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66 Articles found on Friday, 23 July 2010
Govt pension fund plundered: RDP
23-07-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has blasted Swapo and the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), charging that the two are responsible for “looting and vandalising” the Government
readSwapo Politburo suspends Hardap heavyweights
23-07-2010
THE Swapo Politburo has decided to suspend Hardap heavyweights from the regional executive committee. Hardap Governor Katrina Hanse-Himarwa and the region’s Swapo regional co-ordinator, Nico
readNWR admits cash woes
23-07-2010
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) assured Old Mutual yesterday that it has Government backing and will in future adhere to all requirements of its N$62 million loan.NWR Chairperson Jackie Asheeke
readAmbunda is the best: Nestor
23-07-2010
NESTOR Tobias believes that Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda is on track to becoming a world boxing champion and is currently the best in his weight class. The renowned Namibian trainer and promoter said he
readEconomic growth seen at 3,5%
23-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Strong commodity prices and a recovery in tourism should help Namibia’s economic prospects, although lower regional customs revenue could weigh on the budget, a Reuters poll showed this
readPipeline repaired as China works to contain spill
23-07-2010
BEIJING – China and environmental observers said clean-up efforts on the country’s largest reported oil spill were progressing yesterday, but the environmental and economic damage was clear.The
readSMSes for Friday 23 July 2010
23-07-2010
SMS Of The Day n ACC, here is the test case (GIPF Invests) for which Namibians have been waiting for so long! Prove us wrong that you are not only after ‘small fish’. – Sheya Food for Thought n CAN
readHouse of Smoke and Mirrors
23-07-2010
As the global village becomes more and more health conscious and smokers are increasingly being outcast from mainstream society, things on reality TV it seems, are quite different. It came as quite
readNotable quotes
23-07-2010
When you left the Berg Aukas camp, you did not have the necessary permission as required in standing order 7(a). You went AWOL – Colonel Nestor Shalauda, Berg Aukas camp commander, wants the group of
readThe Politics of Research: The Case for Funding Research Centres
23-07-2010
CORNEL West has written in Prophetic Fragments that “we live in a time of cultural disarray and social decay, an age filled with ruins and fragments. Hence, our intellectual landscapes are littered
readThe Dreams of Rundu’s Unsung Hero
23-07-2010
NEARLY nine years ago, I met one of the unsung heroes of Namibia – a courageous woman who stood up to discrimination against HIV-positive people and lived a dream of seeing a cure against the
readPolitical Perspective
23-07-2010
WE are rapidly approaching the point where we battle to find success stories in Namibia. I may be accused of exaggeration if I say that the wheels are coming off, but I believe it’s not far from the
readOur Justice Minister Must Go
23-07-2010
LACK of accountability is a form of corruption, and the recent judgement of acting Judge Nthomeng Majara who declared that Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana’s non-compliance with a
readIthana’s Continued Stay At Justice Could Undermine Public Confidence In The Administration Of Justice
23-07-2010
NAMIBIANS are a people who can display reckless indifference to events unrelated to their bread and butter, yet important for the consolidation of the republic and democratic governance. As the
readNeed For Mother-Tongue Education
23-07-2010
I EAGERLY followed the reports in the press about the series of meetings of the Minister and Deputy Minister of Education. I liked the enthusiastic and determined way in which they tackled the
readCut CEO Pay By Half
23-07-2010
IN your newspaper recently you had an article where the Prime Minister Mr Nahas Angula reportedly wants the tourist trade to increase their Tourist Levy, to once again help Air Namibia out of trouble.
readThe Rules Around The National Flag
23-07-2010
THE Political Perspective in The Namibian of 16 July brought me up short with the question “what are the rules that apply to the use of the national flag of Namibia?” If I am not allowed to proudly
readThe Rights Around Wrong Ads
23-07-2010
ALLOW me to air my views on the recent advert by a law firm from a marketing and consumer perspective. It is acknowledged that consumer rights campaigners together with businesses have an obligation
readN$10 Nujoma Coin Is More Of The Same
23-07-2010
WHAT? A new ten-dollar coin with the former president’s face? This is a clear competition to the already existing Hendrik Witbooi ten-dollar note. It takes money to make money, and the ten-dollar
readMore Money For The Elite
23-07-2010
SINCE Namibia obtained its political independence, levels of corruption have markedly increased, regardless of official ideology by our leaders. Year after year we have seen election manifestos
readWhy Corruption Is Hard To Fight
23-07-2010
A STRONG executive that was supposed to be a plus for Namibia seems is turning into a deadly curse. I for one once felt that a strong executive was necessary in order to bring about economic and
readMathe Reversal On BIG
23-07-2010
LAST Monday, 19 July 2010, I had the privilege of hosting NBC’s Talk of the Nation. While preparing for the programme, I read widely about how a similar programme is being run elsewhere. Just last
readVision 2030 is possible
23-07-2010
WHEN Namibia gained Independence in 1990 a torch of hope was lit. A torch of hope for the majority of the people who for generations were oppressed and subjected to the fate of poverty and
