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70 Articles found on Friday, 12 February 2010
Stanford execs knew shredding wrong
12-02-2010
MIAMI – Two senior employees at disgraced financier Allen Stanford’s worldwide security office knew it was wrong to shred thousands of documents but did it to thwart an investigation into what became
readRussian billionaires soar in number
12-02-2010
MOSCOW – Russia’s billionaires league is mushrooming again having added 50 per cent more names in the past year, with state bailouts and a stock market rally putting many oligarchs back in the
readPlaying with the plight of pensioners
12-02-2010
THE taxpayer paid the equivalent of the monthly State pensions of nearly ten elderly Namibians so that somebody in the Ministry of Defence could play golf this year.And they will do so again in the
readInflation breather for January
12-02-2010
NAMIBIA recorded its lowest inflation rate in nearly three years in January, with annual inflation dropping from 7,0 per cent in December to 6,3 per cent.The last time the country had such a low rate,
readAppetite for African sovereign bonds
12-02-2010
JOHANNESBURG - African countries planning to tap international markets for funds will find the market receptive but the debt may come at a premium, partly due to the recent Dubai and European debt
readZuma announces industrial policy shift
12-02-2010
CAPE TOWN - South African President Jacob Zuma would indicate a change in industrial policy in his state of the nation address last night, but leave an expected announcement on monetary policy to the
readToyota recalls more than 50 000 vehicles
12-02-2010
WINDHOEK – Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has announced that a total of 52 546 vehicles will be recalled as part of a service campaign to correct a potentially faulty accelerator pedal
readPohamba calls financiers to invest in Africa
12-02-2010
WINDHOEK – President Hifikepunye Pohamba has called on credible and genuine investors and financiers to invest in Africa.“We also seek the continued support of our continental financial institutions
readValentine cards banned
12-02-2010
LONDON – A British school has banned its pupils from sending cards on Valentine’s Day, saying the youngsters are not mature enough for romance, a newspaper reported yesterday.Ashcombe Primary School -
readSA marks 20 years since Mandela walked to freedom
12-02-2010
GROOT DRAKENSTEIN – Chanting “Viva, Nelson Mandela, Viva,” thousands of South Africans marked 20 years yesterday since the anti-apartheid icon walked to freedom after 27 years as a political
readFacebook deletes 30 UK inmates’ pages after taunts
12-02-2010
LONDON – Facebook has deleted the pages of 30 Uniteds Kingdom prisoners at the request of the British government, the justice minister announced yesterday, after several incidents in which inmates
readEurostar slammed over Christmas snow breakdown
12-02-2010
LONDON – Extra locomotives should be kept either side of the Channel Tunnel to prevent a repeat of a major Eurostar breakdown in December, a damning study into the debacle will urge, reports said
readLondon to open 1st exercise area for older people
12-02-2010
LONDON – Swinging London will take on a whole new connotation for the capital’s aging baby boomers, who will soon get their own specially designed outdoor playground.The park will offer low-impact
readBush billboard: Miss me yet?
12-02-2010
MINNEAPOLIS – Former US President George W Bush has returned on a Minnesota billboard funded by some people who apparently aren’t happy with the way things are going in Washington. The billboard’s
readStupid Law Of MVA
12-02-2010
IN America they have what they call “stupid laws” and, having scrutinised one of our laws carefully, it appears to me that we at least have one “stupid law” in Namibia. Here I refer to the MVA statute
readPlight Of GRN Admin Workers
12-02-2010
THE plight of all Public servants is huge and we all want better pay for our educational achievements, but most of all we need ways by which we can get promoted for consistently excellent work. It
readA ‘Bulls-Eye’ By Home Affairs
12-02-2010
A LOOK at the southern African tourism blogs this weekend suggested that Home Affairs may well have hit the bulls-eye last week when it excluded all those busloads of tourists because they were not
readThe Wording Is Key
12-02-2010
THE editorial last week regarding the Tender Board advert (and repeated in the New Era newspaper recently) regarding unskilled and semi-skilled labour for government construction tenders refers.The
readLabour Commissioner Fails The Poor
12-02-2010
THE Labour Commissioner under the Ministry of Labour and Social welfare is failing poor Namibians who have labour disputes with their employers; most have cases of unfair dismissal and discrimination.
