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42 Articles found on Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Tax Talk
27-02-2007
Improved tax compliance should benefit all of us In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE South African
readOld Mutual profit rises by 22%
27-02-2007
LONDON - Insurer Old Mutual met forecasts yesterday with a 22 per cent rise in profit and boosted its dividend, but it warned exchange rates and investments in Europe and South Africa could hold back
readTongue-tied European firms lose out
27-02-2007
BRUSSELS - Thousands of European companies lose contracts and money due to a lack of language skills, according to a new study published Friday.The British study, commissioned by the European
readNigeria raising US$1b for development
27-02-2007
ABUJA - Nigeria is planning to launch a fund with an initial capital of US$1 billion drawn from the public and private sectors to help home-grown companies invest, the central bank governor was quoted
readManufacturers brainstorm on productivity
27-02-2007
THE Namibia Manufacturers' Association (NMA) held a manufacturing session last week as the beginning of its long-term strategic process that engages various stakeholders in the enhancement of the
readMilk price UP by 50c
27-02-2007
THE dairy industry has come up with a solution expected to bring short-term relief to farmers by increasing the price of fresh milk by 50 cents a litre from April 1.This has not gone down well with
readNujoma says spy agency 'not into wire-tapping'
27-02-2007
THE Ministry of Justice says it is not aware of any tapping of telephones by the Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS) since the spy service came into force.Deputy Justice Minister Uutoni Nujoma
readPolice take a beating over spending
27-02-2007
UNAUTHORISED expenditure of close to N$54 million, outstanding subsistence and travel (S&T) advances of N$7,4 million, and computer problems, which prevented it from recording outstanding revenue, saw
readLeave religion at home, Govt Garage workers told
27-02-2007
READING the Bible or preaching at the Government Garage is a punishable offence, according to a memorandum sent to staff last week.Only the Swapo manifesto must appear on work programmes, the memo
readMan allegedly rapes stepsister in Omusati
27-02-2007
OUTAPI - The Police at Onesi in the Omusati Region are investigating the rape of a six-year-old girl, allegedly by her stepbrother.The Police said the incident took place at Omakuva village in the
readClampdown on left-hand-drive cars
27-02-2007
GOVERNMENT will no longer grant exemptions to individual and private concerns to import left-hand-drive vehicles into Namibia.Exemptions will only be made for donated ambulances or fire engines for
readMore infighting in Keetmans council
27-02-2007
THE Keetmanshoop Municipality's Chief Executive Officer, Jeremia Shangadi wants the Town Council to chastise Councillor Moses Titus for rude remarks he allegedly made on several occasions since
readInsurance companies scrutinised
27-02-2007
THE role of insurance companies came under the spotlight in the National Assembly last week, with MPs united in saying that insurance firms often implement the fine print in contracts usually not read
read565 accidents, 94 deaths recorded
27-02-2007
PARLIAMENTARIANS are concerned about the high number of road accidents that occurred over the past festive season and the prospect of a similar carnage during the upcoming Easter weekend.Swapo
readNo SSC benefits for adoptive mothers
27-02-2007
THE Social Security Commission (SSC) does not pay maternity leave to mothers who adopt a child; the benefits only apply to women who fall pregnant, Labour Minister Alfeus Naruseb has said.Jurie
readHome Affairs owes millions in staff S&T
27-02-2007
WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration owes its staff members more than N$3,2 million in outstanding subsistence and travel allowances, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public
readCops plead not guilty to murder
27-02-2007
NINE members of the Police's Serious Crime Unit and Special Branch at Keetmanshoop have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and assault following the death of a suspect in custody.The nine
readMatricide case delayed
27-02-2007
THE case of Natangwe Iipinge Ngatjizeko (27), accused of murdering his mother in Windhoek in December, returned to the Katutura Magistrate's Court yesterday.Fenny Iipinge's body, riddled with stab
readOver 39 000 firearms licensed in four years
27-02-2007
MORE than 39 000 firearms were licensed in Namibia between 2002 and the end of last year, according to Safety and Security Minister Peter Tshirumbu-Tsheehama.Responding to a question from Congress of
readSocial workers work in unsocial setting
27-02-2007
THE offices from where Ministry of Health and Social Services social workers do their work at the old TB Hospital in Khomasdal are in a terrible state of decay.The carpets are dirty, old and torn, as
readPresident expresses concern about bloated parastatals
27-02-2007
MANY parastatals suffer from poor leadership at board and management level alike, while they are also burdened with unsustainably high debts, President Hifikepunye Pohamba said yesterday.Addressing
readOkakadhona ka sa omeya momulonga gwa Zambezi
