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THE death of Bishop James Kauluma recently resuscitated our old debate around what constitutes a hero and what we should do for them.More specifically, the burial of the bishop raised, through the comments of the late Bishop's brother Peter Kauluma, the interesting conundrums that we face as a country when it comes to a fitting funeral for a hero.

WHETHER the decision to 'revamp' the NBC Chat Show into a more topic-driven format was taken by NBC Management or was a political decision, fact remains that it is something that smacks of outright censorship and was a strategically ill-advised move.

SINCE the beginning of this century the G8 started to cultivate a special intimate relationship with representatives of a 'new Africa' in response to their courting.

TELECOM Namibia should consider cutting its tariffs in order to attract foreign and local investment, President Hifikepunye Pohamba advised the country's sole fixed-line telephone service provider yesterday.

THE German government is providing support to the Namibia Defence Force totalling N$21 million from 2005 to 2008, which will include 150 computer workstations to computerise the logistics systems of the NDF, the German Embassy in Windhoek said yesterday.

DURING his stopover in Namibia, Singapore's President Sellaphan Rama Nathan and a Singaporean business delegation visited Walvis Bay and showed a keen interest in NamPort and the local salt refinery.

THE Swakopmund Town Council will be contributing N$1 000 towards the congress of the Namibian Public Workers' Union (Napwu) that will be held from May 17 to 20 at o­ngwediva.