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67 Articles found on Friday, 6 November 2009
Sacu member urged to prioritise diversification
06-11-2009
ECONOMIC diversity is the most important policy imperative facing the four smaller members of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu), the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) latest trade policy review
readFree diamond trade to boost consumer demand
06-11-2009
DUBAI – Free diamond trading would spur consumers to consider the precious stones as financial security, much like gold, diamond entrepreneur Martin Rapaport said yesterday.Rapaport, whose network of
readFourth turbine for Ruacana plant ready by 2012
06-11-2009
NAMPOWER yesterday introduced the four contractors who will be responsible for delivering and installing the fourth turbine and generator for the Ruacana hydropower plant on the Kunene
readDBN calls for mind shift in SME sector
06-11-2009
THE failure rate for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Namibia is extremely high compared to the rest of the region, partly because of a lack of skills and access to finance, but also because of
readThis week in motion
06-11-2009
THE motion court roll was dominated this week by First National Bank which moved in on vehicle owners not honouring instalment sale agreements made with the financial institution. Standard Bank,
readAfrican consumers can rebalance trade
06-11-2009
TOKYO – Development aid to Africa can boost domestic demand on the continent and help wean the global economy from over-reliance on personal consumption in the United States, a senior World Bank
readShabangu tells mining firms to stop fronting
06-11-2009
THE government would not tolerate the widespread trend by mining companies to rent black faces to buy compliance, South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu warned delegates at the
readTungeni revamps Von Bach resort
06-11-2009
DEVELOPMENT, regeneration and investment in Namibia and its regions continue to be the basis for Tungeni Investment’s vision, mission and success, the company says.The present developments at the Von
readImage of Jesus on truck window
06-11-2009
JOHNSON CITY – Jim Stevens said he’s not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup. Stevens, of Jonesborough, said nearly every
readTop rebel commander ‘surrenders’ to Uganda troops
06-11-2009
KAMPALA – Senior Lord’s Resistance Army commander Charles Arop, who was implicated in leading a massacre on Christmas Day that killed at least 143 Congolese, has surrendered to the Ugandan military,
readUN relocating about 600 staff after Afghan attack
06-11-2009
KABUL – The United Nations said yesterday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its international staff in Afghanistan following last week’s deadly Taliban attack against UN workers - the
readHezbollah denies link to arms ship
06-11-2009
JERUSALEM – Israeli officials tallied up hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship yesterday as Lebanon’s Hezbollah guerrillas denied Israeli claims that the arms were meant for
readCall For Stiffer Penalties
06-11-2009
ALLOW me to express myself on behalf of the Namibian women and children and the deeds done to them on a daily basis. Women and children have to continue living in fear in the same communities facing
readIn Defence Of Chinese Bursaries
06-11-2009
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to express my view and opinions about the Chinese scholarships. I do not see any fault or whatever that the Namibians are complaining about the children of
readViolence Must End
06-11-2009
I WROTE this letter with a heavy heart. I am highly troubled by the suffering of women in the hands of their so-called lovers, boyfriends, partners or husbands.The recent killing of a woman at Central
readAnti-Violence Must Be Taught
06-11-2009
THE Domestic Violence Act 2003, defines domestic “violence” within the context of relationship mean engaging in any of the following acts or courses of conduct.(A) Physical abuse; which include
readMaking Space For Chinese
06-11-2009
ALLOW me space in your newspaper to air my concern over the border dispute between Oshikwanyama and Oshindonga-speaking Namibians.It is evident that a move to shift the traditional authority border to
readSelling Out To China?
06-11-2009
ALLOW me space in your esteemed newspaper to express my views in connection with the recent happenings regarding China and Namibia.Some few months ago, we read about alleged corruption scandals
readBusiness Boycotts And Politics
06-11-2009
ALLOW me to express my disappointment with politicians who call for people to boycott some businesses because of political differences.I am not targeting any individual, neither a specific party, but
readResponsibility And Racism
06-11-2009
TO the point is the reaction to an advertisement in The Namibian, which asked for “whites only” to apply for the rent of a flat.I can understand your reaction that it was a mistake and will not happen
readMiss Universe Next Nobel?
06-11-2009
I MUST admit, as an American, when I saw that our President Barack Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I asked myself the question that millions of people around the world asked, “For what?”
readRDP ta ti okwa tidhwa mo mOkahao kOswapo
06-11-2009
E HANGANO lyUuthemba womuntu lyOpashigwana, momushangwa gwalyo gwa pitithwa komatango gEtitatu lya zi ko, otali ti kutya aahwahwameki yOngundu yoRDP mOshitopolwa sha Musati ye li
readEtungo lyakulupa lyohotela mOkahandja lya eta eso lya gumwe.
