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59 Articles found on Friday, 15 May 2009
Cup action heats up
15-05-2009
WHILE African Stars and Orlando Pirates are plotting on who will end up in the stands after their Cell One NFA Cup quarter-final clash, Eleven Arrows, SKW and Ramblers would want to believe that their
readNotable Quotes
15-05-2009
ALL it is is a temporary change. If he doesn’t perform or things goes wrong it will wang [sic] back on his head. – Jonathan Shapiro, aka Zapiro, explaining his decision to remove the shower from
readBoN, Police join forces to stem money laundering
15-05-2009
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Namibian Police signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to regulate their cooperation on the recently implemented Financial Intelligence Act (FIA). The Act
readEconomic crisis ‘life and death’ for Africans: Ping
15-05-2009
DAKAR - The global economic crisis is a matter of “life and death” in the world’s poorest continent, the African Union’s top official, Jean Ping, told the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual
readNgurare’s Defence
15-05-2009
Of A Post-Tribal Vision Of Politics Provides An Opportunity For Our Democracy POLITICS in Namibia, just like in many parts of Africa, has been framed in terms of tribal constituencies. Alas, framing
readMeasuring Poverty In Namibia
15-05-2009
NAMIBIA is classified as a lower-middle-income country by the World Bank, but a large number of its inhabitants live in deprivation. While this is a largely undisputed fact, there is much less
readUS lawmakers target China currency policy
15-05-2009
WASHINGTON - Firing angry remarks at China, US lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a plan to retaliate against countries that allegedly manipulate their currencies to snare an edge in international
readThe Military In Peace Time
15-05-2009
THOUGHTFUL and praxis-oriented discussion is the hallmark of a democratic culture. It’s to be supported. Since the publication of my “Democratisation and Demilitarisation” article, (The Namibian April
readMarket expects BoN rate cut of 1%
15-05-2009
EXPECTATIONS that the Bank of Namibia (BoN) will cut its repo rate next week are growing and some market observers have already provided for lower rates in their forecasts.In their Daily Market
readSA economy to see 2,5 per cent growth in 2010
15-05-2009
SOUTH Africa’s economy can look forward to growth of 2,5 per cent in 2010, Ettienne le Roux, senior economist at Rand Merchant Bank said yesterday.He was addressing the Steel and Engineering
readInvestors ‘turn to emerging markets’
15-05-2009
Frankfurt - Investors are pouring money into emerging market assets and a big trend “out of the West, into the rest” has begun, according to Investec Asset Management strategist Michael Power.But not
readMoz mining investment jumps to US$804 million
15-05-2009
MAPUTO - Direct investment in Mozambique’s mining sectors jumped to US$804 million in 2008 from US$101 million in 2004 as international interest in the southern African country rose, the country’s
readFancy pigeons hit new heights
15-05-2009
THE Namibian Fancy Pigeon Association recently celebrated its annual Fancy Pigeon show at the Windhoek Show Grounds. With 12 exhibitors displaying some 507 beautifully feathered birds, the hall was
readMadoff firm was family’s piggy bank
15-05-2009
NEW YORK - The credit card bill is a 30-page study in conspicuous consumption.A quick scan shows a restaurant charge of more than US$2 800, US$2 000 in spending at a Parisian boutique and US$441 at a
readBanned group helping out Pakistan refugees
15-05-2009
MARDAN – A banned charity with alleged links to the Mumbai terror attacks is helping people fleeing the fighting between the Pakistani military and the Taliban, group members said yesterday, raising
readKenyan aristocrat jailed for 8 months
15-05-2009
NAIROBI - A Kenyan court has sentenced a descendant of one of the country’s most famous white settlers to eight months in prison for killing a black man on his vast estate.Thomas Cholmondeley was
readPlane on golf course dad sentenced
15-05-2009
WAUKEGAN – A pilot who landed his four-seat airplane on an Illinois golf course so his 14-year-old son wouldn’t be late for a tennis lesson has been sentenced to 18 months of court supervision. Lake
readWHO meets on production of swine flu vaccine
15-05-2009
LONDON – As swine flu cases topped 6 600 worldwide, vaccine makers and other experts met yesterday at the World Health Organisation in Geneva to discuss the tough decisions that must be made quickly
readMan jailed in first DNA case wins murder appeal
15-05-2009
LONDON – The first person in the world to be convicted of murder on the basis of DNA evidence had his jail term slightly cut yesterday after he won an appeal.Colin Pitchfork, 48, was given a life
readHuman rights lawyer arrested in Zim
15-05-2009
HARARE – A prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer was arrested in court yesterday, colleagues said, the latest in a series of detentions seen as undermining the new unity government’s promises of
