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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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   SPORT - GENERAL | 2013-07-31
Windhoek Gymnasium cement league lead by
WINDHOEK – The Windhoek Gymnasium (WHK Gym) Netball Club retained their lead on the Bank Windhoek Schools’ Netball Super League after beating the Walvis Bay Private High School (WBPHS) in Walvis Bay over the weekend. Read more...

   TOP REVS - CAR TEST | 2013-07-31
Turbocharged Nissan Juke makes diesel exciting by
The Nissan Juke range has been expanded yet again in South Africa with the introduction of the new Nissan Juke 1.5 dCi Acenta+.

The newest member of the Juke family has arrived hot on the trail of the recently-introduced Juke CVT automatic and All-Wheel Drive (AWD) models, expanding the line-up to seven striking derivatives. Read more...

   TOP REVS - SPORT | 2013-07-31
SA-built Ford Ranger to tackle Dakar by
South Africans are set to enjoy even more proud Dakar Rally moments following the announcement that Team Ford Racing will be entering two locally-built Rangers in the 2014 edition of the gruelling event in South America. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-30
Geingob changes SOE categories by Shinovene Immanuel
THE categories into which various State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) were classified and put seals on the salaries of their heads were recently changed by the Prime Minister with some institutions totally removed from the list. Read more...

   BUSINESS - COMPANIES | 2013-07-30
Bidvest seeks telecommunications licence by
BIDVEST Namibia Information Technology, has applied for a Comprehensive Telecommunications Service Licence, which would among other things, allow the company to enter the mobile phone market. Read more...

   BUSINESS - COMPANIES | 2013-07-30
Painting old horse turns 60 by
IF zebras are described as the painted horses of Africa, then describing Neo Paints as Namibia’s old painting horse would be a fitting description given that the company is celebrating 60 years of existence. Read more...

   OPINIONS - COLUMNS | 2013-07-30
Ballot or Bullet: A Litmus Test for Democracy by
AFRICA and the world are very concerned about the unfolding events in Egypt. But Egypt’s third eruption in less than two years is no happestance. The writing was always on the wall and recent events are just the culmination of unsettled overflows. Read more...

   SPORT - GENERAL | 2013-07-30
Argentina win Mini World Cup by Helge Schutz
ARGENTINA, represented by St Paul’s College, were the overall winners of the Mini Hockey World Cup, which took place in Windhoek on Saturday for the 12th consecutive year . Argentina won six of the eight age group categories at the popular development hockey tournament. Read more...

   FEATURES - | 2013-07-30
Khomas Regional Science Fair a Big Success by Staff Reporter
More than 300 learners from 38 schools in the Khomas Region recently gathered at the SKW Hall in Windhoek for the 25th Regional Science, Mathematics, and Technology Fair 2013. Read more...

   NEWS - | 2013-07-30
Almost 500 youth to benefit from NYS free training programme by Staff Reporter
The National Youth Service (NYS) enlisted 495 youth from all 13 regions of the country, to benefit from its training programme during its seventh intake. The recruited youth commenced with preparation of their Civic training in June at the NYS Ondangwa Training Centre. The official opening took place on Friday, 19 July in Ondangwa and included an address by The Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture, Jerry Ekandjo. Read more...

   NEWS - | 2013-07-30
PoN partners with Tokyo Metropolitan University and CPUT by Staff Reporter
The Polytechnic of Namibia recently established formal collaborative relationships with two internationally renowned universities, further expanding the institution’s international footprint. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-29
SME Bank cash-strapped by Tileni Mongudhi
THE SME Bank appears to have run out cash and is unable to issue loans, barely three months after it opened its doors to small businesses. Read more...

   BUSINESS - ECONOMY | 2013-07-29
United Africa says it will build apartments for N$230 million by
THE UNITED Africa Group says it plans to develop luxury apartments, worth N$230 million in central Windhoek at a piece of land it bought for N$10 million a couple of years ago from the City of Windhoek but has since raked in N$70 million by selling two portions of the land to FNB Namibia and the Social Security Commission. The date of the start of construction was not announced but this is not the first time, plans of apartments have been announced by United Africa, which has come under criticis Read more...

   BUSINESS - ECONOMY | 2013-07-29
South Africa growth prospects have weakened by
PRETORIA – South Africa’s economic growth prospects have weakened and constraints in electricity supply pose further downside risks, Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus said on Friday. Read more...

   NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-29
There is a zebra in Swakop by Adam Hartman
SWAKOPMUND was abuzz on Friday morning after a zebra mare and her foal were spotted at Vineta - followed by a frantic attempt to catch them and return them to the wild. Read more...

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