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44 Articles found on Friday, 8 May 2009
Pohamba ota ka kwatela komeho omaashinga tayi kondema iilonga yokoraputo
08-05-2009
OMUPRESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba, ota ka kwatela komeho omaashinga onene, yi li ompinge niilonga yokoraputo tayi -ka ningwa momasiku 28 gomwedhi nguka.Shika osha tseyithwa kOkoomisi yi na sha
read3 ya dhipaga pOutjo
08-05-2009
OMULUMENTU gumwe gwoomvula 39 okwa kwata po kOpolisi shi na sha nefikilo mo monduna lyuunona uyali nedhipago lyomukiintu gumwe, sha ningwa koonguladha dhOmaandaha goshiwike shika.Omugandjimulombo
readEikonakonitho lyombuto yo HIV-AIDS otali tameke nena
08-05-2009
OSHIKONGA sha simana shokwiikonaakonitha mwene kombinga yombuto yomukithi omudhipagi gwo HIV-AIDS, otashi tameke ongula yona meti 8 Mei 2009 moshilongo ashihe notashi ka hula mEtiyali lyeti 12 Mei
readOunona wOfikola yetu kawa li komaashinga yoSwapo: Hanghuwo
08-05-2009
MOMUKANDA wa ye wenyenyeto, a shangela kOshifo eshi, Omukulunhufikola manga wOfikola younona ya Paulus Hamutenya pEenhana mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena me Olivia Tuyenikelao Takatu yaHanghuwo ota ti
readOonime tadhi li po iimuna mOmusati
08-05-2009
ELELO lya Ngandjera kumwe nAaniimuna ye na oohambo noofaalama dhawo muuninginino nomuuningininombugantu wa Ngandjera moshitopolwa sha Musati oye li taya nyenyetele Epangelo, unene tuuUuministeli
readCrunch time in Super 14
08-05-2009
SYDNEY – It’s crunch time in the Super 14 this weekend, with a top-of-the-table clash between the Wellington Hurricanes and Waikato Chiefs and five other must-win games that will help shape the
readChelsea rally behind Drogba over ref rant
08-05-2009
LONDON – Chelsea captain John Terry and manager Guus Hiddink have rallied behind Didier Drogba as the Ivory Coast striker faces potentially severe punishment by UEFA over his furious confrontation
readWarriors meet Congo
08-05-2009
THE Brave Warriors will play the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an official FIFA match on June 6.Warriors’ coach Tom Saintfiet confirmed the fixture, which will be in Windhoek. Saintfiet
readBafana axe Benni
08-05-2009
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa dumped star striker Benni McCarthy from the FIFA Confederations Cup squad yesterday when a provisional 30-man list was released.Record Bafana Bafana (The Boys) scorer
readStandards regulatory body signs agreement
08-05-2009
A MEMORANDUM of agreement was signed in Windhoek yesterday on technical co-operation between the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) and South Africa’s National Regulator for Compulsory Specification
readSA banks pressed over tighter credit
08-05-2009
SOUTH African banks on Wednesday came under scrutiny from the Reserve Bank for tightening lending standards “significantly” - after years of being attacked for lending too freely.•
readCrude oil price hits 2009 record above US$58 a barrel
08-05-2009
LONDON – Oil rose towards US$58 a barrel yesterday morning, hitting a fresh 2009 high, as a surge in global stock markets raised expectations of economic improvement and a subsequent increase in
readBrazil struggles to get aid to vast flooded area
08-05-2009
SAO LUIS – Brazilians huddled with livestock in shelters, paddled swollen rivers in search of food and complained that government aid was slow to arrive in a vast region stricken by some of the worst
readWe Need More Than Walking And Talking About Corruption
08-05-2009
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
readPutting Youth In Their Place
08-05-2009
AS the countdown is in process for Vision 2030, which some people believe to be far, the question is how much improved are we Namibian youth in education? Since I am a regular viewer of our local
readThink big to make it big in bad times
08-05-2009
IT’S high time entrepreneurs stopped using recessionary talk as a crutch and began thinking bigger. History abounds with examples of companies that raised their cognitive prowess in the heart of a
readTigers out to haunt Civics
08-05-2009
CIVICS will tonight come up against their worst nightmare in Tigers when they meet in an MTC Namibia Premier League match at the Khomasdal Stadium. Kick-off is at 20h00. Civics have over the years
readDoubts About ICC
08-05-2009
ALLOW me to air my views concerning the ICC and its activities in Africa and other so-called “third world” countries.I am in a very serious doubt about the fairness of this so-called International
readProminent Kenyan convicted of manslaughter
08-05-2009
NAIROBI – A descendant of Kenya’s most famous white settlers was convicted of manslaughter yesterday in the fatal shooting of a black poacher, a case that has stirred simmering tensions over race and
readGradings And Hikes For Teachers
08-05-2009
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
readAre We Ready For ‘Swine Flu’?
08-05-2009
LAST month’s outbreak of ‘Swine Flu’ (H1N1) in Mexico is the latest event in the challenge of responding to increasing zoonotic diseases affecting food workers who are in the frontline. Zoonotic
readRecession: Are we or aren’t we?
