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44 Articles found on Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Economic performance since 1990
23-03-2010
Namibia’s economic progress – or dips – since Independence can be compiled in a nutshell by using a data tool provided on the World Bank’s website as part of its Africa Development Indicators (ADI).
readZimbabwe prices continue to fall
23-03-2010
HARARE – Consumer prices continued to slide last month in Zimbabwe, falling 0,7 per cent over 12 months, the government announced yesterday.Prices have been falling for most the last year, after the
readUS sees food security as next big Africa push
23-03-2010
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will put food security at the heart of its Africa policy, as it seeks to enhance ongoing US efforts on trade, investment and HIV-AIDS on the continent, a top US
readSewing the future is a colourful trade
23-03-2010
RACHEL Kaiyamo-Hango sews for a living, and in setting up her small business Rachel’s Creations, she has managed to sow the seeds of success for herself. “I worked for seven years for a bridal shop in
readNamibia needs to raise its game: !Gawaxab
23-03-2010
IF Namibia wants to move away from its dependence on mining – diamonds and uranium in particular – and become an industrialised country, it will need to raise its game.This was the message of Old
readVietnam boosts aquaculture in Namibia
23-03-2010
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources signed a tripartite agreement in Windhoek last week with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United
readRaimar von Hase chairs Agri Chamber
23-03-2010
WELL-KNOWN karakul farmer Raimar von Hase, a former president of the NAU, was elected chairman of the Namibia Chamber of Agriculture last week. Von Hase, who served as NAU president from 2004 to 2008,
readSustainability of livestock sector
23-03-2010
MEETINGS pertaining to the productivity and sustainability of the livestock sector in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs) will continue with the Ondonga and Oukwanyama traditional authorities this
readMentorship for communal farmers
23-03-2010
COMMERCIAL farmers contribute about N$10 million annually to the upliftment of the marketing status of livestock in the northern communal areas (NCAs) and they will advise 350 northern farmers soon.A
readUK library book overdue by 45 years
23-03-2010
LONDON – It’s common to return a library book late – but not by half a century.Staff at a British library say they were surprised and puzzled when they received a book that was 45 years overdue
readTopless gardener prompt new rules
23-03-2010
BOULDER – A woman gardening wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves has brought neighbourhood complaints and new rules from a housing authority in Colorado.Boulder Housing Partners plans to amend
readFormer British MPs in pay-off scandal
23-03-2010
LONDON – British government ministers said on Sunday they were “appalled” by the behaviour of former colleagues after media claims they had offered to try to influence policy in return for cash.The
readJudge delays gay marriage ruling
23-03-2010
BLANTYRE – A Malawi judge yesterday delayed his verdict in the case of a gay couple charged with gross indecency for holding the country’s first same-sex wedding ceremony, saying they should call
readUN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory sale
23-03-2010
DOHA – A proposal by Tanzania to weaken the 21-year ban on ivory sales was rejected by a United Nations conservation meeting over fears the African country has been failing to crack down on rising
readOquorum moshigongi shopashigwana itayi lunduluka
23-03-2010
OSHIGONGI shopashigwana osha manitha oonkundathana dha sho oshiwike sha yi, kombinga yethaneko opo pu lundululwe omwaalu gwaatotimpango mboka ye na okukala megumbo opo li vule okutsikila niilonga
readUupyakadhi woshitishanathigo welenga wa kandulwapo
23-03-2010
OMULELI gwoludhi lwa Shambyu, moshitopolwa shaKavango, me Angelina Ribebe oku li koshilando oshinene sha Kaap hoka taka tulwa oshitishanathigo.Etando ndika otali ka pula oodola 350 000 niimaliwa
readEkotampango lya lundululwa
23-03-2010
OKOMMISSI yokukondjitha Uulingilingi ota yi kala ya thikamithwa po pakotampango ngashingeyi. Shika otashi kala ngeyi konima sho Oshigongi shOpashigwana sha zimine elunduluko mekotampango
readOmundohotola Libertine a laleke
23-03-2010
OMUNDOHOTOLA Libertine Amathila okwa laleke oparliamende oshiwike shayi,noshipopiwa tashi inyengitha omutima. Moshipopiwa she Amathila okwa gandja woo omayele noondunge kaatotimpango aape mboka opo
readOkwaa, ganithwa kwa ulike omwaka mompango
23-03-2010
IILYO iitotimpango yoRDP mbyoka inaayi ganithilwa oshilonga shayo metitano itayi ka futwa ondjambi yayo yomasiku ngoka ya kala pondje yoshigongi shopashigwana.Aatseyinawa yopolitika ota ya ti RDP
readEwawa lyaagundjuka ota li kala okwega monyama
23-03-2010
OMAHANGANO moNamibia unene ngoka ta ga longo noonzo dhuushitwe ogena okuthiminikwa opo ga gandje uumwene wooperesenda 51 kaa Namibia, ongo shitopolwa shenkondopeko epe ta li wilikwa. Ndika olyo
readAakalimo yomuumbashu naya monenwe omayakulo
23-03-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ti aakalimo yomomahala gomalukanda guumbashu oya pumbwa okupewa omayakulo gopashilando giihwapo moompadhi oontalala.Pethimbo ta popi konima sho a ganithilwa
readManchester United and Arsenal lead as Chelsea stutter
23-03-2010
LONDON – Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League on Sunday as South Korea midfielder Park Ji-Sung sealed a 2-1 victory over bitter rivals Liverpool, while spluttering Chelsea were
