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69 Articles found on Friday, 11 December 2009
Hilton brand arrives in Namibia
11-12-2009
HILTON Worldwide and the United Africa Group yesterday signed a management agreement with UAG Group Executive Director Haddis Tilahun for the Eliakim Namundjebo Plaza Hotel in Windhoek.Scheduled to
readZambia Sugar to double EU exports
11-12-2009
MAZABUKA, Zambia - Zambia Sugar, the country’s biggest sugar producer, said on Wednesday it would double annual sugar exports to the European Union to 200 000 tons in three to four years, benefitting
readDubai wants to rescue prized assets
11-12-2009
DUBAI – Dubai World, the state-run company at the heart of the emirate’s credit woes, is looking to protect another of its prized assets as pressure mounts on the debt-saddled company to pay back its
readWorld Bank musters billions for solar projects in Africa
11-12-2009
WASHINGTON - The World Bank announced Wednesday US$5,5 billion dollars would be invested in solar energy projects in five countries of the Middle East and North Africa in a bid to combat climate
readUS targets rating agencies for role in credit meltdown
11-12-2009
WASHINGTON – Enforcement officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Justice Department said Wednesday that their staff is targeting the role of Wall Street rating agencies in the
readOwnership by BEE partners must reach 30% by 2017, says Manyi
11-12-2009
THE Black Management Forum (BMF) would like ownership targets for black economic empowerment (BEE) partners in South Africa to be no less than 30 per cent by 2017, Jimmy Manyi, the president of the
readGarlic prices soar in China
11-12-2009
SHANGHAI - The price of garlic has shot up 40-fold this year in China, the world’s largest producer of the plant, in part due to an unexpected factor - a popular belief that it can help ward off swine
readSA officials suspended in citizenship scam
11-12-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has suspended dozens of immigration officials being investigated for giving South African citizenship to foreigners, mainly from Pakistan, the government said yesterday.The
readAl Qaeda claims this week’s deadly Baghdad blasts
11-12-2009
BAGHDAD – Al Qaeda’s umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility yesterday for co-ordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to
readTiddly rider in Christmas parade
11-12-2009
SHELBYVILLE – A woman has posted $500 bond on a charge of public intoxication after police said she passed out on a horse she rode in the Shelbyville Christmas parade. According to the Shelbyville
readObama accepts peace prize, defends ‘just wars’
11-12-2009
OSLO – The United States must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified, President Barack Obama said yesterday as he accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace.In a speech at
readMore than 120 wildfires rage in Australia
11-12-2009
SYDNEY – More than 120 wildfires fanned by high winds and soaring temperatures raged in southeastern Australia yesterday, prompting emergency warnings for several towns, officials said.Some 2 000
readPirates receive US$2,5m ransom
11-12-2009
MOGADISHU – Somali pirates holding a Greek-owned vessel since May, said a US$2,5 million ransom was finally paid on Thursday and the MV Ariana and its crew of 24 Ukrainians would be freed shortly.“The
readDRC refugees’ situation dire
11-12-2009
BRAZZAVILLE - Aid deployed so far for tens of thousands of refugees who fled ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo into Congo-Brazzaville is not enough to meet their needs, the United
readMore money needed for Zimbabwe
11-12-2009
JOHANNESBURG – The Red Cross says they need US$32 million to feed 220 000 Zimbabweans who cannot access hard currency in the collapsed economy.The Red Cross’ Zimbabwe representative Stephen Omollo
readJurie Sheds Light On Boycott Issue
11-12-2009
IT will be appreciated if you will give me an opportunity to shed light on certain allegations which were made by some newspapers Opposition parties envisaged to make a court case when the tender for
readProblems On The Buses
11-12-2009
I WOULD like to thank you and your newspaper for still telling it like it is. Keep it up. My reason for writing this letter is about the long distance bus drivers from Windhoek to the four O regions.
