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60 Articles found on Friday, 4 September 2009
Will The Electoral College Mark The Humiliation Of Tanganyika?
04-09-2009
I DIDN’T make the long trek to Omugulu-gwoombashe for the celebration of Heroes’ Day on August 26. But I got the opportunity to follow proceedings on our national broadcaster, NBC. I must admit that
readNational Assembly Mps: Are We Getting Full Value?
04-09-2009
IN the past, some MPs have been accused of doing little more than ‘warming seats’ in the National Assembly because of their perceived low contribution to parliamentary debates. However, there has been
readNo access to Police diary for Avid accused
04-09-2009
ONE of the issues that has been holding up the start of the Avid Investment Corporation fraud trial resulted in a High Court ruling against one of the people charged in the case, retired Namibia
readSwapo makes an exception for four councillors
04-09-2009
THE Swapo Party Politburo has done a U-turn on a party decision that no regional councillor will be eligible for nomination for the party's list of candidates for the National Assembly elections at
readSwapo set for defining showdown
04-09-2009
SWAPO is set to potentially enter another defining moment today, when the party meets for its electoral college to elect candidates for National Assembly elections slated for November 27 and 28.In the
readNoteable Quotes
04-09-2009
PEOPLE who work in those offices, majority of them, [think] they rule the world. – SA Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on officials in her department’s offices after Durban resident
readBig Brother Africa: Namibian suspect named!
04-09-2009
THE time is nigh. The revolution is at hand! This weekend the masses will storm the barricades. Insurgencies and counter-insurgencies will be unleashed on the willing and the unwitting.Battle lines
readWarriors simply offensive
04-09-2009
BRAVE Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet has an abundance of offensive players to choose from when Namibia face Swaziland in an international friendly at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow. Kick-off is at
readEveryone wants a piece of Rössing South
04-09-2009
HONG KONG – Investor enthusiasm over a recent find in Namibia by uranium miner Extract Resources and speculation of a takeover linked to the find have sent the company’s shares up more than seven-fold
readYou’re never too old to learn: Minister Mbumba
04-09-2009
MINISTER of Education Nangolo Mbumba is inviting illiterate adult Namibians to enrol for adult literacy programmes in order to improve their lives. The minister was speaking at the launch the 10th
readLüderitz council strike drags on
04-09-2009
THE strike by Lüderitz Town Council workers has entered its second week with no sign of an end. The workers downed tools after the Namibia Public Worker’s Union (Napwu) and council management reached
readWho is Piet van der Walt?
04-09-2009
The Namibian interviewed Piet van der Walt, a businessman about to turn politician. Van der Walt (42) is one of five candidates representing the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) at this weekend’s Swapo
readSmeses For Fri 04 Sep 09
04-09-2009
n THE gap between rich and poor will be difficult to close in Namibia because we have the economic system of a developed country while Namibia is developing. Exorbitant benefits go to the highly paid
readPublic hearings on Communications Bill
04-09-2009
THE National Council will hold public hearings on the controversial Communications Bill from Monday until Wednesday, after it referred the draft legislation to one of its Standing Committees for
readZimbabwe pulls out of SADC tribunal
04-09-2009
THE government of Zimbabwe dropped a bombshell by announcing on Wednesday that it was pulling out of the Windhoek-based Tribunal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), claiming the
readRDP launches party newsletter
04-09-2009
WITH the political climate heating up three months before the national and presidential elections, political parties are getting more active to draw voter attention and yesterday the Rally for
readPolice accused of abusing sex workers, arbitrary detentions
04-09-2009
“LAW enforcement agents and other state actors are the greatest violators of sex workers’ human rights.” This is one of the key findings of a report on the human rights of sex workers in Botswana,
readAward-winning entrepreneur killed in car crash
04-09-2009
CHARLOTTE Shigwheda Angula (32) and two other people were killed in a head-on collision 20 km outside Karibib on Monday. Charlotte was known in Swakopmund for her Mondesa Township Tours, for which
readAnother Sam Nujoma health rumour denied
04-09-2009
NEWS of former President Sam Nujoma falling ill and having to be admitted to a hospital in Walvis Bay was shrugged off as “inflated fables” yesterday. In fact eyewitnesses in the harbour town said he
readCross-border measles watch needed
04-09-2009
AS another case of measles was confirmed in the Engela District of the Ohangwena Region, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 13, the WHO has called for increased cross-border monitoring
