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63 Articles found on Friday, 16 October 2009
Hiring, wage trends in banks
16-10-2009
FNB Namibia is facing criticism from within its ranks, over what has been described as racial discrimination, prejudice and unfair treatment of the bank’s black employees and customers.The FNB Group
readBric is Africa’s saviour - experts
16-10-2009
AFRICA’S links with Bric countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - could help end the continent’s era of marginalisation.Simon Freemantle, a Standard Bank economist, this week advised African
readMboweni prepares for final curtain call
16-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s central bank Governor Tito Mboweni will miss good-natured disagreements he had with then Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on financial sector regulation, he said on
readPrice monster backs down further in Aug
16-10-2009
DRIVEN mainly by lower food inflation, Namibia’s annual inflation rate dropped from 7,6 per cent in August to 7,1 per cent last month. It is the seventh time this year that the rate has fallen,
readInformal jobs ‘trap people in poverty’
16-10-2009
A JOINT study by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found that the high incidence of informal employment in the developing world creates poverty
readJeweller hires auditor after improper deals
16-10-2009
DUBAI – The Middle East jewellery retailer that replaced its CEO over improper deals earlier this week is bringing in an international auditor as it tries to clean up the latest corporate scandal to
readAustralian police probe banknote firm over African ‘bribes’
16-10-2009
SYDNEY – Australian police on Wednesday said they were probing Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) joint-venture banknote company over allegations of kickbacks paid to Nigerian government
readAgliotti: Kebble had dry runs of assisted suicide
16-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Slain South African mining magnate Brett Kebble had dry runs to practise his assisted suicide, convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti alleges in a video recording before court
readSouth Africa’s Semenya asks for exam break
16-10-2009
JOHANNESBURG – A South African newspaper reports a champion runner at the centre of a gender controversy has asked to put off university final exams.Caster Semenya’s coach, Michael Seme, was quoted in
readICC investigates Guinea
16-10-2009
THE HAGUE – The International Criminal Court said yesterday it has launched a preliminary investigation into last month’s violence at a Guinea sports stadium, where presidential guard troops opened
readIs the person next to you washing with soap?
16-10-2009
LONDON – People are more likely to wash their hands properly after using the toilet if they are shamed into it or think they are being watched, scientists said yesterday.Handwashing is the cheapest
readLibya frees 88 Islamist prisoners
16-10-2009
TRIPOLI – The Libyan government yesterday released 88 members of radical Islamist groups jailed for plotting to topple the government of Muammar Gaddafi, the country’s main charity said.“We
readKew banks 10% of world’s plant species
16-10-2009
LONDON – Botanists at Kew Gardens have collected seeds from 10 per cent of the world’s wild plants, their first goal in a long-term project to protect all endangered species, they said yesterday.Seeds
readKudos To Air Namibia
16-10-2009
I HAD booked the morning flight from Ondangwa to Windhoek Eros for Friday, 2 October 2009 in order to arrive at Hosea Kutako International Airport well in time for my evening flight back to
readTribute To Witbooi
16-10-2009
IT was with the greatest of sorrow that my spouse, Mina Isaak and I learned here in Geneva, Switzerland, of the repose of our beloved brother, political and religious leader, Hendrik Witbooi, after
readIn Defence Of Secularism
16-10-2009
THE Namibian far-right – Monitor Action Group – refers to secularism as an undefined concept and calls for it to be erased from the Namibian constitution.Secularism, of course, is simply about the
readWant Us To Be Tops
16-10-2009
‘NAM scores high on governance’. It is encouraging to read about this achievement.But why third on the list of a continent that is plagued by extremely bad governance? We should be first like we are
readWho Benefits From BEE?
