SMS Of The Day

* THE picture on page 13 (Tuesday) shows a Spanish solar power station that powers 50 000 homes. What about that City of Windhoek rather than ‘investing’ in entertainment!

Food For ThoughtWhat about the World Cup?* THE way South Africans are striking, I wonder whether their dream of hosting the 2010 World Cup will come true?- Worried fellow African* WOULDN’T it be a good idea to list all the number plates of drivers passing through a red robot? Day by day I can provide between five and 10.- Max Taxi TalkLet’s get organised* YOUR headline ‘Taxis take over City’ is not correct. The taxis took over Windhoek shortly after Independence and have been ruling ever since The sad part however is that nobody wants to protect us, the law-abiding road users, against this threat to our lives* YES, a taxi is a taxi. It is your business. So paint taxis a taxi colour, with a permanent taxi sign on its roof and an insurance (liability / 3rd party) mandatory as in other countries. We really hate your reckless stopping, turning and driving. Many of you bring criminals to ‘work’ and know about it. Don’t expect the public to support you guys. – US Brane * THE reason taxi drivers won’t bolt their signs onto the roof is simple. Simple taxi driver criminality: when their permits expire they keep the signs in the car, ready to hide from Police when stopped. Imagine: ‘What, me operate a taxi? These are just friends I’m taking for a ride.’Shalli* TO General Martin Shalli, I know what you’re going through now is very painful. But remember what happened to Mr H(idipo) H(amutenya’s) commission of enquiry? Where are the findings? Thumbs up for you.- Naalokoshe * GENERAL Shalli is suspended, for whatever reason? Why this? General Shalli we salute you, we love and respect.- Markus Markus, Windhoek* I WONDER why some people are already defending Martin Shalli as if they know what’s behind the suspension. If the guy is guilty, just let the law do its job. President Pohamba didn’t suspend him with blind eyes, he knows what he is doing. Let’s wait and see.- Oshikuku residentn IS General Shalli a lion in the skin of a sheep or what is going on? – Petras Naaseb, KatimaPolitics* IF you were born in northern Namibia and witnessed the war between the apartheid government and Plan combatants, today you simply ask yourself one question. What was that war all about, as there is totally no improvement in the people’s living conditions at all, after 19 long years of Independence.Paulus Kapia is back* MR President can you appoint (Paulus) Kapia as special advisor to the Minster of Youth?- Unemployed youth, Caprivi* CONGRATULATIONS and welcome back to politics, Comrade Paulus Kapia! What will be your next financial adventure, comrade?Bouquets And Brickbats* CONGRATULATIONS Hitman! But you need more training because you are too slow. You looked bored in the last match.* PEOPLE please learn to distinguish your views from matters that do not concern politics. What is really bothering is to see the Founding Father congratulating a champion of the Land of the Brave. Please you must at least feel honoured that our leaders don’t just think of politics but sports too. I believe you are one of those with no vision. Please publish this because some writers lack moral value and respect.- Matheus Hango* USAKOS State Hospital, what a tidy hospital, thumbs up to all cleaners and management, hope some state hospitals do the same. * NBC-TV don’t even think of airing that soapie you advertised on Monday 27. I mean, what were you thinking? Who will have time to read all of those subtitles? It looks boring before it even begins. It’s not about what NBC managers what to view, but what the TV licence payers feel comfortable to watch.In And From The Regions* NAMIBIAN politicians, it’s a shame that you have been talking about peace while causing problems between the people of Kavango and Caprivi. Who is really responsible for changing this border and what does he want? * PLEASE Ministry of Finance, bring Inland Revenue to Outapi, Ohangwena and Omuthiya. Oshakati is too far.* ERONGO Red basic N$260, Swakop water basic N$51 + N$61. My pension N$450. You people are killing us! * WE 20 motorists request some oil companies to come and challenge the monopoly of Total at Nkurenkuru. We have been waiting with empty tanks for fuel the whole day today (Tuesday). It always happens like this. Many travellers always get stuck here. * I WOULD like to ask the Commissioner of Namibian Prisons, as well as the Minister of Safety and Security, why they stopped us sending or bringing basic needs like soap, toothpaste, body lotion, etc, to our beloved family member who is in Hardap Prison. Imagine driving from Oshakati to visit your loved one and bringing a lot of toiletries for him and going back with them? Please before you do something inform the public.* I JUST want to know whether the Police vehicle of Groot Aub is also a taxi because it is used for private transfers of people from there to their work places.- Concerned residentEducationIs education threatened?* NAMIBIA’S collapsing school system has placed the nation at risk. There is probably no greater threat to our future than failure our education system. It is not producing the skilled the people our economy desperately needs. Without them we shall fail as nation.- Kamati* OSHIKOTO Regional Education Director, why are you forcing some secondary schools in the region to write a regionally set examination paper while others not, especially Tsumeb schools? Is this fair?- Concerned parent* WE students at NIMT are given loans by the Government but none of us knows how much we are supposed to get out of the total amount, because none of the students ever enjoyed a cent of the loan. Where is the rest of the money going? General* HAPPINESS is important in one’s life, so if our Namibian women feel happy and comfortable in their tight clothes, then we should respect them. But in most cases, only women who are single dress like that. Generally speaking, no man would allow or want to see his wife or girlfriend walking around town half naked. But hey women! For your info, men always go for decent women. So dress to impress. Love you all. – NalisaAl Jazeera* AL Jazeera means ‘the peninsula’ in Arabic, referring to the network’s status as the only independent network in the Middle East.