readH1N1 cases continue to rise
04-09-2009
FOUR more cases of the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as ‘swine flu’, have been confirmed in Namibia, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 44. At a meeting of the National Health
readsport Schedule
04-09-2009
FRIDAY, SEP 4 SuperSport on DStv Athletics: *Golden League: Memorial Van Damme, Belgium \ 19:00 on SS 6 and Maximo 2. Cricket: * England v Australia, first ODI, The Oval \ 12:45 on SS 2. *
readBlanco comes to Windhoek
04-09-2009
FIFA Women’s Football development manager Mayrilian Cruz Blanco will visit Namibia next week to familiarise herself with the latest developments in Namibia women’s football. The Cuban-born Blanco
readContador pulls out of worlds
04-09-2009
MADRID – Spain’s two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has pulled out of the upcoming world championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland because he does not feel he can do justice to his place
readBoks target Aussie forwards
04-09-2009
SYDNEY – The prospect of facing an inexperienced Australia pack in the Tri-Nations tomorrow has given South Africa’s giant forwards renewed confidence they can settle their scrum problems.Despite
readFootball Madness
04-09-2009
Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva’s two-game ban after being charged with ‘deceiving’ the referee in last week’s Champions League play-off against Celtic really is a nice little witch hunt completed by
readGhana eye World Cup spot
04-09-2009
JOHANNESBURG – Ghana could become the first African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup this weekend while fellow giants Cameroon and Egypt need maximum points to keep alive hopes of reaching South
readNadal back on the prowl, Venus advance
04-09-2009
NEW YORK – All eyes were on two of the most famous pairs of knees in tennis on Wednesday as Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams were back doing what they do best at the US Open obliterating their
readWarriors must do it against Swaziland
04-09-2009
THE Brave Warriors have the chance to further consolidate their good run in international football, but most importantly, it will be the chance for the players to show their qualities.A win will do
readFifa bans Chelsea
04-09-2009
ZURICH - Chelsea have been banned by FIFA from registering new signings until January 2011 after being found guilty of inducing a player to break his contract with another club.‘Chelsea are banned
readTobias calls for fans
04-09-2009
NAMIBIAN boxing trainer and promoter Nestor Tobias has appealed to the business community and individuals to support the upcoming Box ‘n Dine title fights next week at the Windhoek Country Club.The
readThe Positive Impact Of Trees
04-09-2009
IN the periodical Dendron [No 40, November 2008], published by the Dendrological Society of South Africa, I found the following report which I would like to bring to the urgent attention of everyone
readSex And The Youth
04-09-2009
PHILIPPE Talavera is the director of Ombetja Yehinga, an organisation that works to limit the spread of HIV amongst the youth. Recently, Talavera called for family planning services in Namibia to
readSPYL Fears Political Suicide
04-09-2009
IN response to Gwen Lister’s Political Perspective in The Namibian of August 21, 2009 surrounding the failure by Swapo’s Youth League to name its known political activists for the 72 parliamentary
readRural Study Prospects Slim
04-09-2009
I REALISE that the better place to get tertiary education in Namibia is Windhoek. We have two tertiary institutions based in Windhoek, which are the Polytechnic and the University of Namibia and these
readSaga Of The ‘Blocked’ PIN
04-09-2009
RECENTLY my Nedbank card was swallowed by the ATM. I had mixed accounts (cheque and saving) and PIN numbers. There are no names or account numbers printed or embedded on the Nedbank card!I got a new
readDivisive Pluralism On The Rise
04-09-2009
ALLOW me space in your daily to comment or rather concur with the arguments raised in an article published in your newspaper on Friday, March 13 2009, titled ‘The Rise of Divisive Pluralism – A Failed
readGabon’s Bongo declared winner of presidential poll
04-09-2009
LIBREVILLE - Ali Ben Bongo, son of Gabon’s long-time ruler Omar Bongo, won an election to succeed his late father with 41.73 per cent of the vote, the interior minister announced yesterday.Just over
readPrize Zim farm attacked
04-09-2009
JOHANNESBURG - A Zimbabwean farmer who dared to challenge the Mugabe government at an international court and won his case, paid dearly for this on Wednesday.The home of Mike Campbell, 76, which was
readAfrica lays down demands before climate change talks
04-09-2009
ADDIS ABABA - African nations will walk out of climate change talks in Copenhagen if their demands, including hefty compensations from the West, are not met, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said
readSA’s DA defends Maties policy
04-09-2009
