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52 Articles found on Friday, 27 February 2009
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27-02-2009
IT is an insult not only to the Swapo Party Government but to Swapo itself to suggest we are buying votes. – Presidential Affairs Minister Albert Kawana describing the 24 per cent over two years
readMinister urges security forces to be on alert
27-02-2009
THE top brass in the Ministry of Safety and Security met in Windhoek this week to draw up a plan of action for both the Namibian Police and the Prisons Service over the next five years.Safety and
readMeatco, union slap the rump, sign deal
27-02-2009
MEATCO and the Namibia Food and Allied Workers’ Union (Nafau) have reached an agreement which stipulates a minimum of 22,5 working hours a week for contract workers.Meatco spokesperson Mary Hansen
readImprovisation in the rain
27-02-2009
MEMBERS of the Namibian Police Mortuary and the City Police had to think out of the box this week when the body of a 17-year-old boy was found in the Nat River, which is fed by the Goreangab Dam.The
readAbused leopard tastes freedom
27-02-2009
IN September last year the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and the Tsumeb SPCA confiscated two leopards and a lioness from the Farm Werda in the Tsumeb area. The leopards, a male and a female, had
readLife without running water
27-02-2009
MOST people in Walvis Bay have to collect water for their household needs at central water points, as water in their homes is at best only available for three hours a day, and the water pressure is
readStranded farmers in need of help
27-02-2009
THE Oshana Regional Council has asked the Emergency Management Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister to provide a helicopter to airlift food and medical assistance to farmers stranded in the
readAnother wet weekend forecast
27-02-2009
HEAVY rains continue to fall in northern Namibia, where several gravel roads have been washed away.Residents of Outapi in the Omusati Region woke up to a rain-battered town yesterday morning after
readOfficial on poaching charge
27-02-2009
A Ministry of Environment and Tourism official at Walvis Bay, Andries Dausab, was last week arrested over five gemsbok carcasses, which he and three others allegedly poached.The acting Regional Police
readRape charges dismissed in trial on student’s strangling
27-02-2009
THE weight of the charges faced by two men accused of murdering, raping and robbing a 19-year-old Polytechnic of Namibia student near Okahao in northern Namibia in August 2006 became a little lighter
readSMSes For Fri 27 Feb 09
27-02-2009
SMSes Of The Day n HOW can it be “racism” to inform people that they have rights in independent Namibia? Are the rights only for the rulers? Seems like it ... n A PARLIAMENT session for 30 minutes?
read‘Politics is not warfare’
27-02-2009
WE invited Swapo and the Rally For Democracy and Progress (RDP) to discuss the following quotation of African academic, Chinua Achebe: “I must confess my very profound disappointment with what is
read‘Politics is not warfare’
27-02-2009
WE invited Swapo and the Rally For Democracy and Progress (RDP) to discuss the following quotation of African academic, Chinua Achebe: “I must confess my very profound disappointment with what is
readThe Mighty Liberation Movement And The Generational Discussion
27-02-2009
I AM currently reading a friendly biography of Jacob Zuma by Jeremy Gordin.It covers many interesting themes about Zuma, his early years in Nkandla, life on Robben Island, his political alignment with
readConcur With Recruitment Advice
27-02-2009
IN this paper’s issue of last Friday, February 20, a juicy and thought-provoking article by Ellis Tjieuza in Windhoek was published under the title ‘Objection to Cumbersome Job Recruitment Processes’.
