Luther Rukira

Pan African

[Luther Rukira @jozikee]

Let’s hope that the parties find an amicable way through this. https://t.co/fl3yCsyX21

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@Lindokuhle423 @AmukelaniMoyani Oops

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@SkyNews Why do you call it the Iran war?

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@SizweLo I learned a thing or 2.

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@RageBaiter95 @TheNamibian @Dilukeni Agree. Targeted by the same people this is purported to protect. Another Evelyn street.

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@tilangati 👏🏽

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@F_Edzeamey Foreigners must strictly respect the laws, cultures, and citizens of their host countries. That's the bottom line.

[Kayilula @MekondjoKondja]

I stand with South Africans

As Namibians, we should be very careful not to blindly go against South Africans whenever concerns about immigration are raised and immediately label everything as xenophobia. The moment we dismiss every concern as xenophobia, we risk opening ourselves to the same challenges in our Namibia that we work hard to keep peaceful, stable and functional.

South Africans are increasingly being gaslighted to feel that being frustrated about illegal immigration, crime and the ultimate breakdown of their fabric automatically makes them xenophobic. That dangerous oversimplification could easily happen in Namibia too if we are not vigilant.

As Namibians we have built a culture where corruption is not casually accepted. We live in a country where politicians, CEOs, directors, public officials can be arrested when they misuse public resources. That is not just the stance of the Police, the Anti-Corruption Commission, or one political party, but our collective stance as Namibians. We care deeply about our country and what could happen if we become careless.

We challenge wrongdoing in Parliament, on radio stations, in taxis, in newspapers, in offices, in WhatsApp groups, at police stations, in courts, etc. We speak up because we value accountability. That culture is not to be compromised to accommodate skin colour.

Not to say there's zero corruption here, but there is a strong public expectation that leaders must be accountable. We care how the public feels. Even within the ruling party, many people genuinely want progress and national development rather than theft and self-enrichment.

We speak out when public resources are misused that even something as simple as a politician’s child posing on an official government vehicle paid for by taxpayers becomes a national conversation. That level of scrutiny protects our standards unlike I'm other countries where children of the corrupt openly flex with designer clothes and stacks of money.

My concern? If we allow people who ran down their own countries to come here and repeat the same patterns, we risk damaging what we have built. I don't want a Namibia where our children are exposed to more drugs, prostitution, organized crime, or corruption networks because of blind loyalty to a race.

Foreign nationals who come to South Africa should respect the laws of that country. Be there legally, contribute positively, do not come to add to crime, corruption, or instability. Every country already has enough internal challenges to solve.

To me, that is basic respect when you are a visitor in another country. You contribute positively to the house you enter, not negatively, because when things deteriorate, some people can always return home but citizens remain to deal with the consequences.

I stand with the principle that countries have a right to protect opportunities for their own people while still caring lawful, respectful visitors fairly, but not as a priority. I cannot imagine a day where Namibians are made to feel guilty for wanting their children to have priority access to opportunities in their own country.

I have seen situations in sectors like engineering, valuation, land surveying, architecture, health, and other professions where locals struggled to enter industries that foreign professionals were accommodated in. That reality has frustrated many young Namibians trying to build careers because they were being sabotaged, purposely failed in exams even at varsity.

I know we're being gaslighted to believe we can also go and compete for opportunities in those countries. If you're running away from there when it's your home, how stupid am I to believe there's something for me there?

I cannot be tricked out of Namibia.

Our country is beautiful, built through discipline, and we should never fall for labels being put on South Africans for trying to protect what they've built.

[Luther Rukira @jozikee]

Common sense is not so common.

[Toys Ndjebela @toys_ndjebela]

Fence and bridge. Human lives safe. Traffic flow swift. Transport logistics efficient. Economy cruises nicely. Everyone happy. End of.

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Good try.

[Telecom Namibia @TelecomNamibia]

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@Stix_Munene1 Elsewhere, road authorities install barricades to stop pedestrians from crossing highways. Khayelitsha in Cape Town is one example. In Windhoek, we believe in road humps.

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@VillageGuluva That's your type, akere...

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Relying on private hospitals to clear 9,600 overdue surgeries offers only a short-term fix, as public hospitals have 20 operating rooms unused due to a lack of essential medicines, such as anesthetics. Prioritize fixing basics for long-term improvement.

[The Namibian @TheNamibian]

The government wants to pay a private hospital to host surgeries on state patients, despite concerns from medical doctors that the state’s own 20 theatres in Windhoek are underutilised because of a lack of medication.
https://t.co/c1voC8GIzZ

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@Micky_right Eish. This hits.

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@Glori_a_h_ Wisdom.

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@mphoramabule2 A confused generation.

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@Siya_twts Maybe that's what a woman's body type is supposed to be.

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@TheNamibian The quality of service matters—rude drivers, reckless driving, dirty vehicles, noisy radios, crowded seating, etc. —are not in favor of traditional taxis.

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@DougAMacgregor @ChuckCallesto Who is fighting who?

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@Hamunjela @EasyEquities Bookmarked. Thanks.