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58 Articles found on Friday, 17 April 2009
Zuma Is No Nemesis
17-04-2009
ON April 22, Jacob Zuma will be elected as South Africa’s new president. Many people see this as the beginning of the end for South African democracy, and even for South Africa as a developed
readDemocratisation and Demilitarisation:A Possibility for Namibia?
17-04-2009
“THE State of Namibia shall endeavour to ensure that in its international relations it adopts and maintains a policy of non-alignment; promotes international co-operation, peace and security; creates
readTightening Belts To Counter Recession
17-04-2009
THE Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Tom Alweendo, this week warned that Namibia is on the brink of a recession as the global economic crisis increasingly takes its toll on diamond mining and tourism
readPolitical Perspective
17-04-2009
IN every organisation or institution, there are people both good and bad, with some in between! No matter whether it is a business, a political party, church group or charity, there are those who
readInside The State Of The Nation
17-04-2009
THE week in passing has been an important one for three known reasons. First, it was crucial because of the formalities of Government with the President having given a detailed overview of the
readBest and Worst
17-04-2009
THE Namibian Newspaper Cup this year produced some fine football and attracted the biggest crowd in domestic football this season.But the competition, which caters for under-20 players from all the
readAlonso predicts Brawn rule
17-04-2009
TWO-times world champion Fernando Alonso predicted yesterday that Formula One’s “diffuser trio” will stay on top in the Chinese Grand Prix, while lashing out at tyre supplier Bridgestone.The Spaniard,
readSharks hoping to keep lead
17-04-2009
SYDNEY – The front-running Coastal Sharks hope to bounce back from last week’s shock defeat and preserve their Super 14 lead when they take on defending champions Canterbury Crusaders at home on
readMan U to meet Gunners
17-04-2009
PORTO – Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson predicted a “terrific” all-English Champions League clash with Arsenal after his team disposed of Porto in the quarter-finals Wednesday.The reigning
readBoxer Tjingaveta now in top 15
17-04-2009
NAMIBIAN lightweight boxer, Jatoorora Tjingaveta, became the newest top ranked boxer in the world and can now fully challenge for a world title like his countryman, Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses, The
readNamibia needs youth teams
17-04-2009
THE technical director of the Namibia Football Association, Klaus Staerk, has called on Premier League clubs to introduce youth teams saying that they planned to make it compulsory in the
readNotable Quotes
17-04-2009
OUR common aims should be the holding of credible, peaceful, free and fair elections. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba in his State of the Nation address in Parliament this week I HAVE a
readMarkets vote with their money
17-04-2009
OLD Mutual is an icon of South African business. For 164 years, it’s been a trusted brand in financial services. By sheer size, it has led the sector. Its reputation has never previously been
readIt’s time to bring Old Mutual home to SA
17-04-2009
JULIAN Roberts, the chief executive of Old Mutual plc (OML), is invited to challenge the following propositions before next month’s annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders:There has been huge
readWheels roll for fish
17-04-2009
THE Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) has received two new trucks from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to transport more fish to rural communities.The two refrigerated
readFisheries and roads sectors well on track: Pohamba
17-04-2009
THE marine fisheries sector continues to make a significant contribution to the national economy in terms of employment, export earnings and contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP),
readEuropean, US markets up after US jobless data
17-04-2009
LONDON – European stocks extended gains yesterday as Wall Street opened higher after JP Morgan Chase & Co. became the latest bank to report better than anticipated earnings and US statistics showed
readBlack Range Mining Errata
17-04-2009
ON April 14, in an article headlined ‘Court dashes miner’s hopes’ by John Grobler, it was erroneously stated that Judge John Manyarara ordered the application by Black Range Mining to be struck from
readJapanese shipping service links to southern Africa via Walvis
17-04-2009
JAPAN’S Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), which will be represented by Manica Logistics & Agents in Namibia, has announced a new direct service to the Port of Walvis Bay.According to a press release by the
readKeep fiscal anchor: IMF
17-04-2009
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned against Namibia’s loose fiscal stance and has urged Government to ensure the allocated expenditure of N$25,4 billion in this year’s Budget is
readKP disregards ‘ban’ on Zim diamonds
17-04-2009
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) has disregarded a ban by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) on trade in diamonds from eastern Zimbabwe, saying it does not recognise the
readObama Versus Zuma
17-04-2009
BARACK Obama was voted in on a wave of change you can believe in, as the first African-American President of the USA, in November 2008. He was directly endorsed as the clearly superior choice by the
readPolygamy Is Our Culture
17-04-2009
ALLOW me space in to express my views on the new amendments to the marriage laws in your esteemed paper. As a Namibian youth I have come across and listened to many criticisms as to how the West has
readWhat NBC Needs
17-04-2009
THE NBC does not need six general managers, to manager the affairs of the Corporation as it is too costly. It needs a Director General with three general managers for example General Manager Radio
readCCN On Wayward Pastors
17-04-2009
IN The Namibian newspaper of 17 February 2009, The Executive Director of WAD (Women’s Action for Development) “calls on the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) to act swiftly and effectively...”
