Every single one of them cried. It was heartbreaking. I have never experienced anything like it. – Philip Ellis, Chairperson of the Moria Grace Trust, describing the events of last week, during which Ministry of Child Welfare officials swooped on the shelter threatening to remove 36 children to another shelter.
It’s something we do every year. We jut go and wash ourselves in the sea, a big body of water created by God. – Pastor Josef Kanguiku of The Healing Church told the Police after a member of the church, Vetjituavi Cloete, was swept away by waves and drowned during a cleansing ceremony in the sea at Vierkantklip, south of Swakopmund. Our city has become a magnet for fraudsters, con artists and other criminal elements whose existence is fuelled by our thriving economy on one hand, and greed and lack of experience in distinguishing between criminal intentions and genuine business persons. – Walvis Bay Mayor Uilika Nambahu at the town’s last council meeting.From the history booksI don’t design clothes, I design dreams. – Ralph,’The Silver Fox’, Lauren (born October 14 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive; best-known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.
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