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45 Articles found on Wednesday, 8 December 2010
How to Fight Your Power Trip
08-12-2010
There are ways to guard against being corrupted by the power that is a reality for many leaders in today’s organisations, says Harvard Business Review.One of power’s distinguishing, and often talked
readGazprom, Namcor to take piece of Tullow Kudu stake
08-12-2010
Gazprom and Namibia’s Namcor plan to buy part of Tullow Oil’s Kudu field off the coast of Namibia. The two firms will set up a joint venture company that will hold a 54 per cent stake in the gas
readVoigts retires as chairman of the FNB board
08-12-2010
Dieter Voigts retired as non executive chairman of the FNB Namibia Board after 22 years of service on 24 November 2010.While looking forward to his time off, Voigts said that there would be many
readUranium prices surge on China’s investment in nukes
08-12-2010
China’s push for energy security is igniting a boom in the country’s nuclear power plant construction, rekindling demand for uranium and leading its price higher.China held its first International
readOld Mutual invests in women entrepreneurs
08-12-2010
WINDHOEK – Old Mutual Group Namibia on Tuesday assisted seven women entrepreneurs with free interest loans worth N$ 140 000 towards their small and medium enterprises.The Old Mutual Women’s Micro
readWeatherly International signs pact with Namibian mining contractor
08-12-2010
LONDON - Weatherly International PLC, a mining company with a focus on base metals and copper in particular, said today that further to the restart of operations at its Otjihase and Matchless copper
readBannerman looking for uranium project partner
08-12-2010
PERTH – Uranium hopeful Bannerman Resources has started the search for a project partner to assist in the development of its Etango uranium project, in Namibia.The ASX- and TSX-listed company said on
readEnvoys to skip Liu’s Nobel gala
08-12-2010
Oslo – China and 18 other countries have declined invitations to attend Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said yesterday.It said the
readNew York, Chicago win for killing mice humanely
08-12-2010
NEW YORK – New York’s police department and the Chicago Transit Authority won praise and “compassion awards” on Friday for their humane methods of killing mice.The animal rights group People for the
readPolice arrest WikiLeaks boss in London over rape claim
08-12-2010
LONDON – WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was arrested in London yesterday on suspicion of rape after surrendering to a Swedish arrest warrant, setting up a possible extradition fight that could drag on
readNo election without referendum - Tsvangirai
08-12-2010
BRUSSELS – Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Monday that elections could not take place in his country without reforms and a constitutional review, despite President Robert Mugabe’s
readBritish husband implicated in SA honeymoon killing
08-12-2010
CAPE TOWN – A South African man convicted yesterday in the murder of a Swedish woman honeymooning in Cape Town says her British husband paid to have her killed, according to a plea agreement submitted
readChasing the dots ...
08-12-2010
The Facts Of The Case? At last us who analyse that given, interpret through experience and knowledge but end up with conclusions that while making sense, are at considerable odds with “official
readAinima a tulwa pevi manga
08-12-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa kutha omukwatheli gwe gumwe omukuluntu miilonga okathimbo okuza ngashingeyi sigo uuna ndoka teke mu galulila ishewe miilonga.Omukwatheli gwomutse gwoshilongo
readOmbaanga yoStandard ta yi nkondopeke aaniilonga
08-12-2010
OMBAANGA ya Standard moNamibia oya tula miilonga ethaneko lyokunkondopeka aaniilonga yayo mokuya pa ya lande iipambuliko mehangano, pethimbo yi ipyakidhila noku lundulula omutungilo gwayo.Omukuluntu
readPaulus Iipinge ota ti otaka popya nge a monenwa hahende mbala
08-12-2010
PAULUS Thomas Iipinge gwoomvula omilongombali nahamano gwokokumundaOshitowa mUukwambi, ngoka ta fekelwa medhipago lyomukadhona gwoomvula 22 Johanna Lazarus gwokUuthilindindi mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha
readAebeb mondholongo meyako
08-12-2010
OMUNIILONGA gumwe pombaa yomalovu moShiwakopo okwa pewa egeelo lyondholongo oomvula ndatu netata oshiwike sha yi. Deon Aebeb[27] okwa pewa egeelo ndika konima yokumonika ondjo muufuthi wiimaliwa
readSavage a holoka mompangu mekwatonkonga
08-12-2010
OMUKALIMO gwomo Rehoboth, okwa holoka mompangu ya mengestrata momatamaneko gatatu ge na sha neponokelo lyopaihulo lyomukiintu omugundjuka metitano lya yi.Franklin Savage[35] ota tamanekelwa
readOngundu tayi vulikitha meya Caroline opo a hogololwa
08-12-2010
ONGUNDU yo Democratic Party of Namibia oya tilitha kutya ota yi ka kutha mo omukalelipo gwayo melelo lyoshilando sha Karasburg sho a gama kongundu yo Swapo pethimbo lyokuulika aanambelewa
readNamibia mompumbwe yaaniilonga ya pyokoka
08-12-2010
NAMIBIA okwa taalelwa kompumbwe onene yaaniilonga yena ontseyo miikondo ya yooloka, pamushangwa hokololo gwa pitithwa moVenduka omaandaha. Omushangwa ngoka gwa ningilwa ehangano lyaagandji yiilonga ya
readGyan makes African Footballer of the Year list
08-12-2010
CAIRO – Asamoah Gyan, whose goals helped fire Ghana to the World Cup quarter-finals but then missed a last-gasp penalty to seal a semi-final spot, has been named on a shortlist for the 2010 African
readNo NPL Cup for Christmas
08-12-2010
THE Namibia Premier League’s (NPL) envisaged plans to have a Cup competition this month have not materialised.League CEO Mathew Haikali said on Monday that negotiations with the would-be sponsors of
readSwann on song after skittling Aussies
