Category: Letters

In commemoration of the up-coming Heroes’ day on the 26th of August 2022, please allow me to share a word of two in your column, on this vital piece of history that I personally feel is often underrated and most of our children, or even some of those of my age don’t know, but it’s […]

African countries continue to struggle amidst the ever-growing deficit in the provision of decent and affordable housing for its citizens. With the current cumulative housing deficit reaching over 50 million housing units and growing, there is a need for sustained impetus and collaboration amongst key partners and players in the housing industry to bridge the […]

Please allow me to share, this 4th grade Social Studies topic, but which I think is one of the pivotal events that shaped and laid a foundation for both South Africa and Namibian political struggle, post 1976. To many Namibians, June 16th , 46 years ago has no significance as it doesn’t echo any bells, […]

Ukraine invasion adds to pandemic challenges The war has caused widespread disruption to global shipping, and is likely to exacerbate ongoing supply chain disruption, port congestion and crew crises caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The shipping industry has been affected on multiple fronts, with the loss of life and vessels in the Black Sea, disruption […]

I wish to raise my concern on issues affecting the Zambezi Region in terms of land space. It is undisputable that the SWAPO-LED government brought development in Namibia in the form of good roads, provision of housing, tertiary education institutions, the inclusion of Walvis Bay to Namibia etc. But on the other hand people of […]

Dear Editor, Allow me a space in your newspaper to express my view as follows: We are still having a big problem with Botswana at our village “Impalila”, the BDF usually patrol with their boat near Namibia side. After all they threaten us that, the river it’s not ours, so due to the law they […]

THE people of Shadighuwa could be traced way back in the 1600 from the valleys of Cuito and Cubango. Their journey began from Cuito of Mashi in what is called today South Eastern Angola. They left the place due to ill-treatment by their Chief, Fumu Disho Kavura Ndara. Disho was polygamous; therefore he took anyone’s […]

Dear editor, allow me to express my opinion in your newspaper regarding the disputed Namibia-Botswana boundary. Namibia is bordering with Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. On February 9, 1990, it was clearly defined that all colonial boundaries and demarcations would be respected. Of all the five above-mentioned countries, only Botswana does not respect […]

We do not know precisely where the name Zambesia came from and who named it. However, this name is portrayed on a map depicting Zambesia dated 1849-1864. According to a sketch map of Southern Africa showing British possessions in July 1885, they were five (5) countries in Southern Africa, namely Cape Colony(South Africa), Bechuanaland, Great […]