readPresident Can Pardon
11-12-2009
SOME Namibians are fed up with too many lies for too long; our President Hifikepunye Pohamba has the power to release all Namibian political detainees at any if he wants to do so – by dropping the
readWorking As A team Towards Vision 2030
11-12-2009
AS a young Namibian with my nation at heart and eager to contribute to our country’s economic independence and the realisation of Vision 2030, I would like to share my opinions with all fellow
readA Filthy Resort
11-12-2009
IT is with great disappointment that we write to you to complain about the inept services provided by the Namibia Wildlife Resorts at their resorts, specifically Gross Barmen, situated a few
readThe Land Of Swapo
11-12-2009
I REMEMBER when there was an election crisis in Zimbabwe; our political leaders were quiet. Obviously, how can you raise your voice against such a practice if you are not an example? Even worse, the
readFun In Numbers
11-12-2009
WE are 10 days beyond having voted and I do not know for a fact that the final count has been arrived at. The ECN (Electoral Commission of Namibia) website is a befuddled, unfriendly, non-functional
readHope Sterilisation Reports Untrue
11-12-2009
HIV has been with us now for over 25 years. If it was an educational institute, we would have graduated from it by now. When it was first identified in the 1980s we were not only shocked but at the
readThe Work Permit Wait
11-12-2009
I JUST want clarification from Home Affairs. Why does it take so long to for them to process work permits? I am an employee of a development partner seconded to a GRN ministry and I came here August
readOkabinete ka indilwa ka longe
11-12-2009
OMUNIILONGA kehe mepangelo okwa tegelelwa a kale eshi oshikalimo shomanifesto yoSwapo yomumvo 2009.Omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba a dhimbulutha metiyali.“Ita pa kala okukwatakwata
readAanona ya pandula ekwatho BIG
11-12-2009
AANONA yomoongundu adhihe penongelo lya Otjivero oya kuthombinga methigathano lyokuthaneka,kombinga ya nkene iimaliwa mbyoka ya li haya taamba ha kutiwa iimaliwa yopetameko nenge ya fupipikwa nedhina
readAakwaswapo oyendji ya kondja mokusindanitha ongundu
11-12-2009
OYENDJI otaya pandula noonkondo Ookaansela nAapongololi yOswapo mIitopolwa nIitopolwa unene tuu mboka yokoNooli, sho ya longa nuudhiginini opo Ongundu yoSwapo yi kale ya sindana ngeyi nomake
readUunkundi wa ECN wa ulikwa
11-12-2009
EHANGANO lyuudemokoli moNamibia[NID] olya ti uupyakadhi mokweenditha, moku, unganeka,noshowo aanambelewa kaaya uviteko owo uunkundi wumwe Okommissi yomahogololo yaNamibia ya pumbwa okukonenena.NID
readMAG natango okuna oshilonga
11-12-2009
AAHOGOLOLI mboka ya hogolola momwaalu omunene oya kanithitha oongundu dhimwe ooshona moshigongi shopashigwana.Ongundu yedhina Monitor Action Group ndjoka ya pingenepo ongundu yoNational Party kwa li,
readAakiintu aatotiveta yakanitha shinene
11-12-2009
OMAHANGANO gaakiintu oga ti eshonopalo lyomwaalu gwaakiintu moshigongi oshipe shopashigwana olyo esithahoni enene koshigwana noshowo paigwana.Omahangano ngaka oga thaneke pu ningwe omalunduluko opo
readKuku Elizabeth Luanda a hulitha
11-12-2009
KUKU Elizabeth Nangonya Luanda gwomOmbaye okwa hulitha oshiwike shika mOshipangelo shEpangelo mOmbaye, konima yuuwehame wethimbo efupi.Kuku Luanda okwa hulitha meti: 7 lya Desemba 2009, mepipi
readBlack Africa out to strangle Pirates
11-12-2009
BLACK Africa go into tonight’s derby as red-hot favourites in a bid to strangle a troubled Orlando Pirates side to go equal on points with table-toppers African Stars at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.
