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53 Articles found on Friday, 27 March 2009
Lame Excuses Indeed!
27-03-2009
GOVERNMENT did not want to increase old-age pensions this year because it didn’t want to be accused of ‘buying votes’, according to Peter Ilonga, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. This is
readWe Must Nurture A Society With A Passion For Knowledge And Ideas
27-03-2009
THE Sorbonne is located in the Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter), a historic centre of intellectual life in Paris. Just opposite the Sorbonne on rue (street) Saint-Jacques is the demanding Lycée Louis le
readDo’s And Don’ts in the Chat Show Debate
27-03-2009
MANY of those debating the merits of a suspension of talk show programmes need to take a step back and examine both the legislative arena and the competence levels of staff engaged in these
readSpanish help WAD with gender violence
27-03-2009
THE Spanish government has donated about N$2,5 million to Women’s Action for Development (WAD) in support of its training project to reduce violence against women and girls in Namibia.Cases of
readLobster time at Lüderitz
27-03-2009
LÜDERITZ residents are preparing for the town’s second lobster festival, which will be held over the Easter weekend. Lüderitz Waterfront Development Company chief executive officer Samuel Fluksman
readTourists press charges after ‘nightmare’ trip
27-03-2009
A GERMAN national has laid charges of illegal tour operations, reckless driving and assault by threat against a Swakopmund tourist operator. Bernd Lubjuhn, a tourist from Berlin, laid the charges
readHealth goes mobile!
27-03-2009
BUSINESSES will soon be able to give their wellness programmes a boost when two new mobile health units – ‘Daisy’ and ‘Tate Petrus’ – hit the streets next week.‘Daisy’ and ‘Tate Petrus’ are not
readSwitch off to keep the Earth switched on!!
27-03-2009
ON Saturday famous monuments, buildings, cathedrals, whole towns and ordinary households will switch off their lights during Earth Hour.Earth Hour is an annual global event initiated by the World
readLocal councils’ terms extended
27-03-2009
THE National Assembly yesterday passed an amendment to the Local Authorities Act extending the term of office of local councillors until November 30 next year.The Minister of Local and Regional
readIitumba sold, workers in dark about future
27-03-2009
WORKERS at Trustco’s Iitumba Restaurant in Windhoek are unsure about their future after they were told on Tuesday that the popular outdoor restaurant had been sold to a new owner, Josie
readDoctor’s win against medical fund reversed
27-03-2009
A WIN that a former Katima Mulilo-based doctor scored in the High Court last year against a decision by the Ministry of Finance to cancel his contract with the Public Service Employees Medical Aid
readBusiness as usual at One Africa
27-03-2009
ONE Africa Television will not be affected negatively because Telkom Media, the South African company that owns 49 per cent shares in Namibia’s free-to-air broadcaster, has to shut its doors within
readBirds in troubled waters in North
27-03-2009
NOW that many oshanas and lakes in the Cuvelai Drainage System in north-central Namibia are full of water, a number of migratory water birds have flocked to these wetlands to breed.The largest water
readChinese labour practices reflect ‘blind-faith’ FDI strategy
27-03-2009
BLATANT disregard by Chinese investors for Namibian labour law has raised questions over whether Namibia’s foreign direct investment strategy really serves to develop the country.At the launch of its
readNujoma rubbishes reports of ill health
27-03-2009
NAMIBIA’S founding President Sam Nujoma is “100 per cent healthy”, according to his spokesperson John Nauta.Recently reports started circulating that Nujoma (79) has not been well and has been in and
readOutjo council loses the plot
27-03-2009
THE Outjo municipality, which is four years behind in submitting its annual financial reports to the Office of the Auditor General, has blamed a “lack of commitment of municipal staff who neglected
readLonger wait for citizenship
27-03-2009
PRIME MINISTER Nahas Angula will table amendments to the Constitution today, which include extending the waiting period for Namibian citizenship.Foreigners who marry Namibians will now have to wait 10
readNSHR cries foul over registration
27-03-2009
THE National Society for Human Rights has described as “fraudulent” the Electoral Commission’s decision to use private properties of individuals as registration points for the continuous voter
readNoteable Quotes
27-03-2009
IT would not be in the interests of the country to invite the Dalai Lama to South Africa at this stage because the attention of the world is on us as the host of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. – President
readLamest excuse of the week?
