SMSes Of Friday 16 October 2009

* PLEASE political party leaders, when you address your rallies allow or give us a chance to ask you questions on what you want to achieve after you have won the election.
– Natangwe TI

Food for Thought* ALLOW me to raise my deep concern about money lenders (name supplied). I borrowed N$10 000 and I repay N$1 260 per month. Multiply that by 24 and you get N$30 240. To be safe, think before you leap. They benefit 200% from our poor and struggling communities.RIP
Reverend Hendrik Witbooi* MAY the soul of our grandfather rest in eternal peace.- From the Rehoboth Nama community.* REV Hendrik Witbooi was a great leader never to be forgotten by the Namibian people. Rest in eternal peace, comrade.- John Calla Impinge* TRIBUTE to Cde, Rev Witbooi. We thank him for his outstanding role in Namibia with regard to politics, religion and traditional leadership. May his soul rest in eternal peace.- Lucky Murangi, UnamPolitics* PLEASE stop telling the young ones that Swapo liberated this country. Our freedom came as a result of the end of the Cold War between the Americans and the Russians. Stop claiming that Swapo liberated this country through the barrel of the gun. It was a negotiated settlement. * I AM looking for BEE partners with strong political links to the ruling party, to buy out The Namibian newspaper. To silence the critics and SMS pages. Stop Telling It Like It Is!- Jacques- Please note that The Namibian has no owner! – NewsdeskBouquets And Brickbats* CHRIS Smith’s ‘Chasing the Dots’ of yesterday – brilliant, I say, brilliant as always and … bile-bitter like the truth usually is! And we, do we take his medicine? Not likely!You are on the way taxis* THANKS for those numbers on the taxis Traffic Dept. Now they need to put the name of their preferred route on their cars, since we from Katutura suffer from the 25th of each month. That way we’re never going to make use of those who treat us like beggars.* MINISTER (Netumbo) Nandi-Ndaitwah, thank you for building a spirit at your ministry. Keep up the good work and nation building spirit. I respect you. You’re a true leader.* THANK you to doctors Skinner, Mangundah, nurses and supporting staff in 3 East. You are all great.- From Room 7 * IT seems a little ironic to me you print text messages about the English language being ruined yet you also print the Striker magazine. Please!! * IF Swapo wants to ban this newspaper and since its the people who put that government into power, why not conduct a survey to see how many will be against this ridiculous idea! We are fed up with their threats against people who are fighting tirelessly for justice!- Nunu* VIVA SMS writers! Viva The Namibian newspaper! Our SMSes are being read. Those who put the ban on our lovely newspaper (The Namibian) also read it. The Namibian newspaper could be compared to water which you cannot stay without. When you (the banners) address your rallies, you vehemently attack The Namibian newspaper, its editor, SMS writers, RDP and National Society for human rights. The question is, who told you what has been written in The Namibian newspaper if you don’t read it?* MTC management please do something urgently to provide your staff with parking at your Olympia head office. They park wherever they want.Going AWOL* IT is disgraceful that we have elected members to Parliament and they cannot even meet the most basic of requirements – that of representing us and forming a quorum to allow proper governance to take place.- VoterAnd Justice for All* LOOK at our justice system. A trial for a man (Romeo Schieffer) who allegedly murdered his parents is not possible because of the system’s congestion. What a mess! In And From The Regions* AS much as crime does not pay, beating the thief in front of your customers is very disturbing. Security at Big Daddy at Oshikango did this on Wednesday. The management should find better ways to deal with thieves.- Your customer Tuufiilwa * IT’S time the Road Authority decide to put speed limits (speed bumps) in the small settlements along the main road. For example Onankali, Onyaanya, in Oshikoto Region and Omaalala and Adolf in Oshana Region, before the festive season. The population is growing in those areas, so Councillors and Governors stand by the nation. Otherwise there will be more deaths from road accidents than HIV-AIDS-related deaths.- Fellow citizenNegotiating with a customer* WHY do the Swakopmund Municipality and Namibian Police not take steps against the prostitutes operating on Libertina Amathila Avenue in Swakopmund? They fight with each other, shout at passing vehicles, pedestrians and tourists until all hours. They are a general nuisance, disturb the peace and attract criminals to the area. * WHEN is the councillor of Grootfontein going to do something acceptable to all, rich and poor? There is no electricity at the squatter camp and not enough public toilets.- KM F* REGIONAL Council of Omaheke and the Municipality of Gobabis we need development. Let the owners who are leasing their buildings to investors sell them to you to generate funds for the council and to create job opportunities. If not please build your own. You are killing us with water and electricity bills. Please do something because Gobabis, at this stage, could be proclaimed a village.* OMUSATI Rural Water Supply, when will you start giving out application forms for household water pipes? We are tired of waiting.* MEATCO can you open another meat market at Walvis Bay. There is only one meat market and it is not enough.* WE need One Africa TV at Mariental please.* I HAVE a problem with Erongo Region when it comes to development when you look at the places like Okombahe, Otjimbingwe, Omatjete and others. All the development goes to Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. Please these communities are suffering. Most of them are old people.* I WOULD like to know from the President and parliamentarians, what is the use of calling Caprivi part of Namibia while its people and the region are not treated like they are Namibian?- Confused youthGeneral* WHY is Rev H Witbooi former vice president of Swapo, former Deputy Prime Minister and a hero in his own right not being given a hero’s burial at Heroes’ Acre? – Concerned citizen- The Witbooi family want him buried at the family home at Gibeon. It will be a State funeral. – Newdesk* WHEN is the Black Africa SMS competition going to announce the weekly winners of the N$10 000?