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60 Articles found on Thursday, 9 April 2009
Noteable Quotes
09-04-2009
WE have infected each other with hope and optimism and so let’s go out there and infect others. – Gordon Moyo, senior aide to Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai after the announcement of an
readNoteable Quotes
09-04-2009
WE have infected each other with hope and optimism and so let’s go out there and infect others. – Gordon Moyo, senior aide to Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai after the announcement of an
readDiergaardt elected to global body
09-04-2009
MEMBER of Parliament Theo Diergaardt has been elected as Vice President of Global Parliamentarians on Habitat for the next two years. Diergaardt, the Regional Councilor for the Rehoboth Urban West
readShelterboxes for flood victims
09-04-2009
A BRITISH aid agency has joined the growing number of international donors committing themselves to the cause of flood victims in northern Namibia.Shelterbox, a global Rotary Club Project, will
readTribunal offers no protection
09-04-2009
ONE of the 77 Zimbabwean farmers who obtained a ruling from the SADC tribunal to stop the Zimbabwean government form seizing their farms, had his farm invaded over the weekend.Several of the
readHousing policy in the works
09-04-2009
A DRAFT White Paper on Housing is at an advanced stage, and will soon be presented to Cabinet for endorsement. This was revealed yesterday by the Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and
readStop messing with Air Nam: Amathila
09-04-2009
WINDHOEK – The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Libertina Amathila, has called on opposition parliamentarians to stop what she described as their “endless negative criticism” of Air Namibia.Rather, Amathila
readInsurance scam lands man in court
09-04-2009
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a 39-year-old man on a charge of corruption after he allegedly tried to bribe an insurance assessor over a fraudulent claim.ACC officers arrested Sartier
readNew rules for prospecting licences
09-04-2009
MINING exploration companies applying for new Exclusive Prospecting Licences (EPLs) or renewals will henceforth be required to show proof of local equity participation and efforts to address poverty
readMPs grapple with ins and outs of citizenship issue
09-04-2009
MEMBERS of Parliament had more questions than answers on Tuesday about a constitutional amendment on citizenship by marriage.One of the amendments tabled by Prime Minister Nahas Angula two weeks ago
readWar vets should not count on cash from Govt
09-04-2009
GOVERNMENT spending on war veterans is like a “bottomless ocean with no end in sight”, an opposition MP said in Parliament this week. “The number of war veterans will just increase in years to come
readMale MPs get Zuma-ed up
09-04-2009
WINDHOEK – Parliamentarians in the National Assembly (NA) were informed by a fellow MP that the law of nature dictates that a man can marry two women but that the opposite violates the same
readNWR insolvent: Auditor General
09-04-2009
WINDHOEK – Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) is technically insolvent and depends on the support of its shareholder – Government – and banks to continue its activities.According to an Auditor General’s
readTwo farms at Hardap quarantined
09-04-2009
TWO farms in the Hardap district have quarantined after a number of people apparently contracted a contagious disease transmitted to humans by animals. Brucellosis (Malta Fever) is usually found in
readRainfall figures tell the tale of a very wet season
09-04-2009
DESPITE a drier than normal March over large parts of Namibia, the bulk of the country remains on course to recording an unusually bountiful rainy season for 2008-09. The Meteorological Service of
readNamfisa not amused by employee’s questions
09-04-2009
NAMFISA has dismissed claims lodged by a “disgruntled Namfisa employee” about irregularities on the regulatory authority’s board. In a letter sent to The Namibian, the “disgruntled employee”
readThe High Cost Of Crime
09-04-2009
NAMIBIANS have noted with deep concern a sudden resurgence of violent crime, in particular a recent spate of armed robberies in the capital and elsewhere in the country.Various businesses and private
readNBC Is A ‘Rabbit In The Headlights’
09-04-2009
AT the time of writing this column in the cosy enclave of Geneva, the Minister of Information, Joel Kaapanda, is possibly sitting with recommendations for the new Director General of the NBC. His
readThe Bigger Issue in Sudan
09-04-2009
TEL AVIV – The most immediate result of the arrest warrant issued for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court last month was the expulsion of most aid agencies
readThe Transition to Sustainability
09-04-2009
NEW YORK – The global economic crisis will be with us for a generation, not just a year or two, because it is really a transition to sustainability. The scarcity of primary commodities and damage from
readKhomas guns for a triple
09-04-2009
KHOMAS has one the strongest line-ups for The Namibian Newspaper Cup, with at least half of their players also doing duty for the national under-17 side, while two are in the senior national team.That
readUS crew reportedly takes over ship from pirates
09-04-2009
WASHINGTON – The crew of a US-flagged ship seized by pirates off Somalia is believed to have retaken the vessel, the Pentagon said yesterday, even as a shaken national security establishment
readNam economy still in good shape: BoN
09-04-2009
NAMIBIA is weathering the worldwide financial storm and despite the global hostile environment, the country has managed to escape the claws of recession, Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Tom Alweendo
readCreating, Not Dividing, Wealth
09-04-2009
EVERY five years, when elections come up, the ruling party strikes the land reform drum. Recently the N$50 million investment in the 70 000 Hectare Erindi Game Ranch was attacked by the Prime
readPassports For All, And More
09-04-2009
SO Home Affairs says the number of passports issued has risen from 24 000 a month in 2004 to 60 000 a month last year. That’s the better part of three million passports. Where is everybody going and
readSame Old Faces
09-04-2009
ALLOW me to exercise my right of freedom of speech. Every day I hear people say that our youth are the leaders of tomorrow. Yet, since Independence we see the same faces in Parliament and Government.
