SMS responses on issues of the day

Well done * WHAT a fantastic job Dr Ndume is doing for the poor and marginalised Namibians.If only we had more people of her kind in Government, Namibia would be paradise.

* AN Open Letter to the Deputy Prime Minister. Congratulations. We are grateful for the job you are doing for the SAN Community but it would be most grateful if you include other communities like the OVAHIMBA. * I HAVE been in love with you (The Namibian) since 1986. You were the only ones telling it as it was. Now they boycott you because you don’t hide behind the bushes. You are telling it as it is. Keep on the People’s Paper. We the masses are behind you. – OKTWhat’s up?* I HEARD U Kaumbi waxing lyrical on all things American on the radio this (Tuesday) morning, from great American actors to Warner Bros distributing ‘Where Others Wavered’. Please pinch me. Was this not the same Kaumbi who was frothing at the mouth against US and British imperialists? Is their moneygood enough now? The hypocrisy of the man knows no bounds!* KATITI (former Walvis CEO) got paid out very quickly! Just retire and resign from education legally! It will take you ages to get paid, especially in the Otjikoto Region! Answers please.* IF millions are given to CEOs as pay-outs, why are there not millions to build new hospitals?* IS the Ministry of Lands aware that resettlement farms are used as money making schemes. Some settlers do not have livestock and rent their units to others, even to white farmers and ask money and cattle in some cases. Is this allowed on state farms?* MR Kandetu, when are we going to get our TV signal? Are we going to be refunded for not watching TV?* SERIOUS allegations of bribes paid to senior officials in the Ministry of Finance were recently reported in the local media. According to the reports he bribe monies were paid into the foreign accounts of the concerned officials. Were these allegations ever investigated? Can the ACC inform the nation.Youth and crime* HOW about opening a juvenile rehabilitation centre or a prison in order to minimise crime among the youth? We don’t feel safe any more.* OH GOD! Has it now come to school kids, too? Under age or not let him make his own statement and be locked away. After all it’s not the parents who sent him to commit this crime. Let our kids not start criminal activities at an early age. With parents or orphaned, he must face the music of crime his own deeds. THE moral and ethics of the Namibian society have disintegrated. Learners are killing each other because they’re growing up in a society plagued by alcohol and violence.* PARENTS are partly responsible for these acts of violence among the youth. They give large amounts of pocket money to their kids, who use it to buy booze and drugs resulting in these fatal acts. These youths must be punished like any other criminal. How will all this change if we can’t teach them discipline? Stop putting them in the care of their parents and let them rot in jail where they belong.* WHY must the kids who commit these killings be placed in the care of their parents? If they can kill, then they must take full responsibility of their acts.* I WANT to comment on juveniles who commit crimes and are not punished, because of their age. Crime is just crime, no matter what. I think that they must be punished regardless of their age.* THE only way to root out this evil of violence among the youth is to ban toy guns, knives and the viewing of violent action movies by children. The earlier the better! – Taaya* WHY must the kids that commit these killings be put in the care of their parents? If they can kill, then they must take full responsibility for their acts. – PaThe Dream* VISION 2030 is fast becoming a farce – the education system, schools situation and current criteria of ‘knowing someone’ to acquire a job or bursary are seriously letting us down. We will see more of the well skilled and qualified individuals emigrating to other countries where they can compete fairly on the job market. The world is moving forward, we have school issues in OUR CAPITAL and tertiary education is a joke compared to international standards, are we all blinded by a house, car, cellphone and some kfc? – Fantastico* IT’S so exciting to hear the Minister of Trade and Industry mentioning the goals of Vision 2030 at the various platforms. But, when you visit his ministry, the floors are deserted and most of the offices remain closed. Directorate of International Trade is almost five years without a Director. Its working environment is terrible and completely dead. If all Government institutions operate in the same way, then forget Vision 2030.