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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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OPINIONS - NOTABLE QUOTES | 2013-08-05
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MONEY spent on judicial reform initiatives is an important investment in itself. – Chief justice Peter Shivute emphasises the importance of an efficient judicial system for a country’s development.

2013-08-05

COFFIN ... Supporters of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe carry a coffin enact- ing opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s mock funeral while celebrating Mugabe’s recent election victory in Mbare yesterday. Mugabe was declared the winner of a controversial presidential election with 2,1 million votes, giving him 61% of the total and his challenger Prime Min- ister Morgan Tsvangirai 34% amid allegations of blatant vote rigging. Nampa-Reuters

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NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-02
South Africa is a ‘friendly’ nation - Zuma by
Johannesburg – Despite “isolated” incidents of violence against foreigners, South Africa’s general population is a friendly and welcoming, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-02
African delegation meets Egypt’s Morsi by
CAIRO – A high-level African Union mission met with Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi, in the Islamist leader’s second meeting with international diplomats this week after nearly a month in secret detention, the head of the delegation said yesterday.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-02
Mozambique leader sets date for polls by
MAPUTO – Mozambican President Armando Guebuza on Wednesday announced general elections will be held in October next year.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-02
Top MDC members ‘lose seats’ by
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed Zimbabwe’s election as a farce on Thursday after his rival President Robert Mugabe’s party claimed a landslide victory that would secure another five years in power for Africa’s oldest head of state.

LETTERS - | 2013-08-02
Women Rulers Bring Peace by
THE world would have been a better place to live in for people if patriarchy, greed and overstaying in power did not dominate the minds of a majority of male rulers, especially in Africa.

OPINIONS - COLUMNS | 2013-08-02
‘Ninja’ Microfinance Can Dent Poverty by
Job Amupanda

AS I write this article, I am in Kenya analysing the Kenyan microfinance for youth development. I make no reference to the discovery that drinking water from the tap in Kenya is done at own peril. I have also not decided which is the most delicious between Kenya’s ‘Nyamachoma’ and Namibia’s ‘Kapana’. Kenya cutting ministries from 44 to 18 is also not discussed herein for there shall be another time for that.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-02
Cabinet endorses honours regulatory body by Shinovene Immanuel
CABINET on Tuesday endorsed the establishment of a regulatory body to administer and process conferment of national honours.

REEL NEWS - | 2013-08-02
Censorship, Art and its Value for Society by
CENSORED ... Actress Petronella Tshuma was disappointed that her first feature film, ‘Of Good Report’, was temporarily censored by the Film and Publications Board (FPB). Photo: all4women.co.za

FEATURES - | 2013-08-02
What’s Next? by
Voters in Epworth township queue to vote at a polling station during presidential elections in Zimbabwe on Wednesday.

2013-08-02

GUARDING Police outside the opposition Movement For Democratic Change (MDC) party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe yesterday. Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured right) dismissed Zimbabwe’s election as a farce after his rival President Robert Mugabe’s party claimed a landslide victory securing another five years in power for Africa’s oldest head of state. – Nampa-AP

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2013-08-02

President Alpha Oumar Konare

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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-01
Cabinet divided over RFA package by Tileni Mongudhi
THE pay packages of parastatal chiefs have once again proven to be a hot potato for Cabinet, government’s highest decision making body.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-01
Poly Council reappointed by Tileni Mongudhi
THE Polytechnic of Namibia’s Council will be reappointed for another three years, after its current term comes to an end next week.