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I HAVE proof in the form of testimonies from markers and teachers, but none of them want to confront the ministry for fear of their jobs. – Susan Brown, the principal of the Combretum Trust School said last week that she did not...[more]
Brand new year, Same ol’ us....
AND with that I mean that The Trolls are still two incredibly naughty, hyperactive, eccentric kids and I, the Urban Single Mom still... dangling on the edge of insanity.[more]
Viva! Eight to Five Nation Viva!
LIKE so many of you I was also confronted with the article ‘You lazy (intellectual) Afri- can scum!’ circulating on the interwebs this week. [more]
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WE here in this room are the global political and business elite and we have the power, the money and the knowledge to ensure that all people have access to prevention and treatment services to lead productive lives. – Performer...[more]
Political Perspective
NOW’S the time that the Prime Minister and other Cabinet colleagues address their staff on the year ahead – a bit belatedly I must say! Lest we forget, it’s the end of the first month of the New Year already.[more]
Is It Failure In Planning Or Just Plain Corruption?
THERE is a saying which goes: if you fail to plan, you actually plan to fail.[more]
Waiting to See If Rich Countries ‘Fry the Big Fish’ Over Corruption
IT’S the turn of the developing world to watch how the West handles fraud and corruption at the highest levels.[more]
What would Hosea Kutako think of Namibia today?
DURING my recent visit to the United States, I found a country that is uneasy with what it is and what it is likely to become.[more]
Enough Said - Just Deliver
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula and other ministers have apparently hit the ground-running in this Leap Year 2012, talking tough.[more]
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I THINK I am the most dangerous unarmed woman on the planet. [Looks to audience] I could literally kill every single person in this room with my bare hands if I had them one at a time. – Ronda Rousey, a judoka and mixed martial ...[more]
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I DON’T speak to The Namibian. Don’t ever call me again. – Jerry Ekandjo, Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development shouted before slamming down the phone when asked about his alleged contribution...[more]
Chasing the dots ... Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War!
JANUARY – public servants crawl out from the woodwork, some late (or should be!) and listen to their ministerial “shape up or ship out” speeches before they are off on much needed S&T trips.[more]
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IT’S a very different world in there [prison]. – Chief Inspector Barry de Klerk confirmed allegations of a multi-partner relationship between the four men claimed to have resulted in the death of Eddie /Gomxob (33) in Windhoek...[more]
Of Arithmetic, Debt And Tipeeg
WHETHER it is the concern about the figure of above 51% unemployment rate or with the eye on the elections of 2014 we shall never know. [more]
The Risk of Islamist Coups
THE eastern half of what used to be Pakistan narrowly escaped a military coup last month. [more]
Notale Quotes
All individuals who are implicated in this matter need to be investigated thoroughly. If they are found guilty, they need to be charged. – South African National Defence Union’s Musina Monageng Musima on Saturday called for an...[more]
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THEY came and caused havoc at our offices. I told the person (Khachab) that if he assaulted me in front of the Police, I would shoot him. That’s why I have a firearm licence to protect myself. – Rehoboth Town Council employee...[more]
Political Perspective
APPARENTLY South African President Jacob Zuma left us out of his official speech at the centenary celebrations of the African National Congress (ANC)! I want to say ‘so what?’ not because it wasn’t a ‘grave’ omission from an...[more]
Funding The NBC: Digital Possibilities
THERE has been much correspondence in over the past few weeks regarding the funding of the NBC. [more]
‘A bird with only one wing’ The War Veteran Issue: A Reflection
AS the old adage goes: the postman doesn’t write the letters, he only delivers them. [more]