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56 Articles found on Friday, 30 April 2010
Report out on fatal heli crash
30-04-2010
THE helicopter crash in which a young student pilot was killed near Windhoek in November last year was probably caused by a dangerous condition known as ‘vortex ring state’, which led to the doomed
readRogue helicopter damages Mercury Island
30-04-2010
A BLUE, foreign-registered helicopter bearing the identification 5YBXE tried to land on Mercury Island along the southern coast of Namibia last Thursday, and in the process destroyed hundreds of
readSwapo Women’s deal sours
30-04-2010
A LEGAL battle is brewing between the Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) and a South African company after a business deal went sour.The SPWC started the process after it allegedly discovered that it
readNamibia remains uranium giant
30-04-2010
NAMIBIA has retained its spot as the fourth biggest uranium producer in the world for the second year running, contributing to nine per cent of global output last year, figures released by the World
read‘Bigot’ gaffe haunts PM Brown before UK TV poll debate
30-04-2010
BIRMINGHAM – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown needed a show-stopping performance in an election debate last night to offset a blaze of bad publicity after he called a supporter of his Labour Party
readSKW to trouble African Stars’ double ambitions
30-04-2010
AFRICAN Stars are chasing league and cup glory this season but to achieve that, they will have to get past Cymot SKW in their Leo NFA Cup quarter-final match at Khomasdal Stadium tonight.The defending
readSKW to trouble African Stars’ double ambitions
30-04-2010
AFRICAN Stars are chasing league and cup glory this season but to achieve that, they will have to get past Cymot SKW in their Leo NFA Cup quarter-final match at Khomasdal Stadium tonight.The defending
readSKW to trouble African Stars’ double ambitions
30-04-2010
AFRICAN Stars are chasing league and cup glory this season but to achieve that, they will have to get past Cymot SKW in their Leo NFA Cup quarter-final match at Khomasdal Stadium tonight.The defending
readSKW to trouble African Stars’ double ambitions
30-04-2010
AFRICAN Stars are chasing league and cup glory this season but to achieve that, they will have to get past Cymot SKW in their Leo NFA Cup quarter-final match at Khomasdal Stadium tonight.The defending
readToo Much Debate On Budget, Swapo Should Do It In Caucus
30-04-2010
WE write collectively because of the importance of the matter we raise. It is customary that every financial year procedural norms are followed by our Parliament when the Minister of Finance tables a
readSMSes for Friday 30 April 2010
30-04-2010
n I PERSONALLY don’t agree and believe in derogatory name-calling. People calling our leaders fat cats or fatties must stop the practice. We are living in a highly civilised and modern world in which
readPolitical Perspective
30-04-2010
THREE members of the Swapo ‘think tank’ have taken issue with the length of time Parliament is taking to debate the budget and have proposed time limits on the discussion and/or that this be done by
readTo Feel Good In Your Country Is The Essence Of Citizenship
30-04-2010
AT the time of writing this piece, I am in Chicago – a city founded by a free black of Haitian origin, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, the son of an African slave mother and a French mariner. To be
readWe Can’t Achieve Goals Without Priorities
30-04-2010
AS well as staking a claim for Namibia’s destiny, Vision 2030 seems to locate itself within the broader global consensus on development encapsulated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Thus
readCan workers really celebrate May Day?
30-04-2010
TOMORROW is Workers’ Day (May Day) – an opportunity for the masses to reflect on their contribution towards nation-building but also, I hope, time for some union leaders to take off the blinkers and,
readArchaic practice laid to rest
30-04-2010
WE must commend the Office of the President for finally putting a stop to the pomp and waste around arrival and departure ceremonies for visiting or departing dignitaries.This newspaper has for years
readOrascom, MTN talks hit snag
30-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG/CAIRO – South Africa’s MTN’s plans to buy Egypt’s Orascom Telecom, a $9 billion deal that would make MTN the world’s fourth-largest mobile phone operator, hangs in the balance after the
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FROM a bonus for showing up to work to a dead father’s pension going to an unmarried daughter, arcane benefits bloat Greece’s budget by billions of euros a year.As part of its efforts to end its debt
readGreeks rail against debt reforms
30-04-2010
THESSALONIKI – Greece may be on the verge of bankruptcy, but the government should expect little support from people like Despina – a 51-year-old interior decorator.“The state has never given us
readM’bishi in talks to buy Areva stake
30-04-2010
TOKYO – Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is in talks to buy an over two per cent stake in French partner Areva for more than 40 billion yen (US$430 million), the Nikkei Business Daily has reported.
