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50 Articles found on Friday, 20 February 2009
The Amused Spectator And The Beloved Country
20-02-2009
A DEAR friend of mine said to me that whenever he is holidaying outside the country, he has taken the deliberate decision of avoiding reading news from Namibia.My immediate question was why he avoided
readCapitalism’s New Clothes
20-02-2009
MELBOURNE – Is the global financial crisis an opportunity to forge a new form of capitalism based on sound values?So French President Nicholas Sarkozy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
readBetween Legality and Politics: The Caprivi Case
20-02-2009
IF it doesn’t fit, acquit, said a distinguished African-American lawyer. The late Johnny Cochrane was referring to a glove presented in an LA court as evidence in the O J Simpson murder trial.A
readBondelswarts want centre of authority to be moved
20-02-2009
A GROUP of people at Warmbad have vowed not to financially support the Bondelswarts Traditional Authority unless the authority’s office is moved back to Warmbad from Karasburg.The Bondelswarts is a
readAnaesthetist found guilty in medical case
20-02-2009
A DISCIPLINARY panel of the Medical and Dental Council has found an East European-trained doctor guilty of unprofessional conduct in connection with the death in childbirth of a 21-year-old woman at
readMurder in Havana
20-02-2009
A 22-year-old man was murdered in Windhoek on Tuesday morning, when two unknown men reportedly shot him in the chest along Monte Christo Road in Havana.Police report that the deceased was robbed of a
readAPP allegations of violence untrue: Swapo
20-02-2009
THE Swapo regional co-ordinator for the Kavango Region, Vincent Likoro, has denied allegations of violence against members of the All People’s Party (APP) at Kaisosi outside Rundu as “untrue”.“We want
readMUN takes on Namdeb
20-02-2009
THE Mineworkers’ Union of Namibia (MUN) has declared a labour dispute with Namdeb, citing the company’s alleged failure to respond to workers’ grievances over restructuring as result of the global
read13-year jail term in rape and incest trial
20-02-2009
A RESIDENT of the Five Rand Camp settlement near Okahandja was jailed for 13 years this week after he was found guilty in the Windhoek Regional Court on charges of rape and incest.The man, who was 47
readFinancial service charter ready to transform sector
20-02-2009
THE long-awaited transformation charter for the financial sector, which aims to bring more Namibianisation and black empowerment to the industry, has been finalised and given the blessing of the
readReducing The Bite Of Recession
20-02-2009
THIS week the Ministry of Trade and Industry organised a consultative meeting to exchange ideas on the impact of the world financial crisis on the local economy.Already the bite of the global
readNoteable Quotes
20-02-2009
ONLY prayers will help us. – Mariental businessman Chris Nel furious at the fact that dead reeds have not been removed from the riverbed of the Fish River which flooded the southern town in 2006 THE
readAnalysis: Democrats self-destructing on ethics
20-02-2009
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration and the new Congress are quickly handing over to Republicans the same “culture of corruption” issue that Democrats used so effectively against the GOP before
readWill the real ‘Prawo Jazdy’ please stand up
20-02-2009
DUBLIN – Irish police have solved the mystery of a Polish recidivist who clocked up 50 traffic offences on different addresses and who was never caught, after one officer noticed his name meant
readWoman fooled warders
20-02-2009
LYON – A woman who had steel plates put into her back after an accident smuggled a gun and explosives into a maximum security prison to help two inmates escape and warders never suspected a thing, a
readIraqi shoe-thrower trial adjourned until March 12
20-02-2009
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US former president George W Bush had his trial adjourned yesterday only hours after it opened amid high security in Baghdad.Muntazer al-Zaidi won
readBoy marries dog to ward off tiger attacks
20-02-2009
BHUBANESWAR – An infant boy was married off to his neighbours’ dog in eastern India by villagers, who said it will stop the groom from being killed by wild animals, officials and witnesses said on
readNetanyahu wins key backing in Israeli PM contest
20-02-2009
JERUSALEM – Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances of becoming prime minister appeared to improve significantly yesterday after he won the backing of a kingpin politician who heads a
readFuneral home wedding
20-02-2009
TWIN FALLS – A southern Idaho funeral home was the beginning rather than the end for Gene Kincheloe and Mozelle Wales-Kincheloe, who tied the knot there on Valentine’s Day.Kincheloe, 66, and
readWhat a mess! Experts ponder space junk problem
20-02-2009
VIENNA – Think of it as a galactic garbage dump. With a recent satellite collision still fresh on minds, participants at a meeting in the Austrian capital this week are discussing ways to deal with
readBanks follow BoN on rate cuts
20-02-2009
NAMIBIA’S big commercial banks are slashing interest rates, following the 100 basis points rate cut announced by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) on Tuesday.Both Bank Windhoek and First National Bank will
readYouth Council calls for student help
20-02-2009
THE Secretary General of the National Youth Council, Mandela Kapere, has called on Government to give more support to the youth in the areas of education, entrepreneurial activity and nutrition.He
readSwiss bank to open secret records
20-02-2009
WASHINGTON – Banking giant UBS has agreed to pay US$780 million and turn over once-secret Swiss banking records to settle allegations it conspired to defraud the US government of taxes owed by
readParagon buys Observer
20-02-2009
PARAGON Investment Holdings has snapped up the Windhoek Observer lock, stock and barrel after initially denying the acquisition at the beginning of February.In the announcement made at the company’s
readZimbabwe to pay soldiers
20-02-2009
HARARE – Zimbabwe has tried to combat the world’s highest inflation by widening the use of foreign currency – the first act of a coalition government that gave the long-time opposition control of much
