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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
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 - COMPANIES | 2013-07-29
Paulus Nakawa
Air Namibia has the capacity
WINDHOEK – Air Namibia has the capacity to transport many passengers for the upcoming international conferences lined up in the country during the next few months, the airline’s spokesperson has said.
“We have everything in place, and we do not foresee any problems. Air Namibia has the capacity to transport passengers originating from points where we fly to,” Air Namibia Head of Corporate Communications Paul Nakawa told Nampa in an interview.
Air Namibia flies every day between Windhoek and Frankfurt, Germany, and has two frequencies daily between Windhoek and Johannesburg or Cape Town in South Africa, respectively.
The national airline also flies three times to Accra, Ghana, and participants who are connecting from North America can do it in Ghana, and fly directly to Namibia.
Namibia will host the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP 11) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from 16 to 27 September 2013.
Between 2 000 and 3 000 delegates from 195 country parties of the UNCCD are expected to arrive here to attend the event. Namibia, a pioneer in direct potable water re-use in the world, will also host the Ninth International Water Association (IWA) Conference on Water Reclamation from 27 to 31 October 2013.
About 450 water professionals and academics from the United States of America (USA), Europe, South America, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia, Mexico and South Africa will attend the event.
From 26 to 31 October 2013, Namibia will also host the 10th Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS), and more than 700 tourism industry professionals from around the world are expected to attend this event.
Nakawa said participants for conferences of this magnitude normally make their flight bookings well in advance, so Air Namibia does not foresee any clogging regarding bookings.
“Air Namibia is also one of the airlines which fly into our hub, the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA). Therefore, passengers have ample choices to make which airline to fly with. Some airlines have already contacted Air Namibia to partner or consider group-fare bookings,” he enthused.
Nakawa’s statement follows various events’ organisers’ concerns about air access during these conferences.
The ATWS’s Project Co-ordinator Martin Wiemers told Nampa on Thursday that air access would be a challenge for the national airline.
“Air access is a challenge for us, as delegates said they have to arrive one day earlier or later for the conference,” he stated.
The ATWS is the largest gathering of adventure travel professionals in the world, and this year’s edition is currently 98 per cent sold-out.
The chairperson of the Ninth International Water Association (IWA) Conference on Water Reclamation, Piet du Pisani expressed similar concerns about air transport, noting that some delegates might come earlier or later to attend the event. – Nampa
Air Namibia flies every day between Windhoek and Frankfurt, Germany, and has two frequencies daily between Windhoek and Johannesburg or Cape Town in South Africa, respectively.
The national airline also flies three times to Accra, Ghana, and participants who are connecting from North America can do it in Ghana, and fly directly to Namibia.
Namibia will host the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP 11) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) from 16 to 27 September 2013.
Between 2 000 and 3 000 delegates from 195 country parties of the UNCCD are expected to arrive here to attend the event. Namibia, a pioneer in direct potable water re-use in the world, will also host the Ninth International Water Association (IWA) Conference on Water Reclamation from 27 to 31 October 2013.
About 450 water professionals and academics from the United States of America (USA), Europe, South America, Japan, China, Singapore, Australia, Mexico and South Africa will attend the event.
From 26 to 31 October 2013, Namibia will also host the 10th Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS), and more than 700 tourism industry professionals from around the world are expected to attend this event.
Nakawa said participants for conferences of this magnitude normally make their flight bookings well in advance, so Air Namibia does not foresee any clogging regarding bookings.
“Air Namibia is also one of the airlines which fly into our hub, the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA). Therefore, passengers have ample choices to make which airline to fly with. Some airlines have already contacted Air Namibia to partner or consider group-fare bookings,” he enthused.
Nakawa’s statement follows various events’ organisers’ concerns about air access during these conferences.
The ATWS’s Project Co-ordinator Martin Wiemers told Nampa on Thursday that air access would be a challenge for the national airline.
“Air access is a challenge for us, as delegates said they have to arrive one day earlier or later for the conference,” he stated.
The ATWS is the largest gathering of adventure travel professionals in the world, and this year’s edition is currently 98 per cent sold-out.
The chairperson of the Ninth International Water Association (IWA) Conference on Water Reclamation, Piet du Pisani expressed similar concerns about air transport, noting that some delegates might come earlier or later to attend the event. – Nampa
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