SMSes of the day : Tuesday

Food for thought * THE problem in our country is self enrichment and the unequal distribution of resources. Only some people benefit from it. If we shared the little we have, surely we’d all have enough?

* IF every Namibian worker contributed as little as N$10 pm forever, at some stage we’d be able to cover medical expenses for cases like Simone’s and other vulnerable people. – REK * I THINK our Government should give tenders to companies that have cleaning services and cleaners to clean our hospitals and that these tenders should be renewed yearly based on performance. – Eveline Enough is enough* WHEN are we going to stand together and say enough is enough. Do our women and children mean nothing to you, Mr President. Bring back the death penalty for rape. When elephants and lions kill people, they are branded problem animals … the lives of our women are being destroyed. – Delano* I DON’T know why there is no security outside Unam. I feel for her (young woman who was raped twice near the university) as I am also a female student trying to upgrade myself.Dear Mr President* I JUST want to wish our President a happy birthday. May God bless him for many more years to come. Thank you for leading our country. – From the whole staff of the Katutura linen room* MR PRESIDENT, you acted with the speed of lightning against the shebeens. when are we going to see the same action against those who have fenced off communal areas ? From the regions* I’M a resident of Engela. I am not happy about the way electricity is distributed. we are requesting the councillor to look into this issue. When are we going to get electricity at Engela? For 17 years up to now nothing has been done. we are still watching TV using a car battery. We would like to stay in remote areas. We can’t afford to buy a transformer. we stay in town. – Angry resident, Mr T* I’M a resident of Okongo in Ohangwena. When are we going to get a tarred road … ?* WE want water at Okaliveva in the Onayena constituency. People are suffering. Council do something, please.* OMULEGONGO location is a part of Omuntele Town Council but is not electrified. The Omuntele Council should give valid reasons on why we don’t deserve light.* MUNICIPALITY of Outjo, we want our houses now. It’s been long time and we are sick and tired of your management. – Noshilulu Elia* MR Councillor of the Anamulenge constituency, we need water at Omahaliya village . We are also in darkness and need electricity at our location OMOKUTI SHOP. We need electricity at ONAMBELELA VILLAGE. To MTC, our network is very, very weak. Can you improve something, please. – Selma Angula* Every day ministers, councillors travel west of Rundu. Accidents are happening every day, but still they are ignoring us! This Rundu-Nkurenkuru road is killing us.* OMAHEKE Youth Expo, or should I say The Tswana Youth Expo. What a joke of an event! Disorganised and tribal to say the least. Third prize for an exhibitor in a certain category: N$125. How pathetic. This is a REGIONAL Expo for crying out loud! Funny, though, the runner-up of netball gets N$600, while the soccer teams each got N$500. Was the aim of the Expo to play sport or to exhibit??* THERE is no development in the Kunene Region, especially at Opuwo. What is going on? There are pigs in the town? Which vision is now focused? Because it is no more Vision 2030. Something must be done.Politics in general* THE time has come to teach Swapo a lesson, Namibians cannot be taken for granted any more. The upcoming Swapo congress and the developments around it will open our eyes forever. We are not the property of Swapo. We are people with brains, and minds to think. We’ve suffered too much under Nujoma and Swapo. 2009 will set us free. Our children will attend school and not be dumped in the street. Namibians, stand up and claim what is yours …* LEADERS from the ruling party should stop insulting opposition party leaders. They must also stop calling them names. These people deserve to be respected just like those in the ruling party. NB, I’m not an opposition party supporter. – Iiyela* WHY can’t the Government not reshuffle civil servants? Because most of them are not productive workers. They need a challenge (not just be there) to improve others great kingdoms. Let there be transfers through Government. – Ofizio* TO elected political leaders: We want to see an equal distribution of public services, mainly electricity, to all 13 regions, especially in rural areas irrespective of gender, economic status, race, politics, favouritism AND self-enrichment.* SO this what the Congress of Democrats has now come to?! Ben Ulenga and others have dug the party’s grave, now they must lie in it. What a pity for opposition politics in Namibia.* IT seems like the party we put in power now views us as stupid. All of a sudden now that the NBC has rights to televise EPL matches, DSTV, the partner of the Swapo Party (through Kalahari Holdings), loses 80% of its screening rights. Is this a closed-door agreement to benefit those who already benefit? Please let the ordinary benefit through entertainment and make as if we do not see how the fat cats get fatter.Health matters* DEAR comrade Minister of Health and Social Services, we, the people of Etilashi Village in the Ohangwena Region and the surrounding villages need a clinic as we have to travel long distances to reach a clinic.