Thread: SWAPO & RDP not Good for Namibia?

An interesting discussion indeed.

As a young Namibian, I agree with "the youth are tired of the resounding old drum of the 'struggle for liberation' being drummed by our current leaders".

Then there is the stubborn belief that SWAPO solely fought for the independence of Namibia. Being an addict of Namibian History i am well read and informed. I believe that given our history, many unsung heroes paved the way for any political party to eventually win the elections that would (eventually) bring about self-government of Namibia. It just so happened that SWAPO (which was under the leadership of Dr. Nujoma) had the right combination of people (and resources) and, yes, the charisma, to become the ideal party (under the status quo) to lead a self governed Namibia!

That stage has passed now and we need to focus on what we need to do with the independence gained. Do we expect to live off yesterday's harvest forever? Will the rains that watered out crops come again tomorrow?

I'm starting to apply the Orwellian theory to Namibia's political landscape....

As for the formation of a coalition party, be serious man, first deal with tribalism.

And RDP vs SWAPO?
"When Elephants fight, its the grass that suffers"...

These guys will lead us down thr Rwanda road if they don't stop this foolishness!

My friends - this talk of no-go areas is a very bad and regrettable development for our young democracy. In a democracy there is no such thing as "you cannot go here, or you cannot go there and speak your mind". In a democracy you have the right to speak your mind whereever you wish to do so. You can say what you think in Swakopmund, in Ohangwena in Oshakati, in Windhoek. And the Police have an obligation to protect you to exercise that right.

To the SWAPO Party supporters who are setting up no-go or liberated areas I say this: You do not own the Republic of Namibia. You have simply been given a mandate by the people of Namibia to look after our country, to rule it, to shepherd for a certain period of time.

And when that time comes to an end the people of Namibia will make up their mind whether you have performed well enough and deserve another chance to rule the country for another term. That is the way of our Constitution, of our laws. That is the way of democracy, they way we choose to organise our society politically. The brothers and sisters who died in the liberation struggle did not do so for you to now go and perpetrate violence on your fellow citizens. They have done so to set us all FREE!

STOP TRAMPLING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF NAMIBIANS!

To say you liberated this or that are and now it is yours has to be rejected with the contempt it deserves. Namibia belongs to the people of Namibia. It does not belong to SWAPO Party, or RDP or any other group of people.

WAKE UP: You are leading our country down the path of confrontation and violence. If - as you always claim - SWAPO Party is a mature democractic party then demonstrate that maturity in your political actions. Violence is not the way to settle political disputes. The ballot box is.

And to the SWAPO Party leadership who has let this genie out of the bottle I say this: Put it back in the bottle. You are putting the peace in our country at risk. There is no place in Namibia for no-go areas. Any party - whether SWAPO Party or DTA or whatever - whose supporters advocate the use of violence and engage in violence are no good for our country.

during elections wild promises are made, new ideas expressed, old policies challenged.
there is none of that

all we see is hate speach fuelling future violence.
after the speach a nice car takes them to their nice home where they feast on a meal provided by a nice lady who works for $40 a day cooking and cleaning for 10 hours.

it's rather odd to see supporters in their Namibian blue uniforms who if lucky make $40 a day "if they have a job" rallying for Swapo and RDP
after the rally they go to their tin shack, go to the bathroom behind the shack , eat some maiise meal and then walk to get some water down to the informal settlements water tap for a drink of smelly water.

don't they get the joke yet?

so true dear, so true, they busy fighting for leaders who are not even worth their consideration!!

Look - I think SWAPO and RDP in themselves are neither good nor bad for our nation. It seems so obivous, but it's the people that make up these parties, and more importantly their attitude, their values, their decision, plans and vision that will have an impact on us all. If the people and leaders who make up these parties are responsible and concerned with the welfare and development of our nation instead of their narrow, selfish party-political or individual interests, then on balance they will do more good than harm. If, on the other hand, the members and leaders of these parties are motivated by only their own egotistic interests then on balance they will do more harm than good. I'm going to on the fence and look how RDP's leaders behave, and what they say, and what they decide before I'll make up my mind....

someone needs to give the swapo ouks a run for their money soon and serious - they are getting comfortable. so i agree all the smaller oukies must team up with some good policy platform and gaan vir hulle - one man, one vote! Annerste gaann *&&*&^ ons almal in die milies one of these days. but please: die anner oukies must show they can be better at the job....

To-day I want to remind the people of Namibia, how SWAPO had dialogue with it's own people.

SWAPO terrorists blow up power lines in the heart of west Ovambo, denying the Ovambo people to have electric power. The people had to use alternative energy sources such as candle power, wood for fire (stoves), liquid paraffin (paraffin hydrocarbon) for light.

Landmines were planted in the northern regions of Namibia and south Angola when they were running to hide, during these follow ups, when we were chasing them with our Caspirs. We were the law in Ovamboland. I'm not affraid to say it.

These SWAPO terrorists never care about the Ovambo people, because they know all criminal tricks of fraud and extra ballots created as votes for SWAPO.

This will one day come in the open.

SWAPO have poisoned so many water holes, and blown up so many water supply lines in northern Namibia during the so called liberation struggle.

The aims of these terrorist movements were quite clear: to destroy law and order, and the basis of civilisation in Rhodesia, South West Africa then (now Namibia)and the Republic of South Africa [RSA]. The results are now clearly seen in Zimbabwe, where property rights are destroyed and the lives of white farmers are threatened on a daily basis.

Need we remind you that in South Africa, since the take over of the government by the ANC-SACP-COSATU alliance in 1994, 1100 farmers have been murdered in the most savage and brutal manner. This is an ongoing war against the Afrikaner and minority group people. While terrorism is being waged against the farmers in Southern Africa, what is your government’s position on this?

Your indifference now stands exposed, as you are reacting to your own situation and the US government is asking the world to support the US.

ps.

Freedom of speech and justice shall and must prevails.

Swapo is most definitley not good for Namibia. Corruption, nepotisim, incompetence, theft, greed, ignorance, stupidity et al come to mind. RDP might just not be much better in the end, but we have to cling to some sort of hope, as in my humble opinion Swapo in the long run will destroy this country. Nambabwe, here we come.

Even if all Namibia's smaller political parties form a coalition and out-numbered SWAPO, SWAPO will with tricks, still dish up the mayority votes or they will do what the Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe do, SWAPO will destroy the country more and more.

The SWAPO government could do nothing for the Namibian people, other then to make them poorer and enriched them in the process.

Do we need this before every Namibian will have the right to have a proper house (I do not mean pondok, stokkies hut, mud shack, zink shantie or what ever 3rd world kraal).

How many Namibians live on less then US$1.00 per day and the strange thing is that these people believe they live in heaven. More then 70% of Namibians live in poverty, yet they still believe it is a good live.

Why?

When will you ever wake up Namibia, when?

If the SWAPO government cannot guarantee a proper live for every Namibian, then we should re-think our options and start with tools down in every sector for long times.

If SWAPO think they are mighty and will rule forever with an iron fist, they are in for a surprise. This time a minority will show them that we will change the cards for ever.

Stop taking us for fools!!!

Stop your corruption SWAPO!!!

Treat us all equal in all regards or face the consequenses, if you don't, we will fight you and those that are with you SWAPO!!!