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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 - FOOTBALL | 2013-08-06
Akan forced out of Stars by Helge Schutz
African Stars coach Ali Akan has resigned shortly after being asked to quit by the club’s chairman Sidney Martin. In a shocking development, Stars’ majority shareholder Martin asked Akan to resign following comments he made in the media, regarding Stars’ new signings and their interest in Black Africa striker Jerome Louis.

ENTERTAINMENT - | 2013-08-06
From The Twittersphere by
BABIES, brothers, ‘Born Frees’, BBA, bathrooms … One way or another the ‘B’ factor seemed to dominate Monday on Twitter timelines. Go figure. That too! Yip, if you can decode the “three significant fingers” factor, you get the Monday Einstein award.

BUSINESS - MINING | 2013-08-05
Construction of Husab uranium mine progressing well by
WINDHOEK – The construction of the world-class Husab uranium mine in the Erongo Region is making good progress, evidenced by the issuance of contracts worth close to N$ 5 billion.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-05
Young man charged over woman’s murder by Werner Menges
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has made a first court appearance in connection with the alleged murder of a woman whose body was found in her house in Windhoek early last week.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-05
Ramatex portion goes for N$143m by Shinovene Immanuel
THE City of Windhoek has sold part of Ramatex for N$143million to a United States-based textile firm, NamUSA.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-05
House robber gets four-year jail term by Werner Menges
WINDHOEK Regional Court Magistrate Dinnah Usiku on Friday told a Windhoek resident whom she sentenced to a four-year jail term for burglary and robbery that society needed protection from people of his kind.

ENTERTAINMENT - MUSIC | 2013-08-05
Youth celebrations and boerewors championships at ‘Huisgenoot Hart Van Windhoek’ by
It is almost time for the festivities to kick off in Windhoek again, and thanks to the ‘Huisgenoot Hart Van Windhoek’ Festival, Namibians can prepare themselves for a big party.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-05
Hage rushed to Medi-Clinic by Tileni Mongudhi
PRIME MINISTER Hage Geingob was last week rushed to Medi-Clinic in Windhoek following an undisclosed health scare.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-05
Govt air-lifts ailing Nujoma helper from Botswana by Clemans Miyanicwe
THE government last week dispatched a plane and a doctor to air-lift from Botswana Ludwig Kanduketu Stanley, the man who helped former President Sam Nujoma to escape into exile in 1960.

SPORT - FOOTBALL | 2013-08-05
Give us time: Mannetti by Sheefeni Nikodemus
RICARDO Mannetti can turn the Brave Warriors into a formidable side if given more time, he said after their dramatic exit from the African Nations Championships qualifiers on Saturday.

SPORT - BOXING | 2013-08-05
Ndokosho gets Ledesma challenge by
NAMIBIA’S Gottlieb ‘The Bite’ Ndokosho will defend his IBF Africa, Middle East/Persian Gulf (AMEPG) featherweight title against Paraguayan Feliciano Dario Azuaga Ledesma on 28 September, the IBF announced yesterday.

2013-08-05

GOING, GOING, GONE ... A part of the Ramatex in Windhoek’s Otjomuise has been sold.

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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-02
O’Portuga survives eviction threat by Werner Menges
A POPULAR Portuguese restaurant in Windhoek, O’Portuga, reopened for business this week, after starving off a threat to evict the restaurant from the premises it has been renting for the past five years.

BUSINESS - | 2013-08-02
FACELIFT by Jordaania Andima
Game Store in Windhoek officially opened its food sections on Wednesday after the store carried out a revamp facelift earlier this year.

BUSINESS - COMPANIES | 2013-08-02
NMC Construction appoints new MD by
NMC Construction Namibia, a member of the NMC Construction Group, has announced the appointment of Chris McMinn as Managing Director.