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44 Articles found on Friday, 9 January 2009
Farmers get nervous about dry spell
09-01-2009
FARMERS countrywide are becoming anxious about the delayed start of the main rainy season.Good early rains were received in November, but it’s been dry in most areas since early December. “We are in
readSeed pods for a living
09-01-2009
NATALIA Festus (38) knows what it means to struggle. A mother of eight, with a ninth on the way, Natalia makes a living by selling seed pods and grass on the side of the highway to Okahandja, about 5
readLack of political will hampers use of renewable energies in South Africa
09-01-2009
THE real challenge to implementing renewable energy in South Africa is the lack of political will to transform Eskom. This is the view put forward by scientist and energy activist Liz McDaid.McDaid,
readTown twinnings tackle democracy and tolerance
09-01-2009
PARTNERSHIPS between town councils and municipalities in Namibia and Finland are addressing topics around democracy and tolerance – an important theme during this election year.Representatives of the
readSomali woman still in jail
09-01-2009
FAILURE to provide immigration authorities with valid travel documents has kept a Somali citizen and her two children from being released from a Namibian prison almost a month after a case against her
readUnderage girlfriends land men in court
09-01-2009
TWO young adult men were arrested at Walvis Bay this past week after it was reported to Police that they had been regularly sleeping with two underage girls at their home in the town’s Kuisebmond
readKavari resigns from Airports company
09-01-2009
The Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Airports Company, Vemunjengua Kavari, has tendered his resignation, which will become effective at the end of February. Kavari cited personal reasons,
readPolice officer commits suicide
09-01-2009
WINDHOEK – The Unit Commander of the Criminal Investigations Unit of the Namibian Police at the Ohangwena Police Station, Warrant Officer Samuel Nangobe, 48, allegedly hanged himself with a rope in a
readAbsa on its way to Namibia
09-01-2009
SOUTH African bank Absa has appointed its managing director of Namibian operations, and more clarity on the bank’s long-awaited entry into Namibia is expected by the middle of next month.“We are
readCroc kills girl in Okavango
09-01-2009
TWO people were killed by wild animals and another was injured in the Kavango and Caprivi regions at the beginning of this month, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said yesterday.Kalumbi
readPolice backup called in for NovaNam Lüderitz strike
09-01-2009
POLICE reserves from Windhoek had to be called in to contain unruly strikers at the NovaNam fish-processing factory at Lüderitz. The strikers were preventing non-striking workers from entering the
readThe Cuban Revolution at Fifty
09-01-2009
I HAVE learned one thing from my various visits to Cuba over the years, and that is not to predict the demise of the regime.The Cuban Revolution at Fifty GWYNNE DYER I HAVE learned one thing
readUnpacking SADC's Free Trade Area
09-01-2009
IT is assumed in liberal economic thought that an increase in trade would automatically lead to increased availability of jobs, improved supply of goods and services, decline in prices and thus
readWhy Africa Does Not Matter
09-01-2009
TWO important readings over the past festive season caught my attention and partially put into perspective the place of Africa and Africans in the world. The international weekly magazine Newsweek
readPolitical Perspective
09-01-2009
IN the wake of the current global recession and the continual scary headlines about bailouts and bankruptcies abroad, it would be difficult to believe that Namibia and its people can conceivably
readGaza Carnage Must Stop
09-01-2009
THE toll in human lives that is taking place in Gaza is no different from Israel's assault on Hezbollah in Lebanon two years ago.Only this time round, the Government of Israel has declared its enemy
readBailout And Precaution
09-01-2009
THE international motor industry is a major cause of the problem. Despite all kinds of efforts to convince them to build better vehicles that could form part of a model of sustainable development,
readCurrency Surcharges Disgrace
09-01-2009
DEAR STANDARD BANKI was one of the lucky ones who were able to have their credit card swiped at some major retail outlets in Windhoek during the early part of December. An added incentive was that I
readPolytechnic’s Change Of Name
09-01-2009
LATE last year I was made to understand that the name of the Polytechnic of Namibia will soon be changed to Namibia’s University of Science and Technology. It is imperative to welcome the change of
readWhy Road Accidents Happen (And What To Do About Them)
09-01-2009
HERE is my take on traffic accidents and what causes them, and some things drivers should take note of. 1) Arrogance: Some people believe that they own the road and are entitled to behave in any
readArrows out to prove themselves
09-01-2009
ELEVEN Arrows players will be poised to prove to club owner Johnny Doeseb that they are championship material with a task of dismissing Black Africa in the final of the FNB Football Festival tomorrow.