readEtunda feedlot hangs in balance
20-02-2009
FUNDS from the European Union to set up a feedlot to make cattle slaughter ready at the Etunda irrigation scheme near Ruacana might hang in the balance and could be lost if a management agreement is
read‘Marshall Plan’ for shaken US nation
20-02-2009
WASHINGTON – America is bringing shock and awe to the home front, using dollars instead of bombs. It’s the military doctrine of lightning force – fast and brute, or as brute as the shaken country can
readAaniilonga mu Zim otaya futwa moshimaliwa sha Amerika
20-02-2009
HARARE – Epangelo epe lyopaukumwe mu Zimbabwe olya tameka okufuta oondjambi dhaaniilonga yalyo moshimaliwa shAamerika, molwashoka ongushu yoshimaliwa shomegumbo (Ondola ya Zimbabwe), oyi kanitha
readOmpangu ya lelepeka omasiku ga Bennet mokakuma
20-02-2009
MUTARE – Ompangu mu Zimbabwe mEtitatu lyoshiwike oya ningi etokolo kutya oshilyo oshikuluntu shopaati yo Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Roy Bennet, na kle mokakuma sigo omasiku 4 ga Maalitsa,
readNatango pwa kwatwa omuntu shi na sha nokambadhala yokuteta ko Caprivi ku Namibia
20-02-2009
OPOLISI ya Namibia oya kwata po omuntu gumwe taku fekelwa a li a kutha ombinga monkambadhala yokuteta ko oshitopolwa sha Caprivi ku Namibia, oomvula dha konda pu ntano dha piti po.Shika osha ningwa
readWalvis water worries deepen
20-02-2009
WATER restrictions for Walvis Bay have tightened after the flooding Kuiseb River caused extensive damage to the boreholes supplying water to the reservoirs serving the harbour town. An urgent press
readHardap Dam sluices still open
20-02-2009
THE Hardap Dam’s sluice gates remain open after they were opened on Wednesday to relieve the water pressure in the dam following downpours in its catchment area.The sluices were opened after the dam
readSMSes For Fri 20 Feb 09
20-02-2009
* MR Goagoseb [Home Affairs], it is every Namibian citizen’s fundamental Constitutional right to apply for and hold a passport whenever they want. Which means they can go and come as they wish. – Tura
readSon to go on trial for murder of parents
20-02-2009
A DATE has been set for the start of the trial of a young Windhoek resident accused of murdering this parents in their home early last year. Double murder suspect Romeo Schiefer (19) was told that
readPolitical Perspective
20-02-2009
THE South African Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, has told the ANC that its practice of promoting party loyalists beyond their competence is a major reason for poor service delivery. This
read‘My house was stolen’
20-02-2009
A WOMAN at Gobabis lost her house worth N$280 000 after it was sold to pay a bank debt that started with a wrangle over N$1 000.To add insult to injury, she claims that the house was then sold to a
readQuestions For Keetmans Council
20-02-2009
I WOULD like to know from the Keetmanshoop Municipality, what they have done so far for the development of the town?Do you have any strategic plan which outlines plans and programmes you have for the
readThe Namibia We All Want It To Be
20-02-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba, has just opened Parliament for 2009 and one cannot help but think about the kind of Namibia we envision for us all:First I hope that this year will not be one of
readPassenger Has ‘Had It’ With Air Namibia
20-02-2009
AIR Namibia, how do you still keep operating? Almost every Air Namibia flight scheduled these days is either delayed, or promptly cancelled.Last week on Thursday afternoon a friend was scheduled to
readObjection To Cumbersome Job Application Processes
20-02-2009
I HAVE noticed that most prospective employers advertised their job vacancies in various local newspapers with requirements like ‘Only CVs with attached certified copies of qualifications will be
readA Possible Etosha Scam?
20-02-2009
I WOULD like to bring to your attention a small, or maybe large, scam that takes place at Etosha. It works like this:A Namibian permanent resident enters the park via the Andersson gate, gets a
readFalcon Response ‘Over The Top’
20-02-2009
IN The Namibian of February 12 a rather overburdened reaction to Liz Komen’s ‘City Kestrel’ article of January 30 was published under the title ‘Falconers not the problem’. It is not quite clear who
readUnderstanding Student Activism Can Change The World
20-02-2009
I HAVE been recently criticised by some several people in society as well as by my financial and academic benefactors and also been praised by scholars and many senior persons in society for my
readSponsors wanted
20-02-2009
SOME Namibian corporate companies who do not jump at the opportunity of getting involved in domestic football now, will in the long run be kicking themselves for not doing so.The domestic game,
readFifa hopes to beat recession
20-02-2009
JOHANNESBURG – FIFA was hopeful this week it would buck the global recession by selling out every match for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Ticket sales begin worldwide today for the event in June
readFergie rules Chelsea out
20-02-2009
LONDON – Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson dismissed Chelsea’s Premier League title hopes on Wednesday.“The title race now is going to be between ourselves and Liverpool,” Ferguson wrote in the
readCrusaders face Brumbies test
20-02-2009
SYDNEY – Canterbury Crusaders face an early examination of their title claims without inspirational skipper Richie McCaw and two other experienced All Blacks in their Super 14 match against the ACT
readBruwer guilty
20-02-2009
FORMER Brave Warriors goalkeeper Danzyl Bruwer has been found guilty after testing positive for a prohibited substance, a ruling by the South African Football Association’s Disciplinary Committee
readArrows to shoot at Stars
20-02-2009
AFRICAN Stars will have to produce a win if they want to maintain their 10-match unbeaten run in the premiership, while a wounded Eleven Arrows side will aim at reducing the point deficit when they
readNo exclusivity in football: Muinjo
20-02-2009
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) president John Muinjo discouraged exclusive sponsorship deals in football after the association scooped a N$1,8 million deal from Cell One for their flagship cup
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