readA Moral Dilemma
12-02-2010
CIRCUMSTANTIAL events can be very ironic and yet an eye-opener with regard the world’s prevailing morality. Just consider the notorious stories in the media that revealed the sexual scandals this week
readBIG Versus Bolsa
12-02-2010
ALLOW me space in your esteemed paper to register my thoughts by way of an attempt to comprehend Luise Hoffmann’s opinion piece in The Namibian of January 29 2010. In a piece entitled: ‘An Alternative
read‘Big Brother’ Banking Not On
12-02-2010
An Open Letter To The Manager Standard Bank Gobabis I WRITE regarding the undesired ‘scrutiny’ exercised at the Standard Bank, Gobabis, when one calls the bank and requests to speak to a particular
readIn Praise Of Sampling
12-02-2010
BEING an avid reader of The Namibian, the Friday edition especially, I found it yet again a pleasure to read.The Weekender really surprised me by running an article on sampling. Being an aspiring
readGoing Into Racial ‘Detox’
12-02-2010
I ENJOYED the letter by the ‘Khomasdal Collective’ (KC) in The Namibian of 5 February 2010, which was a response to my weekly column ‘Ondjirio’ in the Windhoek Observer of 29 January 2010, dealing
readPoliticians Must ‘Mind Their Own Business’
12-02-2010
THE accusations and counter-accusations that resurfaced this week with regard to the business empire of the ruling party raised crucial questions about political parties and commercial interests.We do
readKazenambo Shifts Attention To A Transformative Debate About Tribalism
12-02-2010
THE Deputy Minister of Regional Government and Housing, Kazenambo Kazenambo, initiated what is without doubt an incendiary, but essential debate about our future. As is the custom in Namibia, debates
readDebating Matters Of Defence
12-02-2010
BRUSSELS – The Haitian earthquake has made two things horrifically clear: security challenges are not only man-made, and military forces are often a vital part of humanitarian aid. This is a timely
readNamibia At The Crossroads: Between Decay And Development
12-02-2010
POST-ELECTIONS stalemate, increasing unemployment, high failure rate at schools, and deepening poverty. These are just some of the burning issues that will confront Namibia as we enter 2010 in
readInamu lundila Negonga; Aanafaalama taya ti
12-02-2010
AANAFAALAMA mboka ya tidhwa mOkavango pehulilo lyomumvo 2008 ndele taya tulululwa kEpangelo mOofaalama dha NDC kOmangetti mu Juni omvula ya zi ko, oya lombwela aanafaalama yakwawo mboka inaya
readElanditho lyevi shaali pampango lya pangulwa
12-02-2010
OMUPANGULI mompangu yopombanda okwa popi nayi kombinga ye landitho lyevi momukalo gwekotokelo.Elanditho ndika olya kwatela mo omunafaalama gwopoGobabis, omutseyimpango nomukwashigwana gumwe gwa South
readOongeshefa dhoSwapo
12-02-2010
OKUZA omumvo 1989 sho oSwapo ya thikamekepo ehangano lyawo lya Kalahari Holdings, ongundu ndjika oya dhike oshiluku nenge oshihampi shomahangano, noshowo oyi na omaliko nuuthemba wuunangeshefa
readAatotimpango yompilameno
12-02-2010
OMUTOTIMPANGO gwongundu yompilameno okwa shongo aatotimpango yongundu tayi pangele, aniwa sho ihaya tseyithile oshigongi shopashigwana kombinga yeyokomeho metulomiilonga lyiilonga noprojeka
readOonkundana paufupi
12-02-2010
ABUJA – Omupevipresidende gwa Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathana, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika okwa li a ningi oshigongi shotango shOkabinete ye konima sho Oparliamende ya li ye mu ninge omukeelelipopresidende,
readOmakaya otaga teya po oshigwana
12-02-2010
OSHILYO sho Swapo mOlaata yOpashigwana, Aram Martin, okwa to okuhila omakaya iha ku eta ashike omuntu a se mbala, ihe ohaku kutha wo oonkondo mosperma yomulumentu.Martin okwa ti pamakonakono ga ningwa
readEndjambi a ya mo mekondjelo lyevi pOshikuku
12-02-2010
KAANSELA gwoshikandjohogololo sha Shikuku moshitopolwa sha Musati, Peter Endjambi, okwa ti ota ku ningwa oonkundathana dhi na sha nokuhulithapo oontamanana pokati kElelo lyondoolopa ya Shikuku
readOsheenditho shopolisi sha ponokelwa
12-02-2010
AALUMENTU yatatu oya tumwa koshipangelo yena iilalo yooholo, konima sho aniwa ya ponokele osheenditho shopolisi shoka kaashina endhindhiliko lya sha.Oshiningwanima shika oshaningwa komatango metiyali,
