October 2011

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Key Nam agri-sector needs more attention

Ellanie Smit

DECISIVE policy intervention and consistency of policies are needed to stop the regression in the agricultural sector and accelerate economic growth. Read more about Key Nam agri-sector needs more attention

MCA Namibia in joint venture with community tourism

Ellanie Smit

THE Millennium Challenge Account Namibia has signed the first Joint Venture Grant agreement to the tune of N$1 million with the Wuparo Conservancy in the Caprivi Region under the Conservancy Development Grant Fund (CDGF). Read more about MCA Namibia in joint venture with community tourism

China helps Namibia

NAMPA

WINDHOEK – China will continue to offer Namibia its assistance in pursuing peaceful development and will continue to promote friendly and mutual co-operation between the two countries. Read more about China helps Namibia

Are the schools performing?

Placido Hilukilwa at Onaakale
Northern Focus

A PASS rate of 53% is good, but not good enough, because that means a failure rate of 47%, and a 47% failure rate is a disaster, said Daniel Kashikola, the Chief Regional officer for the Ohangwena Region.

Addressing the official inauguration of seven classrooms at the Onakaale Primary School in the Eenhana Constituency, Kashikola said education is the master key to all professions, a roadmap to success and accomplishment.

He said the Government will continue to improve access to quality education by making available more school facilities. Read more about Are the schools performing?

Health project to pilot in Kunene

NAMPA
Northern Focus

OPUWO – The Opuwo Health District has been selected by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) for the Health Extension Workers (HEW) pilot project which starts next year. Read more about Health project to pilot in Kunene

‘There must be enough food to feed our people’

Placido Hilukilwa at Onyaanya
Northern Focus

A NATION that cannot produce its own food is a doomed nation, said Prime Minister Nahas Angula on Friday at Onyaanya in the Oshikoto Region. Read more about ‘There must be enough food to feed our people’

What You Do Is Who You Are

Corry Ihuhua
Corry Ihuhua

Diana Katiti believes that planning and prioritis-ing functions at work are important. She has been working at Telecom namibia for a few years now. Diana has mastered the art of scheduling events and meetings for her superiors, while she has also learnt a great deal of the operations of the many other departments in the company. Diana, a single parent, shared her thoughts with Namibian Sun a few days ago.

What does an Office Administrator do? Read more about What You Do Is Who You Are

Shell paid Nigerian military to put down protests

THE GUARDIAN

SHELL has never denied that its oil operations have polluted large areas of the Niger Delta – land and air. But it had resisted charges of complicity in human rights abuses. Read more about Shell paid Nigerian military to put down protests

Gunmen seize woman - take her to Somalia

CNN

A FRENCH woman seized in northern Kenya was taken to Somalia by her captors after a sea battle to rescue her failed, Kenyan government officials said. Read more about Gunmen seize woman - take her to Somalia

Zimbabwe to sue EU

NAMPA/SAPA

ZIMBABWE says it is preparing legal proceedings against the European Union over the imposition of smart sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his senior party officials, a state owned newspaper reported Sunday.

The Sunday Mail said Johannes Tomana, Zimbabwe’s chief lawyer had “assembled a team of the country’s best legal minds to file papers against the (EU) bloc.” “Of course, we are going to sue. We wrote to them and we want them to justify the continued imposition of illegal sanctions on us,” Tomana is quoted by the weekly. Read more about Zimbabwe to sue EU

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