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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 | 2013-08-12
Conservancy takes first step to sue illegal occupiers by Theresia Tjihenuna
THE High Court on Friday gave police the go-ahead to serve court documents on a group of 32 farmers accused of illegally occupying communal land in the Tsumkwe area.

NEWS - AFRICA | 2013-08-09
Mandela chose to quit, while Mugabe stays put by
HARARE – Nelson Mandela, now in a hospital, quit after a single term as South African President. Robert Mugabe, Africa’s oldest head of state and the only President Zimbabwe has ever known, is still in charge after disputed elections last week. These two larger-than-life figures, who chose different paths once in power, represent competing styles and ideas that resonate beyond southern Africa.

OPINIONS - EDITORIALS | 2013-08-09
A Flippant President? by
IF PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba cares about being respected well beyond his head of state title and into the hereafter, he must do more than simply summon “the powers vested in me by the Namibian Constitution”.

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.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-07
Neckartal sluice opens again by Tileni Mongudhi
THE Tender Board of Namibia has started re-evaluating the Neckartal Dam tender to comply with an order handed down by the High Court last month.

BUSINESS - ECONOMY | 2013-08-07
Corn, soy prices fall as US crop ratings improve by
LONDON – US corn futures fell to their lowest level in more than two and half years yesterday weighed by the increasing likelihood of a bumper harvest in the world’s top producer as weather remained favourable and crop conditions improved.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-07
LPO to celebrate 50th annivesary by Clemans Miyanicwe
AS part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Livestock Producers Organisation (LPO) which is an affiliate of the Namibia Agricultural Union, will hold a conference at the Safari Hotel in Windhoek in early October.

NEWS - AGRICULTURE | 2013-08-06
Mutorwa want arsonists punished by
THE Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa, says the time has come to identify, arrest and punish culprits who start veld fires.

2013-08-06

– Nampa HUGE DAMAGE ... Veld fires like the above have caused damages running into millions and the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, John Mutorwa, want the culprits identified and brought to book.

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NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-05
Poor households to get free water by Shinovene Immanuel
CABINET has approved plans for the government to subsidise water costs to about 84 000 “poor” households by next year.

OPINIONS - EDITORIALS | 2013-08-02
Simply Collateral Damage? by
SIDNEY Martin, the multi-millionaire cattle-breeder, a magnate in an assortment of businesses, N$4,4m Ferrari owner... is not an angel. He must have stepped on too many people’s toes [including business partners]. Some who know him say he is shrewd, if not outright ruthless, in his business dealings. He may, therefore, deserve harsh treatment, as karma goes. But his clash with Namibia’s Agricultural Bank should be viewed from another angle.

OPINIONS - COLUMNS | 2013-08-02
Marketing Namibia Through The Middle East by
Frieda Nefungo

NAMIBIAN tourism ought to view the United Arab Emirates [UAE] as more than just a flashy place.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-08-02
Northern Namibia experiences man-made drought by Ndanki Kahiurika
NAMIBIA’s densely populated North is said to be experiencing a man-made drought, which reportedly came as a result of land mismanagement by farmers who overstocked during rainy seasons.

BUSINESS - ECONOMY | 2013-07-31
Domestic market dominated by imported goods by
WINDHOEK – The Minister of Trade and Industry, Calle Schlettwein, has expressed concern that the domestic market is dominated by imported goods and that local producers find it difficult to access the domestic market place. The critical importance of retail and distribution in the industrialisation process has been emphasised by producers, Schlettwein said during a one-day stakeholder consultative meeting with members of the local retail sector held in Windhoek on Monday.

NEWS - NAMIBIA | 2013-07-31
Cabinet lifts ban on sheep exports by Shinovene Immanuel
THE Government yesterday lifted the ban on the export of live sheep to South Africa for the next three months as an interim relief to support small stock producers during the ongoing drought.

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