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44 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 September 2005
Bashing The Banks
13-09-2005
I FULLY agree with recent letters complaining about the level of local bank charges (high) and service (low).They, the banks, talk of the cost of staff and premises. But these days, banks are anyway
readNo Bucks For Buddies
13-09-2005
I AM always flabbergasted by stories of public funds' embezzlement, but recent revelations in the media that large amount of funds from GIPF have ended up as defaulted loans have sent a cold wave of
readKauandenge Says He's No Chameleon
13-09-2005
ON 6 September 2005, a letter appeared in The Namibian newspaper under the heading 'Advice for Kauandenge', written by a certain P T Nambahu from Ondangwa.It is natural that I respond. It is really
readZimbabwe August inflation rises
13-09-2005
HARARE - Zimbabwe's inflation rate accelerated to 265,1 per cent in the year to August from 254,8 per cent in July, the Central Statistical Office said yesterday.President Robert Mugabe's government
readRural poverty programme starts next month
13-09-2005
WINDHOEK - The National Planning Commission (NPC), through its co-operation with the European Union, will launch the Rural Poverty Reduction Programme (RPRP) next month.In an interview with Nampa,
readLondon hotels bounce back from bombing
13-09-2005
LONDON - London hotels have bounced back quickly from the July bombings, which dented weekend tourist traffic in August but barely touched the flow of business travellers through the capital,
readFocus grows on SMEs in textiles
13-09-2005
SEVEN local entrepreneurs involved in garment manufacturing, who recently went on a fact-finding tour to South Africa, described the experience as an eye-opener.The tour was organised for small to
readSABMiller eyes more plant buys
13-09-2005
SHANGHAI - SABMiller Plc., the world's second-largest brewer, is pondering more acquisitions in China as it struggles to sell beer profitably to a country with about 20 per cent too much capacity, an
readOngwediva Trade Fair a great success
13-09-2005
THE Ohandje Artists' Co-operative won the prize for the best exhibit overall at the recent Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair.At the prize-giving dinner in the Trade Fair Centre last Thursday, First National
read- Tax Talk - Tax liability on the sale of your car
13-09-2005
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotzé, the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young, discusses some topical issues for our readers In a previous article, I highlighted one of the amendments that will
readAnti-corruption marchers present petition with 4 600+ signatures
13-09-2005
IT started with around 50 people, banners in hand, shouting "down with corruption" along Independence Avenue in Windhoek, and concluded with a group of around 70 NGO members, students, civil
readTeachers tough it out, protest goes ahead
13-09-2005
TEACHERS, accompanied by pupils and parents, will take to the streets countrywide today to give vent to their anger at Government's failure to increase salaries and benefits for long-serving
readOffices of key SSC-Avid inquiry lawyers burgled
13-09-2005
THE offices of two lawyers who played key roles in the High Court inquiry into the Social Security Commission's investment of N$30 million with Avid Investment Corporation were targeted by burglars
readPetrol price shocker
13-09-2005
THE price of petrol in Namibia will break the N$5 barrier next week.Minister of Mines and Energy Erkki Nghimtina yesterday announced that the price is to go up by 40 cents a litre and diesel by 39
readMinister Iyambo reassures goat farmers
13-09-2005
KEETMANSHOOP - The Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Nickey Iyambo, has reassured goat farmers that his ministry will ensure that they retain their lucrative South African markets.Speaking
readDangerous road works in the North
13-09-2005
POLICE at Outapi have warned motorists making use of the Okahao-Epalela road to be careful, as the road is undergoing extensive construction.Motorists passing through Tsandi and Onesi are urged to
readIpangelwa burial on Saturday
13-09-2005
FIRST National Bank CEO Lazarus Ipangelwa, who died in a car accident near Otjiwarongo on Wednesday morning, will be buried at his home village of Omagoongati near Ondangwa in the Oshana Region on
readQuad accident on the dunes
13-09-2005
A YOUNG man was seriously injured in a quad-bike accident near Swakopmund on Sunday.PJ Balhoa (21) was riding in the dunes just south of Swakopmund when he fell off his quad bike and it landed on top
readGraft a moral crisis: Bishops
13-09-2005
THE Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference says the recent money scandals in Namibia are evidence of the moral crisis in which the country's society finds itself.The Bishops Conference had a plenary
readHamutenya welcomes new Swapo members in Kavango
13-09-2005
RUNDU - Swapo-Party Central Committee and Politburo member Hidipo Hamutenya welcomed 19 new members to the ruling party over the weekend.The welcoming took place at Karuci village in Ndiyona
readRosenberg in the spotlight as SSC-Avid inquiry shifts to SA
13-09-2005
THE focus of the court process aimed at recovering the Social Security Commission's luckless investment of N$30 million with a fatally inexperienced asset management company, Avid Investment
readKandara 'suicide' remains a mystery
13-09-2005
THE circumstances of the death of Lazarus Kandara, the Chief Executive Officer of Avid Investment Corporation who is claimed to have committed suicide within hours after the Police arrested him on a
readFillipus Andjamba a hulithila mOutapi
13-09-2005
OMUMATI omugundjuka gwomomukunda Oshipaya mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati Fillipus Andjamba okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shUutapi mOmbalantu moka ongula yEtitano lya zi ko konima
readOlye te tu kandulile po emanya mondjila ya Kankolo?