read‘Hot’ Russian spy leaves enigmatic Facebook trail
23-07-2010
MOSCOW – Two weeks after 10 Russian spies flew back from the United States to Moscow, the buzz of interest around the ring’s most photogenic member, the feisty redhead Anna Chapman, shows no signs of
readKosovo’s independence was legal
23-07-2010
THE HAGUE – The United Nations’ highest court says Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia did not break international law. The nonbinding opinion sets the stage for a renewed push by Kosovo
readStorm makes ships leave well
23-07-2010
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Crew members aboard dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico prepared yesterday to evacuate as a tropical rainstorm brewing in the Caribbean brought the deep-sea effort to plug
readBirth mom embraces miracle twins
23-07-2010
MELBOURNE – A Bangladeshi woman whose conjoined twin daughters were parted in marathon surgery in Australia has embraced them separately for the first time, the children’s guardian said
readTutu bows out of public life
23-07-2010
CAPE TOWN – Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu has announced that he intends to bow out of public life. He told a media briefing in Cape Town yesterday that he intended to scale down his commitments
readBritain to call time on 24-hour drinking
23-07-2010
LONDON – Britain will sound the “death knell” for its 24-hour drinking laws under new government plans which aim to tackle the country’s chronic binge drinking problem, reports said yesterday.The
readNadal to play in Thailand Open
23-07-2010
BANGKOK – World number one Rafael Nadal will play at the Thailand Open in September, organisers said yesterday, raising hopes of a boost to the country’s tourism industry in the wake of deadly
readCattle country derby in Windhoek
23-07-2010
OTJINENE All Stars will lock horns with Epukiro All Stars in the annual Oscar Mengo Federation Cup final in what promises to be a feisty regional derby next weekend. The traditional Omaheke rural
readRibery a ‘scapegoat’, Bayern chairman says
23-07-2010
BERLIN – French authorities are hounding Franck Ribery over under-age sex allegations because of France’s awful World Cup, the chairman of the midfielder’s German club Bayern Munich said yesterday.“I
readLouis splashes out on tractor
23-07-2010
BRITISH Open champion Louis Oosthuizen has shunned the glamour of a new Ferrari or Porsche and instead spent some of his US$1,3m winnings on a custom-built tractor.“I’ll have a kiddie seat on it for
readArmstrong hires high-powered defence lawyer for investigation
23-07-2010
NEW YORK – American Lance Armstrong has hired a criminal defence lawyer to represent him against a federal probe looking into allegations of possible doping violations in his cycling career.The New
readBecker and Pretorius favourites to win Closed Squash titles
23-07-2010
THE biggest event on the Namibian squash calendar, which determines the top male and female national players, will be held at the Wanderers squash club in Pionierspark from today until Sunday.In the
readEpangelo lya ningulula euvathano lya Etsip
23-07-2010
O KOMMISSI Yomathaneko gOpashigwana[National Planning Commission] NPC oya koleke euvathano lya lundululwa niilongo yUukumwe wa Europa, USAID, Unicef na Unesco,kombinga yoprogama yokwoopaleka elongo
readWoo omeva a muni mOngwediva!!
23-07-2010
O VAKULUPE vomOngwediva ohatu lili hatu mono oihuna komeva a muni nohatu lipula hatu ti fiyo openi tuli ngaha? Ovakulupe ohatu pewa oimaliwa kepangelo eedola 500 ndele omeva a muni efiku limwe oto
readRosh Pinah ina landwa po natango
23-07-2010
E HANGANO lyoomina lya South Africa,Exxaro olya ti ina li tameka oonkundathana nehangano lyoomina lya shangwa mo London kombinga yokulanda omina ya Rosh Pinah moNamibia.Omupopiliko gwaExxaro, Riaan
readSacu noonkundathana dhiifuta
23-07-2010
O SHIGONGI shaaleleli yehangano lyoompale muumbugantu wAfrica,[Sacu] inashi ninga eyokomeho kombinga unene yiifuta yoompale kiinima mbyoka ha yi zi pondje yoshilongo.Oshigongi shoka sha li sha
readAochamub oye ta wilike NBC
23-07-2010
E HANGANO lyokutuma omawi mombepo lya Namibia olina omuwiliki omupe ngashingeyi.Omuwiliki nguka okwa tseyithwa metitatu konima sho ehangano ndika lya kala ta li wilikwa kaawiliki yokulipo yatatu
readOngola na yi ga luke
23-07-2010
M EYA gwa Keetmanshoop okwa indile Minista yElongo opo a galule okudhenga uunona momanongelo, okweeta po evuliko.Arnold Losper okwa ningi eindilo ndika ongo omukuluntu gwaanona, a ti okwa hala
readOongeleki dha indila oshilongwa shOmbiimbeli shi shune moosikola
23-07-2010
O ONGELEKA dha indile epangelo, okupitila mUuministeli wElongo, li shunithe oshilongwa shOmbiimbeli moosikola, molwashoka ngele kapu na Elongo lyopauKalunga moosikola nena oshigwana osha tegelelwa
readExciting Classic Clashes in store
23-07-2010
AN exciting weekend of schools soccer lies ahead with two FNB Soccer Classic Clashes being played on Friday and Saturday. The action will kick off with a match between Immanuel Shifidi and Jan Jonker
readRugby youngsters get vaccine for Abidjan
23-07-2010
PLAYERS of the Under-19 national rugby team received yellow fever vaccine injections at the Robert Mugabe Clinic on Wednesday before they left for Ivory Coast on yesterday.The Under-19 rugby team left
readReho Falcon, Mariental in top-of-the-log clash
23-07-2010
LOG leaders Reho Falcon face a tough assignment when they host second-placed Mariental in an MTC Premier League rugby match in Rehoboth tomorrow afternoon. Mariental led the log during the early
readSA could drop Bafana Bafana nickname
23-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa may have to drop its Bafana Bafana nickname because of copyright issues, the country’s football chief hinted yesterday.“I want to avoid saying we are very angry about it,”
readNot Strapped for Comment!
