By Oiva

My name is Murongah Oiva. I’m a fifteen year old boy I’m schooling at Rundu Secondary School. It’s the biggest school in town and the oldest school, I really like my school because they teach me a lot of things, that’s why I going to teach you guys the way teenagers write SMS’s here.

In Kavango Region schools we use Rukwangali as our first language and English as our second language. English has been our national language after we adopted it after independence. Here are some funny lyrics and stories the way teenagers communicate here.

“De ws a mn wu wnt in exle 4 svn yrs an whn he returnd frnm de exle he cme 2 fnd out tht de mthr ws dead, en de uncl ws de only 1 wu had all de in4mtin about hr dead mthr de uncle cul nat tlk en de nephw ws nat gud in sign language………”

Those are some hints on how we use English in Namibia.

This type of spelling is mostly used by the young people. It looks very familiar to the English man but he won’t understand what the content is trying to picture.

I thank you for passing by my blog and finding out more about the language.

As for me that’s all I have for you, for more information on this just reach me at ma email mohenns@gmail.com

By Lucas

It’s good to attend at Rundu Secondary school. It’s the best school I have attended. We wear uniforms everyday of school. We pay school fees every beginning of the year, which are N$200 per person the whole year. Rundu SS is a very good school. I like all my subject teachers, and my homeroom teacher, because they teach very well.

To live in Namibia is a very good thing. Namibia is a very good country and lovely to me. The weather in Namibia is always seasonal, changing throughout the year. In our country we have a lot of game parks where a lot of people go and see a lot of different kind of animals. Examples of animals to be seen are lion, elephant, rabbits, hippo, different kinds of snake and many more.

I wish to become a pilot or a nurse. I will make the money that will satisfy my needs, my family and my wants. There are many steps to enter this career, for example by attending University, vocational training, or Polytechnic. I prefer entering my career at Polytechnic of Namibia.

Lucas is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

He can be reached at LMUHEPA@GMAIL.COM

By Daniel

My name is Kudumo Daniel. I’m a leaner in Namibia at Rundu Secondary School.
My home is in Rundu town in the village call Sauyemwa and it is where I was born.
When I was living there, it was like I was living in the best place where I will never be in my future.

My parent are still living there because it is a good place to be and I visit my parents in our village. During school I live in the hostel, along with about 500 other learners from my school.

When I visit my parents I have everything I need. Growing up in Namibia I have seen quite a lot of things which I like a lot. For example I’m a leaner at the best school in town, Rundu Secondary School. I like this school because it is the biggest school in town. I dislike the lack of material to use as a leaner, such as textbooks. I face some challenges like most of the teenagers, such as not having both parents, that makes me doubt that teenagers in United States are also facing the same problems which I am facing, because the death of a parent here is common.

Daniel is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School
He can be reached at: danielkudumo@gmail.com

By Bonifatius

I feel comfortable to be called QUANZA. BONIFATIUS is my first name and WAKUDUMO is my surname.

The name QUANZA was given to me by my parents because in the 1990's my parents both Mom and Dad were travellers to the SADC (South African Developing Countries) In Angola, Namibia's neighbouring country to the North, the currency is Kwanzaas, and mostly that was the money they used and they came up with the name QUANZA..

The popular career in Namibia is farming. That's what the majority of people are concentrated on in their career. Teaching and other careers are where is where the minority work.

Poverty is a huge problem in Namibia. It creates a struggle for some to live, it brings a bad hearted person to be not good at all. It’s difficult to obtain something but some who struggle under poverty find ways to make a living. For example, some people take something which doesn't belong to them, and even without the owner's permission.I have experienced a 12 year old boy younger than me who ended up stealing. All this happened because of poverty. It was during a winter season, the boy never had a parent to take care of him and usually he walked bare foot, cracks formed under his foot. That day he was feeling extremely cold on his feet, and he decided to go in a shop and took a pair of shoes and put them on immediately and walked out of the shop. On his way out to the door the security saw all and the boy was caught and he was in a big trouble...

Bonifatius is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

He can be reached at: wqbonifatius@gmail.com

By Nilsson

My real name is Muchibone Nilsson Mulite. This name which means, “look at it.” I live in Namibia. I was given this name because I was very small when I was born. I’m even small in size now, but tall.

