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43 Articles found on Monday, 3 May 2010
VAT exemptions in force at last
03-05-2010
CONSUMERS no longer have to pay 15 per cent value added tax (VAT) on brown and white sugar and fresh milk.The zero-rating, promised by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on March 19 last
readTravel chaos at Hosea Kutako airport
03-05-2010
THERE was chaos at the Hosea Kutako International Airport on Friday, with various flights being delayed and cancelled and terminals crammed with dissatisfied passengers.An Air Namibia passenger from
readWorker grievances mount
03-05-2010
ON the eve of Workers’ Day celebrated on Saturday, hundreds of NedBank and Group 4 Securicor (G4S) employees submitted petitions to their respective managers.In a petition addressed to G4S managing
readThe Three Wise Men And The Budget
03-05-2010
I WRITE this individually as the value of argument is based upon merit, not the number of supporting scribes! I respond to that published by the ‘Three Doctors’ on budgetary process as it indeed is
readAli Nuumbembe disappoints
03-05-2010
JERRY Nekhubvi of South Africa stunned the home fans into silence when he knocked out Ali Nuumbembe in the second round to win the WBO African welterweight title at the Windhoek Country Club on Friday
readUS says failed NY bomb a potential terrorist attack
03-05-2010
NEW YORK – The United States views a car bomb that failed to go off in New York’s Times Square as a potential terrorist attack, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday.Police
readAlgeria’s threat may not break MTN, Orascom deal
03-05-2010
CAIRO – Algerian government opposition to Orascom Telecom’s planned sale of its Djezzy unit to South Africa’s MTN threatens a larger deal worth up to US$9 billion and, may scare off other
readWorker grievances mount
03-05-2010
ON the eve of Workers’ Day celebrated on Saturday, hundreds of NedBank and Group 4 Securicor (G4S) employees submitted petitions to their respective managers.In a petition addressed to G4S managing
readWalvis Bay: The Last Hurdle
03-05-2010
WHEN Apartheid South Africa realised that it was time to go, they resolved to let go of Namibia minus Walvis Bay. This caught the international community by surprise and the Namibian people were the
readBondels acting chief fired, but vows to stay on
03-05-2010
THE row over leadership in the Bondelswarts clan has ramped up a gear with the sacking of acting Chief Josef Christiaan. However, Christiaan has vowed to stay put after receiving a letter dated April
readACC hotly debated in Parliament
03-05-2010
MEMBERS of Parliament took issue with ministerial drivers in official cars being targeted by the Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly driving around on private errands.MPs were also irritated that
read600 struggle children taken in by NDF
03-05-2010
THE Defence Ministry took in 1 600 new recruits last year, including 600 young Namibians born in exile, Defence Minister Charles Namoloh said on Friday. “During this new financial year the
readN$8m down the drain at Parliament
03-05-2010
DELAYED renovations due to red tape at the Tender Board have caused the National Assembly N$8 million, Speaker Theo-Ben Gurirab said on Friday when he motivated the budget vote for the National
readMore rain for Windhoek
03-05-2010
PEOPLE living in central Namibia – especially in Windhoek – should not put their umbrellas away as more showers are expected in the next couple of days.More than 35 mm of rain was recorded in the
readLarge chunk of land to Lüderitz Waterfront
03-05-2010
CABINET has approved the donation of a large piece of land in the harbour of Lüderitz to the Lüderitz Waterfront Development Company.Plot 24 in Hafen Street, Lüderitz, about 7 000 square metres in
readNam press ‘partly free’
03-05-2010
PRESS freedom in Namibia had worsened over the last 12 months, the non-governmental United States watchdog Freedom House said in a report recently.On the eve of International Press Freedom Day,
readWitvlei meat sues Norwegian partners
03-05-2010
WITVLEI Meat is taking legal steps against two Norwegian business partners, who they claim deliberately misled the company by not paying the true market prices for imported meat, leading to a loss of
readStock theft suspect in court after car chase
03-05-2010
A SUSPECTED cattle thief who was arrested east of Windhoek following a high-speed car chase last week is remaining in Police custody after making a first court appearance on Friday.The charged suspect
readFour new PSes appointed
03-05-2010
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula on Friday appointed four new permanent secretaries and reshuffled five others.The most anticipated move was the appointment of the President’s Economic Advisor, Leevi
readPohamba condemns labour hire at Lüderitz rally
03-05-2010
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says he hates labour hire and his Government will do its best to prevent the exploitation of workers through it.With the annual Lüderitz Crayfish Festival in full swing,
readSkorpion puts sting back in SMEs
03-05-2010
SKORPION Zinc Mine has started a procurement project to boost businesses in the south by buying goods and services from them.Although in an early stage, the procurement project is already yielding
readObama says US economic heartbeat ‘growing stronger’
03-05-2010
