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64 Articles found on Friday, 13 February 2009
Where Are We Going As A Country?
13-02-2009
LAST Saturday I attended an exciting exhibition by the renowned French photographer, Yann-Artus Bertrand whose title read: ‘Six Billion Others’. The objective of the exhibition in the form of 5 000
readThe Other Face Of Capitalism
13-02-2009
IN the late 1980s, many in the capitalist world were celebrating the collapse of Soviet-style socialism.I mean, they were literally euphoric. Now in the 21st century, American-style capitalism is in
readThe Death of Trust
13-02-2009
BANGKOK – A friend recently asked a seemingly naïve question: “What is money? How do I know I can trust that it is worth what it says it is worth?” We learn in introductory economics that money is a
readNational health indaba on the cards
13-02-2009
A NATIONAL ‘indaba’ will be held in Windhoek next week to discuss how to enhance healthcare. More than 150 healthcare professionals and industry leaders are expected to attend the conference hosted by
readRenew your dog licence, urges City of Windhoek
13-02-2009
WINDHOEK – The renewal of dog licences for this year is under way. An amount of N$15 is required for a female dog that is spayed/sterilised and N$30 for a female dog that is not spayed.In a statement
readJetty restoration in full swing
13-02-2009
WORK to restore Swakopmund’s 100-year-old jetty is in full swing, and should be completed before the end of the year.For the past couple of months, technicians and engineers, under the management of
readSADC-PF defends its financial integrity
13-02-2009
THE SADC Parliamentary Forum this week called a press conference to defend its financial accounting and auditing procedures, which have sparked speculation in the media about labour problems at the
readTransNamib group builds up a head of steam over change
13-02-2009
TRANSNAMIB’S second largest work group, the Western Workforce, mostly based at the railway utility’s Walvis Bay branch, has expressed growing concern over the state of the company, especially with
readSpree case postponed
13-02-2009
THE case of a 32-year-old man who injured four men during a shooting rampage at Nkurenkuru on Christmas Day, has been postponed to April 21. Mpepo Mukuve made a second appearance in the Rundu
readSADC falls in love with cross-border conservation
13-02-2009
“In a world where the environment and natural world and its wildlife are under increasing strain, there is fortunately an awareness that what remains of wilderness area have to be safeguarded now, if
readTeenage girl in South faces murder charge
13-02-2009
A 17-year-old girl from Keetmanshoop was charged with murder on Monday after she allegedly stabbed a 50-year-old man with a knife.Lazarus Goliath died in the Katutura State hospital on Monday, more
readYa France ‘still chair of the NBC board’
13-02-2009
THE board chairman of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is “technically still chairman but not practically”, according to Information and Communication Technology Minister Joel
read6 arrested with stolen computers
13-02-2009
THE Police yesterday swooped on six suspects, including five Angolan nationals, in connection with computer theft.Warrant Officer Teofelus Willem said Police at the roadblock between Windhoek and
readStage set for first ruling in Caprivi treason assault case
13-02-2009
THE first trial on assaults that Caprivi high treason suspects claim to have suffered at the hands of Police officers after being arrested in the wake of separatist attacks at Katima Mulilo in August
readWhen it rains, it pours in Havana 6
13-02-2009
FOR the Kerimin family, who live in the informal settlement of Havana Extension 6 in the shack in the background of the picture above, the recent rains haven’t been as much of a blessing as it has to
readThe High Price Of Not Doing Homework
13-02-2009
BECAUSE the whole labour-hire ban issue was not properly handled from the outset, the country is paying the price for this, mainly attributable to the Ministry of Labour as the implementing
readNoteable Quotes
13-02-2009
JULIUS Malema is no more than an ill-bred brat whose behaviour is not only un-African, but crude by the standards of any culture in the world. – Inkatha Freedom Party leader leader Mangosuthu
readPolitical Perspective
13-02-2009
IT is disturbing to note what depths people can sink to and the current spate of arrests over theft of drought relief food aid is a case in point.There is enough bad news around without having to
readThe Tragedy Of TransNamib
13-02-2009
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to view our dissatisfactions regarding affairs of TransNamib.It is about time we raise our voices as we don’t want to stand aside and see how the current management
readMaking Way For The Young
13-02-2009
THANKS for giving me this opportunity to express my view in your good newspaper and once again thank you for ‘telling it like it is’.I am so sick and tired of hearing our political leaders calling the
readJerry Ekandjo Put On The Spot
13-02-2009
I READ the articles in various newspapers about many people, including Minister Jerry Ekandjo, demanding that the Director General of NBC should resign because of the saga of the RDP flag which is not
readAmerica’s First ‘Black’ President?