readBoks under pressure, but confident
11-12-2009
GEORGE – The Springboks go into this weekend’s IRB Sevens World Series in George under tremendous pressure to retain their title and keep in contact with leaders New Zealand on the standings in the
readWoods gets cold shoulder
11-12-2009
NEW YORK – Tiger Woods, one of the hottest marketing symbols on the planet, is getting the cold shoulder on television where ads featuring the golf star have disappeared since news broke of his
readSports should be inclusive: Mogane
11-12-2009
THE Namibia Sports Commission’s (NSC) Chief Administrator, Rusten Mogane, on Wednesday warned sports codes to refrain from turning certain sports disciplines into family units.Mogane, who was speaking
readSuperSport TV Highs
11-12-2009
* Broadcast live FRIDAY, DEC 11 SuperSport on DStv Boxing: * Nkgubela Gwazela v Nicky Ottieno, East London - 19:00 on SS 5. Cricket: * New Zealand v Pakistan, third test, day 1,
readSole ownership can be catastrophic
11-12-2009
THE sole ownership of football teams in our domestic league can have serious implications for the future sustainability of the clubs’ operations, while the financial well-being of the players can be
readBarca on course to retain title
11-12-2009
BELGRADE – Holders Barcelona booked a Champions League last 16 berth with a 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday and were joined by Group F rivals Inter Milan, who sealed their passage with a 2-0 home
readFootball Results
11-12-2009
Played Wednesday, Dec 9 Absa Premiership Swallows 0 - 3 SuperSport United Black Aces 1 - 1 Orlando Pirates Chiefs 3 - 1 Platinum Stars Celtic 0 - 2 Maritzburg Utd Arrows 0 - 1 Free State
readSMSes of 11 December 2009
11-12-2009
* PLEASE The Namibian make this point for me loud and clear. There are these two Namibian guys being cooked by the sun every day. One of them always stands at the robot at Independence Avenue and
readNamWater waiting for Cabinet okay to increase water tariffs
11-12-2009
WATER prices are set to go up again. NamWater is just waiting for Cabinet to give it the green light before it increases its bulk water tariffs.The Minister of Agriculture made a submission to
readOpposition youth to march today
11-12-2009
YOUTH members of eight opposition parties will organise a protest march this morning to express their dissatisfaction with the results of the past national and presidential elections and to hand over
readNamibians say ‘no’ to corruption
11-12-2009
NAMIBIA joined countries round the world on Wednesday to reaffirm its commitment to fight corruption on the International Day Against Corruption.The main event was held in Swakopmund, which was
readPoor want Govt to stick to its promises
11-12-2009
POOR people living in the informal settlement of Havana Extension 6 say they want Government to stick to its promises where poverty is concerned, and to see the suffering of the poor ‘face to
readNo bail for man charged with killing grandchild
11-12-2009
A PENSIONER from northern Namibia remains in custody on a charge of murdering his granddaughter in a shooting incident in early 2007 after his bail application ended in failure in the High Court in
readOvitoto appeals for bridges
11-12-2009
THE Chief of Ovitoto has made an official appeal to the Minister of Works and Transport, Helmut Angula, to give some attention to the ‘dangerous’ 45km main road between Okahandja and Ovitoto.But with
readTraditional leaders should help curb alcohol abuse
11-12-2009
TRADITIONAL leaders have been urged to spearhead a campaign aimed at educating recipients of State grants to stop spending their money on alcohol.The plea was made by Labour and Social Welfare
readAnother rape at Karasburg
11-12-2009
THE second rape in two days was reported at the southern town of Karasburg on Monday.The latest victim is a 54-year-old woman who was brutally assaulted and raped in her home in the early hours of the
readN$1 bn needed to maintain State property
11-12-2009
THE Department of Works needs an estimated N$1 billion to maintain Government properties across the country. This was revealed by Works and Transport Deputy Minister Paul Smit when he officially
readSave haven for abused horses
11-12-2009
SOME of the eight horses found grazing on the Gross Barmen road outside Okahandja in early November, and rescued by Okahandja Police Detective William Grey, are currently living on a nearby farm.Here
readUgly Creatures to rock Swakop
11-12-2009
SUPER group Ugly Creatures will stage a live show at Swakopmund next Friday, December 18, at the Tamariskia Town Hall, band member Baby Doeseb told The Namibian yesterday.One of the leading bands
readInformal settlements celebrate volunteer day
11-12-2009
LAST Saturday marked International Volunteers’ Day, and as part of its commemoration, various organisations joined the Elcin Diakonia in the City (DIC) programme to plant trees as a way of empowering
readBranded dealer shop for leo at Outapi
11-12-2009
CELLULAR service provider leo on Saturday opened a branded dealer shop called Tusk Mobile at Outapi in the Omusati Region.The Mayor of Outapi, Matheus Ndeshitila, did the honours at an event attended
readElections End On A Sour Note
11-12-2009
THE 2009 Presidential and National Assembly elections ended on a somewhat sour note.When the official results were finally announced on the evening of December 4, there was clearly disinterest in the
readThe New Normal Is Abnormal
11-12-2009
THE term legitimacy (from Latin legitimare, meaning ‘to declare lawful’) broadly means rightfulness. Legitimacy therefore confers on a political order, an authoritative or binding character, thus
readAfrica At Risk
11-12-2009
ADDIS ABABA – Climate change will hit Africa – a continent that has contributed virtually nothing to bring it about – first and hardest. Aside from Antarctica, Africa is the only continent that has
readWhat Inhibits Performance In Public Service Institutions?
