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The Namibian
Mon 12 Aug 2013
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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BUSINESS - COMPANIES
| 2013-08-09
Manufacturing sentiment declines in second quarter by Chamwe Kaira
THE manufacturing sentiment index declined to -14,89 in the second quarter of this year from 19,24 recorded at the end of the previous quarter, Simonis Storm Securities said in a report yesterday. The present situation index also declined sharply to -35,24 from 2, 65 in the previous quarter.
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BUSINESS - COMPANIES
| 2013-08-09
DHL sees Namibia as a strategic hub by Chamwe Kaira
LEADING international express and logistics company, DHL Express, will continue its expansion and investment strategy across Sub-Saharan Africa, and considers Namibia as a key market within this strategy.
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-09
FNB revises GDP forecast downwards by Chamwe Kaira
FNB Namibia senior manager research and development, Daniel Motinga, has revised the annual GDP growth outlook downwards from 4,5% to 3,9% in the recent Africa monthly report by RMB on Global Markets research.
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BUSINESS - COMPANIES
| 2013-08-08
Rosh Pinah, Skorpion seek common ground on zinc deposit by
ROSH PINAH Zinc Corporation, which is majority owned by the London listed trading company, Glencore and Skorpion Zinc owned by Vedanta Resources, are trying to find common ground on how they can jointly develop the Gergarub zinc deposits. The Gergarub lies close to the mines, which are adjacent to each other.
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BUSINESS - GENERAL
| 2013-08-07
Milk imports to be restricted by Chamwe Kaira
CABINET has granted the Ministry of Trade and Industry approval to institute interim quantitative restrictions on imports of fresh, Extended Shelf Life (ESL), Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk, buttermilk, curdled yoghurt and other fermented milk products.
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BUSINESS - ECONOMY
| 2013-08-07
House prices remain high by Chamwe Kaira
THE FNB House Price Index fell by 5,7% in March with prices remaining under pressure since peaking in September last year.
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-06
Govt, De Beers negotiate sales agreement by Chamwe Kaira
THE Namibian negotiating team working on a new sales agreement between government and De Beers is expected to meet on Thursday this week to prepare a document to be used as a basis for the negotiations.
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BUSINESS - GENERAL
| 2013-08-06
MVA’s jogging new CEO by Chamwe Kaira
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund’s (MVA) newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Rosalia Martins-Hausiku likes jogging to keep fit.
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BUSINESS - COMPANIES
| 2013-08-02
Public companies transparent in governance survey by Chamwe Kaira
RESULTS of the 2013 governance report released by Deloitte & Touche on Wednesday showed that 93% of respondents were from the private sector compared to last year’s 52% in this sector.
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-08-01
Suspended CEOs should not be paid by Chamwe Kaira
DELOITTE & Touche, in a report released yesterday on governance, said it was worrying that chief executive officers or managing directors of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) who have been suspended or dismissed have been offered compensation by the boards of the companies.
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BUSINESS - COMPANIES
| 2013-08-01
At N$2, Leo was a ‘handy gift’ by Chamwe Kaira
TELECOM Namibia, which acquired second biggest mobile operator, Leo in November last year, for a paltry N$2 says the deal was a “handy gift” ahead of its 20 years anniversary.
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BUSINESS - COMPANIES
| 2013-08-01
GIPF waiting for new investment regulation by
WHEN we requested an interview with Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), CEO David Nuyoma, he said he would not entertain questions regarding the failed Development Capital Portfolio (DCP), in which the fund lost about N$600 million in bad investments because he said the matter was sub-judice.
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NEWS - NAMIBIA
| 2013-07-31
Plan to end Windhoek’s transport woes by Chamwe Kaira
A MASTER plan meant to improve the capital city’s transport system will be unveiled next month.
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BUSINESS - COMPANIES
| 2013-07-31
Direct Windhoek-Nairobi flights on cards by Chamwe Kaira
Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Titus Naikuni.
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BUSINESS - GENERAL
| 2013-07-31
Windhoek seeking solution to traffic gridlock by Chamwe Kaira
I ONCE witnessed an incident during morning traffic rush hour where a driver who had children in his car was raising his middle finger in all directions as a line of cars behind him hooted endlessly for him to join the busy Daan Viljoen Road.
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