readPublic Service Different To Politics
09-04-2009
WE are currently experiencing political intolerance and this is a serious concern to most of us, since we are law-abiding and peace-loving citizens of this great nation. In recent years, especially
readShould Pohamba Get A Second Term?
09-04-2009
IN attempting to answer this challenging question, I will try to be objective as possible. I think the best approach is to analyse what the man has done after taking over the highest office in this
readDeprived Of Education
09-04-2009
NURSING colleges in Namibia what are your procedures for dismissing students? Last year I applied to study and enrolled at Rundu Nursing College. After having passed the interviews and aptitude tests
readNeglecting The Survivors
09-04-2009
PLEASE allow me space in your good and reliable newspaper to express my sad feelings over how war veterans are being treated in Namibia. The Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs was the product of numerous
readOn Air Nam’s Demise
09-04-2009
IN your Friday April 3 edition (page 6) you had an article about questions re the budget and Air Namibia. The DTA leader was asking about Air Namibia. Minister Abraham Iyambo defended Air Namibia and
read‘No Hallelujahs For Hibernators’
09-04-2009
WITH reference to the article titled “Who is fooling who?” in your April 3 2009 edition of The Namibian newspaper let me raise some issues that have captured my attention in this regard. Firstly, I
readSMSes for Thu 09 Apr 09
09-04-2009
* FELLOW Namibians stop being selfish and help one another in need against crime. If somebody screams, everybody run to help, be it a lady in heels or gentlemen in a designer suit. Tomorrow it might
readMotorists in for another petrol and diesel hike
09-04-2009
THE diesel price will go up by 13 cents a litre next Thursday – the first hike in nine months. The price of petrol will go up by 37 cents a litre at the same time. It is the second month in a row
readQuestions surround Mogane ‘hijacking’
09-04-2009
A LACK of co-operation from Namibian sports personality Rusten Mogane is hampering Police investigations into an alleged kidnapping and extortion case reported by him earlier this week. At the same
readUtd’s defence exposed
09-04-2009
LONDON – Manchester United’s pulsating 2-2 draw with free-running Porto on Tuesday was everything the Champions League aspires to, though United manager Alex Ferguson will wish it had been a more
readNewspaper Cup Regional Teams
09-04-2009
Khomas Collin Ndjai; Edward Akwaake; Sakeus Ashikoto; Tariq Claassen; Robinson Kavemunu; Oswaldo Xamseb; Larry Horaeb; Joseph Kandjimi; Martin Angombe; Neville Tjiueza; Llewelynn Otto; Raymond
readNotices
09-04-2009
Football THE annual Kicking AIDS Out National Youth Sport Festival will be held in Mariental this weekend. At least 600 athletes will compete against each other in various sports codes. The winning
readSimon is a free man
09-04-2009
“AT last,” were the first words of Namibia’s former world champion boxer Harry Simon when he walked out of the Walvis Bay Prison yesterday at 10h00 after serving three months short of a two-year
readSports Diary
09-04-2009
Football at airport THE Hosea Kutako International Airport Football Club will host an Easter tournament for teams at the airport’s field from Saturday until Monday. The winning team will receive
readGoals and more
09-04-2009
THERE won’t be anything better to spice up your weekend than seeing plenty of goals at The Namibian Newspaper Cup football competition this weekend.That is if you are a real football fanatic, which
readAapunguli oya nyanyukilwa etokolo lyAatamaneki
09-04-2009
Aanangeshefa nenge aapunguli mboka ye na omaliko gawo mu South Afrika oya nyanyukilwa etokolo lyAatamaneki mo South Afrika, sho ya ekelehi ipotha yiilonga yokoraputo mbyoka ya li ya ningilwa
readAagundjuka ilongeni uunahotela, meme Ndemwiimbi ti indile
09-04-2009
OMUTELI omukulu meme Saima Ndemwiimba, ngoka a longa moohotela odhindji uule woomvula omulongo nasha, okwa tokola oku gandja ontseyo ye kaagundjuka sho a patulula osikola yokuteleka moshitopolwa sha
readMoCaprivi oya pumbwa uumbautu wooindjina
09-04-2009