11-12-2009
HAVE you ever wondered why public service institutions are under persistent criticism for non-performance and poor service delivery?This brief paper attempts to answer this question. The article also
readPirates left high and dry
11-12-2009
ORLANDO Pirates owner Hendrik Dawids has confirmed that he has made up his mind to pull out of the side due to persistent internal wrangles in his three-year reign as managing director.Dawids told The
readWindhoek Lager, Heineken lead SA premium beer market
11-12-2009
AFTER just five years, Heineken and Namibian Breweries have managed to secure a leading position in the hugely attractive premium segment of the South African beer market. The latest available
readSoros: Finance gap could ‘wreck’ climate talks
11-12-2009
COPENHAGEN – The $10-billion-a-year proposed by rich nations to help the poor adapt to climate change is “not sufficient” and the gap between what’s offered and what’s needed could wreck the
readBig Brother Africa 4: Your SMSes to Us
11-12-2009
* Please publish more photos of Eddy and Mzamo, please!! – Marientaller – We’ll do our best. There are some good shots from the finale and after-party. – Jean* What a show that was. Namibia’s
readBig Brother Africa 4: Eddie Is Home!
11-12-2009
HE’S home, guys. Namibia’s BBA housemate Edward Moongo, aka Mr Prankster or Black Polar Bear touched down on Namibian soil on Tuesday afternoon and visited The Namibian on Wednesday morning. In his
readBig Brother Africa 4: Eddie Is Home!
11-12-2009
HE’S home, guys. Namibia’s BBA housemate Edward Moongo, aka Mr Prankster or Black Polar Bear touched down on Namibian soil on Tuesday afternoon and visited The Namibian on Wednesday morning. In his
readBig Brother Africa 4: Eddie Is Home!
11-12-2009
HE’S home, guys. Namibia’s BBA housemate Edward Moongo, aka Mr Prankster or Black Polar Bear touched down on Namibian soil on Tuesday afternoon and visited The Namibian on Wednesday morning. In his
readMother, son get bail after dagga bust
11-12-2009
A WINDHOEK mother and son who were arrested two and a half weeks ago after they were allegedly found in possession of a bakkie-load of dagga were granted bail of N$10 000 each on Wednesday.Members of
readNamPort executive investigated over tender
11-12-2009
NAMPORT is investigating one of its senior managers, Koot van der Merwe, for alleged improper awarding of a security fencing tender. Van der Merwe is NamPort Group Executive for Finance and is also a
readPolitical fallout at NBC
11-12-2009
POLITICAL interference at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) led to acting Director General Mathew Gowaseb walking out earlier this week.Matters apparently came to a head after a series of
readNotable Quotes
11-12-2009
I DON’T know who married 2010 and crime, but we’re going to divorce it. – South African National Police Commissioner Bheki Cele at the launch of the police’s festive season campaignIF somebody uses a
readPolitical Perspective
11-12-2009
TROUBLE at the NBC – again! At this stage it’s become almost par for the course that as soon as any new or acting Director General tries to get things together there, the ruling party rises up in
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