I live in the northern part of Namibia, in the region called Kavango. We speak the language called Rukwangali. The way you pronounce words is the just way they appear (no changes). Here are some common words that we use:

Hallow .............................................. moro
How are you ................................... ngapi
Fine ................................................. nawa
Me ................................................... nyame
You .................................................. ove
Help me .......................................... vatereninge
Hospital ......................................... sipangero
I’m sick ......................................... tani vere
Water ............................................ mema
Food .............................................. nondja
Morning ........................................ ngura-ngura
Afternoon ..................................... metaha
Evening ........................................ ngurova
Be careful ..................................... takamesa

By Benyamen

Namibia is a beautiful county on its own and peaceful people live in it. It’s an evergreen county, full of desert and different types of beautiful animals. Namibia is one of the SADC countries in Africa. Namibia is a country full of developing region and we have 13 regions in Namibia. A lot of people shed blood in this country for its independence, which was gained in 1990.

My name is Munango Benyamen, I am the boy of 20 years old. I’m in grade 11, I’m in grade 11 at Rundu Senior Secondary School in Rundu town.

I was born in the village called Kayisosi. It was nice for me to be in this village, because it is very green when it is the rainy season. You can share and hear lots of things in that village. It’s good to know about your culture. During night time you sit around the fire and then adults will tell you stories about how to be a man and what to do as the man.

My parents are still there in Kayisosi. They have a farm where they grow crops, which help them throughout the year. Sometimes during the holidays I go there to help them out with some housework like cooking and looking after animals like goats, sheep. Now live in my village is better because the government has supplied us with electricity and clean water.

Benayamen is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

He can be reached at benyamenmunango@gmail.com

By Helaria

My name is Nyundu Helaria. I’m a girl of 18 years and I was born in 1991-10-16. I live in a town called Rundu which is in the northern part of Namibia in Kavango Region. I’m schooling at Rundu Senior Secondary School which is the biggest school in our town. We have grade 8 to 12 at our school and we have 40 learners in each class, which means our school has 1100 learners in the whole school.

At our school we wear uniforms. The girls wear white shirts and maroon skirts and the boys wear grey trousers and white shirts. I like all my teachers but I like my geography teacher Mr Situnda and our English teacher Mr Subasubani most. They are nice teachers they always make sure that each learner parcitipates in class and most of all they are funny teachers. They always find a way to put a smile on every learner’s face.

Growing up in Namibia is a good thing or great thing, but I doubt your teenagers face the same problems as ours. I’m disappointed in our girls this year because 26 of them dropped out of school this year because they became pregnant. This number has increased from the number we had last year. We have been taught about preventing pregnancy at our school and we have clubs at our school too, but our girls are ignorant and don’t get involved. But after the Teenage Pregnancy Awareness event that was held at our school last week I hope things change for the better.


Helaria is in grade 11 at Rundu Seconary School
She can be reached at mhelaria@live.com

By Helena

I’m Helena Frans and I attend school at Rundu Secondary and it feels so good to be there.

We normally wear school uniforms, where girls wear maroon skirts and white shirts, boys wear white shirts with maroon trousers and it looks so beautiful. We pay a certain fee at the beginning of the year as it is common that education is not for free. However, it’s not expensive. It’s around N$200. Rundu Secondary the most beautiful school I have ever seen before and it has so many classes with well trained and educated teachers. Every teacher here is the best but I like my English and biology teachers because they talk about real things that are happening in our daily lives.

I was born in the same country (Namibia) in Luderitz, which is on the west coast of Namibia. Actually my mother lives there now and I live in Rundu with my father. As it is said that you must always be fair to both of your parents. Luderitz is a good town especially when you are at the sea. It feels more like you are in heaven. I do visit my mother every holiday just to make sure she is not missing me and I enjoy the weather. I love both my parents.

That’s all I can say about myself.

Helena is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

She can be reached at helenandinelao@gmail.com

By Martha Melanie

My name is Martha, but my friends call me Melanie. My Mom told me once that when she was pregnant she read a story about a woman named Melanie and liked the name, so she decided that if she gave birth to a girl she would name her Melanie! It’s a very rare name in Namibia.

My goal is to become a business woman. I want to earn at least more than a million Namibian dollars per year. If my dream comes true or if I become successful, I will spend my money on orphans at our village. My villlage’s name is Rupara and in short it’s a beautiful place to be. Rupara is just 60 kilometer away from Rundu town in Namibia, where my school is located.

As far as I’m concerned, I’m a hard working girl and I’m going to make my Mom and Daddy proud. I strongly believe that I’m going to make my dream come true. Watch out for Martha Melanie!