* LET’s talk about the lack of a clinic in the Omusati Region. On the other side of Iipanda village, people are travelling long distances to get treatment. Please help the nation. – Wendy* PLEASE, a cry from the Otjozondjupa Region. We are suffering for our S&T money. No food for nurses when accompanying patients to the Windhoek hospital. We want the S&T claims in advance.* THE Government must look at how to help volunteers in the field of HIV-AIDS in different organisations, including life fighters. Please help them, think twice. – Life fighter, Oshakati Big Brother Africa* AT LEAST show us the highlights of Big Brother, NBC, instead of repeating The Apprentice. We want Meryl.* WE are also paying our TV licence. We want BIG BROTHER AFRICA ON NBC. Please wake up NBC.* NBC, please screen BBA. Show the people what you mean when you say ENTERTAINMENT. – Kido General* SICK AND TIRED OF THE ACC: In June this year, the ACC promised the entire nation to arrest people involved in the million-dollar SSC-Avid case. Up until today, no arrest has taken place. ACC, please tell the nation that the commission isn’t familiar with million-dollar cases and can only handle cases under N$1 700. If the ACC cannot take action against million-dollar corrupt cases, you better close your office.* WHY doesn’t Namibia host an event such as Namibian Idols just like Miss Nam? Big companies like MTC, Telecom, Namdeb, FNB, Pupkewitz, Nedbank, Trustco, NamPower, etc, should sponsor the event. There are young people who are talented but don’t know where to start. Let’s boost our music industry together! – M-H* To TCE Namibia. We TCE field officers, we’re tired of travelling long distances every day but the salary is low. We are working on Sundays and we’re afraid of cancer. TCE, please do something. – Worried* TO the Swapo Women Council Secretary General, don’t contradict yourself. It is not so fair when you tell us to repent, but now you defend not doing it. Be objective!* WE want a common language in Namibia in addition to English. What is the use of teaching somebody his vernacular language which he has already acquired from his mom and with whom will he or she communicate? One Namibia, one nation! Please let us be education-wise not political- and racial-wise! Consumer concerns* BANK Windhoek at Rundu smells like a chimney. The managers smoke as if they are getting paid for it. What about your customers or other colleagues? What is the use of the non-smoking sign at the door? Take Your smoking outside!! – Rundu resident* CITY OF WINDHOEK BUSES. We people in KHOMASDAL want a bus stop here in Khomasdal we are working in KLEIN WINDHOEK and it is difficult to get a taxi. Please give us a bus stop as in KATUTURA and other places. Don
‘t think that there are rich people in KHOMASDAL. There are also poor people working as domestic workers.* A CALL to the Rochas Portuguese restaurant at Oshakati to please uplift and rectify its toilets.ICC issue* PEOPLE, let us spend time talking about nation building and leave this issue of the ICC. Let us talk about Vision 2030. – LT Shindongo* FOR those of us who lost our beloved parents, we shall never understand the term reconciliation. Moreover, we are still struggling with life! We need to know our history. – Concerned youth* LAW firms in support of Nujoma. No wonder the legal system is falling into shambles! Shame on you! There are those poor defenceless citizens who can’t be offered any legal representation. How dare you collect money for a millionaire, but you cannot raise money for the poor or homeless!* WHAT is Ya Nangoloh trying to prove to us, the young ones? We still need to live long and achieve our goals with peace in the country! The Namibian nation is busy fighting verbally (in words) and where will this lead us? I think Ya Nangoloh must be “so” happy with what is happening. – Third year student Please, NBC* FROM the constituency. We Okankolo residents need a TV network on which we can watch all TV channels. We renewed our TV licence, but no network. PLEASE NBC, do something. – Erica, Okankolo* RUACANA constituency does not have enough TV coverage and is the most important place for tourists in the North. We are paying for our TV licences. Shame on Bob Kandetu for the poor audio vision of EPL on TV. Please do something for Ruacana.