readNuctech in hot water with EU too
30-04-2010
LONDON — In another sign of mounting trade tensions with China, the European Union is seeking to extend anti-dumping duties on high-tech equipment exported by a company once led by the son of Hu
readHousing market recovering slowly, brick by brick
30-04-2010
HOUSES, particularly in Windhoek, is expensive not because of building costs, but because a lack of serviced land is causing a shortage of houses for sale, according to the findings of the latest FNB
readAveng inks 10-year Namibia deal
30-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Construction and infrastructure development entity The Aveng Group yesterday announced that it had signed a ten-year operations and maintenance contract to run Areva’s Trekkopje
readBusiness confidence plummets
30-04-2010
THE IJG Business Climate Index’s three-month winning streak came to an abrupt end in March, with the overall index shedding 3,2 basis points.Sentiments were down in the investment, export, leading and
readFirst black Namibian nurse passes on
30-04-2010
THE first black Namibian nurse, Matron Hulda Kamboi Shipanga, died in the Windhoek Central Hospital on Monday. Matron Shipanga completed primary school at St Barnabas. She was then sent to Stoffberg
readEtsip project showing results
30-04-2010
THE multibillion-dollar Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (Etsip), which started in 2006, is showing some positive results. The 15-year education plan is costing about N$2,4 billion
readHigher quotas for hake, monkfish
30-04-2010
THE hake and monkfish industries have been granted increased total allowable catches (TACs) of 5 000 tonnes and 500 tonnes respectively for the next season, which starts tomorrow.According to a
readSlap on the wrist for car ‘corruption’case
30-04-2010
THE Roads Contractor Company (RCC) has come under fire for allegedly going easy on disciplining a manager on alleged corruption charges.Sources close to the company said the said manager got off with
readNUNW want harmonized labour relations
30-04-2010
THE gains of Namibia’s political independence have not yielded commensurate or equivalent freedoms and independence in the spheres of the economy and people’s general welfare.This is the opinion of
readNational Youth Week underway at Keetmans
30-04-2010
THE third National Youth Week festival that aims to strengthen youth participation in issues affecting their lives is underway at Keetmanshoop. The five-day extravaganza, with the theme ‘Raising
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ONE year after an agreement had been reached with the Namibian Government, it still has not implemented the incentives for teachers adopted in April 2009.The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu)
readMinistry probes killing of collared lion
30-04-2010
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism has launched a high-level investigation after a protected lion was shot and killed without a permit in the Sesfontein Conservancy. The adult male lion,
readLong delay in trial on murder of German
30-04-2010
THE two men accused of murdering and robbing a German flight instructor and then trying to burn his remains in Windhoek near the end of 2005 face a further wait of more than seven months before their
readKaiyamo gets suspension letter
30-04-2010
FORMER Swapo Member of Parliament Nico Kaiyamo has received his letter of suspension after the party’s Oshikoto regional executive committee decided on Thursday to suspend him from all party
readUS Navy to allow women to serve on submarines
30-04-2010
WASHINGTON – The US military’s ban on women serving on submarines passed quietly into history yesterday morning.Secretary of Defense Robert Gates notified lawmakers in mid-February that the Navy would
read‘Cougar effect’ boosts UK lingerie sales
30-04-2010
LONDON – Sales of sultry lingerie among older women are booming in Britain thanks to the glamorous 40-somethings of ‘Sex and the City 2’ and ‘Cougar Town’, retail chain Debenhams reported
readHuge oil spill off Louisiana coast threatens wetlands
30-04-2010
NEW ORLEANS – A giant oil slick yesterday threatened to pollute the fragile wetlands of Louisiana, as officials warned that toxic crude was pouring from a ruptured well into the Gulf of Mexico five
readKiller waste from university
30-04-2010
NEW DELHI – Radioactive waste that this week killed one man in the Indian capital was leaked from an irradiation machine thrown out by the city’s university, police said yesterday. Seven people were
readNo land invasions in SA - Zuma
30-04-2010
