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49 Articles found on Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Namfisa, insurer tug of war continues
01-06-2010
THE dispute between Namfisa and Financial Investments Services (FIS) is about whether FIS is legally providing disability cover for its client, the Ministry of Defence. The Namibian was told that
readBeware Rift Valley fish!
01-06-2010
THE Zimbabwean government’s recent ban on the importation of all fish, animals and animal products from Namibia following the outbreak of Rift Valley fever is threatening the viability of the
readElection appeal starts
01-06-2010
THE challenge to Namibia’s National Assembly election at the end of November last year reached the highest court of the country yesterday. A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, consisting of Chief
readVTC students stage lockout
01-06-2010
UNHAPPINESS over their curriculum prompted students from the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) to take matters into their own hands on Friday in order to be heard. The students, all trainees
readSmes For tue 01 June 2010
01-06-2010
* THANK you for making the judiciary independent and accessible to the poor. I could follow the Supreme Court proceeding on the radio and television. The money I paid through tax is accounted for.Food
readSatco leather shoe project strives to fight poverty in South
01-06-2010
THE people of Satco in the South have made leather shoe manufacturing their profession in an efforts to ease poverty. When The Namibian recently visited the farm, people involved in the leather
readRobber former taxi driver gets 12 years in jail for a string of cases
01-06-2010
A FORMER taxi driver who used his job to rob a succession of female passengers at gunpoint was sent to prison for 12 years in Windhoek on Friday. Magistrate Sarel Jacobs sentenced Lazarus Shidute
readNo bail for Neumann murder suspects
01-06-2010
A BAIL application by two of the five men suspected to have murdered German citizen Thilo Neumann earlier this year failed in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court yesterday. According to Magistrate
readKhorixas serious about tackling the future
01-06-2010
MATHEAS TSAEB, re-elected mayor of Khorixas for the fifth consecutive year, says the town on the southern edge of the Kunene Region, needs to tackle a significant ‘to do’ list, despite the town’s
readKhorixas serious about tackling the future
01-06-2010
MATHEAS TSAEB, re-elected mayor of Khorixas for the fifth consecutive year, says the town on the southern edge of the Kunene Region, needs to tackle a significant ‘to do’ list, despite the town’s
readImmunisation drive starts nationwide
01-06-2010
THE National Immunisation Days against polio and the H1N1 flu are starting countrywide today and parents are urged to take all children under five years old to vaccination points. During this year’s
readWater woes continue at Grünau settlement
01-06-2010
WATER shortages continue to be the order of the day for around 900 residents at Grünau settlement in the South. For years a mandatory rationing order has been in place at the tiny settlement where
readFlood victims not yet returning home
01-06-2010
CAPRIVI Governor Leonard Mwilima says the number of people living in flood relocation centres in the region has not yet dropped. “People are still in tents and their homesteads are still flooded,”
readGlobal economy double-dip possible: China’s Wen
01-06-2010
TOKYO – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned yesterday that global economic growth remained vulnerable to sovereign debt risks and the possibility of a second downturn, but said his own nation’s growth
readMeeting at Okahandja on SABMiller brewery
01-06-2010
THE plans of SABMiller, the world’s second largest brewer, to construct a N$258 million brewery for brewing 200 000 hectolitres of beer a year at Okahandja will move closer to reality with a public
readSovereign wealth rewrites old-world rules
01-06-2010
LONDON – Sovereign wealth funds - national vehicles created to grow state wealth for the future - have long experience investing in exotic and lesser-known lands. To these funds, many of which
readMiners caught between supply and super tax
01-06-2010
SYDNEY – Mining companies threatening an exodus of investment from Australia over its proposed “super tax” may struggle to find better prospects in a world of finite resources, analysts say.Canberra’s
readBurglars caught by CCTV cameras
01-06-2010
FOR the second time in less than a year, Swakopmund businessman Quinton Liebenberg has fallen victim to burglary. Half an hour after Liebenberg, his partner and two small children went to bed last
readGovt policies blamed for high unemployment
01-06-2010
A LACK of clear policies guiding development across sectors of the Namibian economy is blamed for high unemployment, as well as lack of progress in Government development initiatives.Labour,
readMTN plans next move to get part of Orascom
01-06-2010
MTN Group’s board planned to meet this week amid rising obstacles to its attempt to buy US$10 billion (N$76 billion) of assets from Egypt’s Orascom Telecom, three people with knowledge of the matter
readInvestment to help Zimbabwe, but debt ‘is crippling’
01-06-2010
ABIDJAN – Zimbabwe’s economy should grow faster than expected this year thanks to US$1 billion (N$7,7 billion) in foreign investments and some expected donor aid, but its debt burden is “crippling”,
readFlood victims not yet returning home
01-06-2010
CAPRIVI Governor Leonard Mwilima says the number of people living in flood relocation centres in the region has not yet dropped. “People are still in tents and their homesteads are still flooded,”
readCeline Dion pregnant with twins
01-06-2010
LOS ANGELES – Celine Dion’s struggle to have one more baby has more than paid off. She’s pregnant with two.Publicist Kim Jakwerth told The Associated Press in an e-mail on Sunday that the 42-year-old
readNotable Quotes
01-06-2010
I am Jose Mourinho and I don’t change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects. – The self-proclaimed ‘special one’ when he was unveiled as Real Madrid’s new coach.There could be oil coming up
readHollywood hellraiser dies
01-06-2010
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper, best known for directing and starring in the 1969 cult classic ‘Easy Rider’, died on Saturday from complications of prostate cancer, a friend of the actor
readBurglars caught by CCTV cameras
01-06-2010
FOR the second time in less than a year, Swakopmund businessman Quinton Liebenberg has fallen victim to burglary.Half an hour after Liebenberg, his partner and two small children went to bed last
readBusiness enjoys top billing at France-Africa summit
01-06-2010
NICE, France – Piracy, terrorism and climate change get prime billing but business is the linchpin at a summit between France and African leaders that began yesterday.Not on the agenda but a clear
readRegions battle it out to host 2011 Newspaper Cup
01-06-2010
ONLY four regions have expressed interest in hosting next year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup, the organising committee said yesterday.Karas, Omaheke, Oshana, and Otjozondjupa are all in the running to
readIsrael flotilla action criticised by friends and foes globally
01-06-2010
DUBAI – Israel’s storming of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla set off a diplomatic furore, drawing criticism from friends and foes alike and straining ties with regional ally Turkey, which called off planned
readLack Of Accountability: A Crippling Ill In Our Public Sector Management
01-06-2010
THE present Namibian Government is failing to govern this country ably, productively, justly, transparently and fairly. The economy is unable to address the basic needs of most Namibians. The most
readCongratulations Moses: You Remain Our Hero!
