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57 Articles found on Thursday, 1 April 2010
Bulgaria health minister charged with graft
01-04-2010
SOFIA – Bulgarian prosecutors charged Health Minister Bozhidar Nanev with graft this week as the country tries to clean up its reputation as the most corrupt European Union nation.The charges related
readIf women ran Wall Street? Geithner likes the idea
01-04-2010
WASHINGTON – If women ran Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s job cleaning up the bloodied financial markets might not be so tough.In opening a Women in Finance Symposium that brought
readEdible art, made by hand
01-04-2010
GISELA Hofmann is a qualified confectionary chef who studied in Germany and worked in England before returning home to open ‘Sweet Specialties’ over seven years ago. Just after she returned from her
readG20 sounds warning note over new bank rules
01-04-2010
LONDON/BUCHAREST – Key Group of 20 leaders and the International Monetary Fund urged governments to redouble efforts in tightening up financial rules as some countries lag in curbing bank pay.World
readBudget quote of the day
01-04-2010
“I think madam Saara has been doing a great job for a long time now... There’s no doubt that her budgets have been in line with market conditions. I do think, however, that the real deal is not
readOpec says current oil price range is fair
01-04-2010
CANCUN – The head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has said that current international oil prices hovering around US$80 a barrel are good for the world economy and oil-producing
readAfrica jobs recovery lags economic rebound
01-04-2010
LILONGWE – Africa’s economy is likely to grow by an average 4,3 per cent this year from just 1,6 per cent in 2009, but poverty could still increase as there may not be a similar increase in
readWhite farmers seize Zim government property in SA
01-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – White farmers whose land was seized under Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s land reforms have claimed a house owned by his government in South Africa, their lawyer said on Tuesday.The
readSKorea navy search stops
01-04-2010
BAENGNYEONG ISLAND – Stormy conditions forced the military to suspend the search for 46 sailors missing since a mysterious blast blew apart their navy ship last week, officials said yesterday, a day
readStorms batter Scotland, Northern Ireland
01-04-2010
LONDON – Several days after the start of spring, Scotland and Northern Ireland were battered by snow, gale force winds and torrential rain yesterday, leaving thousands of people without power and
readNew suicide blasts kill 12 in southern Russia
01-04-2010
MAKHACHKALA – Two suicide bombers including one impersonating a police officer killed 12 people in southern Russia yesterday, two days after deadly suicide bombings blamed on the region’s militants
readChina Must Know Its Place In Africa
01-04-2010
I HAVE travelled the whole of the southern, eastern and northern regions of Africa and what I have observed leads me to seriously think that China is the new colonialist country and its people not
readHopes Lie In Rural Areas
01-04-2010
ALLOW me to express my concern about the development of football in the rural areas in Namibia. A long time back the Rural Sports Development Federation (RSDF) was founded with good intentions based
readValue The ‘Human Face’ Of Our City
01-04-2010
THE issue of ‘land grabbing’ in Windhoek made news during the days around Namibia’s 20th Independence anniversary. The central government and the city of Windhoek made official statements against the
readThe Convoy From Hell
01-04-2010
DRIVING from Windhoek Airport to Windhoek on Sunday morning, 28 March, I was confronted by a VIP convoy of about 12 to 15 vehicles. They were coming towards me at high speed, with three traffic/police
readThe People Can’t Be Lied To Anymore
01-04-2010
ALLOW me to speak on behalf of the many voiceless Namibians who tried to occupy empty spaces around Windhoek just before Namibia’s 20th anniversary commemoration.I personally witnessed, on that day,
readConsumers Must Mobilise To Stop The Electricity Hike
01-04-2010
NAMIBIANS cannot relax this Easter weekend after hearing about the huge hike in electricity tariffs.Instead they must spend the weekend drafting their views about the 35 per cent electricity increase
readStruggling With The Reasoning Behind Pohamba’s Appointments
01-04-2010
IN Namibia appointments are usually made without citizens understanding the reasons why they are made. No plausible explanations are provided as to why a particular individual has been given a certain
readThe Ethiopia Card
01-04-2010
BRUSSELS – Two decades ago, Ethiopia was a Cold War battlefield. On the ideological map of the world, it was Soviet territory, a land of famine, dictatorship, and civil war. But, with the overthrow of
