Democracy And Social Progress

  The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) wants to dismiss a largely misleading statement of Mr. Joel Kaapanda, Minister of Information and Communication Technology on the RDP and others’ walk out from the parliament on the 25th April 2012.  His emotional reaction is a projection of the ruling Swapo Party’s embarrassment for the delayed [...]

(On the occasion of the Omaruru RDPYL Conference 15/04/2012)   The Namibian Youth are in dire straits – affected by   lack of appropriate education & training lack of libraries, study & recreation centres lack of playgrounds & sportgrounds lack of art & craft tuition or promotion lack of hope….   often resulting in anti-social [...]

To:         His Lordship Peter Shivute, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the              Republic of Namibia   From:    APP, COD, DPN, DTA, NUDO, RDP, RP & UDF   Date:     Saturday, 21st April 2012       Having noticed with deep concern the mounting public anxiety in the country emanating from the delayed Supreme [...]

  The opposition parties wish to announce and invite active members, general public and all compatriots to a peaceful protest march.  The purpose of the march will be to protest against delayed delivery of supreme court verdict on the 2009 general election court case.   The opposition parties feel that the delay in the supreme [...]

PEACEFUL PROTEST MARCH AGAINST DELAYED SUPREME COURT VERDICT Date: Wednesday, 18th April 2012 Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of the Media, We have invited you here to inform you, and through you, to inform the nation and the international community that the alternative political parties which challenged the 2009 general election results together with civic [...]

 Honourable Speaker,  I am torn between Admiration and Frustration…. if not Desperation! Admiration  for the way the Hon Minister of Finance and her team, in cooperation with the NPC, have managed to skilfully steer our public finances through the World Financial Crisis, with – comparatively – remarkable positive results. For that  I wish to join [...]

Department of Information, Communication Technology and Publicity 02 April 2012 The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has taken a strong exception against the utterances allegedly made by the President of Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC).  According to the Namibian newspaper of the 30th March 2012, page 7, Mr. Frans Miku Goagoseb in his [...]

Honourable Speaker, Sir, Honourable Members, At the outset, allow me the privilege to preface this contribution with some remarks. Convention requires, and indeed it is proper to congratulate the Honourable Minister of Finance on a well-articulated budget. After so many years in the driving seat of the country’s finances, the Honourable Minister displays a commendable [...]

RDP scheduled  Activities for Orangemund and elsewhere, as follows:   1. RDP fund raising activity at Omauni: 02 March 2012, 15H00 2. RDP fund raising braai (barbeque) at Ohalushu: 02-04 March 2012 3. RDP Branch meeting at Omundaungilo: 03 March 2012, 15H00 4. RDP brach meeting at Omauni: 03 March 2012, 10HG00 5. RDP campaign [...]