06-11-2009
E TUNGO lyohotela yomOkahandja, ndyoka lya ningi omathimbo ihaa li longithwa olya etitha eso lyomuntu gumwe moshilando shoka metitatu.Omweendi koompadhi gumwe okwa dhengwa kiipambu yiitenda mbyoka ya
readOmakankameno goEU otaga nikitha oluhodhi
06-11-2009
O MUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa yeleke omaihumbato gehangano lyuukumwe waEuropa moonkundathana dhomalanditho na Namibia nomasiku gokatongotongo, ta ti iilongo mbika ota yi tindi okulonga na
readHappie a yi koLondon
06-11-2009
O MUKADHONA dhingi muNamibia, Happie Ntelamo okwa yi koLondon hoka ta ka kalelapo Namibia methigathano eti 59 lyomukadhona dhingi muuyuni.Happie ota faalele omagano gopashigwana ngoka taga ka
readOranjemund masiku ya pewa omuthika gwoshilando
06-11-2009
O RANJEMUND ota shi vulika yi pewe omuthika gwoshilando mbala, ta shi vulika shika shi ningwe nookuli mu Febuluwali omvula ta yiya. Shika osha kolekwa komuwiliki gwoshikandjohogololo sha Oranjemund
readA edhililwa mondholongo oomvula ndatu
06-11-2009
O MUKALIMO gwa Venduka okwa tumwa kondholongo oomvula ndatu sho a zimine kutya okwa dhipaga omweendi koompadhi moshilando omumvo gwa ziko, sho emu pumu nosheenditho shoka a li ta hingi omanga kwa li
readSwapo ota fala RDP kompangu molwelundilo
06-11-2009
S wapo okwa ti ota fala RDP noshowo omuleli gwongundu ndjoka kompangu molwa enyateko neshundulo, sho aniwa Hidipo Hamutenya a lundile ongundu ta yi pangele kutya oya kala ta yi fukile momahogololo
readFootball Fixtures
06-11-2009
Kasu Cup Sunday, Nov 7 07h30: Okovimburu v Golden Boys 09h00: Bones v Okatjasorui XI Quarterfinal-finals 10h30: Eiseb v 74 United 12h00: Brave Bucks v Ajax Goreangab 13h30: Red Shanghai v v Kaizer
readSpringboks take on Leicester
06-11-2009
LEICESTER Tigers have still not confirmed their team for tonight’s match against the touring Springbok XV, but their coach Richard Cockerill has said that Aaron Mauger will captain the team.The former
readSports body suspends Chuene
06-11-2009
SOUTH Africa’s top sports body says it has suspended the track chief who lied about his role in a world champion runner’s gender tests.The Olympic governing body said yesterday that Athletics South
readSuperSport TV Highs
06-11-2009
* Broadcast live FRIDAY, NOV 6 SuperSport on DStv Cricket: * MTN 40: Highveld Lions v Titans, Johannesburg - 16:15 on SS 2 MTN 40: Highveld Lions v Dolphins - 15:15 on SS 2
readBenni back for Bafana
06-11-2009
THE Bafana Bafana technical team announced a 24-man squad for the friendly international match against Japan scheduled for Port Elizabeth’s newly built Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on November 14.
readBenitez looks to future
06-11-2009
LYON – Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez refused to be drawn about his own future after a 1-1 draw at Olympique Lyon left his side in danger of not surviving the Champions League group stage.‘I am just
readGreatest of Friends – Cafu Katjimune
06-11-2009
KINDLY allow me space in your publication to pay homage to a gentle giant and a great friend known as Cafu Katjimune. Sadly, this piece will in no way do full justice to this special person. A lot of
readUnited to show up at Chelsea
06-11-2009
LONDON – Manchester United sit just two points behind Chelsea in the table but as they prepare to visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday there is a sense that something is not quite right with the Premier
readCafu gets massive send-off
06-11-2009
HUNDREDS of Windhoek-based mourners and sympathisers converged on the Macedonia Lutheran Church in Katutura to pay their last respects to possibly Namibia’s most respected referee, Matthew ‘Cafu’
readGovt fails to deliver
06-11-2009
GOVERNMENT has done a huge injustice to the development of sport in Namibia over the years and that is unfortunately a sad reality that currently keeps this nation from delivering the goods on that
readBirds to fly into Stars
06-11-2009
FOR the ones who remain behind in Windhoek, the match between African Stars and Blue Waters at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday is expected to liven up the sombre spirit that currently hangs in the
readSMS Of The Day
06-11-2009
n ALL Namibians, regardless of which political party you belong to, must seriously fight against corruption. Donors, even those funding ARVs, food for drought relief, roads etc, may pull out. After
readChildren drive RDP out of Okahao, says NSHR
06-11-2009
THE battle for political control of the northern regions between Swapo and the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is intensifying, with the RDP now claiming that its organisers were driven out of
readComet-watcher murder suspects lose trial date
06-11-2009
THE trial of three men who are accused of murdering a Windhoek resident during an armed robbery that brought a comet-watching outing to a deadly end in early 2007 could not start as planned in the
readFire guts Walvis Bay fisheries office
06-11-2009
THE building of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in Walvis Bay was severely damaged on Sunday when thieves set the permit office on fire after cutting open safes with blowtorches to
readFirst gas-fired plant takes shape
06-11-2009
RUSSIAN natural gas giant Gazprom will start building an 800MW gas-fired power station at Walvis Bay in January, scheduled to be ready when the Kudu field starts producing its first gas in
readNBC decision hurts smaller parties
06-11-2009
THE Namibian Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa has called on the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation to speed up the process of revising and implementing an alternative and equitable