* IF there is something that will bring this nation down, it is Affirmative Action and BEE. They are designed to benefit a largely incompetent but well-connected black elite engaged in intense wealth accumulation activities. The chickens always come home …Sport* CHRISTO Alexander of the NRU, stop your remarks about “racism”. Do you know that a boer is a farmer? So what is your pain problem with biltongboere? Do you know, that in the pre-independence era, we had players of different ethnic groups in our team and believe me, they are STILL proud to have been in the team! It is a pity, that the issue of racism still rears its ugly head.* The Welwitschia or Die Biltongboere same difference. You don’t see the players complaining. Namibians should stop looking for a needle in a haystack in everything and start supporting our players. I support the Biltongboere and ‘Die Nat Biltongboertjies. – Suta* I HAVE said Biltongboere is out! We are now the Welwitschias. – Klaudia from Grootfontein* CAN the ministry responsible for sport perform an audit to find out for itself what lies behind the dismal performance of some sport codes and athletes and address the problem. It is now 17 years after Independence and it cannot take so long to find out what the problem is.* THE President must also give a wake up call to the police sector (safety, security, police cells, etc) as well as the transport (road accidents) sector.From the regions* WHY is the Ongwediva Town Council measuring our mahangu fields without consulting us? Mr CEO, we need an answer!* WHEN will Ogongo be developed to became a village with a councìl? Please Governor, tell us.* What happened to the talk about a university in the south of the country? Councillors, Governers and senior leaders do something.* I WANT to know from the Ministry of Gender Equality how could you provide food to the poor Ovahimbas without proper cooking and eating utensils.* I WOULD like to humbly request Honourable Libertina Amathila to also assist the mountainous Himba community with similar projects initiated for the San community.* CAN our hardworking Deputy Prime Minister please not forget about the Topnaar people.* NBC please tell us why we have been without TV and Radio reception for many days now? Why is the no Damara\Nama service in Opuwo?* THE Omaruru Town Council made empty promises. What happened to the promised installation of electricity in our houses? We also need toilets and water meter in our yards! Please coucilllors do something!* The Rundu Town Council must install traffic lights at the town as the number of cars have increased resulting in slow traffic. We are tired of three and four way stops.* AS a resident of Ohakweenyanga village, in the Ongwediva constituency, I would like to know who our Councillor is?* THE Eenhana area: the TV is snowy, especially during the evening hours. Please, NBC, oh! We are watching news out of the blue.* WHY is there no NBC TV or radio at Aus.Health Matters* I WENT to visit my friend’s baby at Katutura Hospital. At the entrance of the hospital, I was impressed – I could eat from that floor. Getting to the fifth floor ward B, I saw two mice racing against each other. Never mind which one came first, this is a hospital for God sake. Are health workers aware of the illnesses that might be caused by harbouring mice in your house? Now, what about the Hospital?* THE Minister is a political figure and the Permanent Secretary is responsible for the administration of the ministry. Hence all administrative (the PS) issues are in his court. If he does not report to the Minister, it is possible that the Minister will never know especially if he completely relies on him as his PS. Please for the sake of the Namibian people’s health and for the sake of progress and change – Dr Kalumbi Shangula must gracefully vacate his seat or he must be reshuffled immediately without delay. Thank you.* Why can’t enrolled nurses get automatic promotion to registered nurse of say 10 years of service. The enrolled nurses have the responsibilities as registered nurses. Trained and experienced enrolled nurses are leaving the profession because they see no future.* WHAT went wrong at Onandjokwe Hospital? Did doctors resign? You spend the whole day there without seeing a doctor. Can anyone explain the situation?General* PHIL ya Nangoloh and Diescho are true sons of the soil. They have opened the eyes of many Namibians. Namibia needs people like you.* WE are being punished in Oshakati for urinating in public, yet there is no public toilets. Public toilets must be built at each shopping complex in the parking areas.* IF the Government is serious with higher education, they should introduce a minimal tax paid by every employee to ensure that all Grade 12 graduates further their studies. Such funds should be paid into a special account administered by a competent auditing firm. Then there will be money for every Grade 12 graduate. – Ses’fikile* I WANT to know from Minister Kaapanda why NamPol traffic officers are not transferred to road authority, as they are doing the same job.