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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 - BOXING | 2013-07-31
Simon gets date with Euro champ by Sheefeni Nikodemus
HARRY Simon will fight Serbian Geard Ajetovic for the vacant International Boxing Federation International light heavyweight on 28 September, his Public relations Officer Anita Tjombe confirmed yesterday.

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.

SPORT - CHESS | 2013-07-31
Juniors show mettle at nationals by
THE 2013 National Junior Closed Chess Championships provided excitement and a thrilling battle of the minds as 53 youngsters from all over the country went head-to-head at Academia Secondary School in the capital over the weekend.

SPORT - FOOTBALL | 2013-07-31
Bayern chief charged with German tax evasion: court by
ANNETTE Kunzle and her horse Rostok Ritz Rolling Thunder won the FNB Namibia Open Intermediate Champion title at the National Show Jumping and Dressage Championships in Windhoek over the weekend.

OSHIWAMBO - | 2013-07-31
Ya pula ya simanekwe wo by
AAYOPALEKI poshipangelo oshinene mOvenduka ( Windhoek Central Hospital ) oya ti ondondo yokwaasimanekwa kaaniilonga aakuluntu moshipangelo shoka oye ya thiga yu uvite lela nayi okwi iyeleka naaniilonga ooyakwawo moshipangelo osho tuu shoka. “Katu lile po ano uuwanawa waavu mboka hatu yakula?” Gumwe gwomaayopaleki Francine Djuulume (53) osho a pula a yelithilwe ngaaka. Aayopaleki okwa kundanekwa ya hokolola kutya ihayi ihumbatelwa nawa kwaangoka e li omuwiliki gwawo moshipangelo moka gwedhina Pet

OSHIWAMBO - | 2013-07-31
Iipotha yawo ye ethiwa mompangu by
IIPOTHA ya li ya tulilwa mo aalumentu yatano ya tulilwe miipandeko shi na sha neyugo kwa homatiwa moka oshimaliwa shoomiliona dhoodola dhaNamibia mbali oshinkwanu mbali (oomiliona N$2,2) dha li dha yakwa omunangeshefa omuLebanon koKlein Windhoek osho ya kuthwa mo mompangu yamangestrata gwaVenduka. Shika shokuyuga kwa homatiwa osha li nee sha ningilwa anuwa koKlein Windhoek mmuMai omumvo gwa zi ko.

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

MY BALL! ... Action from last weekend’s Tsumeb Gymnasium versus Windhoek Afrikaans Private School clash in Otjiwarongo. Photo: Contributed

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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-30
Hardap officials squatting at green scheme by Luqman Cloete
SENIOR officials of the Hardap Regional Council are allegedly squatting in houses at the government’s experimental farm near Mariental which is meant for beneficiaries of the Hardap Green Scheme project, The Namibian has established.

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.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-30
‘Fake cops’ robbery charges withdrawn by Werner Menges
THE charges against five men accused of having been involved in an alleged robbery in which N$2,2 million was stolen from a Lebanese businessman in Klein Windhoek in May last year were withdrawn in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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.

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.

NEWS - AGRICULTURE | 2013-07-30
Ongombe Show by
THE Ongombo Farmers Association last week held their first ever agricultural show in Windhoek.

NEWS - AGRICULTURE | 2013-07-30
Agricultural diary by
August 1: Beef Excellence auction of Brahman, Braunvieh, Drakensberger and Limousin at Namboer in Windhoek 18h00