* WHY is ‘The Gardener’s Daughter’ only starting at 20h40 and then there are advertisements half of the time? NBC, what’s going on? – ‘No better companion’ Nadia* I would like to thank the owner of the JJ Store at Keetmanshoop for cooking food for street children every Sunday. – Jeremy, Rosh Pinah*HANDS up for Donatha Gawanab!! We are so proud of you. My tears of joy are in my eyes as I’m SMSing this. God bless u D. (Through her prompt action, Ms Gawanab, the Namibian team’s medic at the All Africa Games in Algeria, saved a life on a flight from Algeria to London. – News Editor)* KATIMA MULILO Mayor (Mr J Likando): We are tired of driving on gravel roads. And what happened to the Zambezi Golf club. I want to be the next Tiger Woods. – Al Sayyed* I THINK our Government should give tenders to companies that have cleaning services and cleaners to clean our hospitals and that these tenders should be renewed yearly based on performance. – Eveline Enough is enough * WHEN are we going to stand together and say enough is enough. Do our women and children mean nothing to you, Mr President. Bring back the death penalty for rape. When elephants and lions kill people, they are branded problem animals … the lives of our women are being destroyed. – Delano * I DON’T know why there is no security outside Unam. I feel for her (young woman who was raped twice near the university) as I am also a female student trying to upgrade myself. Dear Mr President * I JUST want to wish our President a happy birthday. May God bless him for many more years to come. Thank you for leading our country. – From the whole staff of the Katutura linen room * MR PRESIDENT, you acted with the speed of lightning against the shebeens. when are we going to see the same action against those who have fenced off communal areas ? From the regions * I’M a resident of Engela. I am not happy about the way electricity is distributed. we are requesting the councillor to look into this issue. When are we going to get electricity at Engela? For 17 years up to now nothing has been done. we are still watching TV using a car battery. We would like to stay in remote areas. We can’t afford to buy a transformer. we stay in town. – Angry resident, Mr T * I’M a resident of Okongo in Ohangwena. When are we going to get a tarred road … ? * WE want water at Okaliveva in the Onayena constituency. People are suffering. Council do something, please.* OMULEGONGO location is a part of Omuntele Town Council but is not electrified. The Omuntele Council should give valid reasons on why we don’t deserve light.* MUNICIPALITY of Outjo, we want our houses now. It’s been long time and we are sick and tired of your management. – Noshilulu Elia * MR Councillor of the Anamulenge constituency, we need water at Omahaliya village . We are also in darkness and need electricity at our location OMOKUTI SHOP. We need electricity at ONAMBELELA VILLAGE. To MTC, our network is very, very weak. Can you improve something, please. – Selma Angula * Every day ministers, councillors travel west of Rundu. Accidents are happening every day, but still they are ignoring us! This Rundu-Nkurenkuru road is killing us.* OMAHEKE Youth Expo, or should I say The Tswana Youth Expo. What a joke of an event! Disorganised and tribal to say the least. Third prize for an exhibitor in a certain category: N$125. How pathetic. This is a REGIONAL Expo for crying out loud! Funny, though, the runner-up of netball gets N$600, while the soccer teams each got N$500. Was the aim of the Expo to play sport or to exhibit?? * THERE is no development in the Kunene Region, especially at Opuwo. What is going on? There are pigs in the town? Which vision is now focused? Because it is no more Vision 2030. Something must be done.Politics in general * THE time has come to teach Swapo a lesson, Namibians cannot be taken for granted any more. The upcoming Swapo congress and the developments around it will open our eyes forever. We are not the property of Swapo. We are people with brains, and minds to think. We’ve suffered too much under Nujoma and Swapo. 2009 will set us free. Our children will attend school and not be dumped in the street. Namibians, stand up and claim what is yours …* LEADERS from the ruling party should stop insulting opposition party leaders. They must also stop calling them names. These people deserve to be respected just like those in the ruling party. NB, I’m not an opposition party supporter. – Iiyela * WHY can’t the Government not reshuffle civil servants? Because most of them are not productive workers. They need a challenge (not just be there) to improve others great kingdoms. Let there be transfers through Government. – Ofizio * TO elected political leaders: We want to see an equal distribution of public services, mainly electricity, to all 13 regions, especially in rural areas irrespective of gender, economic status, race, politics, favouritism AND self-enrichment.* SO this what the Congress of Democrats has now come to?! Ben Ulenga and others have dug the party’s grave, now they must lie in it. What a pity for opposition politics in Namibia.* IT seems like the party we put in power now views us as stupid. All of a sudden now that the NBC has rights to televise EPL matches, DSTV, the partner of the Swapo Party (through Kalahari Holdings), loses 80% of its screening rights. Is this a closed-door agreement to benefit those who already benefit? Please let the ordinary benefit through entertainment and make as if we do not see how the fat cats get fatter.Health matters * DEAR comrade Minister of Health and Social Services, we, the people of Etilashi Village in the Ohangwena Region and the surrounding villages need a clinic as we have to travel long distances to reach a clinic.