Category: Letters

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 […]

Just for the record, I am not writing on behalf, neither am I representing a specific view, of the Kalimbeza community, but as a concerned Namibian citizen and respectively a native of Kalimbeza, just like other countless people out there, I deserve answers on this issue. Please, allow me to air a few concerns on […]

Dear Editor, Allow me to respond to a letter that was written to His Royal Highness/Fumu Erwin Mbambo Munika of the Hambukushu Traditional Authority with the subject: “TRIBAL BORDERS THAT EXISTED BEFORE THE COLONIAL AND AFTER INDEPENDENCE MUST BE RESPECTED AND HONORED WITH ALL COST” Our prince should know that before he writes any document […]

By Hulda Enkono It is the right of every Namibian to have integrity based sanitation access, according to the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Most often than not, this is the right not fully actualized because […]

Dear Editor, Feeling humbled, I had the honour to be in the front row seat to witness the return of the first two batches of Namibian returnees from Botswana. I was invited. I flew from Windhoek to Katima Mulilo. Those were memorable and amazing experiences. Simply, the arrivals of Namibian returnees were euphoric. There were […]

On behalf of Caprivian refugees in Dukwi refugee Camp in Botswana, the Caprivi Consultative Committee [CCC] wish to join millions who have already openly denounced and condemned the devilish approach of forceful and inhuman deportation of Caprivian refugees without profoundly examining the facts and factors associated with what made them to be in Botswana. Despite […]