Category: Letters

Dear Editor, Allow me a space in your paper, the government of the Republic of South Africa (SA) has already finalised an implementation of the program to compensate the people who fought along side the South African Territory Forces both inside South Africa and those in Namibia, who served as soldiers . The program was…

Dear Editor, Responding to an article titled, “Lilemba clarifies Mafwe Name”. I would like to give a fruitful advice to my uncle (Dr. John Makala Lilemba) and other proper Mafwe as stated in his article in the Caprivi Vision Newspaper of the 24 April –10 May 2012 that, tribal politics is a dangerous game in…

Independence always marks the birth of a new country and a point of departure from the old tradition. Independence Day therefore is a national day because everybody does not work on such a Day. Independence festivities are done in memory of heroic victories against colonisation. This Day reminds the citizens of the lowering of the…

Mr. Editor , Allow us a space in your newspaper to respond to the statements made by the Refugee Administration Commissioner in Namibia Mr. Nkrumah Mushelenga in the Caprivi Vision newspaper of March 24, 2012.  The Tripartite Commission had always wanted to meet us in the Refugee Camp in order to persuade us to opt…

Dear Editor , Allow me a space, The 2011 population and Housing Census is completely over now but a question still remains in brackets which the leaders of this country must be in a position to answer. In fact the general public in rural areas indeed were not away of the purpose at which a…

Dear Editor, I want to respond to an article which appeared in the popular informante newspaper of 1 to 7 December 2011. As a young progressive Namibian I feel that I can share my views and opinions on the subject matter ‘MUYONGO IS NOTHING’ by Prince Mutwa Muraliswani. I am neither a Muyongo supporter nor…

It is high time that all Namibians become allergic to poverty. The Government should therefore empower every Namibian in its efforts to eradicate poverty. Remember that poverty does not only entail lack of food but also lack of quality education, social facilities, sustainable development and peace to mention but a few. There are segments of…

Mr. Editor and webmaster, Allow us space to respond to Muchali’s article that featured in your newspaper and website of 12/24/2011. Who is Joseph Mulife Muchali? He is a Caprivian National and Namibian fugitive currently based in Canada whom we believe is not a genuine refugee but an informant (spy) of the Namibian government. Joseph…

Mr. Mulife Muchali, Caprivian Refugee in Canada The Editor, Media reports of possible abduction and assassination of Caprivian secessionist leader Mishake Muyongo were baseless, so were calls by NDP leader Martin Lukato for a United Nations Security Council intervention on the Caprivi political conflict ridiculous – reflective of a shallow understanding of world politics. From…

Personal speaking with Mr.Nalisa N. Muyahi Everywhere in the world people are fighting for freedom, for equal rights and justice. We (Caprivians) are fighting for the same humanitarian rights, but we are forgetting to fight down tribalism that in growing among us. We have turned our motherland into a tribal war zone. We don’t know…