readLet’s Tackle Crime With The Same Vigour We Showed In Our Independence Struggle
27-02-2009
BY means of this communication I wish to take this opportunity to express a sincere thank my fellow Namibians for the overwhelming positive reaction and support which I received from all corners of
readQuestions On Unam Curriculum
27-02-2009
I AM currently registered with Unam’s centre for external studies and am disturbed by the fact that the institution is run more like a primary school and that’s why it does not surprise me to hear
readCall To Release All Political Prisoners
27-02-2009
THE article by Alexactus T. Kaure in The Namibian of February 20 2009 titled ‘Between Legality and Politics: The Caprivi Case’, was mentally challenging for the nation.It is time President Pohamba
readThe Namibian Muppet Show
27-02-2009
THE two phone-in programmes of NBC – ‘The Chat Show’ and ‘Open Line’ – show no improvement when it comes to the content or the time frame of the shows. The same participants prattle often without
readTicketing and safety
27-02-2009
THE Namibian ticketing system for premiership football matches is non-existent or if there is any, it leaves a lot to be desired, while safety for players and referees paints a grim picture.The entry
readDisaster Prevention In the Spotlight
27-02-2009
IT IS an endless litany. Repetitive annual warnings about floods and droughts and little to nothing is done about it at various levels of society. Management is either in disarray or not functioning
readSuburbs to play in friendly
27-02-2009
WESTERN Suburbs Rugby Club management yesterday announced that its first team will play a friendly match against an Angolan team at the Suburbs Park in Khomasdal on Saturday.Suburbs spokesman James
readPolitical Perspective
27-02-2009
SWAPO is not acting like a mature and democratic political party when it decides to purge its ranks of those they perceive as ‘dissidents’.Their actions are more reminiscent of the Stalinist era or
readBenitez basks in Real win
27-02-2009
MADRID – Rafael Benitez emphasised he had no intention of resigning at Liverpool amid the growing rumours and saluted his side for their 1-0 victory at old club Real Madrid in the first leg of the
readBrumbies look to take command
27-02-2009
SYDNEY – The ACT Brumbies will be looking for a more commanding performance against the troubled Western Force this Saturday after nerve-jangling opening victories in the Super 14 series.The Brumbies
readFootball Fixtures
27-02-2009
MTC Namibia Premier League Friday, Feb 27 20h00: SKW v Tigers – SKW Std. 20h00: Orlando Pirates v Civics – Independence Saturday, Feb 28 20h00: Mighty Gunners v Eleven Arrows – Mokati Std.
readRwanda ota kutha mo aakwiita ye mu DRC
27-02-2009
GOMA – Aakwiita ya Rwanda oya tameke okuza mo mu DRC mEtitatu, moka ya li ya ya ka kwathele aakwiita yEpangelo lya DRC mokuvudha mo Oorebele dha Rwanda dhomuhoko gwAahutu.Omatoloko gaakwiita ya
readAanapolitika naya mangululwe: Ban Ki-moon
27-02-2009
PRETORIA – Omukuluntuwiliki gwIigwanahangano, Ban Ki-moon okwa ningi eindilo kOmupresidende gwa Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, a mangulule aagameni yuuthemba womuntu naanapolitika ye li 30 lwaampoka, opo
readOliha yEtanga lyokoompadhi yopamikunda mOshana ya hogolola Okomitiye
27-02-2009
OLIHA yEtanga lyokOompadhi yopamikunda mOshana (Oshana Village Soccer Base League) ya hogolola Okomitiye ya yo ya thikama maawiliki aanankondo ya thithikika nawa.Omunashipundi oye Herman Paulus
readCan BA crack Stars code?
27-02-2009
BLACK Africa stand a chance of cracking the code of unbeaten table-toppers African Stars in the Namibia premiership on Saturday. But how can they achieve that? Kick-off is at 17h00 at the Independence
readOmboma ya Shakati ya dhimbulukiwa oshikando oshiti: 21
27-02-2009
OMBOMA ya Shakati, ya topele mOmbaanga ya Barclays mOshakati moka omutenya gweti 19 Febuluali 1988, e tayi dhipaga aantu ye li pomilongomali nayahetatu lwaampoka nokulemaneka oyendji, ya dhimbulukiwa
read41% of ANC voters think Zuma is innocent
27-02-2009
CAPE TOWN - According to opinion pollsters Ipsos Markinor fewer than half (41%) of ANC supporters think that the ANC presidential candidate Jacob Zuma is innocent of corruption. The survey was
readIikombo ya Nepembe yi li 27 ya dhipagwa kolwaadhi
27-02-2009
IIKOMBO ya tate Jacob Shaningikah Nepembe, a tseyika nawa nedhina Katila Manganga wa Mweshipandeka, gwomomukunda Onyoka popepi nOmuntele mOndonga moshitopolwa sha Shikoto yi li 27 oya si sho ya
readIndia’s gold rush with a difference
27-02-2009
NEW DELHI – India’s imports of gold have collapsed as people rush to sell their jewellery and coins to take advantage of soaring world prices for the precious metal.India, long famed as the world’s