JOHANNESBURG – There will be no Zimbabwe-style land invasions in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday. “There will be no similar kinds of land invasions in this country, because we do
readMost SA sewage plants ‘non-functional’
30-04-2010
CAPE TOWN – The shocking state of South Africa’s sewage plants, which treat billions of litres of waste water each day, was revealed in the long-awaited Green Drop Report officially released by Water
readMan stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China
30-04-2010
TAIXING – A knife-wielding man attacked a kindergarten class of four-year-olds in eastern China yesterday, slashing 28 children in the third such rampage at a Chinese school this month. Five of the
readImpressed With Hengari Column
30-04-2010
AS a regular and very diligent reader of Mr Hengari’s opinion pieces in The Namibian I thought his last Friday’s piece delightfully enlightening on two levels. First, I had no idea of the esteemed
readThe Real Reason For Militarisation
30-04-2010
THE editor, Gwen Lister, in her weekly column ‘Political Perspective’ (April 23 2010) expressed her concern about the militarisation of our society. We fully concur with her position and would like to
readCall To Clarify Tax Evasion To the Ministry of Finance,
30-04-2010
Dear Minister, THE article headed ‘NWR contractor evaded tax’ in The Namibian of Friday, April 16 has reference.It is with great shock that I learned that it is possible to evade tax! Is your
readCall For A ‘Full House’ In Parliament
30-04-2010
THE absence of a full house in Namibia’s National Parliament does not augur well with democracy, where all citizens of a country should fully and actively partake in the decision-making process of
readThe Political Prisoners Of The West
30-04-2010
I REFER to the article ‘Chavez hosts Latin American allies for summit’ (The Namibian, April 21 2010). As is common in the English media, this article ends by criticising Chavez for imprisoning his
readEenhana Council Takes Issue With Shejavali
30-04-2010
THIS statement is in response to an article authored by Dr Abisai Shejavali titled ‘Concern About The Future Of My Country’ which appeared in The Namibian newspaper of March 5 2010. At the onset,
readCoD ita ningi ehangano na yalwe
30-04-2010
E WILIKO lyongundu yo Congress of Democrats olya ekelehi omapopyo ngoka ta ga ti ongundu ndjoka otayi kiimanga kumwe noonkwawo dhompilameno molupe lwehangano nenge lwembwinda. Etokolo ndika kutya CoD
readOonkundathana kombinga yekuthemo lyomala dha pumbwa etsikilo
30-04-2010
I ININGWANIMA ya indjipala moka aanona yaakadhona noshowo aakiintu aagundjuka ha ya ekelehi uuhanona wawo , oya pumbwa okugalulitha oonkundathana kombinga yompito opo aakiintu mboka inaa hala
readKuugongelwa-Amadhila a fatulula egameno
30-04-2010
O ONKUNDATHANA komutengeneko thaneko odha hulu oshiwike sha yi mOshigongi shopashigwana. Konima yaashika Minista Yiimaliwa, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila okwa yamukula iiyetwapo yaatotimpoango nokwa
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A IR NAMIBIA okwa pandulwa komweendithi gwaa talelipo pamwe naatalelipo ye li omilongo 70 ya za ko Italia.Aatalelipo mbaka yo ko Italia oya li ya thigala moshilongo pethimbo iilonga yomatuko
readEipumomumwe moCaprivi lya mwenekwa
30-04-2010
O ONTAMANANA kombinga yevi pokati kaaMasubia naMafwe ndhoka konyala dheete eipumomumwe odha mwenekwa, konima sho omuperesidende, Hifikepunye Pohamba a tumu osheendo shoominista ne opo dhi ka pulakene
readParreirra’s Bafana Bafana back on winning trail
30-04-2010
OFFENBACH AM MAIN, Germany – World Cup hosts South Africa got back on the winning trail by defeating non-qualifiers Jamaica 2-0 in a friendly at Kickers Offenbach Stadium Wednesday. Veteran striker
readMourinho wins battle of tacticians
30-04-2010
BARCELONA – Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan line-up overcame Thiago Motta’s early sending off and a late Barcelona rally to reach the Champions League final at the expense of the defending champions.
readCrusaders face Stormers’ test in playoff hunt
30-04-2010
SYDNEY – The pressure is on seven-time Super rugby champions Canterbury Crusaders as they head into their crucial Super 14 match with the Western Stormers in Cape Town today. After their shock loss to
readMosley predicts Mayweather KO, not fussed by underdog tag
30-04-2010
LAS VEGAS – WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley is unconcerned about being labelled an underdog for tomorrow’s fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas, believing he will knock out his
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