08-05-2009
TO be or not to be... in recession, that is. That seems to be the question wherever two or more businesspeople gather in Namibia nowadays.Yesterday, at the tenth anniversary of the Namibian Economic
readHistory Won’t Repeat Itself
08-05-2009
HISTORY will never repeat itself, but surely what we are doing on a daily basis goes into our historical annals. African leaders of today tend to prove that you can take an African from Africa, but
readIf Polygamy Goes, The Himba Too?
08-05-2009
THANKS for giving me a chance to respond to Mervin //Areseb’s response on 24/04/2009 to my comments on polygamy. Firstly this is not an attack on him as he is responding from Europe and that gives an
readIf Polygamy Goes, The Himba Too?
08-05-2009
THANKS for giving me a chance to respond to Mervin //Areseb’s response on 24/04/2009 to my comments on polygamy. Firstly this is not an attack on him as he is responding from Europe and that gives an
readSMSes for Fri 08 May 09
08-05-2009
* WHENEVER Cassinga Day is celebrated, the survivors are interviewed by NBC and asked questions like have they forgiven and forgotten their attackers. Most of them say have forgiven but can’t forget
readPerceptions About Africa May Change If We Do What Is Right And Urgent
08-05-2009
A FRIEND of mine from Cameroon who I considered to be a radical Pan-Africanist recently made the following shocking remark to me: “Alfredo, you are from southern Africa. Can you please explain how
readFloods, Drought and Recession:What Lesson For Namibia?
08-05-2009
NATURE is not kind to Namibia. Floods and drought are regular and expected events in this country. We have had two consecutive and devastating floods recently – 2008/9. Then the so-called global
readWhat ‘I Do’ Could Mean For You If You Are Not Namibian
08-05-2009
ON Monday April 27 2009, the National Assembly passed an amendment to the Namibian Constitution, increasing the waiting period for Namibian citizenship by both marriage and naturalisation to ten
readNoteable Quotes
08-05-2009
THERE will be no favours and there are no friends. Those not put in government must not cry. – ANC president Jacob Zuma on jobs for friends.I DID expect that we would receive a different reception. –
readCity deal
08-05-2009
THE Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) last week became the exclusive bargaining agent with the City of Windhoek, following an agreement between the City and the union.The City Council endorsed the
readExperts find City Council legal
08-05-2009
THE Windhoek City Council is legally constituted, according to legal experts consulted by the City. Two separate legal opinions sought last month on the legal standing of four Swapo councillors in
read5-minute countdown to dispute
08-05-2009
AFTER only five minutes on Wednesday, wage talks between the Keetmanshoop Town Council and the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) stalled.A member on the negotiation team yesterday said the union
readNored offers reward for cable busts
08-05-2009
INCREASING cable theft has forced the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) to offer a reward to anyone with information on the cable crooks.Announcing the N$3 000 reward at the company
readMining in Swakop River halted
08-05-2009
SAND mining in the Swakop River must be stopped immediately, the Ministry of Agriculture demanded in a letter this week. A copy of the letter from the Ministry’s Department of Water Affairs has been
readBoN Governor has sleepless nights about lack of jobs
08-05-2009
NAMIBIA should be having sleepless nights about the thousands of people stranded without a job as the economic meltdown intensifies, Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Tom Alweendo said yesterday.
readSoftware havoc at City of Windhoek
08-05-2009
A NEW billing system introduced by the City of Windhoek late last year is causing havoc with client accounts.The municipality’s debt management department has been trying to fix client account
readBaby ‘not just for the taking’
08-05-2009
THE reality of policy and procedure has shattered Windhoek resident Daklan Gowases’ hopes of adopting a newborn baby she reportedly picked up next to a dumpster in Khomasdal last week.Gowases, who
readGam farmers to experience consequences of land invasion
08-05-2009
FARMERS at Gam will have to suffer the financial consequences of the actions of fellow farmers who illegally cut the veterinary cordon fence around the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy.According to a State
readCops foil attempted robbery
08-05-2009
A VOLLEY of bullets from the Windhoek City Police last night foiled an attempt by two alleged thieves to rob a pair of Canadian tourists near the Louis Botha cafe in Windhoek West.One of the suspects
readFrom Ramatex to Texas: Ezzy’s amazing journey
08-05-2009
ESMERALDA, or Ezzy as she is affectionately called, is a young female cat who has had an amazing life. She was rescued by the Cat Protection Society from a living hell at the former Ramatex textile
readGovt arms nation against flu
08-05-2009
GOVERNMENT has taken action to arm Namibia against the H1N1 flu virus, also known as ‘swine flu’, and to ensure that it has “the bullets to fight the flu” should it ever rear its head in Namibia.Dr
readFlood damage hits N$2 billion
08-05-2009
THE damage to infrastructure caused by the floods in north-central Namibia over the past three months is estimated at N$2 billion, including remapping and rezoning Oshakati to make the town less flood
readPolitical Perspective
08-05-2009
MANY Namibians, Swapo adherents included, have now had it with the ‘struggle kids’! In the early stages of their ‘awakening’ (even though it came after nearly 20 years of independence) there were
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