01-06-2010
IT was tough but one hell of a fight. His opponent came out fighting and Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses gave him legroom from the start. But this time around it was heavier than before. At the start of the
readA stronger voice for Africa?
01-06-2010
NICE – African leaders made their case for a stronger voice in world affairs yesterday ahead of a summit hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy to renew France’s ties with the continent.Sarkozy will
readStorm wreaks havoc in Central America
01-06-2010
GUATEMALA CITY – The death toll in Central America from landslides and flooding triggered by the year’s first tropical storm surged to 99 on Sunday, as authorities struggled to clear roads of debris
readMandela’s group says World Cup will help Africa
01-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – A group of international statesmen and women brought together by Nelson Mandela have expressed excitement but also some concerns at the prospect of the first World Cup being held in
readCops intercept English hooligans
01-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – British and South African police foiled an attempt by English hooligans to sneak into the country for the World Cup via Dubai, the police minister said yesterday.Police Minister Nathi
readGerman president quits after Afghanistan row
01-06-2010
BERLIN – Germany’s president Horst Koehler said yesterday he was stepping down with immediate effect, in a surprise move after criticism of recent comments he made about the country’s mission in
readMuseveni wants media to play a role
01-06-2010
KAMPALA – PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has urged media houses in Africa to define and play their role in the socio-economic transformation of the continent.He argued that information is a very vital
readFirst professional female referee makes steady strides in the ring
01-06-2010
SATURDAY night’s boxing tournament will forever be remembered for Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses being floored for the first time in his career, by Venezuelan Manuel Agosto.Making a much quieter but more
readEssien to miss World Cup with knee injury
01-06-2010
ACCRA, Ghana – Ghana midfielder Michael Essien was ruled out of the World Cup on Thursday after failing to recover from a knee injury.The Chelsea player picked up the injury in January while at the
readFifa throw out bribery claims
01-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Fifa has found no basis for allegations reported by the former head of England’s 2018 World Cup bid that rival bidders Spain and Russia were conspiring to bribe referees at next month’s
readWorld Cup stars unhappy with Jabulani
01-06-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Se-veral players are going all out against the new World Cup ball, Jabulani, with more than one comparing it to those bought at a supermarket. And this time it’s not only goalkeepers
readHenin upset by Stosur in French Open fourth round
01-06-2010
Four-time French Open champion Justine Henin has been upset in the fourth round by Australian Sam Stosur, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. The loss yesterday ended Henin’s streak of 24 consecutive victories at Roland
readJose Mourinho presented as Real Madrid coach
01-06-2010
MADRID – Jose Mourinho said yesterday that he joined Real Madrid due to its “history, its frustrations of recent years and its hopes of winning”, and pledged to build a trophy-winning team with a
readKavango honours sports achievers
01-06-2010
RUNDU – The Kavango Region honoured the achievements of its sportsmen and women during the Regional Sports Awards ceremony on Friday.The aim of the first regional sports awards ceremony in Namibia is
readOmunawino moompango Soggot a mana oondjenda
01-06-2010
O MUNAWINO moompango nomupopili gwuuthemba womuntu, ngoka a li aka lelepo aaNamibia oyendji miipotha yopapolitika omanga oshilongo inaashi manguluka okwa mana oondjenda.David Soggot okwa hulithile
readEpangelo lya gandja oomiliona 80 okutamununa uunamapya poNaute
01-06-2010
E PANGELO ota li ka tula mo iimaliwa yoodola oomiliona 80 moshitopolowa sha Karas oku tamununa iilonga yokulonga oondunga dhuushimba noshowo omandjembele poshitopolwa shuunamapya pondama ya Naute.
readEtegameno oku mona aaniilonga yatatu yobautu Canido olya shonopala
01-06-2010
E TEGAMENO andola kutya aniilonga yatatu yomobautu ya Canido ndjoka ya ninginine kohi yomeya mu gahamano gomwedhi nguka momeya gefuta lyAngola ota li kana po.Opena omapopyo kutya otapa longekidhwa
readSwapo a kanitha oshipundi shumeya poKeetmanshoop
01-06-2010
O NGUNDU yoSwapo oya kanitha oshipundi shuumeya poshilando sha Keetmanshoop oshiwike sha yi. Swapo okwa kala iikako ine oye ena oshipundi shuumeya moshilando shoka oshinene shomuumbugantu wa Namibia.
readOmwiimbi a Kaujeua simana a hulitha
01-06-2010
O MWIIMBI omukulu, Jackson Kaujeua [56] okwa mana oondjenda dhe metine lyoshiwike sha yi konima yokutaambelwa moshipangelo sha Katutura.Nakusa Kaujeua okwa ningi omasiku ke uvite nawa oku za
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