readLuxury hotels become training centres
27-02-2009
THE Windhoek Country Club Resort and Casino (WCCR) and Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre (SHEC) have teamed up with the National Qualifications Training and Assessment Consultants (NQTAC) Cape
readZim asks for US$2b from neighbours
27-02-2009
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe vowed to retain a pair of discredited officials, against the wishes of his coalition partners, while Zimbabwe asked its neighbours yesterday for a US$2 billion loan
readUK court says bank charges subject to regulation
27-02-2009
LONDON – A British court ruled yesterday that banks’ charges on consumers’ overdrafts should be subject to regulation by a government agency.The Court of Appeal’s ruling upheld a lower court decision
readAngola to cut oil production
27-02-2009
LUANDA – Angola will produce about 1,65 million barrels of oil a day in 2009, down from around two million a day last year, to comply with Opec cuts, the head of state oil firm Songangol said
readVenezuela freezes Stanford bank board assets
27-02-2009
CARACAS – A Venezuelan court has frozen the assets of board members who headed a bank controlled by Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, prosecutors said Wednesday.Venezuela’s government last week
readTrade deal would be ‘global stimulus’
27-02-2009
TOKYO – A global agreement to free up trade would be a “global stimulus” amid the worldwide economic slump, World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy said Wednesday.“Never before have we seen
readWindhoek beer goes international
27-02-2009
NAMIBIAN Breweries Limited (NBL) has entered into an agreement with international beverage company Diageo, which allows it to brew and distribute the Windhoek beer brand worldwide.Diageo has a
readAreva granted licence for Trekkopje Uranium deposit
27-02-2009
AREVA Resources Namibia has been granted a mining licence for the Trekkopje Uranium Mine, located 70 km north of Swakopmund.The licence is valid for 25 years with an option of renewal thereafter.
readFood prices keep inflation on the boil
27-02-2009
STUBBORNLY high food prices are keeping consumer inflation unexpectedly high, despite the fact that at the agricultural level food prices are falling.Due to food price pressure at the consumer level,
readObama’s chef joins White House
27-02-2009
CHICAGO – The man who whipped up dinner for the Obama family in Chicago is now behind a stove in the White House.Sam Kass, the former personal chef to the Obamas who previously worked at a chic
readFact Check: Words on home aid ring hollow
27-02-2009
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama knows Americans are unhappy that their taxes will be used to rescue people who bought mansions beyond their means. But his assurance on Tuesday night that only the
readUS vows to uphold human rights at home
27-02-2009
WASHINGTON - The United States vowed on Wednesday to heed global concerns about its own human rights record in an annual report which targeted abuses by other countries like China, North Korea and
readDavid Cameron’s son dies at 6
27-02-2009
LONDON - The disabled 6-year-old son of British opposition leader David Cameron died on Wednesday, the Conservative Party said. Ivan Cameron had cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy. He was the eldest
readSierra Leone rebel leaders found guilty
27-02-2009
FREETOWN – The rebels were known for asking their victims if they preferred “long sleeves” or “short sleeves.” They then cut off the hands of those who chose the first option and the full arm of those
readCampbell flees farm invasion in Zimbabwe
27-02-2009
THE farm of Michael Campbell, who won a case at the SADC Tribunal in Windhoek two months ago, was invaded on Wednesday and the 75-year old owner had to flee.The SADC Tribunal ordered that no one,
readSpook, off-duty cops nabbed for extortion
27-02-2009
FOUR civil servants, including two Police officers and a member of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, were arrested by members of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) this week after allegedly
readDeal on new jet ‘disguised’
27-02-2009
GOVERNMENT’S plan to buy a new presidential jet – a state-of-the-art Falcon 7X – at a reported cost of about N$600 million was hidden in the budget vote for “vehicles” in the 2008-2011 Medium Term
read3 Swapo councillors purged
27-02-2009
SWAPO booted three of its long-serving Windhoek City Council members, Dr Björn (Finckie) von Finckenstein, Linea Shaetonhodi and Hileni Ilonga, in a shock move late on Wednesday.It has already
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