13-02-2009
ALL over the world these words are echoed through the streets with jubilation: “Finally America’s first black president”. But, never do these people, or anyone for that matter, take a step back to
readRundu And Rubbish
13-02-2009
I FIRST want to warmly congratulate your newspaper for putting the environmental problems we face in Rundu on your front page, and still “telling it as it is”. We can see rubbish everywhere throughout
readPeople should start believing in people:Seuaa Karuaihe
13-02-2009
STARTING a business isn’t always a piece of cake. Challenges abound in the starting blocks with securing financing, getting ideas off the ground, and simply getting down to business.These challenges
readNamibia in talks on ADB country strategy
13-02-2009
THE Ministry of Finance and the African Development Bank (ADB) yesterday began talks to finalise a country strategy paper for Namibia for possible funding of development projects until 2013.Opening
readNamPower signs major loan
13-02-2009
NAMPOWER yesterday signed a loan agreement worth N$1,3 billion with three foreign investment institutions and the Development Bank of Namibia for the completion of the 951-kilometre Caprivi power line
readCautious consumers depress demand in housing sector
13-02-2009
FNB Namibia’s housing index for the third quarter of 2008 shows that especially the affordable and middle-income housing sectors have taken a knock, down 31 per cent and 27 per cent respectively. This
readBritish bankers admit bad mistakes
13-02-2009
FOUR ousted British bankers yesterday apologised for mistakes that brought Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and HBOS to the brink of collapse, saying the sector should tweak its maligned lavish pay
readDBN CEO remains optimistic despite crisis
13-02-2009
THE Bank is one of the ‘success stories’ of Namibia’s recent past and has committed itself to further serving the development needs of Namibia. Its loan book currently stands at N$360 million but the
readGold shines at sombre Africa mining meeting
13-02-2009
CAPE TOWN – Mine closures, job cuts, tight credit and debates on when metal prices will revive dominated this week’s annual African mining conference, in sharp contrast to the excitement last year
readNamibia to invest $910 million in energy projects
13-02-2009
CAPE TOWN – Namibia, a producer of gold, diamonds, uranium and copper, is investing around US$910 million in energy projects as rising demand with mine expansions in the country threatens to outstrip
readAngola to cut spending on falling oil prices
13-02-2009
LUANDA – Angola will cut public spending because of falling oil revenues, the government announced yesterday, as the global economic crisis begins to affect one of the world’s fastest growing
readOil lingers near US$36
13-02-2009
SINGAPORE – Oil prices lingered near US$36 a barrel yesterday in Asia, following a steep fall overnight, as surging crude inventories in the US stoked investor concern that consumer demand will
readChinalco to invest US$19,5 billion in Rio Tinto Group
13-02-2009
SHANGHAI, China – Aluminum Corp. of China, one of the world’s biggest aluminium producers, agreed yesterday to invest US$19,5 billion in global miner Rio Tinto Group in the country’s biggest overseas
readInternational Briefs
13-02-2009
Car bomb kills 4 in northern Iraq * BAGHDAD - A parked car bomb killed four policemen and wounded three people in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday, the latest in a string of recent
readOn Darwin’s 200th, a theory still in controversy
13-02-2009
LONDON – It’s well known that Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking theory of evolution made many people furious because it contradicted the Biblical view of creation.But few know that it also created
readMumbai attack partly planned in Pakistan
13-02-2009
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the Mumbai terrorist attacks were launched from its shores and at least partly plotted on its soil.Interior Ministry chief Rehman
readTaxpayers may have to cover octuplet mom’s costs
13-02-2009
LOS ANGELES – A big share of the financial burden of raising Nadya Suleman’s 14 children could fall on the shoulders of California’s taxpayers, compounding the public furore in a state already
readHarry gets equality course over ‘Paki’ quip
13-02-2009
LONDON – Prince Harry is to be sent on an army equality and diversity course after he was reprimanded for calling an Asian army colleague a ‘Paki’, the Daily Mirror reported yesterday.The 24-year-old
readClever dog uses snow bank to climb up on roof
13-02-2009
MINOT – Minot police say they get lots of calls about animals but this one was different. A caller reported a dog on the roof of a house. Animal control officer Dick Schnell said the snow in the back
readJintao set for tour to Africa
13-02-2009
BAMAKO – Chinese president Hu Jintao was due to arrive in Mali yesterday, the first stop in his whirlwind tour of four African countries, as Beijing stressed its interest in Africa goes beyond purely
readFar-right Dutch MP stopped on arrival in Britain
13-02-2009
LONDON – A far-right Dutch politician facing trial for likening Islam to Nazism was stopped on arrival in Britain yesterday, after travelling despite a ban on him entering the country, witnesses
readMyanmar party to petition for Suu Kyi
13-02-2009
