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65 Articles found on Friday, 17 December 2010
South Africa hit by fuel shortages
17-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG – There have been incidents of fuel shortages in some inland areas, the energy department said on Wednesday.“The department is monitoring the situation closely and there is a dedicated
readBP investors spooked by oil spill lawsuit
17-12-2010
LONDON – Oil giant BP was the biggest faller on Britain’s blue-chip board on Thursday, as investors fretted that a US government lawsuit may mean the cost of its oil spill will be far higher than
readGreece unveils huge privatisation plan
17-12-2010
ATHENS – Debt-stricken Greece has unveiled a three-year privatisation plan to raise €7 billion, or US$9.3 billion dollars, through the sale and exploitation of state companies and other assets.The
readBusa cautiously optimistic about 2011
17-12-2010
There are reasons to be “cautiously optimistic” about the South African economy next year, Business Unity SA (Busa) president Futhi Mtoba said on Wednesday.“Although economic recovery this year has
readLooking local to boost tourism
17-12-2010
WINDHOEK – The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) is increasingly looking at local tourism potential to boost the tourism sector as part of its new aggressive marketing drives.The Chief Executive Officer
readWise money management
17-12-2010
The South African Savings Institute, the National Credit Regulator and debt counselling firm Octogen have the following advice to ensure you do not start the new year with a financial roadblock:* If
readNew BEE rules for South African financial charter
17-12-2010
South Africa’s financial sector charter has bounced back after being shelved for years because of a dispute between the labour movement and the business community. Labour wanted a 15 per cent
readSandra Bullock tops ‘most intriguing’ list
17-12-2010
Sandra Bullock, whose year of Oscar highs and divorce lows were captured this year in tabloid headlines, was named woman of the year in People magazine’s issue of the 25 most intriguing people of
readNigerian pastor jailed for illegal arms possession
17-12-2010
KANO – A court in northern Nigeria’s Bauchi State has jailed a pastor for illegal possession of firearms in a region notorious for sectarian violence, a court clerk said yesterday.Pentecostal pastor
readVoter registration for South Sudan ‘credible’: report
17-12-2010
KHARTOUM – The registration of voters for a referendum on independence for south Sudan was “credible” despite a raft of logistical and security problems, observers from the Carter Centre
readYouth agency defends World Festival in SA
17-12-2010
JOHANNESBURG - The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) yesterday defended the 17th World Youth Festival from criticism and welcomed calls for an audit into the N$69m event.“We would welcome any
readSA Premier’s man silenced for trying to bribe journo
17-12-2010
JOHANESBURG - The spokesman for Mpumalanga premier David Mabuza has been removed from his post following claims he tried to bribe a journalist, Beeld reported yesterday.“Considering the alleged
readMugabe wife sues over WikiLeaks diamond story
17-12-2010
HARARE - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s wife is demanding N$102 million in a lawsuit against a private newspaper for publishing details from US cables on WikiLeaks that said she was involved in
readFireman causes farmer’s death with siren
