‘The Seals of Nam’ activists are rebels without a cause
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Dear sir,
Mr Pat Dickens who resides in the Western Province town of George, South Africa, the leader of the activist group, “The Seals of Nam”, is currently organising a massive international campaign against the Namibian Government for harvesting the Cape Fur Seal in Namibian territory.
I have been following his Facebook page and recent press releases. This group of activists’ campaign is based on an uncompromising approach against the culling of seals. In obtaining their goals, they make use of disinformation, extortion, as well as blackmail. They go as far as to involve branded groups, politicians, celebrities, and international tour operators in the tourism industry. Their main goal is to organise a total boycott against the Namibian economy until such a time that the Namibian Government declares a moratorium on the culling of seals.
It is a well-known fact that due to the absence of its main natural predator (Great White Shark), the Namibian seal population has become totally over-populated.
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It irritates me!
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Dear sir,
It irritates me that the NBC and others speak of the freedom fighters of Syria as rebels. The freedom fighters of Namibia were also once called ‘rebels’, ‘terrorists’, ‘murderers’ and more uglier names.
Heavily oppressed people all over the world went against their oppressors; people have the fullest right to do so. Such is the way things are and will be forever.
We regard it as dishonest and stupid what our government or in particular, our ruling party does. Backing up tyrants; backing up those dictators and dictatorships that go against - and massacring - their own people is something we have to condemn. Namibia has to back up the people in distress, all the people who fight for their freedom. For too long, we see that the well-being of the people is not something Swapo or the AU has put on its agenda.
What direction must Africa take?
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The editor of this paper, Daniel Steinmann, delivered two perspectives of Africa. One is that of the rest of the world and the other, one Africans would like to entertain. Quite interesting the matter and contradictory the perspectives, I dare say. And on which one do we want to build our future, I dare ask.
An economist, accountant and any businessperson will look at those numbers - “the entire continent, home to almost a billion people, contributes only about 2% to world GDP. So roughly, 17% of the world’s population only manage to add a meagre 2% to its combined economic output every year” - first. Those numbers tell us a lot. What do they say about Africa? Well, the writer of that editorial mentioned some of them and they are not something to go brag about. Africa and we Africans have a very, very long way to go to be accepted as equal by those who regularly top up the ‘drip’ that feeds us.
Success is primarily a matter of adapting to the given environment. If one cannot adapt, he will not make it. However, what will happen if that environment is suddenly shaky, vanishing? What way do you have to take to adapt to that? This is probably now something of a problem. For those who run a kapana-business it may not be a problem, but those steering national or even regional economies may well find themselves in the middle of nowhere. The trusted system ‘Capitalism’, newly taken over by Africa, is not trustworthy any longer; its champions went broke or almost broke and those hoping to put their and their nation’s future on it see one huge danger looming.
Why TIPEEG makes sense
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David Nuyoma, CEO of the Development Bank of Namibia, discusses opportunities for entrepreneurship through public tenders.
Public procurement and the tendering process has jump-started many economies, and the same can be true for TIPEEG if entrepreneurs use the opportunities in a responsible manner.
In the course of 2011, public tenders became a matter of heated discussion in the public domain. These discussions centred on the shortcomings associated with the processes and other aspects related to the provision of services through public tender.
The debate also relates to the expectations of government policy through the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (TIPEEG).
It is my view that it is time to look at this policy pronouncement as an opportunity to develop our country, and to provide much-needed infrastructure especially in poorly developed areas. We should also look at it as an opportunity for participation by those who wish to become entrepreneurs and meaningfully participate in the construction and development of our country.
New energy options for Namibia
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Dear sir,
Herewith a copy of correspondence [of]almost 13 years ago. With the present Euro crisis and extra high fuel prices, it is to my mind, time to awaken the following dog again.
We heard on an economics broadcast that it is likely that the Rio conference carbon dioxide emission bonus/penalty system is likely to be instituted in the foreseeable future.
Hydrogen burning MHD generators with their 85% + carnot efficiency are ideal to get a leg up on this system.
Should this be combined with the USA piggy back rail/ road motor system and the Indian/Chinese refuse and manure gas generation system at municipal,domestic and farm level, considerable CO2 emission levels savings can be made.