08-12-2010
ADELAIDE – Spinner Graeme Swann enjoyed befuddling Australia’s batsmen yesterday to help England post their first away Ashes victory in seven years, but found his captain proved far more difficult to
readUefa Champions League FixturesWednesday, December 8
08-12-2010
Bayern Munich v Basle 21h45 Cluj-Napoca v Roma 21h45 Marseille v
readBarcelona dominate Ballon d’Or shortlist
08-12-2010
PARIS – Spain’s World Cup winners Xavi and Andres Iniesta were joined by holder Lionel Messi on an all-Barcelona shortlist for the Fifa Ballon d’Or announced on Monday.Iniesta, 26, scored the winning
readSMSes for Wendsday 8 December 2010
08-12-2010
SMS Of The Day *IF men truly respect their mothers so much, why are they so violent and vengeful towards other women. Psychologists please explain. Food for Thought *AT exactly the same time of the
readDemand high for UB40 concert tickets
08-12-2010
IF you love the sounds of reggae, UB40’s hit songs and you love a good open-air concert but haven’t bought your tickets for the much-anticipated upcoming show, then you’d better do so quickly as the
readKaty gets raunchy on ‘Simpsons’
08-12-2010
NEW YORK – Earlier this fall concerned parents considered singer Katy Perry’s play-date re-make of ‘Hot and Cold’ with Elmo too risqué to air on ‘Sesame Street’.Well, if any of those parents saw
read‘Dead’ celebs live to tweet again!
08-12-2010
Reach charity goal It took longer than many thought – and comedians had a laugh at their expense – but singer Alicia Keys and her celebrity friends raised US$1 million for an AIDS charity and, with
readVIP drivers disrespect traffic officers at roadblocks
08-12-2010
A NAMIBIAN Police traffic officer has said drivers of VIP vehicles are violating traffic laws by refusing to let their vehicles be searched.The officer, who prefers to remain anonymous, said this at
readValencia Uranium looks to Usakos for basic services
08-12-2010
FEARS that the new Valencia Uranium Mine southwest of Usakos will turn a blind eye to Usakos and create its own town for its basic needs were eased a little last week when the mine signed a ‘High-5’
readSuspects deny all in tourist murder trial
08-12-2010
THE two men accused of murdering German tourist Johannes Fellinger in an armed robbery near Windhoek in July 2007 both protested their innocence when they got their chance to testify in their trial in
readState House’s Ainima suspended
08-12-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba on Monday suspended his senior aide “with immediate effect and until further notice”. Special assistant to the President Titus Ainima was shown the door after he was
readRecord diamond theft still haunts NamGem
08-12-2010
WORKERS at the NamGem diamond polishing factory in Okahandja have accused management of unfair labour practices and double standards in dealing with a disciplinary case. The workers last week handed
readPolice negligence leads to escape
08-12-2010
POLICE negligence at Okahandja is being blamed for the escape of a detainee at the town on Monday. The trial-awaiting detainee, Matheus Theopongo (42), simply ran away when he discovered that he and
readDerek Klazen is mayor of Walvis Bay again
08-12-2010
DEREK Klazen, who served as mayor of Walvis Bay from 2006 to 2008, was chosen to serve in the same capacity again last week.“It was a joyful occasion for me, and I am happy to take the position. I am
readAviation is doing well, Govt says
08-12-2010
NAMIBIA’S civil aviation industry is in good health and there are no reasons to fear blacklisting by international aviation authorities, Government says.In a report submitted to Cabinet at the end of
readDune Sevens rugby ‘professional’ and ‘memorable’: Tjongarero
08-12-2010
THE Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) gave the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) the thumbs up for successfully hosting the recent Dune Sevens Tournament in Walvis Bay. According to a ‘letter of
readBetter procurement practices equal better service delivery: Schlettwein
08-12-2010
WINDHOEK – The fifth Commonwealth Public Procurement Network Technical Conference aimed at taking stock of what progress has been made with regard to public procurement commenced here on Monday.The
readUN prepares Ivory Coast staff pull-out
08-12-2010
ABIDJAN/ABUJA – The United Nations prepared for a partial pull-out of staff from Ivory Coast yesterday as West African leaders sought to defuse a power struggle between rival claimants of a
readAviation is doing well, Govt says
08-12-2010
NAMIBIA’S civil aviation industry is in good health and there are no reasons to fear blacklisting by international aviation authorities, Government says.In a report submitted to Cabinet at the end of
readDPN recalls new mayor
08-12-2010
THE Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN) has recalled Caroline Arendse, who was this week elected as mayor of Karasburg, for failing to toe the party line. Arendse was given marching orders after
readUDF demands vote recount at Dâures
08-12-2010
SUPPORTERS of the United Democratic Front (UDF) marched to the Dâures Constituency Office at Okombahe yesterday where they handed over a petition demanding a recount of votes cast in this constituency
readCall for ‘open’ work permits
08-12-2010
COMPANIES in the finance, auditing and construction industries continue to face a shortage of skilled personnel because the training institutions in Namibia are unable to turn out adequate numbers of
readNotable Quotes
08-12-2010
Swapo has again used its machinery to get its way. – Democratic Party of Namibia secretary general Adam Isaack has threatened to remove its party representative in the Karasburg Town Council for
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