readTough Union Choices Still To Be Made
01-04-2010
LABOUR analyst Herbert Jauch, pondering the destiny of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) 10 years ago, wrote that there were “some tough choices to be made by Namibia’s trade
readNamPower a hala egwedhelo lyooperesenda 35
01-04-2010
NAMPOWER okwa ninga eindilo kewilikongundu lyokukondolola olusheno[ECB] opo a pewe eziminino a londeke ondando yolusheno nooperesenda 35.Ewilikongundu lyokuwilika olusheno olya ningi etseyitho ndika
readFrance okwa hala oonkondo dhetango lyAfrica
01-04-2010
FRANCE ota longo kethaneko lyongundu yomahangano ogendji opo a tunge po ondjandjo yoongodhi dholusheno tadhi ende kohi yomeya opo dhi fale olusheno lwetango okuza kuAfrica okuya koEuropa, oonzo dhi li
readOmaalaka yomamanya gondilo poUis
01-04-2010
AAKALIMO yomokalando okashona ka Uis moshitopolwa shErongo otaya ti omatala ngoka opo ga tungilwe po mpoka aalandithi yomamanya gondilo andola ye na okulandithila iifulwa mevi mbika olyo ehala ashike
readOmutengenekothaneko 2010-2011
01-04-2010
EPANGELO olya thaneka oku londeka elongitho lyalyo lyiimaliwa omumvo gwiimaliwa nguka.Omumvo gwiimaliwa nguka gwo 2010-2011 epangelo olya thaneka okulongitha iimaliwa oyindji nooperesenda 14
readAalongwalongi 500 ya pewa oonzapo melongo lyo BETD
01-04-2010
AALONGWALONGI ayehe kumwe (500) mboka ya kala tayi ilongele uulongisikola mOkolligi yUulongi ya Ngwediva oya mana eilongo lyawo lyuulongi wElongo lyOpetameko (BETD) lyoomvula ndatu noya pelwe
readPatricia Kashuupulwa oye Meya gwaNgwediva
01-04-2010
KAANSELA Patricia Kashuupulwa ngoka a kala Omupehameya gwa Ngwediva omathimbo ga zi ko, a hogololwa kElelo lya Ngwediva, mEtiyali lyoshiwike shika, a ninge Meya, pehala lya Kaansela, Erastus Uutoni,
readFour Nations tourney kicks off today
01-04-2010
THE final squad of 18 players to represent Namibia at the upcoming under-17 Westphalia Four Nations Soccer Tournament from April 1 to 5 in Swakopmund has been named. All four nations to compete in the
readCoca-Cola sponsors Frank Fredericks meet
01-04-2010
THE Coca-Cola Frank Fredericks Invitational Athletics meet will take place for the 14th consecutive year on Friday, April 9. Coca-Cola on Tuesday announced a sponsorship of N$140 000 for the event,
readNPL to make local players millionaires
01-04-2010
WHILE Namibia might not have qualified for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, it will benefit spectacularly from the world’s focus on southern Africa because of the tournament. When the league starts in August
readAkan calls on Saintfiet to resign
01-04-2010
RAMBLERS FC coach Ali Akan has called for the resignation of Brave Warriors coach Tom Saintfiet, saying that it would be the honourable thing to do following Namibia’s elimination by Seychelles from
readFootball fixtures
01-04-2010
The Namibian Newspaper cup Friday, April 2 Ohangwena v Kunene 10h00 Caprivi v Erongo 11h30 Kavango v Otjozondjupa 12h50 Omusati v Oshana 14h20 Oshikoto v Khomas 15h50 Karas v
readRegional Teams for 2010 Newspaper Cup
01-04-2010
EIGHT of the thirteen regions have confirmed their line-ups who will be vying for top honours in the competition. The rest of the teams were not yet available by yesterday.Teams: Caprivi Simasiku
readBayern, Lyon draw first blood
01-04-2010
LONDON – Bayern Munich showed Manchester United what it’s like to lose a crucial Champions League match in injury time with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday, while Lyon beat Bordeaux 3-1 in another
readSMSes of Thursday 1 April 2010
01-04-2010
* WHAT is the community of motorists up to? Nowadays they give the finger rather than waving and smiling to other motorists. And hooting is now like an insult. Could motorists preserve healthy driving
readTax relief to be retroactive
01-04-2010
RETRENCHED workers and those who retired last year will be able to claim back the tax relief promised, but not implemented by Government in 2010, from the Receiver of Revenue.Finance Minister Saara
readSwine flu vaccine on its way to Namibia
01-04-2010
THE DEPLOYMENT of 220 000 doses of swine flu vaccine to the most high-risk members of the public in Namibia is getting underway, as the State and private health sectors met this week to thrash out the
readPrivate sector worried about Sacu drop
01-04-2010
AT the budget gala dinner organised by Standard Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on Tuesday night, PWC Managing Director Albé Botha urged Government to broaden the tax base, as in his view there
readRössing pension fund surplus to be distributed
01-04-2010
A RECENT decision by Rössing Uranium’s Board of Directors and the Rössing Pension Fund’s (RPF) Board of Trustees to start distributing the fund’s multimillion-dollar surplus is considered a “small
readReligion, tradition or exploitation?
