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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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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.

TOP REVS - SPORT | 2013-07-31
Toyota announces 2014 Dakar line-up by Staff Reporter
Dakar champions Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von Zitzewitz will return for the 2014 race, joined by rally driver Leeroy Poulter and navigator Rob Howie. Technicians at Toyota Motorsport's Barbecue Downs workshop near Kyalami have already started building the first of two completely new racing Toyota Hilux 4x4s.

TOP REVS - SPORT | 2013-07-31
BMW to pull out of world superbikes by
BMW has announced that it plans to pull out of the World Superbike Championship at the end of 2013 as part of a wider shake-up of its activities.

“With effect from the end of the 2013 season, BMW Motorrad will terminate its commitment in the FIM Superbike World Championship in order to strengthen the customer sports programme,” BMW said in a statement.

2013-07-31

GRIDLOCK ... A Transport Master Plan for Windhoek shows that compared to nine other African cities, Windhoek’s taxi fares are four times more expensive. The taxi industry is an important part of the plan to improve the transport system in the city. The document says the taxi industry will also have to improve its service quality to ensure safer transport for Windhoek’s residents.

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2013-07-31

CONGESTION ... If the transport system stays the same, average time for a car trip will increase from 10 minutes to 50 minutes due to congestion. If the Master Plan is implemented the trip duration will only increase to 23 minutes.

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BUSINESS - ECONOMY | 2013-07-30
Namibia is exporting jobs and wealth creation: Schlettwein by
WINDHOEK – Namibia’s resources continue to leave the country in their raw form for value-addition, and create manufacturing and employment opportunities in other countries, the Minister of Trade and Industry said on Friday.

OPINIONS - COLUMNS | 2013-07-30
Spare Us The Blushes Sport As Business And Way Of Life by
ALBERT Buitenhuis, a South African migrant, faces a real possibility of deportation from New Zealand. His transgression is his weight. He let the scale rattle at a Ramboesque 130 kg.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-30
RDP concerned about taxi strike by
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has expressed concern about the negative effects the ongoing strike by hundreds of taxi drivers has on commuters.

SPORT - BOXING | 2013-07-30
Ambunda ready to rock by Helge Schutz
PAULUS Ambunda is in top shape as he heads into the ring on Thursday to defend his WBO bantamweight title against Tomoki Kameda of Japan in Cebu City, in the Philippines.

Ambunda and his Namibian support crew have been training in Cebu City for the past week and according to promoter Nestor Tobias, Ambunda is ready to defend his title.

SPORT - FOOTBALL | 2013-07-30
Chan promotions lagging behind: LOC by
WITH just over five months before South Africa hosts the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan), local organising committee (LOC) CEO Mvuzo Mbebe said they were lagging behind in promoting the tournament.

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.

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.

SPORT - | 2013-07-30
Hochland High clinch Academia soccer tournament by Conrad Angula
A fired up Hochland High School defeated the powerful Kolin Foundation 2-1 in the final of the under-19 category to claim victory in the inaugural Academia Secondary School soccer tournament, held at the school’s sports field last Saturday.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-29
Free condoms on the decline by Theresia Tjihenuna
THE withdrawal of funds for HIV programmes in the country by donors has resulted in a loss of several Condom Logistics Officers (CLO’s) and a reduction in the funds available to pay for key operational items such as transport in recent years.

BUSINESS - COMPANIES | 2013-07-29
Air Namibia has the capacity by
WINDHOEK – Air Namibia has the capacity to transport many passengers for the upcoming international conferences lined up in the country during the next few months, the airline’s spokesperson has said.