readOn The Entitlement Of The Exile
17-04-2009
IT IS not surprising at all to see and hear voices of war veterans and their kids crying out to Government for jobs and lump sums. What is really happening here? Why should there be rewards? The
readZimbabwe launches probe into farm seizures
17-04-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s deputy premier Arthur Mutambara said yesterday a team of top officials from the unity government was launching an investigation into fresh seizures of white-owned farms.“Tomorrow
readIndia starts marathon vote
17-04-2009
VARANASI – From the snowbound Chinese border to holy Ganges cities, tens of millions of Indians began voting in a month-long election with signs that an unstable coalition may emerge in the middle of
readWhat recession means for us ...
17-04-2009
EXTREME hardship awaits Namibians if a recession hits the country, with the floods in the northern regions and the drought in the east crippling the economy further, jeopardising even more jobs.
readRepublicans hope to build momentum behind ‘tea parties’
17-04-2009
ATLANTA – Republicans have lost their grip on Congress and the White House, but they claim to have American anger over taxes and the economy on their side as tens of thousands turned out for anti-tax
readMan holds 100 Guinness records
17-04-2009
NEW YORK – A New York businessman achieved the record of all records, becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records.Guinness World Records confirmed on Wednesday evening
readBaby pythons escape during flight
17-04-2009
MELBOURNE – Four baby pythons escaped from a container aboard a passenger plane in Australia, leading to a search that forced the cancellation of two flights, the airline said yesterday.Twelve
readCaptain freed by Navy snipers arrives in Kenya
17-04-2009
MOMBASA – The American sea captain held hostage for five days by Somali pirates reached land yesterday, with the US destroyer that rescued him docking to the strains of “Sweet Home Alabama” hours
readSuicide bomber kills 16 in west Iraq base
17-04-2009
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed at least 16 people and wounded 50 others yesterday at a military base in Iraq’s western Anbar province, the army and police
readAaleli yopamuthigululwakalo naya futwe nawa, Moongo ta tindile
17-04-2009
AALELI yOpamuthigululwakalo mu Namibia ohaya futwa oshimaliwa oshishona noonkondo, kaye na oshimaliwa shomakwathelo gopaunamiti, nonande oye na oshilonga sha simana noonkondo moshigwana.Ndhika odha
readWhat recession means for us ...
17-04-2009
EXTREME hardship awaits Namibians if a recession hits the country, with the floods in the northern regions and the drought in the east crippling the economy further, jeopardising even more
readElectricity UP 15 per cent
17-04-2009
BULK electricity tariffs are increasing by a hefty 15 per cent and municipalities will decide how to pass it on to customers when they start their new financial year, which is usually in July.Power
readCoke mules made to sweat ‘it’
17-04-2009
FOUR of five Angolan men arrested on charges of cocaine possession earlier this week could not appear in court yesterday, as the drugs are still being flushed out of their systems.By yesterday
readUunona wa valelwa yekondjelomanguluko owa hala u pewa iilonga
17-04-2009
ONGUNDU yuunona wa valelwa mekondjelomanguluko, ano woonakulwa aakulu,wu li 34 lwaampoka mboka omasiku ga zi ko wa kala wu li pomweelo gwOkamba yAakwiita mOluno mOndangwa, tau pula wu pewe iilonga,
readOmunadholongo a sila mokakuma
17-04-2009
OMUNANDHOLONGO a li a tegelela epangulo okwi itsuwa a sa mokakuma kopOpolisi ya Katutura mOvenduka ongula yEtiyali.Otaku popiwa omunandholongo nguka oye omunamimvo 44, Frans Ishuna. Opolisi oya ti
readKerina a galukila ko Swapo
17-04-2009
GUMWE gwomaatotipo yo Swapo, omusamane Mburumba Kerina, okwa galukile ishewe ko Swapo konima yoomvula sho a kala koongundu dhompilamena.Amushanga gwOmauyelele gwo Swapo, Jerryb Ekandjo, okwa li a
readAangola yatano ya kwatwa nOkokeina
17-04-2009
AANGOLA yatano oya kwatwa mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika sho ya adhika noopela dhOkokeina pokapale koondhila kOpaigwana ka Hosea Kutako pondje yOvenduka.Aalumentu mbaka oya li ya kwatwa po kAapolisi
