SMSes of the Day : Tuesday

* THE Government banned the placing of its advertisements and its purchases of The Namibian, but it is available as a link through the GRN website. That’s reconciliation.

* THE Prime Minister’s recent tongue lashing of a union leader goes to the core of our problems in Namibia. For as long as high office bearers feel entitled by virtue of their struggle credentials to get what they want and for as long as the electorate are blind, the worse our problems will become. – Edwin B * LET’S stop blaming supervisors at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital, blame the system. Nowadays most of the cleaners at GRN institutions are ex-combatants who are so reluctant to carry out instructions given by their superiors, because they are immune to dismissals. – WillosFood for thought* HELLO to the powers that be. I am baffled, touched and disturbed. What is the human status of the Ovahimba people? The correct thing is that they are equally human like any other people. Does it bear any fairness for them to be displayed as an ornament or animal. I am a qualified sociologist and social worker with over 10 years experience in social work, public education and human rights advocacy. The Ongwediva Trade Fair displayed a 14-year-old Ovahimba girl.* CLEANERS are to blame, OK, but what do you do when you have no cleaning materials? What do you do when you pay only N$1 000 before deductions? Clara Bohitile must know that we leave work to go to cash loans for our kids to have bread. She must not be inconsiderate. We are suffering down here. – Poor cleaner.* TO everyone who complains about crime. Are you doing anything about it, or just waiting for the Government to do something while you stand by and watch? Guards for Iraq* GREAT that the head hunters were deported. But what about Namibians who are doing the same thing in the DRC and West Africa. In any case, Namibians are working as security detail in the Middle East.* I SUPPORT the banning of SOC-SMG, but do something urgent to address the underlying causes that lure people to put their own lives and the security of the nation at risk for a mere N$4 250 per month. – John Nakuta* GOOD riddance that these Americans have been deported. The Government did the only sensible thing in the interest of ALL Namibians.* THE issue is not that the SOC-SMG security company was banned because “Iraq and Afghanistan supported Swapo during the liberation struggle”. That’s trash! Mercenary activities violate international laws and principles as well as the national laws. ACC can you investigate who were engineering this through our public offices?* IF Bush cannot manage the trouble he started, singlehandedly, he must leave it. Want Namibia to be a scapegoat of their uncalled for conflict?* AMERICAN guards serving in Iraq are paid tens of thousands per month. Why did they offer to pay Namibian guards much less? Does this mean that the lives of Namibians are valueless? N$4 250 per month to defend Bush’s unpopular war is ridiculous and an insult to mankind’s dignity.* THANK you for deporting those Americans. Once again our Government is not a fool. Deporting was the right move – well done. We don’t want Bush in Namibia.* THE GRN should be applauded for expelling those SOC-SMG Americans. Our leaders, this time you did us proud. Keep it up!* HURRAH you have won our hearts. Get warmongers out of Namibia, we have our own security to worry about.* WELL done our Government! Let them recruit fellow Americans for the unprovoked war in Iraq. I guess there are more unemployed Americans than the number of our ex-fighters. Why can’t they continue deploying their own people in Iraq?* PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba, your Ministries of Labour, Trade and Safety and Security authorised SOC-SMG to recruit Namibians for security activities in the war torn countries of Iraq and Afghanistan. The US firm was finally shut down. But still your Cabinet is still holier-than-thou.* THE world must not help US bandits to carry out banditry activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. If we want to assist the Iraqis, we can send money to the group called Islamic State of Iraq led by Abu Omar al Baghdadi, he is a freedom fighter, fighting to liberate Iraq from American occupation.Politics in general* Comrade Kaaronda, thanks for shaping up the NUNW. It was long overdue. Let them talk, talking is cheap. Where are they when other workers are retrenched and not given annual salary increases? Why don’t they go and hand over a petition at Agribank, NHE, RCC etc.* COMRADE Sam Nujoma, is it not that the ‘reactionary elements’ you see and hear today within Swapo could be your own, political shadow? You will end up seeing ‘many enemies’ behind every comrade as you have reached a political cul de sac. You need a complete retirement. Isn’t it, Sir?