Martha Melanie is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

She can be reached at marthamelanie@gmail.com

By Jonas

Namibia at large is a very nice, beautiful country and it’s regarded as the land of brave. It’s preciously different from the US, due to the traditional way of living and the standard of living. Many people who live in Namibia are from different tribes and have different cultural beliefs. Every individual tribe dwells with their respective members and has a specific way of living. In some tribes, people love breeding a lot of livestock, which they use as a sign of their wealth, which is not the same a people in US do. Being in Namibia with all different ways of living is not bad, because that’s how most Namibians are brought up. However a minority of people living in Namibia are being influenced by US way of living and standard of living.

I wish to be a physician/ medical doctor. I wish to make adequate money, that will sustain my living standard in a successful way and I would love to attend University to pursue my career. I would love to be a doctor who is well up-to-date and well educated to help my colleagues in the country as well as abroad.

Jonas is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

He can be reached at: jonaskambinda@gmail.com

By Johannes

My name is Costa Johannes I am 17 year old boy schooling at Rundu SSS and I am in grade 11F.

My parents decided to give me the name Johannes because they thought that it was the right thing to do for my grandfather. It was my grandfather’s last wish that they give me that name, because Johannes was his name too. That way I can remind my family of my grandfather when ever I am around.

Attending at Rundu SSS is nice because the school has all the necessary materials which are needed for studying. We wear uniforms and we pay school fees. Rundu SSS is a good school which most of people admire most. At school the teachers who are my favourites are Mr Mwala and Ms Kapolo. They are free with learners and help you when you do not understand something. In each class we have 42 learners maximum. I take
Agriculture, Biology, Geography, Development Studies, English as a second language and Rukwangali as a first language. At school we speak English because we must improve our English (it is our national language) and we speak Rukwangali at home and sometimes at school.

Johannes is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

He can be reached at johannesDinhu@gmail.com

By Nadia

My name is Nadia. My parents gave me this name because of my smile. My grandmother had a pal who was an Indian. Her name was Nadia. When she died my Grandmother decided to name me Nadia, because my smile resemble hers (I mean her Indian pal).

I was born in a small village called Sambyu. There are few people living there, open space and many trees and grass. Life in Sambyu is very bad, because there aren’t lot of people to talk to, play with and assist you when you need to do something. People spend their time going to the field and plowing. Most grow plants like mahangu and maize, which are similar to corn. Some build huts. My parents didn’t have a farm in Sambyu. My parents aren’t staying there anymore; they moved to town (Rundu) when I was 5 years old. Since then I haven’t gone back to my village and I don’t know how it looks now.

Nadia is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

She can be reached at nadiakantema@aol.com

By Elizabeth

Namibia is a brave country. I think this country was chosen from the green garden. Growing up in Namibia is very nice due to the fact that I regard my country as a holy country. It’s peaceful and it’s more or less like a paradise. The fact is that Namibia is a country with a low rate of crime.

During my spare time I go to the river to swim with my buddies. The weather is always sunny and hot. We only receive rain during summer and cool weather during spring. The good part of being a Namibian is that we have a lot of entertainment, for instance local musicians like Gazza, the Dogg, and many more.

At my school, every learner is expected to behave properly. I’m attending school at Rundu Senior Secondary School. I’m very proud of my school. We wear white and maroon with pride and dignity. The special thing about our school is that teachers make sure that they give us enough education . We also have access to internet, which is new compared to the past. Each learner have a responsibility at school I dislike drinking alcohol, gossiping, insulting and being interrupted when I’m busy. One challenge I face is that in our country teenagers are involving themselves in sexual activities, and many girls become pregnant. This year so far, 26 girls from my school have become pregnant.

Elizabeth is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School

She can be reached at rmaketje@gmail.com

By Isaac

My name is Isaac, which is a biblical name. On the biblical ground, Isaac was a very humble, intelligent, kind, keen, and hardworking. I also meet that description and that’s what makes me special. I’m proud of my genius name.

Many people in Namibia are religious. Most Namibians are Christian, while the foreigners in our country – like Chinese and Indian people – practice their own religions. There also people who don’t have a religion or believe in their tribe’s tradition. However, I’m a Christian.

I wish to become a metallurgist or mining engineer. I can’t really tell the exact amount that I will receive for a salary, but I will make at least the amount that will be sufficient for my life and my family. I want to study very hard so that I will be granted a bursary or scholarship when going to tertiary institution, like university. I must be serious and focus very hard with the subject that suits my career. Also I must be very active with my academic life.

Isaac is in grade 11 at Rundu Secondary School