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HOW can they not be responsible for a violent assault against their guests inside the fenced, secured and private property of the resort? – Debora Ribeiro, an Angolan national, on her father being assaulted and robbed at the...[more]
Political perspective
HAVE we gone entirely mad? Namzim Newspapers, a joint venture between Namibia and Zimbabwe, which publishes The Southern Times, is clearly bankrupt yet has been asked to increase the fees of its board of directors to a total of...[more]
One Against The World
IT HAS been called a pariah state, a country in a crisis, crazy, unpredictable, recluse and the name-calling goes on. These types of derogatory descriptions are used to garner hostility against the object at which it is directed....[more]
More Regions Will Not Improve Service Delivery
NAMIBIA is a unitary state, according to the Constitution, but at the rate we are going with the latest suggestions that the country could add one or more regions and even more constituencies, it might well become a quasi-federal...[more]
Beyond Tariffs: EU-EPA Negotiations For Namibia
AS THE European Union (EU) economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations gain momentum in southern Africa, countries which want to continue to benefit from EU market access will have to sign and fulfill their obligations in...[more]
The Right To Wear Miniskirts
ACCORDING to news reports, women in various parts of the country have recently been arrested or threatened with arrest for wearing miniskirts or even shorts – with the potential criminal charge being “public indecency”.[more]
Free Fashion Advice from the Police
WHAT’S worse than being Seb Ndeitunga this week? Well, at least you are not Oscar Pistorius or an Arsenal fan. OK. Even Oscar has a chance at redemption. I’m not so sure about Ndeitunga or Arsenal fans.[more]
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THEY can’t even give us quality education but they are focusing on skirts. They should rather focus on improving our education. – A disgruntled pupil at Hochland High School who was sent home on Tuesday because her skirt was...[more]
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THOSE who are behaving outside the normal tradition of an African will be dealt with. At Rundu, both traditional and political leaders were happy and supported our actions. At least put on something, even if it’s short it should...[more]
Chasing the dots ... Birds of a Feather
“Those who are behaving outside the normal tradition of an African will be dealt with,” The Namibian quotes our boss cop as saying (February 19 2013); “we work for the money, not the loyalty” was also presented as a quote from a...[more]
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We have a constitutional obligation towards the old people and those with disabilities and will not have an option other than to raise funds to cover for the shortfall. – Finance Permanent Secretary Ericah Shafuda commented in...[more]
Courts Outdo Themselves In Caprivi Trial
JUDGE Elton Hoff’s ruling last week in the Caprivi treason trial in which he rubbished the case of the State in a lengthy, if historic, judgement has reassured Namibians that our criminal justice system is robust and unflinching...[more]
Geingob Must Deal With Swapo Atrocities
WHEN visited by the new German ambassador to Namibia, Onno Huckmann, on February 6 2013, Prime Minister Hage Geingob could not have been more correct and straightforward on the atrocities committed against the Namibian freedom...[more]
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WE are all devastated. Her family is in shock. They did have a good relationship. Nobody actually knows what happened. – Sarita Tomlinson, agent to late Reeva Steenkamp who was allegedly shot and killed by her boyfriend,...[more]
On the domestic front
They are appointed to various key portfolios; security guard, cleaner, child minder or kindergarten teacher, gardener, relationship councilor, messenger, chef and sometimes even substitute wife.[more]
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I URGE staff members to remain patient as it is very difficult to find people with appropriate skills in Namibia to be able to meet our demands. – Permanent Secretary, Andrew Ndishishi, on the shortage of uniforms for hospital...[more]
Political Prespective
A STATEMENT made this week by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Andrew Ndishishi, struck me like a sledgehammer between the eyes. Reacting to complaints about lack of provision of staff...[more]
Let’s Think Of The Millennium Goals Before We Talk Of Vision 2030
AS WELL as staking a claim for Namibia’s destiny, Vision 2030 seems to locate itself within the broader global consensus on development as encapsulated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Thus how we fare on the MDGs...[more]
‘Reparations’ For Caprivi Detainees
FREEDOM is the most precious commodity in life. Without it life is worthless. Especially for people, it is on these basic freedoms that everything else is built. Doom fills the void when freedom is taken away with no glimmer of...[more]
German-Namibian Relations Remain Fragile
THE skeletons are once again out of the closet, as the intense political and public debates around the atrocities committed by the troops of the German emperor at the beginning of the 20th century in the empire’s colony of...[more]