* IF the Swapo Party breaks up while Mr Nujoma is in charge or immediately after his departure something has been and is wrong. We hear shameful rumours surrounding Mr Nujoma and a handful of the few. It is all about Wallet and Belly Politics in the form of power hungry, regionalism, tribalism and corruption.From the regions* WITH reference to the Ministry of Education’s vacancy list circular. The Kavango education region has less than 30 posts advertised, yet we have students doing languages and lower primary at the Rundu College of Education plus other options to be in the field in 2008. Should we now say that those teachers to be won’t be teaching in Kavango next year? if they will, where will the vacancies come from and why were they not advertised? To me this is corruption as they will be appointed come January. Mr Dikuwa as the director, I need answers on this issue as there seems to be incompetence and lack of fairness in the region from top down to the principals. – Soloh, Opuwo* I WANT Minister Mbumba to do something because I applied to Ongwediva College of Education last year, but did not receive any response. I met the requirements needed! Now I’m confused and don’t know whether they consider the language spoken, regions, or surnames? I believe that Ongwediva College is for all Namibians.* I WOULD like to know why Councillor Arie is getting paid? Is he paid to build houses for himself and pay cars or is he paid to work for us? Because we are sitting with problems with the councillor. Please let the GRN do something.* I AM very upset about the electricity of CENORET at Otavi. People walk long distances to get electricity. When the office in the town is closed they should at least bring it to the Engen filling station which is in town and not the Total filling station out of town, it’s unfair.* HEY, stop the lorry. This lorry of Erongo REDS is moving too fast. It’s time for us to say hold it. I think we must organise ourselves and move to the streets for a solution. We cannot survive any more. Government officials, we know for a fact that some of you have interest in this business, but please think of us. We need each other when it comes to elections, but when it’s over then we become nothing.* WHY is the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication delaying the payment of people who are displaced by the construction of railway project between Ondangwa and Oshikango? Minister of Works please talk to your people. We tired of being ignored by those in our GRN.* DOES the Ministry of Health know the size of KANONO clinic. How can you replace a six-room clinic with a match box, in which two patients can hardly fit.* COUNCILLOR Penda ya Ndakolo, when are we going to get water for the areas from Omuthiya to Cham Cham up to King Kauluma? I think you need to pull up your socks.* I WANT to express my disappointment. I was interviewed for a cleaner position in the Omusati Region. One woman and two men were interviewed for the two positions. When I inquired from the officer who interviewed us, I was informed that I came out second best. But, later I heard that the position was filled by the sister of one of the interviewers. What is that? CORRUPTION!General* I WANT to know what I should do to convince the ACC to investigate the Nafau office. A financial report was not presented at last year’s congress.* PEP stores, especially Okuryangava Pep, please stick to your trading hours that you advertise at the entrance. Opening hours are indicated as 08h00, not 08h30 or few minute to 09h00. Every day we have to wait, which is a waste of customers’ time.* CLARA Bohitile could have brought productivity in the former Ministry of Basic Education as a Deputy Minister, but she did little all those years.* MTC should stop making empty promises and letting the nation down. They claimed that one can send free SMSes, every Friday, but this did not happen. Therefore they should come out and apologise to the nation.* MOST grocery shops have their specials in the middle of the month, while the majority of the population don’t have money. We only get paid at the end of the month, and at the time of the specials we don’t have money.* WHY are some traditional leaders called kings and queens and others chiefs by lawmakers and the media. You are promoting tribal supremacy.* TO all night drivers, especially truck drivers please reduce your speed and dim your lights when you see another car approaching from front. Let’s work together to reduce the risk of accidents. Drivers please remember to limit your speed to save lives. Through cooperation, we can reach Vision 2030. – Johanna from SwakopmundOn the ball* I WISH the Brave Warriors all the best for their encounter against Morocco. May they have a injury free trip and all the best. – MD* ON the issue of money for the Brave Warriors, let everyone in the country donate 3 dollars to the team to get out of its financial troubles.