Notable Quotes

CALLS for any negative review of the relationship is a clear indication that SPYL no longer has the aspirations of any student in Namibia at heart, but there are there to serve their own political expediency. – Kavetu Kavetu, the Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) deputy secretary general on the Swapo Party Youth League’s (SPYL) call to review the relationship between the student body and the Ministry of Education.

I AM still haunted by the disruption, disorder and derailing efforts against the council that lasted and wasted around seven month of our time. I am hopeful that there will be no repetition of the same during this and years to come. – Moses Titus, Keetmanshoop re-elected mayor on the time the council had spent resolving an illegal land grab at the beginning of February.LEADERSHIP positions are not gender based. It can go to anyone, man or women, who has what it takes to fill that role. – Nancy Karigithu, the chairperson of Maritime Sector East and Southern Africa Association (Womesa) says the perception of the maritime sector being only suitable for men has to change.IT is not my fault that I was a member of Swapo even before some of you were born. – Hage Geingob, one of the candidates vying for the Swapo Party vice- presidency on the allegations that he was not a paid-up member.WHAT we are witnessing now, dear comrades, is history in the making and you are the lucky ones to be part of it. – Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, the Swapo Party secretary general says there is no reason why she cannot lead the Swapo as vice president and eventually go on to become the first female president of the country.HE wants to please everyone and, in the end, fails to fulfil all his promises. – Epainette Mbeki, the African National Congress (ANC) stalwart has called President Zuma the better choice for ANC president though he may be to easy-going for leadership. From the History BooksTHE surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let’s think about what’s the whole battle. – David Alan Mamet (born November 30 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and film director.SUCCESS is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable. – Chanel Iman Robinson (born December 1 1990) is an American model, known professionally as Chanel Iman. HOPE is a horrible thing, you know. It’s a plague. It’s like walking around with a fishhook in your mouth and someone just keep pulling it and pulling it. – Ann Patchett (born December 2 1963) is an American author.