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday declared the US economy was “in a much better place” than a year ago as new growth figures spurred hopes of a solid recovery.“The economy that was losing
readJulia ‘world’s most beautiful’
03-05-2010
LOS ANGELES – Julia Roberts topped the list of People magazine’s ‘World’s Most Beautiful People’ on Wednesday, marking the 12th time that the ‘Pretty Woman’ star has appeared in the annual special
readGaga, Clinton, Lula ‘most influential’
03-05-2010
Time magazine’s latest top 100 listNEW YORK – Extravagantly outfitted singer Lady Gaga, former US president Bill Clinton and Brazil’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are the world’s most
readAn educated business decision pays off for Melrile Guesthouse
03-05-2010
MELVINA and Ronald Nicol-Wilson came from Sierra Leone to Namibia in 1990 to work as teachers. Ten years later, they gained Namibian citizenship, and when Ronald retired, they decided to use his
readGreece seals rescue deal, warns sacrifices needed
03-05-2010
ATHENS – Greece has sealed a deal with the EU and IMF that opens the door to a multibillion-euro financial bailout but will require major sacrifices from the Greek people, Prime Minister George
readFive minutes in the green can boost self-esteem
03-05-2010
LONDON – Just five minutes of exercise a day in the great outdoors can improve mental health, according to a study released on Saturday, and policymakers should encourage more people to spend time in
readIran to propose reforms to a failed NPT: Ahmadinejad
03-05-2010
TEHRAN – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has failed and Iran will propose changes, as he flew off to New York yesterday to take part in a conference to review
readChinese city goes on defence after school attack
03-05-2010
TAIXING – A Chinese city shaken by one of three back-to-back attacks on schools stepped up security and urged its citizens to “trust the government” on Saturday, a day after parents of the injured
readOmutengeneko gwolutenda omushona
03-05-2010
I IMALIWA yoodola oomiliona 84 mbyoka ominista yiimaliwa a gandja opo olutenda moshilongo lu opalekululwe iishona, na itayi ka opaleka iilonga yolutenda nawa.Ngaka ogo omadhiladhilo ga IPPR ehangano
readOonkundathana pokati ka MTN na Orascom
03-05-2010
M TN na Orascom ngoka oye mwene gwehangano lyoongodhi dhopeke lya Leo, oya koleke kutya ota ya kundathana, oonkundathana ndhoka tashi vulika dhi fale nenge dhaafale melandepo lyomaliko ga Orascom
readOskepa yomapekaapeko ya hehelwa kuAngola
03-05-2010
U UNGOMBA wa Namibia moshikondo shoohi dhomefuta otawu pewa Angola uule womwedhi gumwe.Shika otashi ningwa sho ombautu yomapekaapeko ya Namibia yedhina Welwitchia ta yi ka ninga omakonakona kombinga
readOshivilo shomaongo kOmhedi, 2010
03-05-2010
O shivilo shomaongo osho shimwe shomeenghulunghedi nomifyuululwakalo odo da dya nale dOvawambo. Omaongo okwa kala nokutyapulwa nawa, unene mOukwanyama okudya komaunyuni onale ooHautolonde.Konima
readEkanka lyaa fendelithi olya li lyuuhasha
03-05-2010
E IHUMBATO ewinayi ngaashi oshinima shekanka lyokathimbo lyaaniilonga yiifendela kuyele oshiwike shayi, ota li vulu okushunitha monima ehwepopalo lyomahupilo moshilongo ndyoka lya tameka
readOngeshefa yIihape nIikwamboga pOshiko mOngwediva
03-05-2010
U UMINISTELI wUunamapya, Iimuna, Omeya nIihwa palongelokumwe nElelo lya Ngwediva otaya tungu po Endiki lyOongeshefa dhokulanda nokulanditha iihape nIikwamboga iitalala, tali tungwa momukunda
readMayweather out-punches ageing Mosley
03-05-2010
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. rebounded from a close call in the second round to dominate Shane Mosley in a unanimous 12-round decision on Saturday in their welterweight fight.Boxing’s biggest box
readStars through to Cup semis
03-05-2010
AFRICAN Stars put aside the pre-match venue dispute to defeat Cymot SKW 1-0 and reach the Leo NFA Cup semi-finals on Friday night.Rudi Louw bagged the only goal of the match early in the first half as
readNamibian coaches to get Fifa Grassroots training
03-05-2010
About forty coaches from all 13 political regions of Namibia will converge in Windhoek to receive youth football training through the FIFA Grassroots Football project.Namibia becomes only the second
readPSG beat Monaco to French Cup
03-05-2010
SAINT-DENIS – Paris Saint-Germain won the French Cup for the eighth time with Guillaume Hoarau’s extra-time header producing the only goal in Saturday’s final against Monaco.Hoarau headed in a rebound
readBulls all but secure semi-finals spot
03-05-2010
WELLINGTON – The defending champion Bulls all but sealed a place in the Super 14 semi-finals with a 27-19 win over the Sharks on Saturday which earned the Pretoria club a five-point lead in the
readHoffmann wins in Neuotting
03-05-2010
NAMIBIAN professional cyclist Erik Hoffmann completed his third victory of the season when he won the Neuotting Road Race in Bavaria, southern Germany last weekend.Hoffmann was ably assisted by his
readSMSes for Monday 03 May 2010
03-05-2010
n I NEED the nation’s support on this. Can’t we introduce an award that must be given monthly to an MP who contributes valuable points in the House. (The public will vote.) This is simply just to
readSMSes for Monday 03 May 2010
03-05-2010
n I NEED the nation’s support on this. Can’t we introduce an award that must be given monthly to an MP who contributes valuable points in the House. (The public will vote.) This is simply just to
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