17-12-2010
LONDON – A fireman has admitted causing the death of a farmer who was crushed to death by a herd of cows after they were startled by fire engine sirens.Julian Lawford, 49, pleaded guilty at Exeter
readMoscow riots demand stronger order - Putin
17-12-2010
MOSCOW – Violent rampages outside the Kremlin have highlighted the need to strengthen public order and raise police prestige, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said yesterday, using the occasion to lash
readTime To ‘Set The People Free’
17-12-2010
THE Special Advisors and Regional Governors Amendment Act, which was gazetted just two days before the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections last November, that gives the President
readWhat Swapo Is Scared Of
17-12-2010
HOW very, very sad that those who fought for freedom and democracy do not see that still as everybody’s right today.Sadly some of the leading politicians only see things their way and make loud and
readThe Right To Healthy Food
17-12-2010
IT is a shame that have to discuss this matter at all. In addition, we have to use UN and other assistance to determine the dramatically rising figure of malnourished children in our country.It is
readOn The Second Wave Of Liberation
17-12-2010
THE outstanding writing of Alexactus Kaure (‘One-party dominance and the myth of electoral democracy in Africa,’ The Namibian, December 9) points out the limitations and internal contradictions of the
readOpolisi ya Musati ya gandja omayele omawanawa koshigwana
17-12-2010
OPOLISI ya Musati okupitila mOkomanda gwayo gwOpevi Komufala gwOpevi gwOpolisi Wellem Steenkamp oya longekidha po uufo mboka tau gandja omayele omawanawa koshigwana nokaahingi yiihauto.Omayele ngaka
readShanghala na Nambala ya hogolwa ya ninge Oombiishofi
17-12-2010
OSHIGONGINGELEKI shOngeleki ya ELCIN shoka sha tamekele mOngwediva yIigongi Omaandaha goshiwike shika nelalakano lyokuhogolola Oombiishofi yaali yOngeleka ndjika ya ELCIN, ano gumwe
readNABTA tu kwafela ohatu hepekwa kovanhu voye
17-12-2010
Onghuwo yepongo oKalunga mwene he yi tondoka. Efimbo paife olefundepo, ovanhu ohatu shuna keenhele detu, ashike ohatu shuna a tu kwena omolu oyeendifo oyo hai twala ovanhu kowambo tayi pula ofuto yi
readOonkundana paufupi
17-12-2010
NAIROBI – Aanambelewa yAakenya, AaCanada noyehangano lya Unicef, oya indile kEpangelo lya Kenya li pangule aakwanepangelo ya koraputa mboka ya yaka po iimaliwa ya li ya nuninwa okulongithwa mokutuma
readYina ya Moses Katjiuongua a hulitha
17-12-2010
OMUNAPOLITIKA a tseyika nawa mu Namibia, omusamane Moses Katjiuongua, okwa tseyitha eso lya meme gwe Adelhied Vanduu Kavari – a hulitha mepipi lyomimvo 84. Yina ya Katjiuongua okwa hulithile
readICC a tumbula mboka taya popilwa omakuyungo mu Kenya
17-12-2010
THE HAGUE – Omutamaneki omukuluntu mOmpangu yOpaigwana ya International Criminal Court (ICC) okwa ti Oominista ndatu nomulumentu gumwe a li nale Omukuluntu gwOpolisi, otaku fekelwa kutya oya li ye
readSquash coastal open in Swakopmund
17-12-2010
THE prestigious annual Daikin Coastal Open Squash Tournament takes place from today until Sunday at the SFC Squash Courts in Swakopmund. The stage is set for titanic match-ups with some of the best
readEngland bowl out Australia for 268
17-12-2010
PERTH – England bowled out Australia for a mediocre 268 on the opening day of the third Ashes test at the WACA grounds yesterday.In reply, England was 29 without loss at stumps with skipper Andrew
readWIN N$1 000 in cash!
