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59 Articles found on Friday, 21 August 2009
Edu-Loan now part of Letshego
21-08-2009
THE Letshego Holdings Group, a South African-based financial services company with interests throughout Africa, has taken over Edu-Loan (Namibia), which in future will be known as Letshego
readTannenbaum assets placed into final sequestration
21-08-2009
THE personal estate in South Africa of Barry Tannenbaum, who operated the Ponzi-type scheme that fleeced millions from investors, has been placed in final sequestration.Judge Martin Brassey granted
readWorld gold demand dips on jewellery slump
21-08-2009
LONDON - World gold demand fell nine per cent in the second quarter to 719,5 tons as rising prices and the impact of the global recession curbed jewellery consumption, the World Gold Council said
readNigerian central bank lists richest man as bank debtor
21-08-2009
LAGOS - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday published a list of high-profile debtors of the five ailing banks whose management were sacked last week.On Friday, CBN governor Sanusi Lamido
readEdu-Loan now part of Letshego
21-08-2009
THE Letshego Holdings Group, a South African-based financial services company with interests throughout Africa, has taken over Edu-Loan (Namibia), which in future will be known as Letshego
readEast Africa trade bloc to streamline laws
21-08-2009
DAR ES SALAAM - Members of the East African Community (EAC) trade bloc will streamline their commercial laws to boost cross-border investment and attract more foreign businesses, a continental
readRio Tinto suffers record slump
21-08-2009
MELBOURNE – Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest miner and majority shareholder of Rio Tinto Rössing, reported a 54 per cent drop in first-half earnings yesterday, its biggest half-year slump
readZim central bank wants gold-backed local currency
21-08-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s central bank governor Gideon Gono yesterday proposed the introduction of a gold-backed local currency, which was destroyed by hyperinflation and replaced by multiple foreign
readScotland frees terminally ill Lockerbie bomber
21-08-2009
EDINBURGH, Scotland – Scotland’s government freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds yesterday, allowing him to die at home in Libya despite American protests that mercy
readSA Anglicans face challenge on gays
21-08-2009
THE Anglican Church’s attitude to gay members, including priests, is expected to come under scrutiny at the synod of its diocese of Cape Town, which began on Thursday evening.The synod, which is held
readUN troops in eastern DRC to be strengthened
21-08-2009
MONUC, the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is to get another 3 000 soldiers by the end of October, the force announced on Wednesday.The reinforcement,
readMore than a million unsolved crimes in South Africa
21-08-2009
MORE than a million of the two million criminal cases reported annually in South Africa are never solved, the Mercury reported yesterday.“The cases seem to get lost somewhere – they fall through the
readAlien thriller ‘District 9’ lands atop box office
21-08-2009
LOS ANGELES – Creepy aliens landed on top of the North American box office over the weekend, with ‘District 9’ opening with 37,4 million dollars in sales, final figures showed on Monday.Set in an
readStand Up For Your Rights
21-08-2009
I WANT to share a very personal disappointment with my lazy fellow Namibians. It is truly disappointing, and even hurtful to myself to utter these words. But why are we all like that?We have labels
readSwapo Should Change Its Agenda
21-08-2009
WITH the coming of technology and using the 21st century communication gimmicks, Swapo has launched an impressive website.In the words of its Secretary General, Mme Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, “Via this
readWe Need Justice From Justice Minister
21-08-2009
AN article was published in the Informanté of last Thursday, August 13 2009, about the Minister of Justice’s reluctance to dismiss a Magistrate who was found guilty on six counts.The Minister was not
readPeople Don’t Know Their Rights
21-08-2009
NDP 3: “Public sector service delivery is a priority!“ In August 1997 the President of the Republic of Namibia launched the Namibian Public Service Charter. Together with the “ General Principles “
readWater Rights And Responsibilities
21-08-2009
WHEREAS I fully agree with Shadrack Shiramba (The Namibian, Friday 14/8/09) that access to potable water is a human right (why is it not mentioned together with food, I wonder?) and that it should not
readStruggle Kids Are ‘Too Much’
21-08-2009
I AM writing in connection with what is being done by struggle kids, because I don’t know what to think anymore because its become too much.Why do struggle kids just try to force the government to
readCall On Rössing To Pay Out
21-08-2009
