The desperate cries at all levels of society to attempt to find solutions to the growing scourge of violence against the most vulnerable of society - especially women and girls - were not only  amplified last week at a conference of the Council of Churches of Namibia (CCN), but it is clear that the cry is that there are obviously not a solution to this growing blot on the national conscience.

THERE is a growing concern that Namibians are becoming a nation of finger pointers and pessimists where the blame cannot be shared, not even shifted, but rather swept under the carpet. Thus, an unsuspecting future leader will have to deal with the hidden mess that will only be discovered because it does not fit the room anymore.

There is also a growing, but easily explained, tendency to automatically presume that when ministries fail it is the failure of an individual in Cabinet and that he or she must be replaced. Past experience has proven this idea to be totally misplaced and even dangerous, if not at least irresponsible.