readArmed robbery at desert lodge
09-01-2009
THE Le Mirage Desert Lodge and Spa near Sossusvlei was robbed by four gunmen during the early hours of yesterday morning, with the suspects making off with N$70 000 from the lodge safe.By yesterday
readSwapo targets Kandetu
09-01-2009
SWAPO has called for the immediate dismissal of the Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Bob Kandetu, following the sudden appearance of the Rally for Democracy and
readNew Year’s beach parties leave huge mess
09-01-2009
HEAPS of burnt-out metal, broken glass, plastic bags, cans, human faeces and other rubbish strewn along Walvis Bay and Swakopmund’s popular beaches, in Damara Tern breeding areas and at the Swakop
readLouw to join Stars
09-01-2009
CIVICS midfield genius Rudi Louw is close to signing for premiership outfit African Stars, after he took part in the first training session for the side yesterday.Louw, who played for Civics at the
readHitman inspires
09-01-2009
AFTER a disastrous year on the international scene for Namibia, Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses gave the country a great kick-start to the new year by winning the WBA lightweight world title last weekend.
readHitman inspires
09-01-2009
AFTER a disastrous year on the international scene for Namibia, Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses gave the country a great kick-start to the new year by winning the WBA lightweight world title last weekend.
readScolari dare not fail against United
09-01-2009
LONDON – Luiz Felipe Scolari might have to make a quick call to his agent if Chelsea lose to Manchester United on Sunday.If reaching the Champions League final for the first time and losing only on
readSport Briefs
09-01-2009
Cycling - THE first of the European teams have arrived in Australia for this month’s Tour Down Under, but the travel details of cycling superstar Lance Armstrong were still under wraps yesterday.Race
readMauresmo upsets Ivanovic
09-01-2009
MELBOURNE – Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo upset top seed Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals of the Brisbane International yesterday.Mauresmo, who has slipped down the
readBig guns through
09-01-2009
DOHA - Top three seeds Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray continued their serene progress at the Qatar Open on Wednesday, reaching the quarter-finals with straight-sets victories.World number
readAashakati yaali, Omungwediva gumwe nOmundangwa gumwe ya kwatelwa mOshikango ya yuga
09-01-2009
OPOLISI ya Hangwena oya kwata po Aashakati yaali, Omungwediva gumwe nOmundangwa gumwe konima sho ya yugu ya homata omunangeshefa gwoOmuchina pOshikango mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ongula onene
readOshituthi oshinene shomaganeno gOoseesita sha ningwa pOshikuku
09-01-2009
OSHITUTHI oshinene shomaganeno gOoseesita ya Katoolika ka Roma, mwa kwatelwa nedhano lyIituthi yOshisiliveri nOshingoldi, osha n ingwa pOshikuku mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika nosha li sha kwatelwa komeho
readOshilahite shimwe sha yiwa oonyala
09-01-2009
OSHILAHITE sha Windhoek Schlachterei mOvenduka osha osha teywa uusiku wEtiyali, ihe Opolisi ya Muni gwa Venduka oye shi pondola okukwata po aafekelwa ayehe ye li yahamano.Gumwe gwomaafekelwa mbaka
readBanks rip off clients on ATM fees
09-01-2009
CONSUMERS pay a service levy of between 1,8 and 7 per cent on credit card transactions under the Visa or MasterCard brands, bringing high profits for banks, indicates the uncensored version of the
readUK bank cuts interest rates
09-01-2009
LONDON – The Bank of England’s’ (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee, which has been meeting for two days, yesterday cut borrowing costs by 0,5 percentage points from 2 per cent to the lowest rate since
readSarkozy, Merkel, Blair call for new capitalism
09-01-2009
PARIS – The head of Europe’s biggest economy said yesterday that world leaders should be looking at the massive US deficit and other economic imbalances, not just problems caused by financial markets,
readGas row may trigger new look at German nuclear option
09-01-2009
FRANKFURT – Germany must reassess its nuclear phase-out plan as this week’s Russian gas supply crisis has highlighted the need for a fresh look at all its energy options, analysts say. Fresh doubts
readHow tax on interest will affect you
09-01-2009
INTEREST earned on bank accounts and unit trusts is to be taxed soon. From March 1, banks and unit trust managers have been instructed to withhold ten per cent tax on all interest earned to pay over
readPick ‘n Pay ‘not disappointed’ with Xmas sales
09-01-2009
LISTED retailer Pick ‘n Pay was “not disappointed” with its festive sales, the company said yesterday.“We were prepared for good sales over the festive season and were not disappointed as customers
readVedanta, Singapore firm bid to run Zambia coal mine
09-01-2009
LUSAKA – London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc and Singapore’s Nava Bharat Pte Ltd submitted final offers to operate Zambia’s largest coal mine and to construct a thermal power station, the mine’s owner
readSA manufacturing shows strain
09-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s manufacturing output shrank by 4,4 per cent year-on-year in volume terms in November from a downwardly revised 1,8 per cent contraction in October, official data showed
readSasol shuts Germiston plant after explosion
09-01-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s petrochemicals group Sasol shut down its Germiston plant after a fire caused an explosion, the company’s spokeswoman said yesterday.“The plant was shut down but no
readProtesters call for attacks on Westerners
09-01-2009
KHARTOUM – Sudanese protesters have called for attacks on Americans and other foreigners living in Khartoum during rallies against the Gaza offensive, US officials said yesterday.Students and
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