23-07-2010
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* Tatiana, who would have known under that blonde look there was a
readSABMiller beer volumes dip
23-07-2010
LONDON – Brewer SABMiller reported a decline in first-quarter beer volumes yesterday despite a World Cup boost, after poor weather, the timing of Easter and tax hit drinking in key markets. The brewer
readBordeaux aims to cut out plonk
23-07-2010
BORDEAUX – Bordeaux wine supremos have ordered a cut in the amount of cheap plonk put on the market and the amount of land used for growing but are aiming to increase production.Bordeaux’s wine trade
readFrench minister’s wife quizzed in scandal
23-07-2010
PARIS – Police questioned the wife of Labour Minister Eric Woerth this week about how she came to work for a firm managing the fortune of France’s richest woman after allegations that her husband
readGlobal trade to expand over 10%
23-07-2010
SHANGHAI – Global trade, in volume terms, is expected to grow more than ten per cent this year, Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, said yesterday.The forecast is up from an
readSA looking at level of rand, says Zuma
23-07-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said yesterday his government was discussing the rand’s current level, which some analysts say is too strong and hampering export growth, but no
readChina could ‘cushion’ Africa
23-07-2010
RISING trade with Asia, and China in particular, has emerged as a key new source of growth for sub-Saharan Africa and will continue to be a core growth driver in 2010 and beyond, IHS Global Insight
readKatima waterfront needs massive bailout
23-07-2010
THE Zambezi Waterfront Tourism Park at Katima Mulilo has requested a N$65 million Government bailout to complete the first phase of its multimillion-dollar complex.If granted, Government will have to
readTucna slams Government over Labour Act delay
23-07-2010
THE Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) has expressed concerns over alleged dilly-dallying tactics by Government in amending the Labour Act of 2007 to tighten the screws on labour hire.Tucna
readThree killed in Mariental’s Ombili shack fire
23-07-2010
THREE residents of Mariental’s Ombili informal settlement burnt to death while a fourth sustained serious burns when their corrugated iron shack caught fire while they were sleeping on Wednesday
readTeko Trading trio in High Court
23-07-2010
THE case in which Public Service Commission member Teckla Lameck, her business partner, Kongo Mokaxwa, and Chinese national Yang Fan are charged with fraud and other charges was again postponed when
readSouthern farmer has Congo fever
23-07-2010
A NAMIBIAN farmer, Andries Hoffman, is seriously ill with Congo fever in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Bloemfontein Medi-Clinic in South Africa. Laboratory results the past week confirmed that
readShell begins buyout talks
23-07-2010
NEGOTIATIONS have started between Shell and a new joint-venture company to take over a majority stake in Shell’s downstream businesses in Africa, including Namibia.Shell yesterday announced that it
readOtjozondjupa reveals ups and downs in crime
23-07-2010
THE number of stock thefts and illegal hunting cases in the Otjozondjupa Region has decreased during the past three years, whereas crimes such as housebreaking, theft, domestic violence and illegal
readOn the run with stolen jewels
23-07-2010
Charges of fraud and theft have been laid against Sanet Jansen van Rensburg after she allegedly failed to return money, jewellery and clothes belonging to a former employer.The 42-year-old woman
readMariental approves N$47 million budget
23-07-2010
THE Mariental Town Council has approved a N$47,7 million budget with a shortfall of N$7,7 million. The council’s projected income is put at N$40,4 million while expenditure is estimated at N$47,7
readGovt owes Erongo RED more than N$110 000
23-07-2010
THE Ministry of Safety and Security owes Erongo RED over N$110 000 for electricity, and as a result several other ministerial offices in Swakopmund have been in the dark since Tuesday.The Namibian
readFive more arrests in Okalongo clinic theft
23-07-2010
THE matron of the Okalongo clinic was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the theft of building materials at the construction site of the new Okalongo health centre.According to Deputy
readEU promises to back off on EPA
23-07-2010
THE European Union (EU) has “no intention to put undue pressure” on Namibia to sign and implement an economic partnership agreement (EPA), EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has said.In a letter to
readArguments in Shaduka trial postponed
23-07-2010
THE last arguments in the murder trial of businessman Lazarus Shaduka are now scheduled to be heard in the High Court in Windhoek on August 3. Judge Kato van Niekerk was supposed to be addressed by
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