* I WOULD like to ask the NBC board of directors why Matthew //Gowaseb is still acting director? Why do they not appoint him? Can’t they see his good qualities? NBC is alive now.* SUPER Slim Products contains phenolphthalein. This product has been banned from use because it has a carcinogenic effect. But this is being sold at a Chinese clinic in Wernhil (Windhoek) for N$250 – N$300. Please have our health inspectors visit the clinic. A lot of ladies are buying these pills including myself. But I was very shocked when I got the information on the Internet. I had used the pills for five days but decided to stop because of the side effects (emotional instability, dehydration).Running The ShowWaiting for someone to move in* MINISTRY of Works and Transport, there now so many vacant flats around Windhoek yet many civil servants are without accommodation. Please do something.* I HAVE a problem with court officials and this problem needs to be urgently looked at by the Minister (of Justice), the Prosecutor General and by the Magistrate’s Commissioner. My problem is when you are summoned to attend court you are told the court will start at 09h00 but 09h00 always becomes 11h00 while 14h00 will be 15h30. Are court officials not paid like other Government officials? If they are, why are they allowed to do as they wish?Please helpCan someone please help?* PLEASE help me find the address of any institution in Namibia that offers poultry farming training. My contact: 0812705852.Labour Issues* THIS is my third SMS complaint about the Road Fund Administration, which has no housing and transport allowance for its employees. The management is currently busy with salary re-grading and only they and others involved have been upgraded. That is not fair. Lastly, thanks for telling it like it is. * NDF when will you release the names of those who were admitted this year? You are taking too long. Please let us know, we are getting tired of waiting!- EmilyWhat should the hours be?* MINISTRY of Labour! Is it true that a person working in a bottle store should work a total of 190 hours per month to get his/her full salary? We work in a certain bottle store in Otjomuise where my boss pays his son more than $5 000 each month while I am paid as little as $1 500 although we are both cashiers! Where is the justice here? Education* OUR learners in Grade 11H at Mweshy High School were not taught biology this term. Please Minister of Education do something. Our kids are going to fail.* IS it fair for children of top GRN officials to get Chinese bursaries?- Brian* GOVERNMENT top brass grab Chinese bursaries for their kids. In Namibia it is just about me, myself and I. What about the orphans?* PLEASE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, review the bush allowance in Ohangwena Region. Okahenge and Oshikunde combined schools are situated deep in the bush but have not appeared on the list of schools being targeted. We need immediate scrutiny.- Nambahu, OkahengeChildren Of The Struggle* THE fellow struggle kids camping at Swapo offices countrywide must go back to where they came from because they are delaying the GRN process to help us. We want our problems solved soon. Our father Swapo must also act now because delays are dangerous! – Concerned Struggle Kid Lost And Found* I LOST my documents. My name is Angula Kristofina. Please contact me on 081-346-9260 if found.* C CHAKANGA your drivers licence can be collected at the Admin Office at Wernhil.* I PICKED up a woman’s clothing bag between Tsumeb and Otavi highway. Please call George at 081-127-0246.* I LOST my documents ID NO: 77112400279. Please call me at this number should you find them: 081-226-2162, Magreth.* I LOST my ID card in the North two weeks at Omakango village near Oshitayi. My name is Elizabeth Fransman. If found please call or SMS to 081-405-3434.* A RED wallet with business cards with the names Faul and Jacobs has been handed in at The Namibian. Please call at Editorial Reception.* THE driving licence of L Narib has also been handed to The Namibian. Please ask at Editorial Reception.* MS A Kamuhenune has lost her student card. Please contact Maria Ngavirue on 081361-1983 if you find it.* MY name is Matheus Ndilipuny. I lost all my documents such as: National ID, driver’s licence, medical aid card, work ID, Social Security card, Bank Windhoek ATM, Standard Bank ATM. If you find them kindly call or SMS me on 081-231-3824.* LOST but found. Dr Olivier call me for your driver’s licence at 081-422-2840* I FOUND a driving licence for Ms GJK Ungelenk, date of birth 05-06-1940. Feel free to contact me on this number: 081-128-2462.* I LOST my wallet in Windhoek with my FNB and ID cards. The name is Selma Niilenge. If found please call or SMS 081-294-1030. * I Petrus Haraeb lost my Smart Card, ID card, Areva card and Social Security card on September 20 in Khorixas. If found please contact 081-294-1053.* I LOST my wallet with all my cards. The name is Magreth Mumbango, please call 081-226-2162.* MY handbag was stolen from the car in Oshakati East. I lost all my documents: ID, driver’s licence, voter’s card, bank cards and personal documents. If found please call Ruth R Pashe 081-284-0712 or 081-1229-1061.SportingPlaying the beautiful game* I FAIL to understand how the Kuisebmond stadium doesn’t conform to Fifa’s standards, while the Zambian field on which the all-important World Cup qualifier between Zambia and Egypt was played was worse!- Cleo vd BuchtService Please* WOERMANN Brock, Wanaheda please stop selling Pap en Vleis that is not fresh. It has made us ill. We even had diarrhoea and vomiting.* THE Rehoboth Town Councils offers poor service. At 08h50 in the morning, a certain staff member informed the client that her computer was still off and that they should call. * I WAS so disappointed to be woken up at 03h00 by Legal Shield about my policy which is in arrears. This matter has already been dealt with Legal Shield.- AdelheidSportingRundu is waiting for ladies’ rugby* WHY is there no rugby team for women at Rundu?

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