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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
SMS Of The Day * WHY doesn’t NBC listen when they are criticised? The little red chairs on Good Morning Namibia have done their part and are dirty especially at the arm rests. Please listen for once. You interview professionals and internationals on those
Food For Thought * MINISTRY of Education, in order to address the shortages of teachers at primary schools why don’t you consider employing us who hold a diploma in lifelong learning and community education for teaching posts? We also did health education
Bouquets And Brickbats * MY fellow Namibians, I am not a Swapo member but a third term for President Hifikepuye Pohamba will be a step closer towards attainment of Vision 2030. Believe me His Excellency has made crucial bold decisions, and I don’t regret

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OPINIONS - COLUMNS | 2013-08-13
Is This African Democracy? by
Henning Melber

IF THE fraudulent elections that took place in broad daylight in Zimbabwe on 31 July were the latest valid reference point for ‘democracy made in Africa’, we have messed up the continent’s image once again thoroughly.

OPINIONS - COLUMNS | 2013-08-13
Plus Ca Change, Plus C’est La Meme… by
Tsudao Gurirab

ON FRIDAY morning the nation woke up to a country where two regions underwent baptism and a third one was split into two. This process has given birth to a Zambezi region as well as //Karas, with the former Kavango region now becoming East Kavango and West Kavango.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-13
Benin names new government by
COTONOU – Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi on Sunday named a new government after sacking his entire cabinet in part over concerns of some members’ alleged links to a businessman accused of trying to poison him.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-13
Our work in Zim is done - Jacob Zuma by
PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma is expected to inform the Southern African Development Community (SADC) next weekend that the four-year facilitation process, which he headed, is over, following the conclusion of Zimbabwe’s elections.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-13
Egypt - Post-holiday crackdown looms by
CAIRO – Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rallied on Sunday to demand his reinstatement, even as officials said a “gradual” break-up of their protest camps was imminent.

NEWS - INTERNATIONAL | 2013-08-13
Chilly reception for Kerry? by
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State John Kerry’s trip to Colombia and Brazil this week builds on efforts to deepen relations with Latin America, but he can expect a curt reception from the two US allies after reports that an American spy programme widely targeted data in emails and telephone calls across the region.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-13
Trial delay for Lameck and co by Werner Menges
THE High Court trial of former Public Service Commission member Teckla Lameck, her business partner, Kongo Mokaxwa, and Chinese national Yang Fan could not continue as scheduled yesterday due to the absence of a Mandarin interpreter.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-13
Nafwu factions create chaos by Clemans Miyanicwe
CHAOS ruled at the Namibia Farm Workers Union (Nafwu) yesterday again after one of the two opposing groups inside the union elected a new president and vice president in the absence of their opponents.

NEWS - | 2013-08-13
Ten year old Nigerian Zuriel Oduwole makes Forbes history by
Zuriel Elise Oduwole, an amazing 10-year-old of Nigerian-American heritage, has made history as the youngest person ever to be interviewed in Forbes. The interview with the award winning documentary filmmaker, conference speaker and writer is featured in this month’s edition of Forbes Africa.

HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIPS - | 2013-08-13
How am I expected to follow my dreams? by
Why are they filling my head with thoughts of debts and study fees? I who do not bear any leaves or produce paper like a tree.You talk about education but yet you cannot pay for our education. Challenging us to build a nation. But still we search rubbish dumps and trash cans for nutrition.

2013-08-13

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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-12
Voters object to Ndjarakana’s reappointment by Tileni Mongudhi
THE 2009 election saga has come back to haunt Moses Ndjarakana, the then Director of Elections, after three objections against his reappointment were lodged with the Electoral Commission of Namibia a day before he was interviewed as one of the five shortlisted candidates for the commission’s top job.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-12
Zim denies secret Iran uranium deal by
HARARE - Zimbabwe on Saturday denied a British newspaper report that it had signed a secret uranium trade deal with Iran.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-12
Mali heads to the polls by
BAMAKO - Malians went to the polls yesterday in their millions for a president expected to usher in a new era of peace and democracy in the first election since a military coup upended one of the region’s most stable democracies.

ENTERTAINMENT - | 2013-08-12
From The Twittersphere by
WITH the artist formerly known as Prince now advising the Namibian government, the country has ended up with regions and towns formerly known as …… (to be filled in at your discretion!). In short, the degermination of names, announced along with the creation of a batch of new constituencies, saw tweets twerk – oops, I mean flow – like the Zambezi River. Plus, life in the taxi lane, smartphones and smart people, Big Brother, the language officially known as English, and more …