17-12-2010
Final chance! To coincide with the run-up to the African Footballer of the Year award on December 20, we’re offering N$1 000 in cash for one lucky reader.All you have to do is send us the name of the
readNamibian swimmer Kulikowski wins silver medal
17-12-2010
MATSAPHA – Namibian swimmer Boris Kulikowski clinched a silver medal in the men’s breaststroke 200m finals on Wednesday at the Zone Six Youth Games in Swaziland.Kulikowski clocked two minutes and
readRehoboth hosts horse races
17-12-2010
THE Naris Turf Club will have their annual Tobie van Wyk race day at Rehoboth tomorrow, with over N$20 000 in prize money up for grabs. Twelve races will be on the race card with about 60 horses in
readEpukiro tourney starts tomorrow
17-12-2010
THE Epukiro Masters Club will have its annual December sport tournament tomorrow.The tournament kicks off at Epukiro with a football semi-final between Otjimanangombe and Okomumbonde at 07h00 followed
readSwimmers set new records
17-12-2010
DANIELA Lindemeier and Quinton Delie established new Namibian Open records on the first day of the 10th FINA World Swimming Championship in Dubai on Wednesday.Lindemeier set a new time of 33,85
readGolden moment for gymnasts
17-12-2010
NAMIBIA’s gymnasts amassed a staggering 73 medals at the annual Zone 6 competition in Zimbabwe. The remarkable feat was achieved between December 7 and 12. The team events yielded three gold medals,
readFootball Fixtures
17-12-2010
Saturday, December 18 English Premier League Sunderland v Bolton 14h45 Arsenal v Stoke 17h00 Birmingham v Newcastle 17h00 Wigan v Aston Villa
readInter meet Mazembe in Club World Cup final
17-12-2010
ABU DHABI – European champions Inter Milan swept into the final of the Club World Cup with a convincing 3-0 semi-final defeat of Asian counterparts Seongnam Ilhwa on Wednesday.Argentine striker Diego
readChelsea ready for Man United
17-12-2010
LONDON – Carlo Ancelotti’s bold assertion that Chelsea’s “bad moment” is behind them will be put to the test on Sunday when the champions host Premier League leaders Manchester United at Stamford
readRambler
17-12-2010
Controversial columnist, The Rambler’s witty and sardonic ramblings have been a highly anticipated feature in The Weekender for the last few years. Religiously spitting venom on various topics, his
readGive The Public The True Facts
17-12-2010
IT MAY be so that Namibia has not defaulted on any Chinese loan, but Government nevertheless needs to be transparent and open about statistics and details on citizenship and permanent residence and
readIf Abraham Iyambo Were President Or Prime Minister
17-12-2010
EDUCATION is the mirror of a country’s past. Similarly, its state is the mirror for the future.Our education system is known for a catastrophic past. With regard to basic education, it has generated
readWhen The Light Of Justice Goes Off, How Dark Is The Darkness?
17-12-2010
IT’S Namibia’s longest-running post independence political trial – the Caprivi high treason case. It has now reached its 11th year. And about 18 of the accused people have already died in our jails
readWhen The Light Of Justice Goes Off, How Dark Is The Darkness?
17-12-2010
IT’S Namibia’s longest-running post independence political trial – the Caprivi high treason case. It has now reached its 11th year. And about 18 of the accused people have already died in our jails
readThe Blackmail Path to Power
17-12-2010
ABIDJAN – On December 2, Côte d’Ivoire’s Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) declared opposition leader Alassane Ouattara the winner of the country’s November presidential election with 54.1% of
readPolitical Perspective
17-12-2010
ONE could legitimately question from whence it came, but the words of former South African President Thabo Mbeki this week serve as a good reminder to all Africans to stay close to liberation struggle
readWalvis fish standards lab becomes Namibian
17-12-2010
THE South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) donated its Walvis Bay offices to the Namibian Standards Institute’s (NSI) Fisheries Inspection Unit on Wednesday.The donation includes the building, its
readSwine flu closes schools
17-12-2010
BARELY two months after swine flu was declared an ordinary seasonal strain of flu, schools in Windhoek and the Omusati Region closed as hundreds of children and teachers were diagnosed with the H1N1
readSwartbooi wants to change Tseiblaagte
17-12-2010
KARAS governor Bernadus ‘Clinton’ Swartbooi has suggested the renaming of Keetmanshoop’s Tseiblaagte residential area to Hendrik Tseib, a late chief of the !Kara-Oan Nama tribe. In 1850 Tseib was the
readSecond time unlucky for dagga smuggler
17-12-2010