* THE most disorganised soccer region in the country is Karas. Soccer is so disorganised that anyone decides what should be done. The league has started whilst there are no plans for the season. It looks like the NFA is running the region’s soccer. I am very worried.* LET’S stop blaming supervisors at the Otjiwarongo State Hospital, blame the system. Nowadays most of the cleaners at GRN institutions are ex-combatants who are so reluctant to carry out instructions given by their superiors, because they are immune to dismissals. – Willos Food for thought * HELLO to the powers that be. I am baffled, touched and disturbed. What is the human status of the Ovahimba people? The correct thing is that they are equally human like any other people. Does it bear any fairness for them to be displayed as an ornament or animal. I am a qualified sociologist and social worker with over 10 years experience in social work, public education and human rights advocacy. The Ongwediva Trade Fair displayed a 14-year-old Ovahimba girl.* CLEANERS are to blame, OK, but what do you do when you have no cleaning materials? What do you do when you pay only N$1 000 before deductions? Clara Bohitile must know that we leave work to go to cash loans for our kids to have bread. She must not be inconsiderate. We are suffering down here. – Poor cleaner.* TO everyone who complains about crime. Are you doing anything about it, or just waiting for the Government to do something while you stand by and watch? Guards for Iraq * GREAT that the head hunters were deported. But what about Namibians who are doing the same thing in the DRC and West Africa. In any case, Namibians are working as security detail in the Middle East.* I SUPPORT the banning of SOC-SMG, but do something urgent to address the underlying causes that lure people to put their own lives and the security of the nation at risk for a mere N$4 250 per month. – John Nakuta * GOOD riddance that these Americans have been deported. The Government did the only sensible thing in the interest of ALL Namibians.* THE issue is not that the SOC-SMG security company was banned because “Iraq and Afghanistan supported Swapo during the liberation struggle”. That’s trash! Mercenary activities violate international laws and principles as well as the national laws. ACC can you investigate who were engineering this through our public offices? * IF Bush cannot manage the trouble he started, singlehandedly, he must leave it. Want Namibia to be a scapegoat of their uncalled for conflict? * AMERICAN guards serving in Iraq are paid tens of thousands per month. Why did they offer to pay Namibian guards much less? Does this mean that the lives of Namibians are valueless? N$4 250 per month to defend Bush’s unpopular war is ridiculous and an insult to mankind’s dignity.* THANK you for deporting those Americans. Once again our Government is not a fool. Deporting was the right move – well done. We don’t want Bush in Namibia.* THE GRN should be applauded for expelling those SOC-SMG Americans. Our leaders, this time you did us proud. Keep it up! * HURRAH you have won our hearts. Get warmongers out of Namibia, we have our own security to worry about.* WELL done our Government! Let them recruit fellow Americans for the unprovoked war in Iraq. I guess there are more unemployed Americans than the number of our ex-fighters. Why can’t they continue deploying their own people in Iraq? * PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba, your Ministries of Labour, Trade and Safety and Security authorised SOC-SMG to recruit Namibians for security activities in the war torn countries of Iraq and Afghanistan. The US firm was finally shut down. But still your Cabinet is still holier-than-thou.* THE world must not help US bandits to carry out banditry activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. If we want to assist the Iraqis, we can send money to the group called Islamic State of Iraq led by Abu Omar al Baghdadi, he is a freedom fighter, fighting to liberate Iraq from American occupation.Politics in general * Comrade Kaaronda, thanks for shaping up the NUNW. It was long overdue. Let them talk, talking is cheap. Where are they when other workers are retrenched and not given annual salary increases? Why don’t they go and hand over a petition at Agribank, NHE, RCC etc.