27-03-2009
GOVERNMENT didn’t increase State pensions this year because it didn’t want to be accused of “buying votes” in an election year, according to Peter Ilonga, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social
readGovt decides on flood action
27-03-2009
GOVERNMENT has decided to draft a master plan for the re-planning of Oshakati to reduce flood damage by removing people from flood-prone areas.The planning will start by June, said flood co-ordinator
readDrama at City Council
27-03-2009
A NIGHT of high drama at the monthly Windhoek City Council meeting in Wednesday saw all five opposition councillors walk out as internal Swapo Party issues brought proceedings to a premature halt.It
readPolitical Perspective
27-03-2009
IS IT too much to ask that Government Ministers know what they are talking about? Better still, that they be well versed in matters pertinent to the Ministry they head? Because the Minister of
readViolence at league match
27-03-2009
UGLY scenes of crowd violence nearly derailed a thrilling football encounter in which Civics downed African Stars 2-1 in a Namibia Premier League (NPL) match at the Independence Stadium on Wednesday.A
readClinton: US shares blame for Mexican drug wars
27-03-2009
MEXICO CITY – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged on Wednesday to stand with Mexico in its violent struggle against drug cartels and admitted that Americans’ “insatiable” appetite for
readTucna presses for budget specifics on job creation
27-03-2009
THE Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) has taken issue with the words “job creation” being thrown around in this year’s budget without any specifics attached.Commenting on the 2009/10 National
readLessons In Democracy
27-03-2009
GWEN Lister’s Political Perspective in The Namibian of Friday, March 20 2009 was quite revealing on why certain articles from the political parties and individuals don’t find space in the media.Simply
readGive More To The Players
27-03-2009
THANK you for sponsoring The Namibian Newspaper Cup. I know there are many companies in Namibia which are just making money and they never put something back into the community.My complaint is about
readWarriors Were Fine In South
27-03-2009
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to put a misleading newspaper article reported in the local English daily press into perspective, following the participation of the Brave Warriors team at the
readMight Is Not Right
27-03-2009
NELSON Mandela and co invite the Dalai Lama to a Nobel Peace Sport Conference, in South Africa, to maximise the peace dividend of World Cup Soccer 2010. China exerts pressure on South Africa not to
readWhen Hage Hugged Hidipo
27-03-2009
I ATTENDED the service on Sunday in Rundu where Dr Geingob, the Vice President of Swapo addressed the congregation. The topic for Sunday was tolerance and intolerance. In that context Dr Geingob tried
readJustice Delayed, Justice Denied
27-03-2009
THIS term generally has a strong meaning, but personally it has a bitter flavour. Believe it or not, it is a reality that there are unreasonable delays in prosecutions and delivering court judgements
readMisleading Signage At Airport An Open Letter to he (Acting) CEO Namibia Airports Company Limited
27-03-2009
Dear Sir, Madam YOUR Airport management staff at Hosea Kutako International Airport caught me on a really bad hair day. Your MISLEADING signage (photo) at the long-term parking facility, manned by
readAustralia regulator won’t oppose Chinalco-Rio deal
27-03-2009
SYDNEY – Australia’s competition watchdog said Wednesday it would not oppose Chinalco’s plan to double its stake in debt-laden miner Rio Tinto because the deal probably would not give the companies
readAfrica robbed of mineral profits: Study
27-03-2009
AFRICA did not profit enough from the boom in mineral prices from 2003-2008 and is still not receiving the full benefit from mining revenue.Millions of dollars have been lost by African governments in
readMozambique, SA to build fuel pipeline
27-03-2009
MAPUTO – A Mozambican and South African consortium, Petroline Holdings, plans to start building a $620 million oil pipeline linking Johannesburg to the port of Maputo before the end of this
readDiamond slump a risk for Botswana’s rating
27-03-2009