13-09-2005
O NDJILA ya Kankolo na Nkumbula ndjoka, oomvula dha zi ko, kwa li ya thanekwa yi ilongwe noyi tulwe omamanya, sigo onena inayi longwa sha noye tu etela omaipulo omanene nomadhigu kutya onayi ka
readGumwe a kwatwa po sho a yaka oshiketha sha longithwa
13-09-2005
RUNDU - Onkundana okuzilila ko Rundu koshitopolwa sha Kavango otayi ti kutya omulumentu gumwe okwa kwatwa po kOpolisi pomukunda gwa Popa, sho a niwa a yaka oshiketha shomudhimba sha longithwa.Opolisi
readMeme Beatha Joseph ta kongo uunona wa nakusa Absalom Lukas
13-09-2005
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Okalumbi mUukwambi meme Beatha Joseph ota kongo uunona wa nakusa Absalom Lukas, wu yee ku kuku gwawo kOkalumbi.Uunona mbuka owo nee Lukas George a valwa meti 15 Januari 1984
readNamibia a gandja ekwatho kiihuna yefundja lyaKatrina
13-09-2005
EPANGELO lya Namibia otali ka gandja oondooha dhoohi dha kotha oshimaliwa shOondola/N$630 000 kaantu mboka ya mona iihuna koshikungulu oshinene sha Katrina mu New Orleands mu Amerika.Ominista
readEtugama Nashima a hulitha
13-09-2005
Etugama Kondjeni Nashima gwomOmuthitu-gwalwani, okwa mana oondjenda dhe moshipangelo sha Windhoek Central Hospital meti 08 Septemba 2005 konima yuuwehame, mepipi lyomimvo 28.Kondjeni okwa li ha
readAahangwena taya nyenyetele Opolisi yawo
13-09-2005
A AKALIMO yomondoolopa ya Hangwena yamwe oya ningile ekwatathano noThe Namibian mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko taya nyenyetele Opolisi yawo ya Hangwena kutya kayi yamukula nziya kiiningwanima mbyoka hayi
readOmaashinga onene yaalongi nena
13-09-2005
OMOLU okugeela Epangelo inali hala oku ya futa noku ya pa omauwanawa gawo gopailonga ngashi sha ndjandjukununwa momukanda gwa WASCOM, aalongisikola ayehe moshilongo ashihe oya tokola okumaashinga nena
readSKW second in NVF league
13-09-2005
THE Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) women's team secured second place in the Namibia Volleyball Federation (NVF) Ladies Premier League late last week.SKW defeated Premier League title contender Revivals
readJacobs resigns from Ramblers
13-09-2005
WINDHOEK Optics Ramblers midfield kingpin Quinton Jacobs tendered his resignation last week with the team he helped win the Tafel Lager Namibia Football Association (NFA) Cup last season.The former
readLingashi, Huyshamen squash open champions
13-09-2005
TOP players John Lingashi and Mandy Huyshamen on Saturday emerged as the winners of the Nashua Wanderers Open Squash Championships played in Windhoek.Huyshamen downed Adri Lambert 3-1 in the final,
readChampions League kicks off
13-09-2005
PARIS - The star quality of Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Fernando Morientes will be missing from this week's opening Champions League group fixtures as the world's premier club competition gets
readFederer is the best, says Agassi
13-09-2005
NEW YORK - Andre Agassi was in no doubt, US Open champion Roger Federer is the best player he has ever gone up against.The 35-year-old veteran had just witnessed first-hand the Swiss star's brilliance
readShipanga to follow sport management course
13-09-2005
FORMER Namibian footballer Jacqueline Shipanga will have an opportunity to pursue her coaching career abroad when she takes up a one-year course in an International Masters in Sport Management,
readMengo signs with Kampong
13-09-2005
NAMIBIAN star hockey player Magy Mengo's international career is blossoming, as she recently secured a lucrative deal with Kampong, a premier-league side in Utrecht, the Netherlands.The Namibian has
readWorld in Brief
13-09-2005
* CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has approved constitutional changes that bar white farmers from legally challenging land grabs and restrict travel for government
readSigns of renewed life in New Orleans
13-09-2005
NEW ORLEANS - Signs of renewed life spread in New Orleans yesterday even though flood waters from Hurricane Katrina still swamped parts of the city and the hunt for storm dead was far from
readMugabe says to quit in 3 years
13-09-2005
HARARE - Robert Mugabe has indicated that he will retire as president of Zimbabwe in 2008, when his current term expires.He will be 84 and "will want some rest", he told Britain's Five News, but said
readPalestinians triumphant as Israel quits Gaza
13-09-2005
NEVE DEKALIM - Israel closed the door on four decades of occupation of the Gaza Strip yesterday, handing control to triumphant Palestinian forces who quickly began bulldozing synagogues ransacked by
readTyphoon kills at least 14 in China
13-09-2005
SHANGHAI - At least 14 people were killed in China as Typhoon Khanun ground its way inland yesterday, causing widespread damage and forcing the evacuation of more than a million people in coastal
readFresh clashes in Belfast
13-09-2005
BELFAST - A second night of rioting gripped Belfast as Protestant groups angered by a ban on marching through a Roman Catholic neighbourhood attacked police on Sunday with Molotov cocktails,
readHurricane Ophelia approaches US East Coast
13-09-2005
MIAMI - Hurricane Ophelia crept toward the US state of North Carolina early yesterday, forcing concerned local officials to post storm warnings and urge residents to leave barrier islands.The
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