Category: Letters

I am Mr. B M Libanda a resident of Makanga village and a Namibian citizen who wants to know as to when will the clinic which was promised to be erected at Makanga Village in 1987 at the Linyanti Royal Establishment at Linyanti. The one who promised to erect a health facility was the leader…

Dear Editor , In my Personal capacity I would like to congratulate all my fellow citizens on our 23rd Independence day. I hope our country will through our individual contributions by means of democratic participation can become one of the best developing countries in the entire universe. With that in mind we have to speakout…

Good morning Namibia! I am back after my two articles over the issue of Kongola Combined School hostel titled hostel tug-of-war of Monday, October 22 2012 and No reason to shift hostel from Kongola Monday, November 05, 2012 in the New Era Newspaper. I greet you all in the name of Namibia as an independent…

Dear Editor ,  Allow me space in your newspaper. Politics started in the early 1960s in the region when the leaders of CANU( Caprivi African National Congress) was  founded in 1964. During those days it was very dangerous for blacks to have a political organisation which they can call their own while advocating calling for…

By Matongela Robert Tapiso I am happy to state that tribes were able to manage their own affairs before the dawn of modern-day ideologies and systems.   Tribes required versatile shared tribal leadership that facilitated to build fortified communities of the old. The contemporary tribal leaders therefore need to emulate the strategies that were used…

It’s a good season and a special educational topic indeed. However, it’s heartening to mention that we would have to move on because our readers don’t tolerate issues that discredit their traditions. People online and in person told me to discard this matter for the sake of their ancestors. The majority suggested more tradition, adding…

  I am Joseph Sambi, the host of this column. And this season’s theme is whether there should be more or less dose of traditional practices in our lives today! Of course as Africans we grew up hearing that tradition teaches us where our ancestors had come from and where we’re going. Apparently without tradition…

Allow me to express my views concerning our Sobbe Conservancy which has problems. I am a member of the Sobbe Conservancy and worried on how things are being missed in this Conservancy. Elephant tusks were discovered during the hunting expedition in June and July 2012 by the professional hunters. After discoveries, elephant tusks(ivories) were taken…

Dear Editor Kindly allow me to air my views regarding the following concerns: During the colonial era indigenous people were given sub-standard education that qualified them to serve their colonial masters to establish and construct their own solid economic powerhouses. Now that colonization is something of the past and that almost all of Africa’s countries…