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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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NEWS - INTERNATIONAL | 2013-08-08
US charges 2 with lobbying for Mugabe by
CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors announced charges on Tuesday against two Chicago men who they accuse of illegally lobbying US lawmakers to lift sanctions against long-time Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and members of his regime in exchange for a promise of US$3.4 million.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-08
President announces new region by Jordaania Andima
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba today announced that Namibia now has a new region, 14 new constituencies, renamed two regions while some constituencies have also been renamed.

2013-08-08

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BUSINESS - ECONOMY | 2013-08-07
Brent slips towards US$108 as supply fears ease by
BRENT futures slipped towards US$108 a barrel yesterday as supply fears from key exporters such as Libya eased, but losses were stemmed with a forecast fall in crude inventories in the world’s largest oil consumer the United States.

BUSINESS - GENERAL | 2013-08-07
Challenges face Bezos as he buys Washington Post by
LOS ANGELES – Jeff Bezos turned selling books online into a multibillion-dollar business that has changed retailing forever. Many are now anxious to see if Bezos can do the same for the media industry, after the Amazon.com founder announced he is buying The Washington Post and other newspapers for US$250 million.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-07
2nd Zimbabwe electoral official quits by
HARARE – A senior Zimbabwean election official said on Tuesday he has resigned, just days after a colleague quit over the conduct of the vote that extended President Robert Mugabe’s 33-year rule.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-07
Botswana calls for Zim vote audit by
GABORONE – Botswana on Monday said it will lobby southern African leaders for an audit of Zimbabwe’s disputed elections, calling into question the fairness of President Robert Mugabe’s victory.

NEWS - INTERNATIONAL | 2013-08-07
Fresh diplomatic drive to defuse Egypt by
CAIRO – Two high-profile US senators were yesterday expected to hold talks in Cairo, the latest push in a growing diplomatic flurry to defuse a crisis sparked by the military’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-07
Many Zimbabweans reluctant to go home by
JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabweans in South Africa received the re-election of President Robert Mugabe with mixed reactions, with the majority reluctant to return to their country.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-07
Senegalese President to visit Nam by Theresia Tjihenuna
THE Swapo Politburo yesterday announced that the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, will visit Namibia during the Heroes Day commemorations.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-07
FNB’s new wage agreement just the beginning by Nomhle Kangootui
FNB Namibia and the Namibia Bank and Allied Workers Union (NBWU) yesterday signed a new wage agreement paving the way for a 11,3% salary increase at the offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.

2013-08-07

STRONGMEN ... Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-06
Pohamba calls on West to remove Zim sanctions by Shinovene Immanuel
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on the West to remove the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe following the re-election of President Robert Mugabe last week.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-06
ECN shortlists five for top job by Tileni Mongudhi
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is expected to interview five potential candidates for the commission’s top job this Friday.

The National Assembly announced on Friday, through a notice in the Government Gazette, that it had shortlisted five candidates for the position of Director of Elections.

OPINIONS - NOTABLE QUOTES | 2013-08-06
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NAMIBIA’s Paralympic athletes are becoming more feared. Every time we go out for competitions, we come back with new records and medals.