I STARTED working for Rössing Uranium Mine in 1980. Since then my fellow employees and I had money deducted from our salaries supposedly for pension benefits and surplus to be paid back to us when we
readMOshana inamu monika natango ekunku H1N1; Hamata ta ti
21-08-2009
OMUWILIKI gwUuhaku mOshitopolwa sha Shana Omundohotola Naftali Hamata,okwa lombwela The Namibian ohela kutya sigo oompaka mOshitopolwa sha Shana inamu lopotwa omukithi omupe gwEkunku H1N1, ashike
readToivo Ya Toivo ota gwanitha omimvo 85
21-08-2009
Omukondjelimanguluko lyoshilongo natango okwa ndjanga ngomenje.Andimba Toivo ya Toivo ota gwanitha oomvula 85 ongula.O The Namibian oye mu pula kutya okwe shi ende ngiini opo a kale e li nawa ngaaka
readNUNW ota konakona omawilikongundu
21-08-2009
ONDUNDAHANGANO yaaniilonga (NUNW)otayi ka konakona oshinima shaaleli yaaniilonga mboka ye li iilyo yomawilikongundu goocompanie dhi ili no dhili.AmushangaNdjai gwoNUNW, Evilastus Kaaronda okwa koleke
readEwawa lyaagundjuka yoSwapo lya pumbwa Kapia
21-08-2009
EWAWA lyaagundjuka mongundu yoSwapo olya pumbwa omusamane Paulus Kapia opo a shune moparliamende ngele okwa hogololwa a ye momusholondondo gongundu ndjoka gwaantu omi 72. Oshigongi shOpashigwana osha
readSwapo noongundu dhompilameno ayehe otaya ningi iikonga egumbo negumbo
21-08-2009
ONGUNDU tayi pangele na yo yalandula oongundu dhilwe dhopolitika mokuninga iikonga yomahogololo okweenda egumbo-negumbo komeho yomahogololo gopashigwana nogopaupelesidende muNovomba nuumvo,nonando
readmEtitatu tali ya oondjila adhihe okOmugulugwombashe dha taalela
21-08-2009
UUMINISTELI wOmauyelele nOmakwatakanithokumwe gOpauteknology owa tseyitha kutya Esiku lyokudhimbulukwa Omapendafule, ano lyeti 26 Auguste, nuumvo otali ka dhimbulukilwa pOmugulugwombashe mUukwaluudhi
readMeme Aletta na tate Nyelele ya pewa aakwana, omuluudhe nomuyelele
21-08-2009
AAGUNDJUKA yaali yomOndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana, tate Nyelele Nambuli Alweendo (36) na meme Aletta Lazarus (31) meti 26 Mei 2009 oya pewa omagano guukwana uumati mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha
readCollin back for Warriors
21-08-2009
GERMANY-based Namibian international midfielder Collin Benjamin returns to the Brave Warriors after a strong 25-man training squad was announced for a Fifa-sanctioned international friendly against
readDoëseb set to lead premiership
21-08-2009
CURRENT Namibian Premier League (NPL) interim chairman Johnny Doëseb will be unopposed after none of the other 11 premiership teams nominated candidates for the NPL chairmanship.The clubs were
readSemenya storms to victory
21-08-2009
BERLIN – South African teenager Caster Semenya, whose rapid improvement has prompted officials to order a gender verification test, won the women’s world 800 metres title with a crushing performance
readUnder-16 national champs launched
21-08-2009
THE Namibia Football Association yesterday launched the NFA under-16 Youth Development Tournament to be hosted by Gobabis with a fascinating draw.With 12 municipalities and village councils confirming
readGolf day in aid of SPCA takes centre stage
21-08-2009
THE Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) golf day is to be held in Windhoek today.This event has been organised by Marius Faul and the staff at Auas Motors, and the main sponsors
readSouth Africa omit Morkel
21-08-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa omitted paceman Morné Morkel from their squad yesterday for the Champions Trophy which starts next month.Morkel was a member of the party which played Australia in a
readMan United hit a blip
21-08-2009
LONDON – Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is wrestling with the problem of how to replace the irreplaceable after watching his side lose 1-0 at Burnley in the second match of their Premier
readJohnny is no contest
21-08-2009
THE move taken by the eleven premiership clubs not to nominate anyone to counter the current interim chairman, Johnny Doeseb of the Namibia Premier League (NPL), clearly shows that everyone is happy
readBrave Warriors Squad
21-08-2009
Goalkeepers: Virgil Vries; (Eleven Arrows FC); Attiel Mbaha (Unattached); Abisai (Zicco) Shaningayamwe (Jomo Cosmos)Defenders: Hartman Toromba (Vasco da Gama); Ivan Namaseb (Orlando Pirates);
read* Televised live
21-08-2009
FRIDAY, AUG 21 SuperSport on DStv Athletics: * World Championships, day 7 (50km walk), Berlin - 08:00 on SS 1. * World Championships, day 7, second session - 15:25 on SS 6 Cricket: * England v
readSMSes Of Friday 21 August 2009
21-08-2009
* FELLOW citizens the taxpayers’ money we know so far lost through GIPF, Teko, ODC, AVID, DRC-Kabila and Defence Force stands at N$928 million. According to my thorough research this money could have
readCanadian MPs support local seal clubbing, SPCA asks to stop it
21-08-2009
A VISITING delegation of parliamentarians from Canada say they support Namibia’s annual seal harvest.They also hold the view that a recent European Union (EU) ban on all seal product imports, exports
readSchool tours to SA go ahead despite flu fears
21-08-2009