- IMMS, Mariental* THE front-page picture of The Namibian (22 July 2009) refers. Does your newsdesk have a problem with Police searching everyone, including kids, as was the case at Swakopmund during President Pohamba’s recent visit? Don’t you imagine that a terror-minded criminal would trick a kid and plant something like an explosive or a lipstick (for spying) in their bags? – He-wolf FFH, Onembaba* MADAM Gwen why not write something about farms and excessive land owned by the few? And in most cases absent landlords? Thanks.- Kanamtenya* NAMIBIANS let us join hands in the fight against crime. Let us stop witnessing crime and turning a blind eye. Let us organise a march against crime. Let us stop making criminals feel safe amongst us.* TRAFFIC Police, please do embark upon regular night patrols to flush out from our roads vehicles without functioning headlights. The benefits of such patrols are well known to all of us, including potential offenders.Health Matters* I MISSED the second polio shots. What now?* NAMICA Supermarket in Okuryangava you are selling expired foods, sweets and drinks. Change please.- CustomersService PleaseSome coverage please* PLEASE Cell One we at Tubusis don’t have any coverage. Come and help us.Road Hogs* JAMES1 NA, a BMW Sedan. The driver of this car should drive carefully. On July 25, at around 08h00 along Robert Mugabe Avenue near the New State House, he almost caused a multiple accident. Be careful and constructive, young man.City Fathers, Please* CITY of Windhoek leave the taxi drivers alone! Go and tackle real issues like providing for the needy at informal settlements and speeding up the land delivery process. * TO the chief of the City Police, please do something about those boys who are selling recharge vouchers and sweets at the robots on the corner of Hereford and Monte Christo roads. Please do something before it’s too late!Labour IssuesProtect the protectors* WHAT’S the main aim of protecting without being protected or cared for by security companies as we are. Here the guards in the territory Namibia are used as dolls in some companies being handled with whatever law a company sets up over our minor failures. Even a deduction of a huge amount of money, e.g. N$300 for being found sleeping once plus a warning which is really cheating our pockets.* PLEASE The Namibian, can you speak to the Government, on behalf of us security guards. We are suffering because the new minimum wage of N$3,80, that started on June 1, is not being paid by some companies. The say the problem is with the Government for not putting it in the gazette.- HHH, Walvis BayLost And Found* IF anyone comes across to Tresia Shilongo’s ID from Onamutai, please contact me on 081-391-0171.* IF anyone in Keetmanshoop by any chance picked up a dark brown wallet containing personal documents of CR Alberto, please contact me at 081-128-7529 or 063-222650.Please return if found* MY sister, Riekie Rossouw’s purse was stolen on Saturday, 25/7/09 from her car in Pionierspark, 147 Jimmy Street. If any documents are found, please call Ansie on 081-129-3346. Thanks.* LOST card found for Mr Chimbofwe Joe date of birth 16-06-90. Place of birth T. Mazabuka. Sex male. Village Nyumbwe, district Chibombo, Chief Chitanda registration date 10.12.07 Republic of Zambia card No z5740357. Contact Mr Haitana on 081-391-5179 security at J&J Gambling opposite Government Park (National Reg. Card).And Justice for All* HOW on earth can a judge grant bail to two murder/robbery suspects. Poor prosecuting? They were involved in a shootout at the time of their arrest. Here’s one for the ACC. * SUSPECTED murderers are getting N$4 000 bail? Is that a down payment for a licence to kill?Service Please* YOUR SMS of the day pointed out a reader that said we need a forum where we can complain about the bad service delivery in this country. A friend of mine sent me this link, check it out – www.serviceC.com.na* MTC you failed us again and again, there was no network connection at Mariental on Saturday. Please explain this recurrent network failure over the weekends!* HI my favourite paper. Unfortunately I fell victim of the so-called Electrosmart device, apparently a power saver regulating the geyser. The device does not save anything and is not approved by our municipality. You end up paying N$10 000 for something that is not worth it. Please be warned.* PLEASE to the Metropolitan Insurance Company – your last week’s list of claimants was not clear and too small to read. Please can you print it again.- Niitembu Vilho PO Box 61195 Windhoek. You can’t go without one * MINISTRY of Home Affairs and Immigration at the passport collection counter, there is a certain staff member who is not polite to clients and needs to be called to order.* MTC please alert us next time when you decide to disconnect the network in Mariental, at least we’ll be able to buy telecards and flexicall cards in advance.ACC Alert* ACC when are you starting your investigation at Augustineum Secondary School. Save our school please!- Concerned parent* PLEASE ACC, investigate NHE. Do it before they sell out houses in Otjomuise. Please check whether the houses will (allegedly) be given to people who are supposed to receive them.* WHERE’S ACC when some Government officials use Government cars to transport families to and from work?* PLEASE ACC, investigate Natis at Walvis Bay because every day we write tests for learners’ licences but only four people pass out of 30. We need our answer sheets. They won’t give them to us so that we can see why we failed.