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56 Articles found on Friday, 7 August 2009
Local construction industry doing well, says Mwinga
07-08-2009
RUNDU – Although Namibia is projected to register negative economic growth this year, the country’s construction industry remains a profitable business.This was said by economist Martin Mwinga at the
readZuma unveils national job fund
07-08-2009
PRETORIA - An amount of N$2,4-billion will be placed in a national job fund to help employers and workers weather South Africa’s recession, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.After a meeting with
readSmall businesses punching above their weight
07-08-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba and other dignitaries and captains of industry were treated to a tour of some of Namibia’s most promising Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the official opening of
readTullow finds new oil field in Uganda
07-08-2009
KAMPALA - British Tullow Oil plc said yesterday it had discovered a new field in Uganda estimated to have up to 50 million barrels.The site is located in the Victoria Nile Delta off the northeastern
readZimbabwe to adopt friendlier mine law
07-08-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe’s mines minister said on Wednesday his country was reviewing a bill forcing foreign companies to sell stakes in their businesses to make it less harsh and attract badly needed
readCongo cancels First Quantum mining contract: Deputy Minister
07-08-2009
KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled a copper and cobalt mining contract with a unit of First Quantum following a review of major contracts launched two years ago, a deputy minister
readChina seen going for mining JVs after Rio debacle
07-08-2009
LONDON – China, bruised by the collapse of a proposal to buy a Rio Tinto stake, could confine itself to project-level deals with miners to feed its hunger for metals and shun company acquisitions to
readFerry sinks off Tonga
07-08-2009
NUKU’ALOFA – An overnight ferry packed with sleeping passengers flipped in heavy seas near the Pacific island nation of Tonga, leaving more than 30 people missing and feared dead, officials said
readTutu praises Zuma
07-08-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Retired archbishop Desmond Tutu yesterday praised South Africa’s president, ending an ugly rift pitting the leader of the country’s governing party against a widely beloved elder
readRwanda, DRC presidents hold landmark talks
07-08-2009
GOMA - DR Congo President Joseph Kabila met his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame yesterday in the lakeside city of Goma for the first official bilateral talks between the neighbouring states in 13
readZuma chooses chief justice
07-08-2009
PRETORIA - President Jacob Zuma has nominated Constitutional Court Judge Sandile Ngcobo to replace Judge Pius Langa, who retires from the position of Chief Justice later this year.Explaining his
readThousands at funeral of last WWI trench soldier
07-08-2009
WELLS - Thousands of people paid their respects yesterday at the funeral of Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe in World War I, who died at the age of 111.Patch was laid
readA BIG Grant For Little People?
07-08-2009
IN January 2008, the Basic Income Grant (BIG) pilot project commenced in the Otjivero-Omitara area, a settlement approximately 100 kilometres east of Windhoek. From December 2007 to December 2009 all
readLegal Opinion Please
07-08-2009
A WOMAN is raped and murdered. Four assailants witnessed her being assaulted and abducted into the bushes.It seems to me that it is reasonable to infer that the assailants perpetrated the rape and
readA Challenge For The Nation
07-08-2009
THE article that appeared in The Namibian of Friday, July 31, 2009 – titled ‘One Namibia, One Nation. The Case of Caprivi Revisited?’ by Dr Henning Melber was the most sobering piece of writing on the
readA Veterans’ Vehicle?
07-08-2009
I AM a resident of Eenhana Ohangwena Region with a concern about a GRN vehicle at Eenhana War Veterans office.I do not know if this vehicle still belongs to GRN or is now a taxi for school kids of the
readAn Expensive Flop?
07-08-2009
YOUR report on the MVA CEO’s earnings made shocking reading. That this man could be paid close to N$80 000 per MONTH, and still get a huge bonus for running the Fund UNSUCCESSFULLY is mind-boggling.I
readNumber The Taxis
07-08-2009
I AM sending this as an open letter to the Mayor of Windhoek, because I addressed an ordinary letter to him about three or four months ago, but he did not do anything about it.At that time I suggested
readMust History Always Repeat Itself?