* LET’s talk about the lack of a clinic in the Omusati Region. On the other side of Iipanda village, people are travelling long distances to get treatment. Please help the nation. – Wendy * PLEASE, a cry from the Otjozondjupa Region. We are suffering for our S&T money. No food for nurses when accompanying patients to the Windhoek hospital. We want the S&T claims in advance.* THE Government must look at how to help volunteers in the field of HIV-AIDS in different organisations, including life fighters. Please help them, think twice. – Life fighter, Oshakati Big Brother Africa * AT LEAST show us the highlights of Big Brother, NBC, instead of repeating The Apprentice. We want Meryl.* WE are also paying our TV licence. We want BIG BROTHER AFRICA ON NBC. Please wake up NBC.* NBC, please screen BBA. Show the people what you mean
when you say ENTERTAINMENT. – Kido General * SICK AND TIRED OF THE ACC: In June this year, the ACC promised the entire nation to arrest people involved in the million-dollar SSC-Avid case. Up until today, no arrest has taken place. ACC, please tell the nation that the commission isn’t familiar with million-dollar cases and can only handle cases under N$1 700. If the ACC cannot take action against million-dollar corrupt cases, you better close your office.* WHY doesn’t Namibia host an event such as Namibian Idols just like Miss Nam? Big companies like MTC, Telecom, Namdeb, FNB, Pupkewitz, Nedbank, Trustco, NamPower, etc, should sponsor the event. There are young people who are talented but don’t know where to start. Let’s boost our music industry together! – M-H * To TCE Namibia. We TCE field officers, we’re tired of travelling long distances every day but the salary is low. We are working on Sundays and we’re afraid of cancer. TCE, please do something. – Worried * TO the Swapo Women Council Secretary General, don’t contradict yourself. It is not so fair when you tell us to repent, but now you defend not doing it. Be objective! * WE want a common language in Namibia in addition to English. What is the use of teaching somebody his vernacular language which he has already acquired from his mom and with whom will he or she communicate? One Namibia, one nation! Please let us be education-wise not political- and racial-wise! Consumer concerns * BANK Windhoek at Rundu smells like a chimney. The managers smoke as if they are getting paid for it. What about your customers or other colleagues? What is the use of the non-smoking sign at the door? Take Your smoking outside!! – Rundu resident * CITY OF WINDHOEK BUSES. We people in KHOMASDAL want a bus stop here in Khomasdal we are working in KLEIN WINDHOEK and it is difficult to get a taxi. Please give us a bus stop as in KATUTURA and other places. Don’t think that there are rich people in KHOMASDAL. There are also poor people working as domestic workers.* A CALL to the Rochas Portuguese restaurant at Oshakati to please uplift and rectify its toilets.ICC issue * PEOPLE, let us spend time talking about nation building and leave this issue of the ICC. Let us talk about Vision 2030. – LT Shindongo * FOR those of us who lost our beloved parents, we shall never understand the term reconciliation. Moreover, we are still struggling with life! We need to know our history. – Concerned youth * LAW firms in support of Nujoma. No wonder the legal system is falling into shambles! Shame on you! There are those poor defenceless citizens who can’t be offered any legal representation. How dare you collect money for a millionaire, but you cannot raise money for the poor or homeless! * WHAT is Ya Nangoloh trying to prove to us, the young ones? We still need to live long and achieve our goals with peace in the country! The Namibian nation is busy fighting verbally (in words) and where will this lead us? I think Ya Nangoloh must be “so” happy with what is happening. – Third year student Please, NBC * FROM the constituency. We Okankolo residents need a TV network on which we can watch all TV channels. We renewed our TV licence, but no network. PLEASE NBC, do something. – Erica, Okankolo * RUACANA constituency does not have enough TV coverage and is the most important place for tourists in the North. We are paying for our TV licences. Shame on Bob Kandetu for the poor audio vision of EPL on TV. Please do something for Ruacana.* WHY is ‘The Gardener’s Daughter’ only starting at 20h40 and then there are advertisements half of the time? NBC, what’s going on? – ‘No better companion’ Nadia* I would like to thank the owner of the JJ Store at Keetmanshoop for cooking food for street children every Sunday. – Jeremy, Rosh Pinah *HANDS up for Donatha Gawanab!! We are so proud of you. My tears of joy are in my eyes as I’m SMSing this. God bless u D. (Through her prompt action, Ms Gawanab, the Namibian team’s medic at the All Africa Games in Algeria, saved a life on a flight from Algeria to London. – News Editor) * KATIMA MULILO Mayor (Mr J Likando): We are tired of driving on gravel roads. And what happened to the Zambezi Golf club. I want to be the next Tiger Woods. – Al Sayyed