'I have fallen in love with Namibia'
Friday, April 09, 2010
I don't know where to start because I have been here for only a month, too short a time to say much about this town. My flight landed in what seemed like a bundu with no sign of civilisation. I was with another freshman, who also seemed to be out of his wits.
We were soon told that a taxi to town would cost us ND120. At first we thought it was a joke, only to realise it was either that or spending the night where we were, the Hosea Katuko International Airport, a smaller terminal than our Sir Seretse Khama International or comapred to OR Tambo in South Africa, the the busiest in southern Africa and possibly on the continent.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...