Namibia: What the Reshuffle Taught Us

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It’s sometimes better to shut the hell up. Yes, I said it! Kazenambo Kazenambo did all he could to derail his comrade Hage’s chances with his loose tongue and psycho outbursts. I don’t know how Jerry Ekandjo could stand for such high office while he is renowned more for his gaffes and his singing than for his hard work. His hangers on or handlers also went to extremes to run their mouths and had nothing good to say or sing during the campaign. Afterwards they had to, tail between the legs, accept their failure. A reader recently asked Elijah Ngurare, in an SMS, what intellectual stupidity means? Eish!

Too old doesn’t have a meaning in Swapo: Some of the reshuffled ministers are so old they could tell you what Noah was wearing the day he led them into the ark. Some can’t walk properly and simply don’t have the energy needed for a high octane job to fulfill all the duties expected of a politician in the 21st century. If the party at the helm is hamstrung by a bunch of old farts who don’t know Facebook from a boot in the face, how can the country move forward?

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