readSuu Kyi charged over US intruder
15-05-2009
YANGON – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged yesterday with breaking the terms of her house arrest and faces up to five years in jail after an American intruder sneaked into her
readEngel Nawatiseb oye ngaa Meya gwa Tsumeb
15-05-2009
PETHIMBO lyokwiihogolela iilonga mElelo lyOndoolopa ya Shomeya, Elelolya Shomeya, moshigongi shalyo shomEtiyali lya zi ko, olya hogolulula Kaansela Engel Nawatiseb (Swapo) ongOmunashipundi gwElelo
readNakudhipga aantu yaali ota ti ke na ondjo
15-05-2009
OMULUMENTU ngoka ta fekelelwa edhipago lyaakiintu yaali pOmalinda, Salmon Nakle (30) okwa lombwele Ompangu kutya ye ke na ondjo moshinima shika. Nakale okwa li a holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata
readDeby a kondema Sudan
15-05-2009
Omupresidende gwa Chad, Idriss Deby, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika okwa li a kwatele komeho ehololomadhiladhilo tali kondema Sudan sho aniwa ta yambidhidha Oorebele. Deby okwa ndjoina ehololomadhiladhilo
readMungiki tapiyaganeke mu Kenya
15-05-2009
AANTU ya konda po 20 omasiku ga zi ko oya sile miikolokosha ya li pokati kaanamikunda moshitopolwa shopokati sha Kenya sho yi idhenge mumwe nongenga yaagundjuka aapiyganeki yedhina Mungiki.Iikolokosha
readNew Acting Judges at High Court
15-05-2009
FOUR new Acting Judges are set to start their tenures on the High Court bench today. For two of the Acting Judges, senior counsel Theo Frank and Claus Hinrichsen, the Judges’ chambers at the High
readAatoolinkunda yaali ya mangululwa
15-05-2009
HARARE – Onkundana okuzilila ku Harare sha Zimbabwe otayi ti kutya Epangelo lyoshilongo shika olya mangulula aatoolinkundana aakulunyu ye li yaali, konima yesiku limwe sho ya li ya kwatwa shi na sha
readOshakati otashi thanekululwa
15-05-2009
OMASIKU ga zi ko mOshakati omwa li mwe ya Oindjinia, ano aathaneki yoondoolopa ya dhengambanda, taya ningi oshigongi oshinene nOmukuluntuwiliki gwIipambele yOmeya gEfundjaErastus Negonga noshowo
readGeneral Sports Comment Tips for medics
15-05-2009
Physicians, or a trained medic that covers the sideline, should understand that anything can happen in sport. The medical team covering the event should be familiar with the injuries that may occur
readArmstrong happy at Tour of Italy
15-05-2009
AMERICAN Lance Armstrong admitted he is still finding his climbing legs after losing nearly three minutes to the favourites on the Tour of Italy’s second day in the mountains.Russian Denis Menchov won
readUnited set for crowning
15-05-2009
LONDON - Alex Ferguson has already masterminded 10 English titles since arriving at Manchester United but Saturday’s clash with Arsenal offers him a rare opportunity to get the job done at Old
readSpot the coach
15-05-2009
THE Cell One NFA Cup goes to the wire this weekend and all systems are geared for the quarter-finals, which are billed for both Windhoek and Walvis Bay. But with all the hype already in the air,
readBarca rout Bilbao in Kings Cup
15-05-2009
VALENCIA - Three goals in a devastating nine-minute spell at the start of the second half saw Barcelona to a 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in the King’s Cup final on Wednesday and the first of three
readSuper 14 race down to the wire
15-05-2009
SYDNEY - The Super 14 playoff battle goes down to the wire in this weekend’s final round of matches, with seven teams still in the hunt for the four available places.The front-running Northern Bulls
readZimbabwe trained teachers demand jobs
15-05-2009
MARCHING for jobs a group of about 30 Namibian teachers trained in Zimbabwe descended on the Ministry of Education yesterday to deliver a grievance petition. The unemployed teachers, who say they’ve
readDawids resigns
15-05-2009
HENDRIK Dawids resigned as chairman of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) yesterday, sources revealed yesterday.Dawids, who served in the position for about 11 months, decided to call it quits due to
readSMSes for Fri 15 May 09
15-05-2009
* RCC how many lives do you want to see lost on the Rundu-Divundu tar road before you act? The road has holes like nothing. Two lives have been lost including a high ranking education officer who died
readProliferation of guns poses a regional threat
15-05-2009
LIVES are lost daily because of the irresponsible and criminal handling of lawful and unlawful firearms, Namibian Police Chief Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga told a regional police gathering at
readSouthern councils unchanged, Karasburg mayor dropped
15-05-2009
LOCAL authority elections at major towns across the South on Wednesday returned all incumbents to their town council seats. At Rehoboth, against the wishes of the Rehoboth Swapo District Executive,
readGovt has a 3% rethink on electricity prices – for now
15-05-2009
CABINET has extended the deadline for NamPower to break even on the delivery of electricity. The initial plan was that the power utility’s electricity tariffs would reach a “cost-reflective level” by
