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40 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 March 2007
Deemed input VAT changes
13-03-2007
In this series of articles, Cameron Kotze - the Tax Partner at Ernst and Young - discusses some topical tax issues for our readers.THE 2007 Value-Added Tax Amendment Bill will amend the deemed input
readNamibians lack spirit of enterprise
13-03-2007
NAMIBIAN school leavers should channel their energy towards starting their own businesses and embracing the spirit of entrepreneurship, says the Executive Director of Women's Action for Development
readDiamond prices show modest gains
13-03-2007
DIAMOND prices rose slightly over the past week, as the market returned to more usual trading volumes.However, the main index opened just 0,2 per cent higher on the week. The index, which tracks all
readMutton farmers unhappy with scheme
13-03-2007
THE Mutton Producers' Action Committee has slated the small-stock marketing scheme put in place last year by the Meat Board of Namibia, saying it has neither helped the industry nor created better
readRecord-breaking Forbes Billionaires rankings
13-03-2007
NEW YORK - What could a Chinese dumpling maker and Mexican telecom mogul possibly have in common? They're among a record number of wealthy people who held the title of billionaire over the past
readDe Beers calls on illegal miners
13-03-2007
JOHANNESBURG - The chairman of diamond giant De Beers called on the sector, jittery about its reputation following the Hollywood film 'Blood Diamond', to help bring exploited illegal miners into the
readUS and S.Korea struggle to iron out trade differences
13-03-2007
SEOUL - US and South Korean negotiators struggled yesterday to iron out differences over the opening of several key markets as they prepared to wrap up free trade talks ahead of a looming month-end
readTreason trial boycott starts
13-03-2007
THIRTY of the 119 men being prosecuted in the main Caprivi high treason trial have started boycotting the trial in the wake of a ruling that closed the door on their plan to challenge the High Court's
readWindhoek bank robbed in broad daylight
13-03-2007
THREE armed men robbed the Klein Windhoek branch of Standard Bank during broad daylight on Friday.The robbery took place at around 14h30 in the bank situated inside the /Ae //Gams Mall, surrounded by
readDiescho hits back on Council issue
13-03-2007
THE National Union of Namibian Workers, Swapo Youth League and the Editor of Namibia Today are all barking up the wrong tree when it comes to his dispute with the Oshana Regional Council, says
readMinister named in fatal accident
13-03-2007
A seven-year-old boy died on Sunday evening after he was allegedly hit by a car driven by Lands and Resettlement Minister Jerry Ekandjo.The accident occurred on the Western Bypass in Windhoek's
readMarula festival at Onesi
13-03-2007
THE Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority hosted a marula festival at Onesi in the Omusati Region on Saturday.Many dignitaries attended the festival, including former President Sam Nujoma and several
readGerman support for AIDS programme at Lands
13-03-2007
GERMANY is assisting the Ministry of Lands and Rehabilitation with a programme to combat HIV-AIDS at the workplace, including resettlement beneficiaries.Permanent Secretary Frans Sheehama of the Lands
readGreen Scheme in desperate need of funding
13-03-2007
ONE of former President Sam Nujoma's most ambitions and cherished agricultural projects, the Green Scheme, is in dire need of a financial injection after a US government development agency rejected a
readNamibian sheep farmers lose out
13-03-2007
SHEEP farmers are losing out on the price paid in Namibia for mutton, but Government justifies this with the argument that farmers save on transport costs to South Africa.Mutton is largely produced in
readBuilders found not guilty
13-03-2007
TWO former executive members of the Namibia National Construction Association (Nanca) were acquitted on a charge of assault by threat in the Oshakati Magistrate Court yesterday.Magistrate Thomas
readOne dead, 4 injured in mine accident
13-03-2007
A WORKER from the Otjihase Mine is reported to have died in a Windhoek hospital while four other miners are receiving medical treatment after they were allegedly involved in an accident at the mine,
readCop faces murder charge
13-03-2007
A POLICE officer based at Mariental yesterday made a brief appearance in the Mariental Magistrate's Court on a charge of murder.Sergeant Chris Fredericks (52) allegedly stabbed Danie Deon Louw with a
readBethanie water 'unfit for human consumption'
13-03-2007
A STUDY into water quality at Bethanie village in the South has sparked an uproar among villagers, says the chief of the !Aman Nama clan, Dawid Frederick.According to Frederick, the study classified
readCrop failure to push up maize prices
13-03-2007
NAMIBIA faces a serious food crisis that could push up maize prices.The Early Warning and Food Information System (NEWFIS) warns that it expects a 52 per cent drop in output for white maize, pearl
readLAC in appeal for human rights in Zimbabwe
13-03-2007
NAMIBIA'S Government should use the country's "excellent diplomatic relations" with Zimbabwe to persuade Zimbabwe's government to respect the human rights of people who were detained in a security
readAaniilonga mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe konyala ya ninga ekanka sho inaya futwa
13-03-2007
O NKUNDANA ye tu zilila kOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe otayi ti kutya aaniilonga naapangi mOshipangelo sha Nandjokwe mEtine lya zi ko hanga ya ninga ekanka sho ya kala inaya futwa pethimbo oondjambi dhawo
readIimbuluma yehuliloshiwike lya zile ko
13-03-2007
O MADHIPAGATHANO, oonkonga niimbuluma oya ninga iinima yesiku kehe konyala mu Namibia alihe.Omidhimba ndatu odhi itsuwa momalukanda giinyakwi mOvenduka mehuliloshiwike lya zi ko, pethimbo ndika
readOshipotha shaapopi yOshiwambo sha kuthwa mo mepeko lyOmpangu
13-03-2007
O NKAMBADHALA ontiyali yongundu yaanafaalama aapopi yElaka lyOshiwambo mboka ya tidhwa moshitopolwa sha Kavango mu November 2006, okuninga eindilo kOmpangu yOpombanda yi ya pitike ya shuna
readKidney for tickets ?