27-02-2007
O KAKADHONA komimvo 15 hoka ka li ta ka yogo kokene momulonga gwa Zambezi oka si omeya mEtitano lya zi ko.Omudhimba gwa Mwananyambe Manyando ogwa adhika momulonga popepi nomukunda gwa Nasisangani
readEgumbo lya Meekulu Sarah mOnatshikutshalaban lya mona oshiponga koshikungulu shombepo
27-02-2007
O MUKULUPE gwoomvula 77, kuku Sarah Leonard gwomomukunda Onatshikutshalaban mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, oku li i itsa omutse koongolo sho Oshitopolwa oshinene shegumbo lye sha hanagulwa po
read45 ya sa mu Moz
27-02-2007
B EIRA - Omvula onene ndjoka ya etwa koshikungulu Favio oya eta efundja enene mu Mozambique mOsoondaha, shoka sha ka piyaganeka ishewe oonkambadhala dhokukwathela aantu mboka ya gumwa kuupyakadhi
readGumwe gwomAapolisi Aakuluntu mOshakati a kwatwa po
27-02-2007
G UMWE gwomAapolisi Aakuluntu mOshakati Inspekta Peter Kakwambi okwa kwatelwe po mEtitano lya zi ko shi na sha nEkengelelo nokwa holoka mbala esiku ndyoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata mOshakati tuu
readEpangelo lya kutha po ofaalama yomuntu ine shi lombwelwa
27-02-2007
U UMINISTELI wOmavi nOmatulululo olya tseyitha oofalama mbali dhomukwiilongo gumwe kutya otadhi tulwa aantu, ihe aniwa mwene gwoofaalama ndhika ine shi tseyithilwa ye mwene kutya oofaalama dhe otadhi
readOngongola oyi li metifa ngashiingeyi
27-02-2007
"N gongo inda kaandjeni pamwe mumvogali toya," oyendji osho haya popi ngaaka pethimbo lyomagongo ngele yi idhenga mo.Omagongo oge li metifa naakuluntu muumbangalantu oye li yi ikwatela ko, taya nu
readEskom otashi vulika a ka 'sitope' okugandja olusheno ku Namibia
27-02-2007
S OUTH Afrika otashi vulika a ka sitope okugandja olusheno ku Namibia, ngele oshilongo shika (South Afrika) osha yi mompumwe yolusheno okuza mu Aguste nuumvo, Ominista yEemina nIikwankondo ya Namibia,
readAS Douanes kicked out
27-02-2007
JOHANNESBURG - Senegal's AS Douanes have been expelled from this year's African Champions League after using an irregularly registered player in the first round, officials confirmed yesterday.The
readTerry back with Chelsea
27-02-2007
CARDIFF - England and Chelsea captain John Terry escaped serious injury after being knocked out when he was accidentally kicked in the face by Arsenal's Abou Diaby during the League Cup final on
readFederer breaks Connors record
27-02-2007
DUBAI - Roger Federer is known for his modesty and spending a record 161 consecutive weeks on top of the men's rankings has done nothing to change that.The 25-year-old overtook Jimmy Connors's
readNam boxers do poorly at Zone 6
27-02-2007
WINDHOEK - Namibia fared poorly at this year's edition of the annual Zone Six Boxing Championships that concluded in Botswana on Sunday.The Namibian team ended seventh out of nine participating
readLast 16 drawn in MTC Cup
27-02-2007
THE 16 teams remaining in the MTC NFA Cup have to go back to the drawing board to strategise how to make it to the quarter-finals of the event when action resumes at Otjiwarongo and Keetmanshoop this
readJan Ullrich retires
27-02-2007
HAMBURG - Embattled German cycling star Jan Ullrich, a former winner and five-time runner-up of the Tour de France, announced his retirement from cycling here yesterday.Ullrich was one of dozens of
readKeeping up with the Joneses, even in death, Nigerian-style
27-02-2007
LAGOS - If the obituary pages of Western newspapers pride themselves on sobriety, the opposite holds true in Nigeria.Nigeria's major dailies carry dozens of technicolour full-page spreads complete
readLeading Academy forecasters lose their mojo
27-02-2007
LOS ANGELES - Some key Oscar barometers were a little cracked this year.For the third year in a row, the winner of the Producers Guild of America Awards did not go on to take the best picture Oscar,
readScorsese shares spotlight as he finally bags the big one
27-02-2007
LOS ANGELES - Martin Scorsese, the creator of 'Raging Bull' and 'Taxi Driver', finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen
readIraq VP escapes assassination
27-02-2007
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt yesterday, after a parked car bomb exploded near a building where he was attending a conference.At least 10 people were
readEleven die, 100 hurt at Pakistan kite festival
27-02-2007
LAHORE - At least 11 people died and more than 100 people were injured at an annual spring festival in eastern Pakistan which is celebrated with the flying of thousands of colourful kites, officials
readDiplomats set for key Iran talks
27-02-2007
LONDON -Top diplomats from six key nations are meeting in London to discuss further moves to make Iran comply with demands to end its nuclear programme.The talks come after the UN nuclear watchdog
readPresident Abdoulaye Wade claims victory in Senegal elections
27-02-2007
DAKAR - Senegal's veteran President Abdoulaye Wade yesterday claimed he had won a second mandate in Sunday's presidential vote, but his assertion was challenged by opponents."We have largely won in
readSerbia did not commit genocide
27-02-2007
THE HAGUE - The top UN court ruled yesterday that Serbia did not commit genocide through the killing that ravaged Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, but said Serbia had failed in its obligation to prevent
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