* COMRADE Sam Nujoma, is it not that the ‘reactionary elements’ you see and hear today within Swapo could be your own, political shadow? You will end up seeing ‘many enemies’ behind every comrade as you have reached a political cul de sac. You need a complete retirement. Isn’t it, Sir? * IF the Swapo Party breaks up while Mr Nujoma is in charge or immediately after his departure something has been and is wrong. We hear shameful rumours surrounding Mr Nujoma and a handful of the few. It is all about Wallet and Belly Politics in the form of power hungry, regionalism, tribalism and corruption.From the regions * WITH reference to the Ministry of Education’s vacancy list circular. The Kavango education region has less than 30 posts advertised, yet we have students doing languages and lower primary at the Rundu College of Education plus other options to be in the field in 2008. Should we now say that those teachers to be won’t be teaching in Kavango next year? if they will, where will the vacancies come from and why were they not advertised? To me this is corruption as they will be appointed come January. Mr Dikuwa as the director, I need answers on this issue as there seems to be incompetence and lack of fairness in the region from top down to the principals. – Soloh, Opuwo * I WANT Minister Mbumba to do something because I applied to Ongwediva College of Education last year, but did not receive any response. I met the requirements needed! Now I’m confused and don’t know whether they consider the language spoken, regions, or surnames? I believe that Ongwediva College is for all Namibians.* I WOULD like to know why Councillor Arie is getting paid? Is he paid to build houses for himself and pay cars or is he paid to work for us? Because we are sitting with problems with the councillor. Please let the GRN do something.* I AM very upset about the electricity of CENORET at Otavi. People walk long distances to get electricity. When the office in the town is closed they should at least bring it to the Engen filling station which is in town and not the Total filling station out of town, it’s unfair.* HEY, stop the lorry. This lorry of Erongo REDS is moving too fast. It’s time for us to say hold it. I think we must organise ourselves and move to the streets for a solution. We cannot survive any more. Government officials, we know for a fact that some of you have interest in this business, but please think of us. We need each other when it comes to elections, but when it’s over then we become nothing.* WHY is the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication delaying the payment of people who are displaced by the construction of railway project between Ondangwa and Oshikango? Minister of Works please talk to your people. We tired of being ignored by those in our GRN.* DOES the Ministry of Health know the size of KANONO clinic. How can you replace a six-room clinic with a match box, in which two patients can hardly fit.* COUNCILLOR Penda ya Ndakolo, when are we going to get water for the areas from Omuthiya to Cham Cham up to King Kauluma? I think you need to pull up your socks.* I WANT to express my disappointment. I was interviewed for a cleaner position in the Omusati Region. One woman and two men were interviewed for the two positions. When I inquired from the officer who interviewed us, I was informed that I came out second best. But, later I heard that the position was filled by the sister of one of the interviewers. What is that? CORRUPTION! General * I WANT to know what I should do to convince the ACC to investigate the Nafau office. A financial report was not presented at last year’s congress.* PEP stores, especially Okuryangava Pep, please stick to your trading hours that you advertise at the entrance. Opening hours are indicated as 08h00, not 08h30 or few minute to 09h00. Every day we have to wait, which is a waste of customers’ time.* CLARA Bohitile could have brought productivity in the former Ministry of Basic Education as a Deputy Minister, but she did little all those years.* MTC should stop making empty promises and letting the nation down. They claimed that one can send free SMSes, every Friday, but this did not happen. Therefore they should come out and apologise to the nation.* MOST grocery shops have their specials in the middle of the month, while the majority of the population don’t have money. We only get paid at the end of the month, and at the time of the specials we don’t have money.* WHY are some traditional leaders called kings and queens and others chiefs by lawmakers and the media. You are promoting tribal supremacy.* TO all night drivers, especially truck drivers please reduce your speed and dim your lights when you see another car approaching from front. Let’s work together to reduce the risk of accidents. Drivers please remember to limit your speed to save lives. Through cooperation, we can reach Vision 2030. – Johanna from Swakopmund On the ball * I WISH the Brave Warriors all the best for their encounter against Morocco. May they have a injury free trip and all the best. – MD * ON the issue of money for the Brave Warriors, let everyone in the country donate 3 dollars to the team to get out of its financial troubles.* THE most disorganised soccer region in the country is Karas. Soccer is so disorganised that anyone decides what should be done. The league has started whilst there are no plans for the season. It looks like the NFA is running the region’s soccer. I am very worried.

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