readGladiators beat Angola
23-03-2010
ON Saturday Brave Gladiators striker Emerencia ‘Kleintjie’ Fredericks’s 86th minute free kick against Angola saw Namibia through to the next round of the Africa Women’s Championship 2010.The
readTyson Uushona defeats Hango
23-03-2010
BETUEL ‘Tyson’ Uushona pipped Tommy Hango to the WBO African welterweight title at an eventful Independence Celebrations Boxing Bonanza on Saturday night.Although the fight looked closer than the
readBrave Warriors and Botswana in dull draw
23-03-2010
THE Brave Warriors’ goal drought continued as they were held to another goalless draw by Botswana in an Independence Day football friendly played at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
readSMSes of Tuesday 23 March 2010
23-03-2010
* CORPORAL punishment should be abolished completely from Namibian schools. This will only encourage learners to violence and aggression. This is one of the reasons why bullying occurs – violence
readWelwitschias maul Falcons
23-03-2010
NAMIBIA’s Welwitschias beat the Falcons 66-35 in a thrilling Vodacom Cup match at Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Friday night.The Welwitschias got off to a flyer, scoring three tries within five
readVoting whether Namibia is a ‘shining example’
23-03-2010
IS the score ten out of ten for democracy, as Namibia emerges from its teens? Since free speech and exchanging ideas are core to a strong and durable democracy, a good way to check Namibia’s progress
readUntag friends back in Namibia after 20 years
23-03-2010
FOUR women who had worked for the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (Untag) just before Independence held a “20-year reunion” in Namibia on Sunday.The Namibian met with them at the
readTjongarero to resign
23-03-2010
WINDHOEK – Outspoken Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) president Agnes Tjongarero was to tender her resignation from that body with immediate effect after being sworn in as member of the
readSixty seven new MPS sworn in
23-03-2010
ELEVEN new Members of Parliament scheduled to be sworn in on Friday morning boycotted the ceremony and stayed away. They were the eight members of the Rally for Progress and Democracy (RDP), the two
readSan farm children get their own school
23-03-2010
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Libertina Amathila last week opened the Chief Dawid //Khamugab Primary School for San children on the Farm Seringkop as her last official duty. The school opened in
readParliamentarians bid farewell on last day
23-03-2010
A FOUR-HOUR session concluded the last day of the ‘old’ Parliament on Thursday night, with several MPs bidding goodbye to the House and the leader of each political party leader delivering a last
readNamibia At 20: Notes On The New Cabinet
23-03-2010
LITTLE has been left unsaid about Namibia’s 20th anniversary and let me add my voice to the chorus of well-wishers. As I watched on television as President Pohamba announced his new Government I
readMan drowns in Goreangab Dam
23-03-2010
AMIDST the joy that characterised the weekend’s Independence celebrations, a Windhoek family is mourning the death of their main breadwinner after he drowned in the Goreangab Dam on Saturday.According
readJoyous crowds undeterred by heat
23-03-2010
THE Independence Stadium in Windhoek was bursting at the seams during Namibia’s 20th Independence celebrations on Sunday.Thousands of Namibians flocked to this stadium from 06h00 in the morning. Here,
readFree meat from game reserves for celebrations
23-03-2010
TWENTY gemsbok, worth at least N$40 000, were shot by chief wardens in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism at the Daan Viljoen Game Reserve and Waterberg Plateau Park on March 14 and 15 to supply
readAhtisaari’s verdict: Namibia is doing well
23-03-2010
NAMIBIA’S greatest achievement the past 20 years is peace, according to Martti Ahtisaari, overseer of the country’s final steps to Independence as the United Nations’ Special Representative and as
readHistoric US health overhaul a triumph for Barack Obama
23-03-2010
WASHINGTON – The United States’ Congress narrowly passed an historic health overhaul, taking the United States closer to universal medical care and handing Barack Obama the biggest triumph of his
readBoN raps banks over the knuckles
23-03-2010
THE Bank of Namibia (BoN) has lashed out against the public reaction to the proposed amendments on the Banking Institutions Act and Payments Systems Management Act tabled in Parliament recently,
readMishaps and blunders galore at festivities
23-03-2010
MANY a faux pas was committed at Sunday’s Independence celebrations and presidential inauguration, especially by the two masters of ceremonies – Finance Minister Saara Kuu-gongelwa-Amadhila and
readPS reshuffle on the cards
23-03-2010
REAPPOINTED Prime Minister Nahas Angula will soon drop a bombshell with the reshuffle and appointment of permanent secretaries as President Hifikepunye Pohamba embarks on his last five years in
readPohamba retains old guard
23-03-2010
NEW wine in old skins. Retaining strategy. Just a reshuffle and not a new Cabinet. Filling of vacancies. Playing it safe. A total cop-out on a promise that it will not be business as usual.These are
readNotable Quotes
23-03-2010
For them, a murderer is walking in their midst. – Judge Collins Parker remarked that the society that Berendt Both comes from probably have not heard of the differentiation that the law makes between
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