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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 - ECONOMY | 2013-08-01
World Bank mobilises record support for Africa by
THE World Bank Group committed a record US$14,7 billion in the 2013 fiscal year to support economic growth and better development prospects in Africa despite uncertain economic conditions in the rest of the global economy.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-01
Nigeria to start Mali troop withdrawal by
ABUJA - Nigeria was yesterday expected to begin withdrawal of some of its troops from Mali because they are needed back home, where the country is battling a deadly Islamist insurgency, officials said on Tuesday.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-01
Outcry over Kenya US$30m party by
NAIROBI - A government proposal to spend nearly US$30 million celebrating the country’s 50th year of independence is causing an outcry among civil society groups who say the country does not have any reason to celebrate let alone the means to do it.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-01
Zim woman holds back tears after voting by
HARARE - Zimbabweans began casting ballots yesterday in a fiercely contested election dominated by Robert Mugabe’s bid to extend his 33-year rule and overshadowed by suspicions of vote rigging.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-01
Zim Polls: Will the loser accept defeat? by
HARARE – Zimbabweans voted yesterday in a fiercely contested election pitting President Robert Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who has vowed to push Africa’s oldest leader into retirement after 33 years in power.

NEWS - ENVIRO | 2013-08-01
No game culling yet during drought by
NO game has been culled yet to feed thousands of starving Namibians during the drought, despite a call made by President Hifikepunye Pohamba in May this year for culling to be considered.

SPORT - GENERAL | 2013-08-01
‘Wrestling on track for Olympic return’ by
BERLIN - Wrestling, axed from the 2020 Olympic programme by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in February, has a good chance of coming back after making sweeping changes, IOC Vice President Thomas Bach said yesterday.

SPORT - GENERAL | 2013-08-01
Francois Marais 20th at World Games archer by
NAMIBIAN archer Francois Marais came 20th out of 24 of the world’s top archers in the Men’s Compound category at the World Games in Cali, Columbia on July 27.

Marais was paired against the 13th seeded Iranian archer Amir Kazempoor and after the first four rounds Marais was leading by one point.

2013-08-01

GAME IS ON Zimbawean Chizema Najika (L), 80, shows her card as she leaves in a pass cart, after voting, a polling station where other people queued up in Harare yesterday. Zimbabwe was readying for an inadequately prepared yet tight election battle that could see President Robert Mugabe extend his 33-year grip on power. From a list of five candidates, voters will chose who will lead the nation. But the real battle is between Mugabe and his perennial rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-31
Zim deploy riot police on eve of election by
CRIS CHINAKA

HARARE – Heavily armed riot police deployed in potential election flashpoints in Zimbabwe yesterday, on the eve of a poll showdown between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that remains too close to call.

BUSINESS - COMPANIES | 2013-07-31
Direct Windhoek-Nairobi flights on cards by Chamwe Kaira
Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Titus Naikuni.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-07-31
SA calls for release of Egypt’s Morsi by
Johannesburg - The South African government yesterday called for the release of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-07-31
ZEC - vote will be free and fair by
HAHARE - Officials in Zimbabwe said on Monday a general election this week would be credible, attempting to dispel concerns of possible vote rigging and other violations.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-31
Venaani vs Kaura showdown intensifies by Tileni Mongudhi
THINGS are reaching boiling point in the DTA ahead of its elective congress next month.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-31
Taxi drivers on go-slow after strike ends by Clemans Miyanicwe
THE president of Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU), Werner Januarie, has announced that the taxi driver strike has been suspended.