* I HAVE been in love with you (The Namibian) since 1986. You were the only ones telling it as it was. Now they boycott you because you don’t hide behind the bushes. You are telling it as it is. Keep on the People’s Paper. We the masses are behind you. – OKT What’s up? * I HEARD U Kaumbi waxing lyrical on all things American on the radio this (Tuesday) morning, from great American actors to Warner Bros distributing ‘Where Others Wavered’. Please pinch me. Was this not the same Kaumbi who was frothing at the mouth against US and British imperialists? Is their moneygood enough now? The hypocrisy of the man knows no bounds! * KATITI (former Walvis CEO) got paid out very quickly! Just retire and resign from education legally! It will take you ages to get paid, especially in the Otjikoto Region! Answers please.* IF millions are given to CEOs as pay-outs, why are there not millions to build new hospitals? * IS the Ministry of Lands aware that resettlement farms are used as money making schemes. Some settlers do not have livestock and rent their units to others, even to white farmers and ask money and cattle in some cases. Is this allowed on state farms? * MR Kandetu, when are we going to get our TV signal? Are we going to be refunded for not watching TV? * SERIOUS allegations of bribes paid to senior officials in the Ministry of Finance were recently reported in the local media. According to the reports he bribe monies were paid into the foreign accounts of the concerned officials. Were these allegations ever investigated? Can the ACC inform the nation.Youth and crime * HOW about opening a juvenile rehabilitation centre or a prison in order to minimise crime among the youth? We don’t feel safe any more.* OH GOD! Has it now come to school kids, too? Under age or not let him make his own statement and be locked away. After all it’s not the parents who sent him to commit this crime. Let our kids not start criminal activities at an early age. With parents or orphaned, he must face the music of crime his own deeds. THE moral and ethics of the Namibian society have disintegrated. Learners are killing each other because they’re growing up in a society plagued by alcohol and violence.* PARENTS are partly responsible for these acts of violence among the youth. They give large amounts of pocket money to their kids, who use it to buy booze and drugs resulting in these fatal acts. These youths must be punished like any other criminal. How will all this change if we can’t teach them discipline? Stop putting them in the care of their parents and let them rot in jail where they belong.* WHY must the kids who commit these killings be placed in the care of their parents? If they can kill, then they must take full responsibility of their acts.* I WANT to comment on juveniles who commit crimes and are not punished, because of their age. Crime is just crime, no matter what. I think that they must be punished regardless of their age.* THE only way to root out this evil of violence among the youth is to ban toy guns, knives and the viewing of violent action movies by children. The earlier the better! – Taaya * WHY must the kids that commit these killings be put in the care of their parents? If they can kill, then they must take full responsibility for their acts. – Pa The Dream * VISION 2030 is fast becoming a farce – the education system, schools situation and current criteria of ‘knowing someone’ to acquire a job or bursary are seriously letting us down. We will see more of the well skilled and qualified individuals emigrating to other countries where they can compete fairly on the job market. The world is moving forward, we have school issues in OUR CAPITAL and tertiary education is a joke compared to international standards, are we all blinded by a house, car, cellphone and some kfc? – Fantastico * IT’S so exciting to hear the Minister of Trade and Industry mentioning the goals of Vision 2030 at the various platforms. But, when you visit his ministry, the floors are deserted and most of the offices remain closed. Directorate of International Trade is almost five years without a Director. Its working environment is terrible and completely dead. If all Government institutions operate in the same way, then forget Vision 2030.