readRelocation of struggle kids contentious
06-11-2009
A FACTION within the group of ‘struggle children’ camping at the Swapo headquarters in Windhoek, who recently caused renewed tension between Government and the wider group over their relocation to
readParty manifestos: Land and agriculture
06-11-2009
LAND and agriculture are key sectors in Namibia – agriculture is the largest employer in the economy with over 50 000 people directly and indirectly employed.It is thus no surprise that political
readParties campaigning on billboards
06-11-2009
WINDHOEK – No first-time visitor to the Namibian capital needs to be told that presidential and national elections are just a few weeks away.Party flags and posters have replaced most of the
readRDP suggests UN to oversee elections
06-11-2009
BOTH President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Swapo have lost control of “unruly elements” in the ruling party, the Rally for Democracy and Progress claimed yesterday.RDP spokesperson Jeremiah Nambinga
readOped
06-11-2009
I’M not sure I agree with any of the political parties regarding the NBC free airtime issue.It is a very complex matter, because those of us in the (private) media know how difficult it is to
readParty promises won’t stop crime
06-11-2009
NAMIBIANS were once again shocked this week to hear the news of the brutal killing of a radiographer at the hands of her boyfriend at the Nurses’ Home in Katutura.In a separate incident the head of a
readThe ‘Insignificant Others’ Are In Need Of Survival Manuals
06-11-2009
IF I was an angry Namibian citizen last week, I am now an angry Otjiherero-speaking Namibian! Since my last column on the Chinese bursaries, our Government responded through a press conference at
readElections In SA And Namibia – A Comparative Overview
06-11-2009
NEARLY 20 years ago, South African occupation of Namibia came to an end. Less than five years later, the Apartheid regime was also voted out of power in South Africa itself. This year, elections both
readThree arrested for extortion at Outjo
06-11-2009
AN alleged extortion attempt against the embattled treasurer of the Outjo Municipality, Da wid Koen, has landed three suspects behind bars. Koen is charged with setting the Outjo Municipality’s
readNeighbourhood watch exposes crack house
06-11-2009
THE Narraville and Meersig neighbourhood watches, with the assistance of the Erongo Police, exposed a ‘crack house’ at Walvis Bay on Wednesday evening. After getting a search warrant, a team of
readFive Henties Council officials arrested
06-11-2009
THREE Henties Bay town councillors and the town’s CEO were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday afternoon. The acting Director of the ACC, Erna van der Merwe, said the
readGas deal goes sour Graft body investigates Petroleum Commissioner
06-11-2009
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized the computer of Namibia’s Petroleum Commissioner, Immanuel Mulunga, following a fight over the shareholding in an exclusive exploration licence (EPL)
readSouth Africa takes gold
06-11-2009
SOUTH Africa won the Team Time Trial at the African Cycling Championships in impressive style on Wednesday when they finished nearly three minutes ahead of second placed Namibia. The South African
readParty promises won’t stop crime
06-11-2009
NAMIBIANS were once again shocked this week to hear the news of the brutal killing of a radiographer at the hands of her boyfriend at the Nurses’ Home in Katutura. In a separate incident the head of a
readThe ‘Insignificant Others’ Are In Need Of Survival Manuals
06-11-2009
IF I was an angry Namibian citizen last week, I am now an angry Otjiherero-speaking Namibian! Since my last column on the Chinese bursaries, our Government responded through a press conference at
readElections In SA And Namibia – A Comparative Overview
06-11-2009
NEARLY 20 years ago, South African occupation of Namibia came to an end. Less than five years later, the Apartheid regime was also voted out of power in South Africa itself. This year, elections both
readBig Brother Africa 4: Viewers Vent!
06-11-2009
SOME of the weird and wonderful views expressed by Big Brother viewers on the BBA TV text strip: • Cool Eddie will teach Ruby (the dog) to play pranks. Emma will teach her to frown. •
readEddie Impresses With His Leadership Abilities
06-11-2009
AS HOH this week, Eddie has had to take on a leadership role, particularly with regards to this week’s task. The create-a-garden task started on Tuesday, when the housemates woke up to a totally
readKimberley Process report exposes Zim
06-11-2009
JOHANNESBURG – A confidential report by investigators of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP), tabled at the watchdog’s meeting in Swakopmund, say Zimbabwe should be suspended because its
readNoteable Quotes
06-11-2009
WHO do you think you are? Are you not aware that I am Julius, the president of the Youth League? I know that some of you hate me. – ANCYL president Julius Malema’s alleged comments to traffic police
readSouthern African leaders meet on Zimbabwe crisis
06-11-2009
MAPUTO – Zimbabwe’s rival leaders met with the head of a regional security body yesterday, ahead of an emergency summit aimed at hauling a fragile power-sharing deal out of a three-week impasse.
readPolitical Perspective
06-11-2009
I’M not sure I agree with any of the political parties regarding the NBC free airtime issue. It is a very complex matter, because those of us in the (private) media know how difficult it is to
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