07-08-2009
A ROSE by any other name would smell as sweet ...” Shakespeare once wrote, unwittingly creating the most famous flower quotation in history.This demonstrates the beauty and fragrance of this flower,
readAakalimo yomomagumbo ga NHE mOndangwa taya nyenyeta
07-08-2009
AAKALIMO yomomagumbo ga NHE mOndangwa oye li taya nyenyetele NHE sho ita gwanitha po euvaneko lye lyokuwapalekulula omagumbo ge ngoka ta landitha po kuyo (kaakalimo).Aakalimo otaya ti kutya omagumbo
readTatekulu Jatileni a fumvikwa pOnesi
07-08-2009
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Elondo west mUukolonkadhi mOshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu Petrus Jatileni ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe megumbo lye mElondo west moka momwedhi gwaziko konima yuuwename nomepipi
readDhiminiipo Aaitendiko yaCaprivi:Mudge ta indile
07-08-2009
OMULELI gwongundu yo Republican,omusamane Henk Mudge okwa indile Epangelo li mangulule noshowo li dhiminepo aafekelwa aaitendiko yaaCaprivi ethele limwe mboka yakala mondjedhililo ngashingeyi uule
readNdowishi ota pe Namibia obiliona yimwe noshinkwanu ndatu
07-08-2009
NDOWISHI ota pe Namibia oodola obiliona yimwe noshinkwanu ndatu pokati komimvo 2009 sigo 2010.Iimaliwa mbika oshilongo otashi keyi longitha miipungu ngaashi mewiliko lyoonzo dhopauntshitwe,
readEshongo li nasha nevi na li kundathanwe
07-08-2009
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga yOmoofaalama (NAFWU) olya pula opo eshongo li na sha nomukalo gwo ku gandja evi kwaamboka kaa ye li na gu kundathanwe neitulomo.Nafwu okwa ti oshinima shika osha etapo eiyuvo
readMboka ya tunga shaa li paveta mOmatando naya kuthepo omatungo gawo mbala
07-08-2009
ELELO lya Ngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana oli li lya geela noonkondo aakalimo yamwe yomomikunda Omatando gotango nOmatando omatiyali sho aniwa yi ikuthila Oveta momake gawo yene ndele taya gandja
readBrave Warriors shoot up the rankings
07-08-2009
NAMIBIA’S Brave Warriors have shot up 12 places to 103 in the world according to the latest FIFA rankings that were released on Wednesday. Namibia were the biggest climbers in Africa on the monthly
readTop-quality tennis draws to a close
07-08-2009
THE ITF South and Central African Junior tennis tournament drew to a close in Windhoek yesterday with some top-class action taking place in both the U/18 boys’ and girls’ singles finals.Both matches
readAustralia and China fined over women’s brawl
07-08-2009
SYDNEY – The Australian and Chinese soccer federations have been fined a total of US$6 000 by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after a mass brawl between their Under 19s women’s teams earlier
readAustralia have Ashes momentum, says Ponting
07-08-2009
LEEDS – Australia have the momentum going into the fourth Ashes test of a fluctuating series, their captain Ricky Ponting said yesterday.Australia batted through the final day of the last test at
readOld Mutual Victory Races reaches final leg in Windhoek
07-08-2009
THE overall winners of the ninth annual Old Mutual Victory Race series will be crowned tomorrow after the third and last race scheduled for the Jan Möhr Secondary School.Local road-running sensation
readPremier Soccer League kicks off this weekend
07-08-2009
Premier Soccer League champions SuperSport United have been boosted by the signing of former Bafana Bafana striker, Petrus Mahlatsi, from Bloemfontein Celtic who could make his debut for the PSL
readUnited, Chelsea meet in Community Shield
07-08-2009
Manchester United and Chelsea meet on Sunday in the traditional curtain raiser to the new season.On Sunday, Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United take on FA Cup holders Chelsea at
readAustralia unchanged for South Africa test
07-08-2009
CAPE TOWN – Australia have resisted the temptation to wield the axe after last month’s loss to New Zealand by choosing an unchanged starting team for tomorrow’s Tri-Nations match with South Africa in
readSMS Of Friday 7 August 2009
07-08-2009
* SOME HIV-positive mothers in rural areas are breastfeeding their babies knowingly, because they can’t afford formula milk. The Ministry of Health must make sure that all the poor HIV-positive
readInga power project might sink
07-08-2009
A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR power project on the Congo River involving five African governments might be put on hold because the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wants to go it alone with the backing of
readAi-Ais: Just WHO is Tane Mahuta?
