alcoholics, drunks, gamblers, aggressive individuals and desperados of every description.What such a place is doing in a supposedly ‘good’ neighbourhood is not clear to any of us who live here.Perhaps in certain designated localities it might be possible to justify such a place but surely not in the heart of an up-market suburb.Drive past The Gambling House at almost any time and one will observe a collection of idle, drunk and addicted individuals standing around and making a nuisance of themselves.At weekends the situation deteriorates dramatically.While parents go in children are left on the street (even sitting in the gutter) unattended by ‘indulging’ parents.A few weeks ago a big fight broke out there and as I understand it, an ambulance had to visit the scene.I have two questions: 1.Why has the Municipality allowed a business of this nature to be placed within the peaceful Ais Gams shopping centre? 2.What steps does the Municipality intend to do take to deal with the large number of drunks and troublemakers that seem to live permanently in and outside this place? 2.Dangerous intersections outside Steers and Hidas Shopping Centre Have you ever tried to cross to the Steers/Hidas Shopping Centre from the post office side of Nelson Mandela Avenue? If you have, you will become aware that each successful crossing is in fact a major miracle in its own right.Not only is traffic coming down Nelson Mandela from south and north (usually at great speed), but then you also have to keep your eye on cars turning into the small parking area outside Steers from both directions.As if this was not bad enough, there are also exiting cars coming out of this same parking area (but on yet another entrance) trying to go in both directions along Nelson Mandela.The whole configuration of roads and intersections is nothing short of a disaster and needs to be re-thought urgently.If people have not already been killed in this area, then I can assure you that the day is not far off.Please do something about this major disaster and save lives.I appreciate your urgent attention to these two matters and look forward to your response.Mike Yates Klein WindhoekI would however like to bring your attention to two matters that I feel need urgent attention from the City of Windhoek.I have chosen to write to your personally in the hope that you will be able to take much-needed action to keep up the high standards of our great city.1.Gambling House Situated on Sam Nujoma Avenue and adjacent to the Mini Mart is a very suspect operation – namely The Gambling House.This entertainment business has been there for several years now and has succeeded in attracting an array of alcoholics, drunks, gamblers, aggressive individuals and desperados of every description.What such a place is doing in a supposedly ‘good’ neighbourhood is not clear to any of us who live here.Perhaps in certain designated localities it might be possible to justify such a place but surely not in the heart of an up-market suburb.Drive past The Gambling House at almost any time and one will observe a collection of idle, drunk and addicted individuals standing around and making a nuisance of themselves.At weekends the situation deteriorates dramatically.While parents go in children are left on the street (even sitting in the gutter) unattended by ‘indulging’ parents.A few weeks ago a big fight broke out there and as I understand it, an ambulance had to visit the scene.I have two questions: 1.Why has the Municipality allowed a business of this nature to be placed within the peaceful Ais Gams shopping centre? 2.What steps does the Municipality intend to do take to deal with the large number of drunks and troublemakers that seem to live permanently in and outside this place? 2.Dangerous intersections outside Steers and Hidas Shopping Centre Have you ever tried to cross to the Steers/Hidas Shopping Centre from the post office side of Nelson Mandela Avenue? If you have, you will become aware that each successful crossing is in fact a major miracle in its own right.Not only is traffic coming down Nelson Mandela from south and north (usually at great speed), but then you also have to keep your eye on cars turning into the small parking area outside Steers from both directions.As if this was not bad enough, there are also exiting cars coming out of this same parking area (but on yet another entrance) trying to go in both directions along Nelson Mandela.The whole configuration of roads and intersections is nothing short of a disaster and needs to be re-thought urgently.If people have not already been killed in this area, then I can assure you that the day is not far off.Please do something about this major disaster and save lives.I appreciate your urgent attention to these two matters and look forward to your response.Mike Yates Klein Windhoek