OMUKULUNTUWILIKI gwOkomisi yi na sha nomayambulopo gOpashigwana/National Planning Commission (NPC), Peter Katjavivi okwa ti oshitopolwa sha Caprivi osha pumbwa uumbautu wooindjina meendelelo, u
readOmupolisi gumwe i idhipaga
09-04-2009
OMUPOLISI gumwe, a li ha longo mOshikondo shOkukonakona Iimbuluma Iinene po Keetmanshoop, okwi iyaha okusa nombisitoli ye yiilonga ongula onene yOsoondaha.Komanda gwOpolisi moshitopolwa sha Karas,
readAmerika a kwathela oonakuhepekwa komeya
09-04-2009
EPANGELO lyAamerika olya gandja oshimaliwa shOondola dha Namibia oomiliYuna ntano oshinkwanu omugoyi (N$5,9 million) ku Namibia, shokukwathela aantu mboka ya hepekwa komeya gefundja
readRussian space capsule lands safely
09-04-2009
DZHEZKAZGAN – A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three including U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi landed safely in Kazakhstan yesterday, officials said.The Soyuz capsule touched
readSkeleton found in tree 29 years after suicide
09-04-2009
BERLIN – The skeleton of a German retiree who tied himself to the top of a tree and shot himself to death nearly 30 years ago has been found by a hiker.German police in the southern town of Landshut
readBritish boys of 10, 11 face attempted murder charges
09-04-2009
LONDON – Two brothers aged 10 and 11 were accused on Tuesday of the attempted murder of two other boys — becoming some of the youngest people ever charged with such a serious crime in Britain.The
readPresident Bouteflika looks to third term
09-04-2009
ALGIERS – Algerians are looking largely with frustration or indifference toward a presidential election today set to hand Abdelaziz Bouteflika another five years at the helm of this US ally with vast
readFidel Castro asks US lawmakers how to improve ties
09-04-2009
HAVANA – A “very healthy, very energetic” Fidel Castro asked visiting Congressional Black Caucus members what Cuba could do to help President Barack Obama improve bilateral relations during his first
readItalian quake deaths at 260
09-04-2009
L’AQUILA – Italy prepared yesterday to begin burying some of the 260 people killed in medieval towns flattened by a quake, while rescuers hampered by aftershocks hunted for people who may be buried
readSouth African mogul returns with luxury hotel in Mother City
09-04-2009
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s prodigal son Sol Kerzner, who left at the end of the apartheid era to build up his international hotel and casino empire, has returned home in style.Kerzner made his name
readBreweries expected to ‘keep it real’
09-04-2009
“BUY!”, is Investment House Namibia’s (IHN) strong recommendation after having scrutinised Namibia Breweries’ (NBL) financial performance following the recent release of their interim results for the
readSwakara still in demand despite recession
09-04-2009
DESPITE the global economic crisis, Swakara pelts reach record prices and 100 per cent sales when 70 035 pelts came under the hammer at the Agra pelt auction in the Danish capital of Copenhagen last
readPurity Manganese to expand in Nam
09-04-2009
WINDHOEK – While most of the mines are laying off workers and suspending mining activities due to the global recession, Purity Manganese is expanding its activities and operations during this
readThink twice about open economy, warns expert
09-04-2009
AN open economy means an exposed economy.“Be careful of the side-effects of an open economy,” European financier and banker Dr Lode Beckers cautioned at a media conference yesterday morning. He
readWorry about internal dynamics
09-04-2009
A LEADING World Bank economist has warned that the biggest hurdle to developing countries’ growth during the financial crisis is the state of the local economy and not international demand for export
readRecovery will take longer than expected: Mboweni
09-04-2009
SOUTH African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni disagrees with the many economists who expect a recovery from the sharp global slowdown by next year.He told a breakfast briefing in Johannesburg on
readPolitical Perspective
09-04-2009
AND NOW some of our ‘honourable’ male Members of Parliament are justifying polygamy. In this day and age, imagine! One wonders why the country is wasting resources on fighting the scourge of HIV-AIDS
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