Please list me as the Father of your Child

Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 14:35, by Milton Louw

I am the named as the father of a child on his birth certificate, but I am not the biological father. This was my choice. I offered my name to his mother.

Let me tell you the story.

In 2004, I met a young woman who had a child of 3 months old. Really cute (as most babies are) but the mother did not have a name for him. HUH? When i questioned her she told me that the Ministry of Home Affairs would not register the child without the name of the father. Unfortunately she did not know who the father was. This meant she had no birth certificate, and worse could not get a clinic card for… ( Read on! )

Stealing copyrighted pictures in Africa

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 11:51, by Milton Louw

Eish, I might not be a music artist - but copying must be some form of flattery?

The song below was created in remembrance of my comrades and I who were part of the internal struggle (and no my children, you cannot have demonstrations as the internal struggle kids!).

Now, the artists Kuku Niihana, has taken my song and the copyrighted pictures of John Arthur Liebenberg, and added video clips from Rhodesia army and Sam Nujoma and placed it on television.

Nee man, our artists must learn to be original, or ask permission when stealing!



I am a Citizen Informaticist

Friday, July 20, 2012 - 14:29, by Milton Louw
I have found an all encompassing title for my purpose in life. I am a citizen informaticist. This is the belief that the best way to improve the lives of citizens is to improve the flow of information.

This includes:
* information about government services; and 
* information about the citizen and their specific needs

My vision is that citizens throughout the world will share information to ensure ethical leadership. 
In this regard, I define ethics as being the code of values that guide a person's choices and actions — the choices and actions that determine the purpose and the… ( Read on! )

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Milton Louw

Milton Louw

Milton Louw was born in Windhoek, Namibia and raised the Independence flag over the capital in 1991. (Read on!)He has worked closely with the chamber of commerce movement and the development of small- and medium-enterprises. He is a lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies and has assisted in various ICT research papers. His most recent contribution was to "Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT: International Comparisons" by the University of Washington. As a socio-economic commentator he has been the editor of various monthly publications and a regular blogger. His idea on improving the social conditions in Namibia has led to the publication of the book "Future Namibia" in 2011.

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