01-04-2010
THE recent incident where two women were taken in for questioning by the Walvis Bay Police after a 14-year-old orphan girl was removed from a church on Monday after it came to light that she was
readPressure mounts on Karools to hand back chieftainship
01-04-2010
PRESSURE is mounting on the beleaguered Goliath faction /Hai-/Khaua Chief, Thomas Karools, to hand back the reins to former Chief Stephanus Goliath, with the royal family rejecting him as the rightful
readCrime wave rising in Otjozondjupa Region
01-04-2010
THE rate of housebreaking and theft in the Otjozondjupa Region has risen dramatically, and the Police this week warned residents to ensure that they leave their homes well protected if they go away
readNBC owes N$28,8 m for VAT
01-04-2010
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) failed to pay Value Added Tax of nearly N$30 million to the Receiver of Revenue for imports since 2004.In his audit report on the NBC for the 2007-08
readNational Council discusses tax changes
01-04-2010
THE MINISTRY of Finance has been urged to hold workshops educating rural people on how to fill in income tax returns, as many of them do not know how to fill in these forms.The plea was made by Swapo
readEx-NA Secretary denies three corruption charges
01-04-2010
FORMER National Assembly Secretary Nama Goabab and parliamentary accountant Abraham John George pleaded not guilty to all charges when their trial on three counts of corruption started in the High
readCycling around the region
01-04-2010
THREE adventurers, three bicycles and at least 9 000 km in the saddle through southern Africa. This is the tale of three young men from the Free State in neighbouring South Africa.Stefan Mostert,
readChurch discusses domestic violence
01-04-2010
THE domestic violence and moral decay workshop of the Bet-El Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will take place next Saturday, April 10.The workshop will start at 11h00 and all people
readBreathalyser test evidence not admissible
01-04-2010
A TECHNICAL loophole in the criminal law act has led to the temporary dismissal of breathalyser tests as evidence in drunken driving cases. Namibian traffic departments have been instructed to “use
readBMP workers return to work
01-04-2010
WORKERS at Brukkaros Meat Processors (BMP) have called off an illegal strike after an agreement on fresh talks to resolve a salary dispute. Yesterday about 200 workers returned to work after they
readApril Fool!
01-04-2010
TODAY is April 1, and the articles on the NBC going commercial, and the millions rolling in for Namibian football, are – fortunately or unfortunately – only April Fool’s jokes.April Fools’ Day,
read24 hours to Cup kick-off
01-04-2010
THE stage is set for another pulsating weekend of football when The Namibian Newspaper Cup kicks off at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in the capital tomorrow.Since it’s maiden season in 2001, the cup has
readSaara tightens screws on finance laws
01-04-2010
GOVERNMENT will continue to regulate the finance sector to avoid loopholes and to rein in unregulated operators, while the Office of the Auditor General will become more independent under a separate
readFloods scatter east US residents
01-04-2010
CRANSTON, R.I. – Flooding across the Northeast United States forced hundreds of residents from their homes by yesterday, knocked out sewage plants, and snarled traffic on major East Coast routes as
readNWR slapped with N$3 million labour penalty
01-04-2010
TWO senior Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) employees whose positions were made redundant have scored a combined payout of N$3 million. The decision was taken during an arbitration hearing at the
readNBC to go commercial – will show porn
01-04-2010
IT is widely expected that Information Ministry officials will today announce the cutting of the NBC’s umbilical cord when they spell out plans to commercialise the operations of the broadcaster,
readDefence first, then Health
01-04-2010
FOR every N$1 taxpayers spend on a nurse in Namibia, they spend N$1,60 on a soldier.This is how FNB Namibia economist Daniel Motinga yesterday put the N$3 billion defence budget proposed by Finance
readNotable Quotes
01-04-2010
Our proposed budget is a balanced approach aimed at securing and consolidating our fragile recovery on the one hand, and on the other to stimulate the economy to higher growth rates which in turn must
readPolitical Perspective
01-04-2010
I’M quite honestly depressed about the demise of our country, and tired of all the waffle! What will it take for us to get ‘doers’ into office in our country so that we can stop the promises and
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