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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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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-29
Russian tourist airlifted after a stroke by
MOSCOW – A Russian emergencies ministry plane has brought an elderly man who suffered a stroke while on a hunting trip in Namibia back to Russia, a ministry’s spokesperson said.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-29
Police nab 110 illegal immigrants by
THE Namibian Police arrested 110 illegal immigrants during a nationwide operation which targeted stolen vehicles, human trafficking, drug trafficking and illegal immigrants while two Namibians were found with an elephant task.

SPORT - ATHLETICS | 2013-07-29
Nambala wins gold in Lyon by Helge Schutz
Johannes Nambala made history by winning a gold medal at the IPC World Championships in Lyon, France on Saturday when he came first in the Men’s T13 400m final.

In a close race, Nambala won a sprint to the line in a new championship record time of 49,07 seconds to win the gold medal, ahead of Alexander Zverev of Russia who won silver in 49,26 and Luis Galano of Cuba who won bronze in 49,52.

SPORT - GENERAL | 2013-07-26
Sport Perspective: Laying the foundation by Sheefeni Nikodemus
NAMIBIA is abound with talented athletes. Of that there is no doubt.

SPORT - GENERAL | 2013-07-26
Sport to employ 228 promoters by
KAYENGONA – The Ministry of Sports will employ 228 sports development promoters countrywide during the 2013/2014 financial year. This was revealed by the Deputy Sport Minister Juliet Kavetuna on Wednesday during a meeting held with a number of youths at the Kayengona tribal office, situated some 10 kilometres east of Rundu.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-26
Taxi drivers hand petition to parliament by Clemans Miyanicwe
THE Namibian Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) yesterday handed over a petition to parliament in which they call for the intervention of lawmakers.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-26
Road safety show starts by Helge Schutz
THE Private Sector Road Safety Forum (PSRSF) is participating in the Ethimbo Road Show, an initiative of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), over the next month.

2013-07-26

ACCEPTED ... Secretary of the National Assembly Jakes Jacob signs the petition from the Namibia Transport and Taxi Union (NNTU) while the chief organisers of the strike Joseph Kalimbo and NTTU president Werner Januarie look on. Photos : Henry van Rooi

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NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-07-25
Zimbabweans literally running SA by
CAPE TOWN – President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday said Zimbabweans were “literally running” the South African economy, adding however that he was not to blame for the high number of citizens who had fled the country, a Business Day report said.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-25
Theft derails Mariental Reeds Project by
WORK at the Mariental Reeds Project came to a standstill in April last year after allegations of misappropriation of funds by people involved in the project.

SPORT - | 2013-07-25
France unmasks more cycling cheats by
PARIS - Italian Marco Pantani and Germany’s Jan Ullrich both used the banned blood-booster erythropoetin (EPO) during the 1998 Tour de France, a damning French parliamentary commission report said yesterday.

TOP REVS - CAR TEST | 2013-07-24
Jaguar going for mass market in 2015 by
British luxury carmaker Jaguar will launch new affordable models from 2015 in a bid to emulate the success of lower cost luxury vehicles made by its sister company Land Rover, two sources close to the company said on Monday.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-24
Dirk Fruit admits SA tax fraud by
A FAMILY-OWNED South African firm involved in the Namibian fresh produce trade has admitted in a Cape Town court that it was guilty on a multitude of fraud and forgery charges related to the export of fruit and vegetables to Namibia.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-24
Taxi strike turns nasty in Windhoek by Clemans Miyanicwe
THE strike by taxi drivers which was called by the Namibian Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) was characterised by chaos yesterday as some drivers harassed and threatened passengers who had boarded taxis of the few drivers who did not to join the industrial action.

TOP REVS - SPORT | 2013-07-24
Rookie Marquez races ahead after US Grand Prix win by
Rookie Marc Marquez won the US Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his championship points lead and becoming the youngest rider in Moto GP history to win back-to-back series races.