16-10-2009
BEE commission is faced with the gigantic task of improving the livelihood of black people who were excluded from the economy of Namibia in the past.However the danger is that BEE focus has shifted to
readThe Answer Lies In Education
16-10-2009
EDUCATION is the key to every human endeavour if all is to go well. Across the world everybody needs some level of education to enable them to perform effectively in any field of endeavour and/or
readRoad Accidents In Namibia
16-10-2009
EXACTLY two weeks ago today, I had a rare opportunity to, within a space of a week, travel over 2 000 km on our national roads (return trips to Buitepos at the Namibia – Botswana border as well as few
readOmusita Hendrik Witbooi ta dhimbulikiwa
16-10-2009
OMATUMWALAKA ge hekeleko ota ga tsikile okukunguluka okuza koongundu dhopolitika, sho ta dhi tanga nakusa omusita, Witbooi, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe Etiyali konima yuuwehame moshipangelo sha
readNatango ina pa monika ekandulepo lyomukundu gwontsi
16-10-2009
AAKALIMO yo moKeetmanshoop mboka ya luliwa kontsi ha yi zi pehala lyoshikokota shedhina Super Sand ota ya tegelele natango ye li kohi yontsi ndjoka uule woomwedhi hetatu.Onkundana ndjika oya zi
readOshiponga shOhauto sha faalela omusamane nomukulukadhi gwe
16-10-2009
ONKUNDANA ye tu zilila momukunda Oshiyagaya mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, otayi ti kutya tatekulu Jairus Kakwela Mvula gwoomvula omilongoheyali nandatu (73) nomukulukadhi gwe kuku Lucia
readOmbaanga yaNamibia ta yi tala oombaanga
16-10-2009
OMBAANGA ya Namibia(BON) oya tegelela natango oombaanga dhiipindi dhi shunithe pevi iihohela ya dho miiwike iyali tu uka.Oombaanga ndhika odha tegelelwa dhi kulukithe iihohela yadho pokati kiitsa 250
readErindi ina li pitikwa li ete ookahenge 200
16-10-2009
MWENE gwoshikunino shiinamwenyo shopaumwene shedhina Erindi Game Resort okwa uvithwa nayi kepangelo. Mwene gwehala ndika li li kuumbangalantu waKahandja okwa pewa oondjamba 200 oku za ko South Africa
readOmusamane Williams a gandja omagano gEshina lyObreille kEluwa
16-10-2009
MWENE gwOaputeka yOpaumwene ya Shakati naandjoka yedhina Uukolele Pharmacy yomOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana, omusamane Peter Williams okwa gandja omagano geshina lyondilo lyObreilla kOsikola
readEpangelo ota li tu tongola hano?
16-10-2009
NAMIBIA eshi lamanguluka mo 1990, osha li ehafo lakula, koshiwana ashishe, no twa kala twe lineekela kutya atushe ota tu kalya oyiimati yoshilongo shetu ngaashi twe shi lwila atushe fiyo osheshi twa
readOsikola yaNamihonga yi li moluhepo olunene
16-10-2009
OSIKOLA yedhina Onamihonga popepi nOkongo muuzilo wUukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, oyi li moluhepo olunene lwiikwaniipangitho yOsikola, naalongisikola mpoka otaya indile kEpangelo li ya tale
readStern test for Kanalelo
16-10-2009
ELEVEN Arrows head coach Ronnie Kanalelo and his assistant, Congo Hindjou, have no choice but to successfully navigate their way from the deep end when they face a solid Black Africa side in an MTC
readSnewe excited to meet SA juniors
16-10-2009
ORLANDO Pirates’ coach Dawid Snewe said he is extremely happy with his team playing the South African Development Team on Sunday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium.Snewe said it does not matter if the team is
readNPL raises the bar
16-10-2009
I MUST say the current positive developments in the Namibia Premier League (NPL) have made many people sit up straight, while some have simply decided to start flocking to the fields in numbers to
readDeadlock over Younous captaincy
16-10-2009
Younus Khan and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) failed to reach agreement yesterday over his decision to resign as captain.Younus quit on Tuesday in protest at match-fixing allegations against the
readArgentina buys time to improve
16-10-2009
MONTEVIDEO – Having seen Argentina through to next year’s World Cup finals coach Diego Maradona has eight months to identify and correct the many mistakes of an error-riddled qualifying campaign.Juan
readFootball Fixtures
16-10-2009
MTC Namibia Premier League Friday, Oct 16 20h00: African Stars v RamblersSaturday, Oct 17 16h00: United Stars v Oshakati City 19h00: Black Africa v Eleven Arrows Sunday, Oct 18 Blue Water v Civics
readSponsors commit to Cycle Classic
16-10-2009
PICK ‘n Pay Namibia yesterday handed over its sponsorship to the organisers – Windhoek Rotary Club and Windhoek Pedal Power – of this weekend’s Cycle Classic.The Namibian Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Classic has
readFootball Results
16-10-2009
Played Thursday, Oct 15 World Cup Qualify - Concacaf - Round 4 El Salvador 0 - 1 Honduras T & Tobago 2 - 2 Mexico United States 2 - 2 Costa RicaWorld Cup Qualify - South America
readBarrichello aims for home title
16-10-2009
SAO PAULO – Hometown hope Rubens Barrichello is convinced he still has a chance of overhauling his Brawn GP team-mate Jenson Button to win this year’s drivers’ world championship.The 37-year-old
readMuller back for Sharks
16-10-2009
DURBAN – As anticipated, key lock Johann Muller has been returned to the Sharks team for Saturday’s Absa Currrie Cup semi-final against the Free State Cheetahs in Durban.Muller, the regular captain at
readBig lock Bekker is WP’s big hope
16-10-2009
CAPE TOWN – If the Blue Bulls’ march to a second consecutive Absa Currie Cup final is to be halted, Andries Bekker is going to have to show that a semi-final can be an occasion where pupil turns
readSMSes Of Friday 16 October 2009
16-10-2009
* PLEASE political party leaders, when you address your rallies allow or give us a chance to ask you questions on what you want to achieve after you have won the election. – Natangwe TI Food for
readHuman story lost behind poverty figures
16-10-2009