* IF there is something that will bring this nation down, it is Affirmative Action and BEE. They are designed to benefit a largely incompetent but well-connected black elite engaged in intense wealth accumulation activities. The chickens always come home …Sport * CHRISTO Alexander of the NRU, stop your remarks about “racism”. Do you know that a boer is a farmer? So what is your pain problem with biltongboere? Do you know, that in the pre-independence era, we had players of different ethnic groups in our team and believe me, they are STILL proud to have been in the team! It is a pity, that the issue of racism still rears its ugly head.* The Welwitschia or Die Biltongboere same difference. You don’t see the players complaining. Namibians should stop looking for a needle in a haystack in everything and start supporting our players. I support the Biltongboere and ‘Die Nat Biltongboertjies. – Suta * I HAVE said Biltongboere is out! We are now the Welwitschias. – Klaudia from Grootfontein * CAN the ministry responsible for sport perform an audit to find out for itself what lies behind the dismal performance of some sport codes and athletes and address the problem. It is now 17 years after Independence and it cannot take so long to find out what the problem is.* THE President must also give a wake up call to the police sector (safety, security, police cells, etc) as well as the transport (road accidents) sector.From the regions * WHY is the Ongwediva Town Council measuring our mahangu fields without consulting us? Mr CEO, we need an answer! * WHEN will Ogongo be developed to became a village with a councìl? Please Governor, tell us.* What happened to the talk about a university in the south of the country? Councillors, Governers and senior leaders do something.* I WANT to know from the Ministry of Gender Equality how could you provide food to the poor Ovahimbas without proper cooking and eating utensils.* I WOULD like to humbly request Honourable Libertina Amathila to also assist the mountainous Himba community with similar projects initiated for the San community.* CAN our hardworking Deputy Prime Minister please not forget about the Topnaar people.* NBC please tell us why we have been without TV and Radio reception for many days now? Why is the no Damara\Nama service in Opuwo? * THE Omaruru Town Council made empty promises. What happened to the promised installation of electricity in our houses? We also need toilets and water meter in our yards! Please coucilllors do something! * The Rundu Town Council must install traffic lights at the town as the number of cars have increased resulting in slow traffic. We are tired of three and four way stops.* AS a resident of Ohakweenyanga village, in the Ongwediva constituency, I would like to know who our Councillor is? * THE Eenhana area: the TV is snowy, especially during the evening hours. Please, NBC, oh! We are watching news out of the blue.* WHY is there no NBC TV or radio at Aus.Health Matters * I WENT to visit my friend’s baby at Katutura Hospital. At the entrance of the hospital, I was impressed – I could eat from that floor. Getting to the fifth floor ward B, I saw two mice racing against each other. Never mind which one came first, this is a hospital for God sake. Are health workers aware of the illnesses that might be caused by harbouring mice in your house? Now, what about the Hospital? * THE Minister is a political figure and the Permanent Secretary is responsible for the administration of the ministry. Hence all administrative (the PS) issues are in his court. If he does not report to the Minister, it is possible that the Minister will never know especially if he completely relies on him as his PS. Please for the sake of the Namibian people’s health and for the sake of progress and change – Dr Kalumbi Shangula must gracefully vacate his seat or he must be reshuffled immediately without delay. Thank you.* Why can’t enrolled nurses get automatic promotion to registered nurse of say 10 years of service. The enrolled nurses have the responsibilities as registered nurses. Trained and experienced enrolled nurses are leaving the profession because they see no future.* WHAT went wrong at Onandjokwe Hospital? Did doctors resign? You spend the whole day there without seeing a doctor. Can anyone explain the situation? General * PHIL ya Nangoloh and Diescho are true sons of the soil. They have opened the eyes of many Namibians. Namibia needs people like you.* WE are being punished in Oshakati for urinating in public, yet there is no public toilets. Public toilets must be built at each shopping complex in the parking areas.* IF the Government is serious with higher education, they should introduce a minimal tax paid by every employee to ensure that all Grade 12 graduates further their studies. Such funds should be paid into a special account administered by a competent auditing firm. Then there will be money for every Grade 12 graduate. – Ses’fikile * I WANT to know from Minister Kaapanda why NamPol traffic officers are not transferred to road authority, as they are doing the same job.