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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

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BUSINESS - CONSUMER | 2013-08-09

I-MAXX: a unique car care devise

LIMBA MUPETAMI

I-MAXX is a unique innovation that addresses all car irregularities. The product has recently hit the Namibian market from Malaysia where it is a hot-selling commodity. It has a build in microchip which applies the latest Japanese technology.

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GENERAL | 2013-08-12

Single visa for Kavango-Zambezi Park in December

FIVE southern African countries including Namibia are expected to have a uniform visa by December this year, Zambia’s Minister of Tourism and Arts, Sylvia Masebo told Times of Zambia on Friday.

OPINION | 2013-08-12

Encourage Gratitude on Your Team

When employees feel valued, they are more satisfied, willing to work longer, and motivated to do their best. As a manager, it’s your job to make them feel appreciated. In addition to saying “thank you,” you can foster gratitude by:

ECONOMY | 2013-08-12

Brent climbs above US$107 on early signs of China stabilising

SINGAPORE – Brent crude climbed above US$107 a barrel on Friday, after settling at its lowest in more than a month in the previous session, as further data from China added to early signs that the world’s top energy consumer may be stabilising.

MINING | 2013-08-12

Oil demand outlook trimmed, OPEC squeezed

PARIS – World oil demand is set to lose some momentum in line with unsteady economic growth, the IEA said on Friday while spotlighting threats to OPEC from shale energy and unrest.

MINING | 2013-08-12

Norway’s US$760 bn oil fund increases bet on equities

OSLO – Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s biggest investors, returned 0,1% on its portfolio in the second quarter of 2013, beating its own benchmark index by 0,3 percentage point, it said on Friday.

ECONOMY | 2013-08-12

Zambia struggles to penetrate southern Africa poultry market

LUSAKA – Poultry farmers in Zambia complained that they are finding it difficult to penetrate the southern African poultry market because of high production costs, an industry official said on Friday.

ECONOMY | 2013-08-12

Intra African investment rising by more than 30% a year

JOHANNESBURG – Investors from Europe, Asia and the United States are not the only ones chasing growth opportunities in Africa these days, Africans themselves are waking up to the potential across borders in their own backyard.

ECONOMY | 2013-08-12

China industrial output growth jumps to five-month high

BEIJING – Growth in China’s key industrial production accelerated to a five-month high in July, the government said Friday, providing optimistic pointers for the world’s second-largest economy after months of negative indicators.

COMPANIES | 2013-08-12

Normal operations resume at Kenya’s main airport

NAIROBI – Normal operations at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) resumed on Friday after a massive fire gutted the arrival hall, disrupting air travel to and from various destinations in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

COMPANIES | 2013-08-08

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