13-03-2007
JAMSHEDPUR - A cricket-crazy Indian is threatening to kill himself if he is not allowed to sell a kidney to fund a trip to the World Cup in the Caribbean.Tarun Sharma, 23, said yesterday that he would
readNSSU to go solo
13-03-2007
WINDHOEK - Interviews for the position of national co-ordinator for the Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) have been concluded and the successful candidate will start work on April 2.That day will
readWindies, Pakistan in explosive opener
13-03-2007
KINGSTON - Hosts West Indies and unpredictable Pakistan, two teams equally blessed with the same explosive potential, fittingly open the 2007 World Cup here on Tuesday at Sabina Park.The two sides
readStreet named after Davin sisters
13-03-2007
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) has named a street after the late Janine and Suzelle Davin, who died in a gruesome head-on collision near Swakopmund in December 2006.The street leads
readAkan worried at Pirates
13-03-2007
ORLANDO Pirates coach Ali Akan is worried about his misfiring strikers who have now landed the team at the base of the table.The Buccaneers lost both their weekend premiership matches, a worrying
readSpeed warns players
13-03-2007
INTERNATIONAL Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has called on all players in the World Cup to remember they are role models following Sunday's opening ceremony in Kingston,
readIn Brief
13-03-2007
Priests to purify site GUATEMALA CITY - Mayan priests will purify a sacred archaeological site to eliminate 'bad spirits' after President Bush visits this week, an official with close ties to the
readProperty, the state and the people
13-03-2007
BEIJING - Chinese lawmakers formally introduced a hotly debated law to protect private property, saying that personal wealth in an increasingly prosperous China requires legal safeguards.The proposed
readChina eyes filial piety to help ageing population
13-03-2007
BEIJING - China should bring back and promote the concept of filial piety to help deal with its ageing population, making sure more old people are cared for at home by family members, a senior
readSomalia: AU troops under attack
13-03-2007
MOGADISHU - Gunmen attacked an Ethiopian army camp in the Somali capital, triggering clashes that killed one person and wounded five others as near-daily attacks convulse Mogadishu, residents said
readEx-UN chief weapons inspector points accusing finger at Bush/Blair for Iraq war
13-03-2007
LONDON - Former United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix, in an interview broadcast yesterday, said British Prime Minister Tony Blair replaced 'question marks with exclamation marks' in
readTime to 'fight back' against US
13-03-2007
EL ALTO, BOLIVIA - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday vowed to revive a global socialist opposition to the US while continuing his Latin American tour aimed at upstaging President George W
read'Polite' praise for Chirac
13-03-2007
PARIS - French newspapers mustered yesterday polite praise for Jacques Chirac, one day after France's veteran leader announced he would not seek another term as president, while at home and abroad
readThree foreign hostages rescued in Nigeria
13-03-2007
LAGOS - The Nigerian military rescued two Croats and one Montenegrin man yesterday who were being held by suspected ransom-seekers in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta, a state government spokesman
readCommonwealth chief hails subtle influence to mark day
13-03-2007
LONDON - Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon insisted the organisation has a crucial role to play in bolstering democracy and development across the globe, as members mark Commonwealth Day
readTsvangirai beaten, hurt in custody: lawyer
13-03-2007
HARARE - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was severely assaulted in detention and had to be taken to hospital for treatment following his arrest on Sunday over a banned prayer
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