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 SMS Of The Day * MINISTRY of Gender and Child Welfare, TEARS are rolling down as I write this SMS. The killing of women in Namibia is now like reciting a poem. Are we really getting the protection we deserve while women not being treated as part of this c
 Food For Thought * SO the Zimbabwe elections were free and peaceful and not free and fair?
 Bouquets And Brickbats * NURSES at Katutura Hospital must stop wearing those big plastic sandals at work because they are not the official working shoes. We want to see you looking smart and beautiful with your full uniform.
 SMS Of The Day * THIS nation is in dire need of a massive conference on housing. When we experienced a crisis in the education sector a crisis-control brain-storming conference was organised which resulted in the best deal ever for the Namibian child, nam
 Food For Thought * BOURGEOISIE has become a daily occupation if not the order of the day of the upper-echelons, President Hifikepunye Pohamba we urge you to revisit this unpatriotic geocentricism among your staff and the well-connected, for everybody to r
 Bouquets And Brickbats * COMMISSIONER of Prisons, can you please explain the strategies you use to appoint officers to certain positions? It is my observation that you are being fed with wrong information then you just promote individuals without making p
 SMS Of The Day * I THINK Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda lost his belt because of this promoter and trainer. How can a world champion still be training at the Katutura Youth Complex where there is not enough equipment. I think they must follow the example of Ha
 Food For Thought * NAMIBIA Dairies are unable to match low prices of imported milk and this ultimately means the consumer will have to pay more for local milk. Look at the prices of the local chicken. All these profits are going in the pockets of a few in
 Bouquets And Brickbats * I AM pleased to hear that Cabinet has responded positively to the proposal of Namibia Dairies to support the industry. The restrictions which support the industry by reducing competition to ensure the survival of the industry is a
 SMS Of The Day * CEO’s golden handshakes. Somewhere on our statute books there must be a provision that if a board of directors suspends/dismisses a CEO without due regard to legal provision (substantive/procedural law) such board must carry the costs for
 Food For Thought * JACKY Asheeke was so right with her last column- why are the fathers of the dead children not being prosecuted? (Reference to the children who died in shack fires last week) Our justice system still protects men over women. In this cont
 Bouquets And Brickbats * ALEXACTUS Kaure, your column in Friday’s newspaper opened my eyes. One hardly finds impartial case study analysers in Namibia. Let’s not destroy the Polytechnic’s strong foundation (Tjivikua) as yet. At least wait until the transf
POLL
What do you think of the renaming and addition of regions and constituencies?

1. Long overdue

2. A waste of money

3. We have bigger issues

4. I don't care


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BEATS | 2013-08-09
Meet the Colourful Sandra Blak
Although she goes by the stage name Sandra Blak, everything about this young artist is nothing but colourful.From her vibrant, funky outfits to her larger than life stage persona, Sandra has surely brought colour to the Namibian music industry and is joining the ranks of many other female musicians making a name for themselves in the industry. Read more...
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BEATS
  | 2013-08-09
The Winds of Change
I am going to use a title of a song of one of Namibia’s most legendary and loved artists to try and describe what happeing in the Namibian music industry at the moment. Using the words from the speech of then British Prime Minster Harold Macmillan when addressing Parliament of South Africa, foreseeing the inevitable liberation of Africa in the 1960s, the late Jackson Kaujeua used the title of that speech as inspiration for his beautiful song, ‘The Winds of Change’. Read more...
  | 2013-08-02
N.I.A on the Road to Making History
Ian Wellington aka N.I.A Read more...
  | 2013-07-26
Pezzico and Killa B back in cut-throat industry
Both Pezzico and Killa B are not new to to the music scene. In fact, the two have been around for more than a decade and have had their shares of troubles that come with being a talented musicians but have both emerged from these troubled times. Sitting down for an interview with The Weekender, Pezzico, whose real name is Marxwell Ndaningina, relates an inspiring tale of trials, tribulations and eventually a strong will to succeed which kept him going. Read more...
  | 2013-07-26
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
Recently, the likes of Kwaito artist Exit and Overitje group Ongoro Nomundu took to the stage at the Warehouse Theatre to do what they have never done before, give a performance with a ful live band. Read more...