CAPE TOWN - Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille staunchly defended the University of Stellenbosch’s language policy yesterday, saying it was justified by demographics and the demand for
readGunmen kill 17 people at a drug rehab in Mexico
04-09-2009
CIUDAD JUAREZ – Gunmen broke into a drug rehabilitation centere lined people against a wall and shot 17 dead in a particularly bloody day in Mexico’s relentless drug war. The brazen attack followed
readJapan’s new first lady says she rode in a spaceship
04-09-2009
TOKYO – Japan’s next prime minister might be nicknamed “the alien,” but it’s his wife who claims to have had a close encounter with another world.“While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a
readSEC bungled Madoff probes, agency watchdog says
04-09-2009
WASHINGTON - Pushing past years of “red flags,” investigators at the Securities and Exchange Commission bungled their probes of Bernard Madoff so badly that his multibillion-dollar fraud not only
readCrime Is Out Of Control
04-09-2009
WE have full understanding for the fact that the country as a whole is presently preoccupied with politics given that this is an election year and that the polling dates for Presidential and
readBusiness Angel Fund gets wings
04-09-2009
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) and its small and medium enterprise (SME) funding partners, Bank Windhoek and First National Bank of Namibia, recently donated N$36 400 to the Business Angel
readAbsa to invest more in Africa’s infrastructure
04-09-2009
JOHANNESBURG - South African banking group Absa said yesterday it has entered into a US$150 million funding deal with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to invest in sub-Saharan African
readZimbabwe needs $900m to repair power stations
04-09-2009
HARARE - Zimbabwe needs US$900 million to refurbish its two main electrical stations and halt crippling power outages, the head of the state utility said.Daily outages occur across the country, while
readIMF cash injection for small economies
04-09-2009
LONDON - A worldwide liquidity injection by the International Monetary Fund is already helping smaller emerging economies to support their currencies and improve their credit standing, although it may
readFNB, Bank Windhoek drop home loan rate
04-09-2009
TWO weeks after Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Tom Alweendo called on commercial banks to come to the aid of struggling consumers by dropping lending rates further, FNB Namibia and Bank Windhoek
readSADC business chambers meet in Windhoek
04-09-2009
HEADS of at least nine national chambers of commerce and industry throughout the Southern African Development Community (SADC) gather in Windhoek today for a two-day meeting to reflect on the role of
readChina seeks stable tax policies in Zambia
04-09-2009
LUSAKA - Chinese investors want Zambia to provide stable tax policies to draw foreign investors to industrial parks in which China has invested more than US$500 million to make copper products, a
readElanditho lyokawe lya gwa pevi unene
04-09-2009
ELANDITHO lyokawe muuyuni tashi pitile mehangano lya De Beers lyedhina DTC olya yi pevi noopelesenda 54 okuyeleka nelanditho lyalyo omumvo gwa ziko.DTC oko okwaako kwokugandja uuwe muuyuni auhe kwaDe
readRDP otaka nyanya mOndangwa mehuliloshiwike ndika
04-09-2009
ORALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) mehuliloshiwike ndika twa thinda otaka kala nomaashinga (Road Show) onene mOndangwa nomomudhingoloko; Oshilyo shomOmutimangundu gwo RDP Ismael Shailemo ta ti
readAafekelwa medhipago lya Stoop ya holoka mompangu
04-09-2009
OMUKIINTU omugundjuka pamwe naamwayinamati yaali oya holokele mompangu moVenduka metitatu ta ya fekelwa edhipago lyomukalimo gwaVenduka, Koos Stoop pegumbo lye metitano lya yi.Stoop gwoomvula (78)
readAaNamibia otaa ka hogolola 27-28 ga Novomba 2009
04-09-2009
MAHANGANO gaaniilonga noongundu dhompilameno oya nyanyukilwa etseyitho lyombala lyesiku lyomahogololo ndyoka lya ningwa oshiwike shika.Omahogololo gopauperesidende nogoshigongi shopashigwana okwa
readEemboo nOndjadjaxwi dha pewa omagano ku New Power Electric cc
04-09-2009
OOSIKOLA mbali dhomoHangwena, Eemboo nOndjadjaxwi, omasiku ga zi ko odha pewa omagano gOkoompiuta nEshina lyokwiindjipaleka oombapila kOkampani yedhina New Power Electric cc.Omukuluntu gwOkampani
readSADC ta undulile komeho uukumwe wiimaliwa
04-09-2009
EHANGANO lyomahumithokomeho muumbugantu wAfrika (SADC) ota shi vulika li ka undulile komeho edhiladhilo lyalyo lyokudhika po uukumwe wopashimaliwa(monetary union). Shika osha tengenekwa shi ka ningwe
readGadhafi a thaneka ohauto yedhina Rocket
04-09-2009
OMULELI gwaLibya Colonela Moamer Gadhafi okwa ulike oohauto mbali ndhoka oye mwene edhi thaneka nokwa gandja oshinakugwanithwa dhi hambulwe.Oohauto ndhika dha thanekwa po komuleleli gwaLibya yemwene
readPolitical Perspective
04-09-2009
IT’S going to be a tough and unenviable call for President Hifikepunye Pohamba vis-a-vis his 10 choices for the parliamentary list at the Swapo Electoral College which takes place this weekend,
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