readDundee ta indjipaleke iilonga yohite pOshomeya
12-02-2010
EHANGANO lyokulonga niitenda lyedhina Dundee Precious Metals ota li indjipaleke iilonga yalyo yohite [smelter] yokuhemuna iitenda poTsumeb.Ngele ohite oya nkondopekwa, ndjika otayi kala nokuhemuna
readOmpangu ya kankeke TransNamib
12-02-2010
OMPANGU yaaniilonga oya lombwele ehangano lya TransNamib kaali ye komeho nokupulakena oomenega dhalyo mbali, sigo uuna ndoka eindilo lyaambaka yaali, opo ompangu yi ya pulakene lya pulakenwa kompangu
readArsenal stay in the hunt, Chelsea falls
12-02-2010
LONDON – Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to one point on Wednesday when they lost 2-1 at Everton with Louis Saha continuing his scoring jinx over them.Second-placed Manchester
readUnited Stars guilty
12-02-2010
THE Namibia Premier League (NPL) yesterday announced that its Disciplinary Committee has found United Stars Football Club guilty of causing a league match between them and Eleven Arrows at Karibib to
readFine for United Stars is a joke
12-02-2010
THE decision by the Namibia Premier League’s (NPL) Disciplinary Committee to fine United Stars Football Club a mere N$100 for abandoning a match is ridiculous.As far as I am concerned, I don’t care
readSepp slams crictics
12-02-2010
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has lashed out at critics of South Africa’s ability to host this year’s World Cup in the wake of the terror attack on the Togo football team at last month’s Africa Cup of
readSuper 14 Rugby
12-02-2010
Fixtures Today, Feb 12 08h35: Blues vs Hurricanes, Auckland 13h05: Western Force vs Brumbies, Perth 19h10: Cheetahs vs Vodacom Bulls, BloemfonteinSaturday, Feb 13 08:35 08h00: Crusaders vs
readSuper 14 season starts
12-02-2010
SYDNEY – The last season of Super 14 kicks off today with New Zealand’s Canterbury Crusaders and South Africa’s Bulls once again the teams to beat.The southern hemisphere’s annual provincial
readFootball Fixtures
12-02-2010
Kasu Valentines Cup Khomasdal Stadium, Katutura Saturday, Feb 13 07h30: T. Tjakaruombe v 74 United Brave Bucks v Golden Boys Bones v Red Shanghai Okatjasorui XI v Otjimanangombe Brave
readLaxman back in India squad
12-02-2010
EXPERIENCED middle-order batsman Vangipurappu Laxman has been declared fit to play in the second and final test against South Africa starting on Sunday, India’s chief selector Kris Srikkanth
readNFA warns about ‘illegal’ football
12-02-2010
THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) yesterday warned that people who compete in unauthorised football would not be considered for national selection, unless the mother body granted permission.The
readSMSes of Friday 12 February 2010
12-02-2010
* AMEND the Public Service Act or it will be business as usual up to 2030. Reward performing civil servants. Pay the money due to the job category: Clerk. Let us all work hard and have less talk and
readSolar stoves cooking up a storm countrywide
12-02-2010
THE Döbra Solar Development Project has been in operation for about a year and has already delivered 35 solar cookers to families, soup kitchens, farms and schools throughout Namibia. The project is
readResponse from One Africa on content of programmes
12-02-2010
One Africa Television subscribes to a strict code of ethics which is underlined by strong values of integrity and family oriented focus. We take great care to ensure our content is not offensive. Most
readVerdict awaited in panga murder trial
12-02-2010
THE High Court trial of young double murder suspects Ruben Tjombe and Fritz Gaoseb moved into its final phase this week, with the verdict in the trial now being awaited.Should Tjombe (21) and Gaoseb
readOmbudsman to get more proactive
12-02-2010
THE Office of the Ombudsman has to adapt to a changing world and become more proactive instead of just receiving complaints from the public and then investigating those cases, according to Ombudsman
readSwapo gears up to retain Okahandja regional seat
12-02-2010
SWAPO is said to be going full force for the Okahandja by-election and does not want to leave victory up to chance. The party planned a string of activities for the run-up to the controversial
readInternship forges lasting ties with Namibia’s poor
12-02-2010