PARENTAL fears over the A(H1N1) flu had to be allayed at a number of primary schools in Windhoek this week, as the institutions prepared to visit South Africa on educational tours.More than 100
readCellphone robber gets 4-year term
21-08-2009
AN unemployed Windhoek resident who stole a cellphone in a street robbery in Katutura ten months ago got his comeuppance in court on Monday, when he was sent straight to prison for four
readFlu fears spark pig slaughter
21-08-2009
MAYANA – Some villagers in the Kavango Region are slaughtering their pigs in the mistaken belief that the H1N1 flu virus, also known as ‘swine flu’, can be spread by pigs to people.Several villagers
readGreen withdraws case against SSC
21-08-2009
DISMISSED Social Security Commission General Manager Avril Green has finally put his battle with the SSC to rest.He withdrew his labour court case against the SSC on Tuesday. Green was challenging
readFit as a fiddle at 85
21-08-2009
A STALWART of the Namibian struggle for self determination is still fit as a fiddle. Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo is turning 85 years tomorrow. The Namibian spoke to Ya Toivo to gain insight into what keeps
readKeetmanshoop Mayor accused of lying in witness box
21-08-2009
A LAWYER representing two Police officers, who face theft charges, has accused the Mayor of Keetmanshoop, Basil Brown, of lying in the witness box.Brown was giving evidence at the Police officers’
readMuch still to be done for Nam children: Minister
21-08-2009
ALTHOUGH Namibia was one of the first countries to develop and implement national policies and plans to take care of children orphaned by HIV and AIDS, much still remains to be done.This was stated by
readSuspected burglar shot by guard
21-08-2009
A SECURITY guard at Gobabis has been charged with attempted murder after shooting an alleged housebreaker in the back with a shotgun.The incident happened on Church Street, between hardware shop Texas
readCoD slams conditions at manganese mine
21-08-2009
THE Congress of Democrats (CoD) has called on Government to intervene at the Purity Manganese mine near Otjiwarongo, claiming workers there are being subjected to “primitive” working and living
readA Tolerant Approach Is The Way To Go
21-08-2009
POLITICAL parties do have the right to campaign and even to do so door-to-door, but given the current tensions they would certainly be advised to be circumspect in the way in which they go about
readQuo Vadis President Pohamba?
21-08-2009
JUST a few days ago, on August 18 to be exact, we celebrated the 74th birthday of President Lucas Pohamba. Newspapers were thick and were innovatively filled with adverts wishing the President all
readPolitical and Public Discourse in Namibia A Response to Ngurare/Seibeb/Swartbooi
21-08-2009
IT is encouraging to note that Namibian activists increasingly express their views in writing. Comrades in the SPYL have emerged as relevant actors in efforts to shape public opinion, not least
readHealth Minister slams fear-mongers
21-08-2009
HEALTH Minister Dr Richard Kawmi yesterday lashed out against what he called alarmists trying to politicise the country’s efforts at containing the A(H1N1) influenza virus.“I want to make it
readBanking crisis echoes across continent
21-08-2009
• Crisis ‘specific’ to Nigeria • Closest Africa parallel is Kenya under Moi • Angola, Ghana, others will be taking note • ED CROPLEY JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria’s US$2,6 billion banking clean-up has
readRCC loses first bid to recover B1 City money
21-08-2009
AN ATTEMPT by the Roads Contractor Company to recover N$5,69 million with which the parastatal helped finance the stalled B1 City property development in Windhoek has ended in failure in the High
readSyndicate leaves trail of blood and torture
21-08-2009
A SYNDICATE of stock thieves, whose weapon of choice seems to be assegais, has been targeting farmers in the Seeis-Steinhausen-Hochfeld triangle for the past two months, slaughtering livestock and
readCollin back for Warriors
21-08-2009
GERMANY-based Namibian international midfielder Collin Benjamin returns to the Brave Warriors after a strong 25-man training squad was announced for a Fifa-sanctioned international friendly against
readAfghan women vote for change
21-08-2009
MADRASA, Afghanistan – Her eyes barely visible through the tightly woven grill of her blue burqa, Nadeera said her Afghan husband forbids her from showing her face but told her to vote however she
readUnions must pull up their socks
21-08-2009
UNIONS must commit themselves again to the “core values of trade unionism” if they intend dealing with the increasing labour problems that come with the growing presence of Chinese companies in
readPolitical Perspective
21-08-2009
IT is encouraging to see that the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is practising diversity, if that is the right expression, in their choice of five eligible candidates for the party list for the
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