readSwapo tells local councils to toe the line
15-05-2009
SWAPO has instructed all municipalities under its control not to change mayors or other key positions on their councils in the run-up to the November national elections. In previous years Swapo found
readQuickfire with ... Windhoek City Police Chief Abraham Kanime
15-05-2009
SHOOTOUTS and gun battles in broad daylight, brazen muggings and robberies, increased criminal targeting of tourists and an all-round sense of an increase in criminal menace. Against the background
readSwine flu response plan in the works
15-05-2009
A sub-committee of the National Health Emergency Management Committee (NHEPC) was set up yesterday to formulate a response plan should an outbreak of the H1N1 flu or swine flu occur in Namibia.The
readCops still on trail of the Louis Botha taxi robbers
15-05-2009
POLICE remain on the trail of a Windhoek taxi driver who fled the scene of a robbery on two Canadian tourists on Thursday night last week. The suspect, who was traced through the address posted on
readLeatherback turtle pulls shell over residents’ eyes
15-05-2009
A GIGANTIC dead leatherback sea turtle washed ashore at Vierkantklip near Swakopmund yesterday afternoon. The excellent state of the dead turtle fooled many passers-by, who thought it had just walked
readNamdeb to resume production, diamond demand recovers
15-05-2009
NAMDEB remains on track to end its production holiday on June 30 as diamond demand begins to show “encouraging” signs. Daniel Kali of DeBeers says diamond demand has started to pick up slightly,
readClaims of family links surface in Gobabis house deal
15-05-2009
THE Messenger of the Court at Gobabis sold a house worth N$280 000 for N$15 000 to his son, the woman at the centre of the legal wrangle claims in an affidavit.Aletta /Goagoses, a former Police
readMinister spikes Ritter deal
15-05-2009
NAMFISA has made a U-turn on a settlement with its CEO, Rainer Ritter. The Namibian has reliably learnt that the Minister of Finance threw a spanner in the works after being informed by Namfisa
readHeads roll in British expenses row
15-05-2009
LONDON – Britain’s parliamentary expenses row claimed its first scalps yesterday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown suspended a former minister while an opposition MP was forced to quit by the latest
readLast ditch SADC attempt to find common ground on trade deal
15-05-2009
A watershed meeting between Namibian Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob and his peers from six other countries from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will take place in Gaborone
readWe Need More Than Walking And Talking About Corruption
15-05-2009
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is at the forefront when it comes to talking and walking against corruption. He has been vocal in the ‘Zero Tolerance’ campaign, and now plans to lead the marchers in the
readGetting Serious About Corruption
15-05-2009
LAST week we editorialised about the importance of actively tackling corruption, rather than just walking or talking about it. The comment came in the wake of the announcement of the Anti Corruption
readPolitical Perspective
15-05-2009
IT is good to hear that the Secretary General of Swapo, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, has publicly told the ‘struggle kids’ that they aren’t special, and now it is incumbent on all political leadership in
readWhy We Need To Stimulate Our Children
15-05-2009
OVER a long period of time I have seen many letters and many SMS’s concerning education, especially those dealing with Grade 10 and Grade 12 and the lack of opportunity to repeat. I do not recall
readGradings And Hikes For Teachers
15-05-2009
ALLOW me space in your newspaper column to express my opinion regarding the new salary gradings for civil servants. The 12% and 14% salary hikes for civil servants are welcomed, especially at this
readPrison’s Crazy Witchcraft Beliefs
15-05-2009
THIS piece of information illustrates the bizarre stand of the Ministry of Prisons with regard to how it treats the High Treason prisoners at Windhoek Central Prison. May I say that some of the
readAdvice To Political Parties
15-05-2009
I THINK it is about time that all political parties start moving away from telling us, the nation, that they fought for the liberation of this country and trying to make other parties look bad.I think
readCall To Empower The Youth In Rural Areas
15-05-2009
IT is on record, we are advocates for youth empowerment and rural development. But what is it that we mean exactly? By youth empowerment we imply the empowerment of citizens who fall in the category
readNo Performance Management In Government
15-05-2009
DEAR Mr Prime Minister, could you please explain to Namibia, but especially to us, the hundreds of people trained during 2006 and 2007 in the PMS (Performance Management System for the Public
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