JOHANNESBURG – A possible sharp rise in public debt and lower revenue due to a prolonged slump in diamond demand could put Botswana credit ratings at risk for downgrade, Moody’s said on Wednesday.The
readIPPR hammers budget documents
27-03-2009
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s budget documents this year are bulky, sloppy and full of discrepancies, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) says.Releasing its analysis,
readZim cholera cases drop
27-03-2009
HARARE – Cholera cases in Zimbabwe have been declining since February from more than 8 000 cases a week to 2 076 cases per week this month, according to the World Health Organisation.WHO says there
readSaudi women to spurn lingerie shops over salesmen
27-03-2009
RIYADH – Before her wedding last year, Huda Batterjee went abroad to buy her bridal lingerie – she just couldn’t bear the humiliation of discussing her most intimate apparel with a man. She had
readSarkozy in Africa to boost political, business ties
27-03-2009
KINSHASA – French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday at the start of a three-nation Africa tour to boost Paris’s political and business ties with allies on
readDalai Lama barred to avoid upsetting China
27-03-2009
CAPE TOWN – The South African government has admitted it decided to bar the Dalai Lama from attending a peace conference with Nobel peace laureates to avoid undermining relations with China.A cabinet
readV-Power Rally to hit Swakop
27-03-2009
THE powerful roar of the engines of rally cars will be echoing through Swakopmund streets from 10h00 on Saturday.The Windhoek Motor Club, in conjunction with Shell Namibia and local businesses, is
readFootball from the couch
27-03-2009
WHILE the Scousers contingent in Namibia (consisting mostly of Khomasdallers) celebrate a string of historic wins, there are already moans about how people would rather support an English team than
readTricky Martins lead hockey score charts
27-03-2009
NATIONAL team and Unam’s goal-scoring machine Siyabonga Martins is solidly in control of the score charts in the domestic Indoor Hockey Premier League for men, as he has struck 15 goals in total for
readOldest swinger in town!
27-03-2009
IF I asked you where you were when the Beatles were number one, split up and John Lennon was killed, when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, or when Nelson Mandela was imprisoned and then released,
readMannetti optimistic about title triumph
27-03-2009
CIVICS head coach Ricardo Mannetti believes his side still has enough in the tank to deliver an effective blow to several favourites in the Namibia Premier League, as he attempts to capture the fourth
readOshigongi shOswapo kOshomeya ngula mOlyomakaya
27-03-2009
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila mOmbelewa yoSwapo moshitopolwa sha Shikoto otayi ti kutya ngula mOlyomakaya mOshomeya sha Namutumba na Shikoto,otamu ka kala oshigongi oshinene shOswapo, tashi ka popithwa
readIigwanahangano oyi li pokuningila Namibia eindilo a kwathelwe
27-03-2009
IIGWANAHANGANO oya ti kutya oya tegelela olopota ya hugunina opo yi ningi eindilo kuuyuni u kwathele Namibia a kathele aantu mboka ya gumwa komeya gefundja.Oradio ya Amerika yedhina Ewi lyAamerika oya
readOmwaalu gwoonakuhepekwa komeya gefundja gwa shuna pevi
27-03-2009
OMWAALU gwakalimo ya hepekwa komeya gefundja ngoka sigo ometi 18 Maalitsa 2009 gwa li gu li paantu 709,417 gwa ya pevi sigo opaantu ye li 426 111 meti 25 Maalitsa 2009.Shika osha popiwa
readPick and Pay a gandja omagano kaaniilonga ye
27-03-2009
ONGESHEFA ya tseyika nawa yedhina Family Model Pick and Pay yomOshakati, mEtiyali lya zi ko oya gandja omagano kaaniilonga yayo ye li 20 mboka ya gumwa komeya gefundja moka yamwe ya lundululwa po
readHeita okwa lundila ndje: Shipahu ta ti
27-03-2009
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Ohambalanganga mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati tatekulu David Shipahu shAutanga gwoomvula 74, oku li a geela noonkondo omusamane Abisai Heita sho e mu lundila kutya ye aniwa
readSMSes For Fri 27 Feb 09
27-03-2009
SMSes Of The Day * THE shallow, materialist culture espoused by the newly rich is going to become the poison in the well that is supposed to water our freedom, as our national anthem tells us. Crony
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