07-08-2009
TWO years ago in July, Namibia Wildlife Resorts signed a N$21,5 million contract for the redevelopment of the Ai-Ais Hot Springs Spa to be completed by June last year. That contract cost has jumped
readAikona Ai-Ais
07-08-2009
MISMANAGEMENT allegations have been levelled against Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) and its Managing Director following overspending of close to N$12 million on the redevelopment of the Ai-Ais Hot
readKiller says anger prompted Gobabis rape and murder
07-08-2009
“I WAS caught by anger and I couldn’t control myself.” This was the only explanation Gobabis resident Stanley Ganeb could offer when Judge Sylvester Mainga asked him yesterday why he committed “such
readSticky end for robbery suspect
07-08-2009
AN armed robbery suspect got himself stuck in a sewage pipe for more than three hours on Wednesday after ducking into the wrong hole as security forces chased him.Ileni Iyambo was allegedly part of a
readNA did not pass Spy Bill correctly: DTA
07-08-2009
THE controversial Communications Bill, which was passed in the National Assembly three weeks ago although the opposition parties had walked out, was not adopted in the correct way and should thus be
readRehoboth baby is 6th swine flu case
07-08-2009
A baby girl from Rehoboth has become Namibia’s sixth victim of the H1N1 flu virus, bringing the number of confirmed cases of Influenza A or swine flu in the own to three.The toddler of 21 months, who
readNujoma, SPYL hammer EPA
07-08-2009
TRADE agreements with the European Union (EU) came under fire from young and old in Swapo this week, with accusations against the economic bloc ranging from being neo-colonialists to bullies using
readHead of the CID passes away
07-08-2009
THE Namibian Police have lost the service of one of its top crime investigators after the head of the Crime Investigation Department (CID), Commissioner Gerson ≠Naweseb, died during the early
readThe Swapo Party Youth League And The Politics Of The Loved Ones
07-08-2009
UNDER the leadership of Dr Elijah Ngurare the Swapo Party Youth League has crafted itself an indispensable place in the politics of our country. In doing so, the League has undergone a profound
readPublic transport bill in final stretch
07-08-2009
Matter of Fact THE wrong article on the progress of the Road Traffic and Transport Act was published in The Namibian yesterday. The article headlined ‘Public Transport Bill stuck in the gate’
readHouses for disabled and elderly
07-08-2009
THE Minister of Local Government, Jerry Ekandjo, has handed over 30 houses aimed at improving the well-being of pensioners and people with disabilities in the Rehoboth Urban West Constituency.He said
readWater: Fundamental Human Right Or A Commodity?
07-08-2009
SHOULD water be viewed as a fundamental human right or should it be treated as a commodity? Is water a privileged service that you can only access if you can afford it?The content of the right to
readBe more active on labour, says Iilonga
07-08-2009
THE Deputy Minister of Labour, Peter Iilonga, has appealed to politicians and union leaders to be more objective in dealing with labour issues to prevent industrial actions and labour
readFace to face with Albie Sachs
07-08-2009
IT WAS a rare moment of touching history when judges, lawyers, journalists and former Namibian exiles spontaneously rose to give a standing ovation to an icon of South Africa’s political
readHappy birthday, Bishop!
07-08-2009
BISHOP Zephania Kameeta, president of the Council of Churches in Namibia and head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN), turns 64 today.The ELCRN’s Windhoek Circuit
readNoteable Quotes
07-08-2009
IF you can remember that Jesus Christ had 12 disciples and one of them was a criminal. In the SAPS we will always have corrupt cops who, like bad apples, will be thrown out of the basket. – New police
readBrave Warriors shoot up the rankings
07-08-2009
NAMIBIA’S Brave Warriors have shot up 12 places to 103 in the world according to the latest FIFA rankings that were released on Wednesday. Namibia were the biggest climbers in Africa on the monthly
readClinton vows new US support for Somalia
07-08-2009
NAIROBI – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday pledged to “expand and extend” American support for Somalia’s weak interim government as it struggles against Islamist extremists
readChinese trust hookers more than officials
07-08-2009
PROSTITUTES were considered more trustworthy in China than government officials and scientists, a survey of more than 3 000 respondents showed.The online survey of 3 376 Chinese showed that 7,9 per
readCall For NWR Mismanagement Probe
07-08-2009
THE QUESTIONABLE way in which the re-development of the Ai-Ais Hot Springs Spa was handled by the Managing Director of the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) and Board, as well as the spiralling costs
readPolitical Perspective
07-08-2009
THE recent condemnatory statements by the head of the Employment Equity Commission (EEC) with regard to the locally owned Pupkewitz Group of Companies and its ‘white’ management structure have once
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