NEARLY one kilogram of dagga was confiscated at the Swakopmund roadblock on Wednesday from a man previously convicted of drug possession.As a result, Edward Hinanifa (45) will now have to spend the
readSeason not so festive for the unemployed
17-12-2010
THE festive season brings more worries than joy to the 51 per cent of Namibians who don’t have jobs.Matias Shikoyeni, who sells boiled mealies for a living on the streets of Wanaheda, told The
readNamdeb happy with rehab process
17-12-2010
THE rehabilitation of vast tracts of land in the diamond-mining areas of the southern Namib is progressing well, says the mining company Namdeb.“We have not only restored vast tracts of land that were
readMinistry responds to veteran’s suicide
17-12-2010
THE Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs this week denied that Victor Mwashindange, a liberation fighter, committed suicide because the ministry had turned its back on him.William Amagulu, Permanent
readMeasles claims 15 lives
17-12-2010
A MAJOR killer in Namibia this year was measles, which claimed the lives of at least 15 people by February 2010.The measles outbreak spread slowly at first, across the border from Angola in July last
readFarmers want their donkeys back
17-12-2010
RESIDENTS of Outapi in the Omusati Region whose livestock have been impounded by the municipality staged a demonstration on Tuesday, saying the town is not properly demarcated.The placard-carrying
readBank ups security because of ‘difficult’ customer
17-12-2010
NEDBANK was forced to jack up security at its Rundu branch after a former client allegedly threatened to kill the bank employees, including the manager.As a result, the bank decided to close Ralph
readBody of drowned boy found at river mouth
17-12-2010
THE body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned in the sea at Henties Bay last week was found on the beach a few kilometres further north yesterday.According to Chief Inspector Chris Kalimbula, the boy’s
readAirport workers get their increase
17-12-2010
IN a move to ward off industrial action at the eleventh hour, the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has caved in to worker demands for an eight per cent wage increase.The Namibian understands that
read2010 a better year for Namdeb
17-12-2010
DIAMOND miner Namdeb will reach its target this year of producing over one million carats of diamonds – a big improvement on last year when the effects of the global economic crisis forced the company
readUnder-23s motivated for crunch Olympic qualifier
17-12-2010
NAMIBIA’s under-23 football team is in the right frame of mind ahead of their must-win second-leg 2012 Olympic qualifier against Botswana tomorrow, the team’s assistant coach Ricardo Mannetti
readThree die in Ivory Coast as march turns violent
17-12-2010
ABIDJAN – Security forces firing tear gas and stun grenades clashed with stone-throwing protesters in Ivory Coast yesterday, with at least three people shot dead as a tense political showdown turned
readBlack ownership lacking in tourism industry
17-12-2010
WINDHOEK – A major shake-up is needed in the tourism industry to enhance black ownership in the sector, said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), Digu //Naobeb, on
readHigh Court dismisses City Police shooting claim by Unam student
17-12-2010
THE Windhoek City Council has successfully defended a case in which it was sued for N$150 000 over a shooting in which a student was wounded in the leg in August last year.On the evening of August 29
readLironga Eparu out in the cold
17-12-2010
ABOUT 45 000 people living with HIV-AIDS are going to suffer after Government pulled the plug on an AIDS charity that has been assisting people affected by the pandemic for the past 15 years.The
readAll banks cut interest rates
17-12-2010
NEDBANK and Standard Bank clients will have to stick it out until December 28 before the Bank of Namibia (BoN) interest rate relief, which came into effect yesterday, filters through to them.This
readTeek walks again
17-12-2010
THE acquittal that former Supreme Court Judge Pio Teek received in his trial on child molestation charges in mid-2006 was repeated in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.On July 28 2006, South
readNotable Qoutes
17-12-2010
We are academics. We know what we are doing. – Ellison Hijarunguru, deputy president of the Namibian Boxing Control Board at a press conference on Wednesday. Hijarunguru was reacting to allegations of
readSMSes for Friday 17 December 2010
17-12-2010
SMS Of The Day *I HAVE noticed with regret that in many big shops, banks and companies that clients/customers wait in long queues while there are tills /computers not in use. Why are we not using
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