YANGON – Myanmar’s main pro-democracy party launched a nationwide signature campaign yesterday to press for the immediate release of its detained leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and other political
readPope calls Holocaust denial unacceptable
13-02-2009
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday any minimisation of the Holocaust was unacceptable, especially for a priest, as he met with Jewish leaders in hopes of ending the rancor over a bishop
readEarthquake hits Indonesia
13-02-2009
JAKARTA – A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia briefly triggered a tsunami warning yesterday, causing a stampede of residents to higher ground. Hundreds of building were damaged and at least
readBishop arrested for child chimney pot stunt
13-02-2009
LONDON – A bishop has been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty after he helped his two young sons to perch on top of the chimney of their house to read a book as part of a school project.Bishop
read4 Lutheran pastors await disciplinary hearings
13-02-2009
AT least four clergymen of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) remain suspended while awaiting disciplinary hearings scheduled to take place before the end of this
readNorth under water
13-02-2009
HEAVY rain that fell in Ongwediva on Wednesday morning flooded many houses in the town’s New Reception Area.Residents are complaining that their houses are under water and their belongings and food
readAccountability And Transparency In Football
13-02-2009
THE past week has been a revelation in how people in football communicate and share information. I was very surprised by events that raised the issue of accountability and transparency in the game of
readExtortion ring cracked
13-02-2009
POLICE are on the trail of a gang who impersonated Police officers to extort more than half a million Namibia dollars from an elderly Swakopmund resident last year.All but two of the 10 suspects had
readFootball Fixtures
13-02-2009
MTC Namibia Premier League Friday, Feb 13 20h00: Hotspurs v Tigers - Khomasdal Saturday, Feb 14 17h00: SKW v Eleven Arrows - SKW 17h00: Chiefs Santos v Orlando Pirates - Tsumeb 19h30:
readSports Diary
13-02-2009
Academies clash in friendly THE Juline Garises Sports Academy will host a friendship match between its under-15 boys’ team and Oshikuku on Saturday at the Eldorado Primary School. The match starts at
readSuperSport TV Highs
13-02-2009
FRIDAY, FEB 13 SuperSport 1 on DStv 08h00: Rugby — Super 14: Highlanders v Brumbies, live from Dunedin, 12h30: Rugby — Super 14 Western Force v Blues, live from Perth, 19h00: Rugby — Super 14:
readCrusaders braced for tough defence
13-02-2009
SYDNEY – The Canterbury Crusaders go into this season’s Super 14 competition carrying the usual tag as favourites, but the New Zealand-based side will need to overcome the sternest of challenges to
readPlayers shown the door
13-02-2009
BRAVE Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet says Mohamed Ouseb, Victor Helu, Max Mbaeva and Jamu Ngatjizeko will not form part of his team in the immediate future.Saintfiet told The Namibian Sport yesterday
readWarriors to take on Lebanon
13-02-2009
THE Brave Warriors will take on Lebanon in a friendly international in Beirut on April 1, national football coach Tom Saintfiet said yesterday. He said the side will consist of mostly foreign-based
readKafita leaves Tigers due to no salary
13-02-2009
TIGERS team manager Eddy Kafita says he is fed up with the careless attitude by his management towards him, as he has gone without pay for almost three months now.Kafita told The Namibian Sport
readTollie quits BA
13-02-2009
BLACK Africa head coach Tollie van Wyk yesterday quit the club after only four matches in charge.Van Wyk told The Namibian Sport that he was not happy about the huge cloud of secrecy hanging over his
readStars aim to fly high
13-02-2009
PREMIERSHIP log leaders African Stars will aim to remain in the driving seat when they take on an unpredictable Ramblers side at the Hage Geingob Stadium tomorrow night. Kick-off is at 19h30.Stars
readSMSes For 13 Fri Feb 09
13-02-2009
SMS Of The Day n JUST returned disgruntled from Katutura Police station, informed that stolen cellphones are no longer reportable unless there has been a robbery or they are insured! Without a
readOngwediva nayo osho ya yi kohi yomeya ombinga yimwe
13-02-2009
ONGWEDIVA ndjoka ya kala ngaa ngeno kayi li moshiponga shomeya gomvula, uuna kwa lokwa, nayo ngashiingeyi oya fa Oshakati nOndangwa naakalimo oyendji yokoshitopolwa shoka hashi ithanwa New Reception
readOmashina ga kana mOmuthiya oga pelwe oolye ano?
13-02-2009
KAANSELA gwoshikandjohogololo sha Muthiya,tate Penda ya Ndakolo, ngoka wo e li Gavena yoshitopolwa sha Shikoto, ota ti kutya ye keshi omashina ga kana mOmuthiya taga popiwa ku Kaansela gwo RDP Moses
readIyambo a shuna monima kombinga yopulanda yokukwathela Cadilu
13-02-2009
OMINISTA yOohi nOonzo dhOmefuta, Omundohotola Abraham Iyambo, okwa shuna monima kombinga yedhiladhilo okugandja ekwato lyoohi dhomwaalu gu li nawa kOkampani onkwati yoohi ya Cadilu Fishing, opo
readEhalo netokolo lyOmukwaniilwa gwOndonga inali taagulukwa we:Shailemo ta ti
13-02-2009
AMUSHANGA gwo RDp omusamane Ismael Shailemo okwa ti etokolo nenge edhiladhilo lyEpangelo lyokutendulula oofalama dha Mangetti muufaalana uushona noongombe dhi shonopekwe, oli li ompinge nehalo
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