Was English the right choice for Namibia as a national language?

Am sure some of you might have heard the phrase “English came with a boat”, this is cause back then our ancestors just knew their mother tongues before German colonialism and apartheid when German’s and colonies from South Africa taught our people their languages(Afrikaans, German and English) in order to communicate with them. During apartheid Afrikaans, German and English held the position of official language; however, after independence from South Africa1990, Namibia's new government made English the sole official language in the constitution of Namibia. German and Afrikaans were stigmatized as having colonial overtones.
"If communication is the life blood of human relationships and knowledge in every field of human thinking, reasoning and interaction, then language is its most important vehicle”
Namibia as a developing country needs to reach out to different countries in the world for varies reasons to improve its development rate. So for this our country needs to learn and know how communicate with most of the other countries in the world. English may not be the most spoken language in the world, but it is the official language in a large number of countries. It is estimated that the number of people in the world that use in English to communicate on a regular basis is 2 billion. Therefore making English our national language so that it becomes easier to interact with other countries.
English is the dominant business language and it has become almost a necessity for people to speak English if they are to enter a global workforce, research from all over the world shows that cross-border business communication is most often conducted in English. Its importance in the global market place therefore cannot be understated, learning English really can change your life. So for Namibia to increase its productivity and economic growth the country’s people should know English so that do business with companies and investors from abroad. Many of the world’s top films, books and music are published and produced in English. Therefore by learning English our country will have access to a great wealth of entertainment and will be able to have a greater cultural understanding. And also get additional information from researches or data that has not being carried out. Most of the content produced on the internet (50%) is in English. So knowing English will allow you access to an incredible amount of information which may not be otherwise available.
Although learning English can be challenging and time consuming, we can see that it is also very valuable to learn and can create many opportunities. English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers. Throughout the world, when people with different languages come together they commonly use English to communicate. Knowing English will make our people bilingual and more employable in every country in the world another reason why English is so important is that it is the language of science. To excel in science you need to know English.
Namibia has a lot of different languages such as Oshiwambo, Caprivi, Herero, Afrikaans and Damara and choosing one of them could have brought conflict among the nation which can lead to a civil war.
To conclude I would to reinstate that English is one of the most important languages and has frequently been referred to as a world language. Furthermore, English is the international language of diplomacy, banking, computing, medicine, business, science, technology, aviation and many other branches in today's society.
Reference
* www.unam.na * 5 minute English * www.ask.com