readAanyasha yo Swapo naya popye oshili: RDP
17-04-2009
AANYASHA yo RDP otaya indile Aanyasha yOswapo moshitopolwa sha Hangwena ya popye oshili nokugandja uumbangi wiihwapo kutya Omukuluntusikola gwOseko yOpombanda ya Haimbili Haufiku, omusamane Dineinge
readYouth festival to be held at coast
17-04-2009
THE National Youth Week festival will be held at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay from April 27 to May 2.“The event aims to be an annual celebration of the hope and potential of Namibian youth and will use
readMunicipal wage talks off to shaky start
17-04-2009
THE first round of wage talks between the Keetmanshoop Town Council and the Namibia Public Workers’ Union (Napwu) resumed on Tuesday with the two sides miles apart.The union is demanding increases of
readTribute to ‘Mmasetjhaba’ (1937-2009)
17-04-2009
“Some men see things as they are and say ‘why?’. I dream things that never were and say ‘why not’?” – Robert Kennedy on George Bernard ShawAS South Africans and Africans beyond celebrate the past life
readNC comes to defence of home owners
17-04-2009
THE National Council (NC) yesterday instructed one of its standing committees to investigate the legality of an old South African law which for years has been blamed for scores of Namibians being
readSwakop’s Kücki talks about his lucky escape
17-04-2009
EVEN though he insisted on standing the first 30 minutes after his plane crash on February 3 on the Windhoek Golf Course, well-known Swakopmund restaurant owner and business personality Wolfgang
readRates breather for inflation-hit consumers
17-04-2009
COMMERCIAL banks started dropping their prime lending and mortgage rates by one percentage point to 12,75 per cent yesterday, in total saving clients roughly N$25 million a month.The decrease follows
readGo Scandinavian next week
17-04-2009
A BUSINESS delegation from Finland is visiting Namibia next week to strengthen co-operation between Finland and Namibia. The delegation represents the Federation of Finnish Enterprises, with a
readFinnish CEOs build playground in Katutura
17-04-2009
SIX chief executive officers of companies in Finland, together with three local volunteers, recently revamped and upgraded the playground at the Otjomuise Community Centre in Katutura.The six-week
readDoubts shadow child murder confession
17-04-2009
RENEWED doubts about a confession that child rape and murder suspect Lesley Kukame made shortly after his arrest more than four years ago have surfaced after his trial resumed in the High Court in
readCop chief promoted
17-04-2009
ERONGO Police chief Festus Shilongo has been promoted from Deputy Commissioner to Commissioner.He became the regional commander for Erongo in 2007 after being transferred from the Kunene Region, and
readCase closed in Mogane ‘kidnapping’
17-04-2009
AN alleged kidnapping and extortion case reported by Namibia Sports Commission chief administrator Rusten Mogane last week has been scrapped from the Police record books.The only suspect arrested in
readACC probe uncovers irregularities at Rehoboth
17-04-2009
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has unearthed financial irregularities and suspicious tender allocations at the Rehoboth Town Council.Chief ACC Investigator Nelius Becker yesterday told The
readSMSes for Fri 17 Apr 09
17-04-2009
* POLITICS in Namibia is simply a game of party politics and not at all an approach towards integration of ideas to develop the country as it was meant to be in a democratic society. A democratic
readA ‘Copper Standard’ for the world’s currency system?
17-04-2009
HARD money enthusiasts have long watched for signs that China is switching its foreign reserves from US Treasury bonds into gold bullion. They may have been eyeing the wrong metal.China’s State
readCoke mules made to sweat ‘it’
17-04-2009
FOUR of five Angolan men arrested on charges of cocaine possession earlier this week could not appear in court yesterday, as the drugs are still being flushed out of their systems.By yesterday
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