ASTRID Sterud came to Namibia as a nursing student from Norway. Here she came into contact with the people living in Katutura and the surrounding informal settlements and upon her return to Norway
readNam’s DC-6 becomes Australian celebrity
12-02-2010
A JOINT venture between Namibia Commercial Aviation and Australia’s Yesteryear Aviation will bring aviation history to life at the beginning of next year. NCA’s Douglas DC-6B airliner, the last one of
readMeasles campaign targets thousands
12-02-2010
FIFTEEN thousand and more people have received measles shots during the past two days as part of the mass measles vaccination campaign launched in the Kunene Region on Tuesday.Linda Nambundunga, the
readKilimanjaro Multi-purpose Centre inaugurated
12-02-2010
THE Kilimanjaro Multi-purpose Centre in Windhoek’s Kilimanjaro informal settlement was officially opened this week. The centre has been in use since March last year but the donors from Italy could
read//Gowaseb shuns the spotlight
12-02-2010
FORMER Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) acting Director General Matthew //Gowaseb decided to exit public life after his NBC ordeal.Sources in the know told The Namibian that //Gowaseb had
readGovt changes tender law
12-02-2010
THE Finance Ministry is giving the existing Tender Board Act of 1996 a complete overhaul to strengthen procurement from black economic empowerment and youth groups and give preference to companies
readFinance ministry late with annual Tender Board reports
12-02-2010
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila tabled three old annual reports of the Tender Board on the first day of Parliament on Tuesday. It could not be esta-blished what caused the delay. The only
readDiscipline required of uniformed staff
12-02-2010
SAFETY and Security Minister Nickey Iyambo has promised his staff that he will continue pushing to improve their conditions of service. Addressing staff of the Police and Prisons Service yesterday,
readBattle over vacant Karas CRO position
12-02-2010
The vacant Chief Regional Officer position in the Karas Regional Council caused uproar at last week’s council meeting. A reliable source said there was heated debate of a motion on whether the
readCity aims to outshine Stars
12-02-2010
IF Oshakati City produce the same form against Orlando Pirates and Civics in their last two matches, they will be able to contain African Stars in an MTC Premiership clash at the Sam Nujoma Stadium
readRecession halves Namdeb’s production
12-02-2010
NAMDEB’S production tumbled by 56 per cent last year, making it the second worst performer in the De Beers’ family.Only 929 000 carats were recovered, compared to 2,122 million in 2008, the diamond
readAU warns on Nigeria power transfer
12-02-2010
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union urged the military in coup-prone Nigeria yesterday to respect a decision to hand power to the country’s deputy leader until the recovery of ailing President Umaru
readGobabis house case still in limbo
12-02-2010
A WOMAN at Gobabis, who lost her house after it was sold to pay a bank debt that started with a wrangle over N$1 000, is still waiting on a judgement after she challenged the sale in court.Aletta
readBudget tabling date up to Cabinet
12-02-2010
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila remains determined to table the 2010-11 Budget as soon as possible, even though it is not included as one of the three items on the Order Paper of the
readECN attacks poll challenge
12-02-2010
THE Electoral Commission of Namibia has gone on the attack against the election challenge in which nine opposition parties are asking the High Court to annul Namibia’s National Assembly and
readNotable Quotes
12-02-2010
WE as a family are content with the polygamous nature of our household. We are content to have twenty siblings or more. It is my father’s right within the context of his culture to have as many
readPolitical Perspective
12-02-2010
POLITICS in Namibia these days (even life in general), it seems, has little to do with love and lots to do with money! Maybe it’s no coincidence that the ruling party, Swapo, has plenty of both. But
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