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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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1. Long overdue

2. A waste of money

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   LETTERS - | 2013-08-09
Underground water at Omundaungilo by
THE MOST urgent and alarming threats for the water in our country are climate change and security. The situation will continue to get worse every year, if we are not willing to build a green Namibia and give priority to the environment and people’s health as well as nutrition and eco-living practices. Read more...

   LETTERS - | 2013-08-09
Telecom’s New ‘Trojan Horse’ by
COMMUNICATION is of the highest importance in any democracy; without communication democracy fails. Because Telecom is not a private business, this axiom should apply to it, too. Read more...

   LETTERS - | 2013-08-09
No Production, No Money by
AFTER the national conference on education, Cabinet directed NIED (National Institute for Educational Development) to review the curriculum to respond to the challenges and needs of the Namibian society. Read more...

   SPORT - BOXING | 2013-08-09
Ushona v Onyango in Oshikango by
TYSON Ushona will top the bill when the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing & Fitness Academy’s next tournament takes place in Oshikango on 7 September.

Ushona will take on James Omogo Onyango of Kenya over 10 rounds. Read more...

   FEATURES - | 2013-08-09
Song Night’s Stars by Martha Mukaiwa
It’s January 2011 and Sean Kamati is doing a bit of dancing, singing in church on Sundays and vaguely dreaming about being the next John Legend. Way out in Walvis Bay, Percival Rinquest has had a taste of performing arts gold in Hollywood, California and is mulling over getting back on stage after a short hiatus. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-09
Bring the Bible back to schools – Mutjavikua by Adam Hartman
ERONGO Governor, Cleophas Mutjavikua, says Namibia should bring back Bible studies to schools in order to win the war on the rampant abuse of women and children. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-09
CEO denies being above town councillors by Clemans Miyanicwe
KHORIXAS Town Council chief executive officer, Nicodemus #Gaeseb, said his councillors can suspend him if he does something wrong. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-09
FNB revises GDP forecast downwards by Chamwe Kaira
FNB Namibia senior manager research and development, Daniel Motinga, has revised the annual GDP growth outlook downwards from 4,5% to 3,9% in the recent Africa monthly report by RMB on Global Markets research. Read more...

   NEWSMAKERS - | 2013-08-09
Africa’s Urban Challenge by
My mother, like her mother, her grandmother, and so on, was born into poverty in the rural village of Rarieda, Kenya. I, too, was born in the village, and lived there until it was struck by a brutal famine when I was two years old. Read more...

   BUSINESS - COMPANIES | 2013-08-08
Local entrepreneurs to benefit from GIPF’s Unlisted Investments by
WINDHOEK – The Government Institutions’ Pension Fund (GIPF) is hard at work to create awareness about the benefits of its Unlisted Investment Policy (UIP) amongst local entrepreneurs. Read more...

   BUSINESS - GENERAL | 2013-08-08
Entrepreneurs get support by
NAMIBIA’S unemployment rate is currently estimated at 27.4%. The vast majority of people affected by this social issue are the youth. In its drive to address this worrying trend of youth unemployment in the country, Standard Bank Namibia has invested N$240 000 for purchasing 614 Start-up toolkits for the Ondangwa vocational graduates of the Katutura Youth and Enterprise Centre (KAYEC Trust). Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-08
Seal industry expands despite activism by Adam Hartman
DESPITE aggressive ongoing opposition from animal rights activists, Namibia’s controversial seal industry is enjoying further development. While there is a global outcry to set an end to the ‘unjustified cruel culling of seals’, emphasised by an international campaign to boycott Namibia’s tourism industry, four new concessionaires were added to participate in the annual seal harvest that usually lasts from 1 July to 15 November. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-08
Fawena helps San student by Hileni Nembwaya
THE Forum for African Women and Educationalists in Namibia (Fawena) remains to help the most marginalised and less privileged communities into the mainstream of Namibia’s economy by improving their livelihood and accomplishing their dreams. Read more...

   SPORT - GENERAL | 2013-08-08
Inline hockey season reaches halfway mark by Staff Reporter
THE Inline Hockey fraternity yesterday braced themselves for the start of an bumper third annual league tournament at the DTS sports grounds.

With 81 scheduled games, the tournament promises to provide quality clashes, featuring players that competed at the recent North American Roller Hockey Championships (NARCh) in Canada and the FIRS Senior World Championships. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-07
Neckartal sluice opens again by Tileni Mongudhi
THE Tender Board of Namibia has started re-evaluating the Neckartal Dam tender to comply with an order handed down by the High Court last month. Read more...

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