THE level of poverty in Namibia can range anywhere from 28 per cent to 82 per cent, depending on which measure you use. But while research is important, it is the human story behind the figures that
readFlags at half-mast for Witbooi
16-10-2009
ALL flags in Namibia will be flown at half-mast from Friday next week until one of Namibia’s struggle heroes, Reverend Hendrik Witbooi, will be laid to rest.Minister of Presidential Affairs Albert
readAward-winning ‘green’ fridge born in Namibia
16-10-2009
A ‘SUSTAINABLE fridge’, designed in Namibia to use only solar energy, has won a West Yorkshire student the coveted Barclays Women of the Year award in Britain.BBC News this week reported that Emily
readNew trial date set for former Judge
16-10-2009
FORMER High Court Judge President and Supreme Court Judge of Appeal Pio Teek will have to return to the High Court at the start of December to continue facing almost five-year-old child abduction and
readThousands of voters fall off the preliminary roll
16-10-2009
THE preliminary voters’ roll suddenly has about 150 000 fewer voters than announced by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) two weeks ago.The ECN earlier announced that it had registered 290 000
readJapanese film scout in trouble
16-10-2009
A JAPANESE national, Takano Makoto (36), has been found guilty of working illegally in Namibia while having a holiday permit.Swakopmund Magistrate Hannelie Prinsloo on Wednesday sentenced Makoto to
readKeetmans goes after developers
16-10-2009
THE Keetmanshoop Town Council is to take legal action against developers to recover N$1,7 million in outstanding rates and taxes.The council’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Vleermuis, yesterday said
readCampaign against forced sterilisation kicks off
16-10-2009
A CAMPAIGN and a petition against the sterilisation OF HIV-positive women without their informed consent were launched in Windhoek yesterday.The launch of the petition and campaign – titled
readEx-catering workers not happy
16-10-2009
FORMER catering staff with Roynam Catering Services have expressed dissatisfaction with the way they were let go from their jobs at Windhoek’s two State hospitals.Roynam earlier this month terminated
readDust settles around hospital, MVA Fund
16-10-2009
THE Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund and the family of accident victim Hitjii Tjingaete have reached agreement on the cost of her hospital stay.The two parties agreed yesterday that Tjingaete and two
readRoads Authority back in ACC’s headlights again
16-10-2009
ISSUES raised before a presidential commission of inquiry held nearly seven years ago continue to haunt the Roads Authority.This time around the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating the
readFNB Namibia accused of institutional racism
16-10-2009
BLACK managers at the FNB Namibia Group are taking the bank’s leadership to task on issues of racial discrimination, not only within the workplace, but also against black customers.The Namibian
readJapanese film scout in trouble
16-10-2009
A JAPANESE national, Takano Makoto (36), has been found guilty of working illegally in Namibia while carrying a holiday permit. Swakopmund Magistrate Hannelie Prinsloo on Wednesday sentenced Makoto
readWe Are Reneging On The Utopia Of Democratic Life And Values
16-10-2009
WHEN Captain Moussa Dadis Camara seized power in a bloodless coup in December last year, many Guineans took to the streets of Conakry in support of his “popular coup”. Similarly, the Fouta Djallon (a
readElections and Democratic Politics
16-10-2009
THESE are heady times. Because come next month, Namibians will take part in another democratic event called elections. I call it an ‘event’ because this is just a two-day exercise save for the
readThe Past is Never Past
16-10-2009
PARIS – A nation’s relationship with its past is crucial to its present and its future, to its ability to “move on” with its life, or to learn from its past errors, not to repeat them.There is the
readEx-NWR workers back in court
16-10-2009
ABOUT 80 former Namibia Wildlife Resorts Company (NWR) workers have taken the State-owned resort operator to the Labour Court over its controversial ‘Public-Private Partnerships’ arrangement.The
readECN scraps ballot tender
16-10-2009
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia has withdrawn the controversial contract for the printing of ballot papers for next month’s elections in a move seen as bowing to political pressure from opposition
readStern test for Kanalelo
16-10-2009
ELEVEN Arrows head coach Ronnie Kanalelo and his assistant, Congo Hindjou, have no choice but to successfully navigate their way from the deep end when they face a solid Black Africa side in an MTC
readGunmen, bombs hit 5 sites in Pakistan killing 39
16-10-2009
LAHORE – Teams of gunmen launched coordinated attacks on three law enforcement facilities in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore and car bombs hit two other cities yesterday, killing a total of 39
readNam still on rocky road to recovery
16-10-2009
ALTHOUGH “green shoots” are increasingly evident on Namibia’s economic landscape, demand indicators remain a mixed bag of results, analysts have said.As such, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) remains of the
readA Campaign Clearly Without Issues
16-10-2009
IT remains of concern that our 2009 National and Presidential elections are not being contested on issues that affect the day-to-day existence of the people of this country. It is their election and
readPolitical perspective
16-10-2009
IN a discussion with someone recently the controversial subject of the Parliamentary quorum came up, and it soon appeared that many Namibians, and not only myself, have serious reservations about the
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