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69 Articles found on Friday, 12 November 2010
Funding to 7 New Start centres withdrawn
12-11-2010
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has allegedly stopped funding to seven of the 19 New Start voluntary counselling and testing centres (VCTs) in Namibia, according to New
readNam on polio alert
12-11-2010
NAMIBIA is on high alert following a deadly outbreak of polio in Congo Brazzaville and Angola. Dr Jack Vries, chairperson of the National Health Emergency Management Committee, said the ministry was
readHailulu wins costly fight
12-11-2010
THE Chief Executive Officer of the National Housing Enterprise, Vinson Hailulu, won a legal costs order against trade union leader Evilastus Kaaronda, the National Union of Namibian Workers, the
readZula to survive
12-11-2010
Ndeshi Alweendo (9) has a very small business in the Kili- manjaro informal settlement. Her mother buys sweets, chips and lollipops and she in turn sells them next to the road for pocket money. She
readCache-ing In On Julius!
12-11-2010
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema may not be a Twitter fan, but South African users of the social networking site have declared today ‘JujuFriday’ in his honour, media in South Africa report.South
readInflation drops to five-year low
12-11-2010
ANNUAL inflation again edged back last month, settling at 3,2 per cent and continuing the downward trend it has maintained for most of the year.So far, the price monster has only managed to rear its
readProtests thwarted amid G20 security alert
12-11-2010
SEOUL – The tight security measures at the G20 summit faced their first test yesterday as several thousand protesters demonstrated in host city Seoul and a woman tried to set herself on fire outside
readRamblers are best: Mannetti
12-11-2010
BLACK Africa coach Ricardo Mannetti believes that log leaders Ramblers are the best team in the Namibia Premier League at the moment. Mannetti, was speaking to The Namibian Sport ahead of the two
readSMSes for Friday 12 November 2010
12-11-2010
SMS Of The Day n I WAS really emotionally touched by your front page souvenir picture of the young Porius Blasius. One wonders whether he is still alive? And has he ever received any medical aid from
readNotable quotes
12-11-2010
War can hide many things but not everything, and a camera can see more that is supposed. – From the inside sleave of ‘Bush of Ghosts: Life and War in Namibia 1986 – 90’ by photographer John Liebenberg
readPolitical Perspective
12-11-2010
I READ recently that a Zambian court sentenced someone to a jail term “with hard labour”. I’ve not heard of this happening in Namibian courts recently, and am wondering whether this is not a good idea
readOnly Swapo Gains From The Marriage With Unions
12-11-2010
THE union affiliation to Swapo has never benefitted the workers and will not in the foreseeable future. The only positive for the workers is that their leaders have access to local, regional and
readTime To Get Specific About Education Reform
12-11-2010
THERE’S been a lot of discussion in recent weeks in the press here about the perceived sad deterioration of the Namibian education system.I’ve heard all this before, both here and in almost every
readThe Ovambanderu Circus Is A National Disgrace
12-11-2010
COIFFURE Vogue on rue des Poissonniers in Chateau Rouge where I occasionally cut my hair is a chaotic, but fascinating place. It captures the chaos and conditions of the marginal Parisian African
readPutting A Stop To Carnage
12-11-2010
NAMIBIA’s tourism and agriculture sectors are major contributors to our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Both will be severely jeopardised if the current carnage is allowed to continue.The print media of
readFrom You To Us!
12-11-2010
Messages sent by SMS or on our Big Brother Africa e-mail address: • The entertaining page is one of my favourites, but I really miss the regular columns. I hope the BBA team hasn’t gone on
readGoing coastal!
12-11-2010
Tonight’s the night music fans at the coast can break it down with some of the best in the Namibian music business.A number of star performers will be turning up the heat at the Kuisebmond Stadium
readTramp thrash at Nice!
12-11-2010
Rock music returns to Windhoek this weekend when the electrifying group, Small Town Tramp, led by Piet PD Stoman, are expected to set the stage alight at Theo’s Nice Restaurant.Having been around the
readBreathalyser Victim Takes Issue
12-11-2010
I DEMAND an explanation by our courts. On April 1 there was an article written by Jana-Mari Smith about the Breathalyser testers that are apparently not allowed to be used but they were (joke or no
readElection Lessons From The US
12-11-2010
SINCE Namibians are going to the polls soon, it is important for them to be aware of what is happening elsewhere with elections. Perhaps we could learn some lessons from other countries.The recent
readDid Pensioners Lose Out Through GIPF’s losses?
12-11-2010
LAST week, Secretary General Maria Kapere of the CCN stated that losses of N$650 million from the GIPF equated to a loss of N$10 000 in pension payments to each and every GIPF pensioner. On Friday
readWomen And The Sex Trade
12-11-2010
IT is hardly surprising that our Minister for Youth, Sport and Culture’s recent call for the legalisation of prostitution was met with ‘shock’ and ‘utter rejection’. It would have been surprising if
readMental Slavery And Religious-Cultural Dominance
12-11-2010
FAMOUSLY Bob Marley sung, “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.” The recent correspondences between Cuana Angula (The Namibian, October 29, 2010) and L
readXenophobia exists in Namibia
12-11-2010
WINDHOEK – Namibians are xenophobic towards fellow Africans, research carried out by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has revealed.The fellow Africans singled out are from Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana,
readTramp thrash at Nice!
12-11-2010
Rock music returns to Windhoek this weekend when the electrifying group, Small Town Tramp, led by Piet PD Stoman, are expected to set the stage alight at Theo’s Nice Restaurant.Having been around the
readRDP slams ‘cowardly’ unions
12-11-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress has criticised the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) for failing to stand by the workers in the time of need. The RDP deputy secretary for labour, Gert
readRDP candidate withdraws
12-11-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is facing another hiccup in the run-up to the local and regional authority elections later this month.The latest incident came after one of the party’s
readRDP candidate withdraws
12-11-2010
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is facing another hiccup in the run-up to the local and regional authority elections later this month.The latest incident came after one of the party’s
readNamoloh qualifies Bantu education praise
12-11-2010
UNDER the Bantu education system pupils not only had enough textbooks and teachers “well prepared to teach”, there was also more discipline in schools. “It is a problem when our children, who are
readMTC towers over Klein Windhoek
12-11-2010
IN defiance of a municipal order and despite pressure by residents of Eros Park and Klein Windhoek, an MTC cellphone tower has been erected in Eros Park. Last Friday, municipal CEO Niilo Taapopi
readNamibia must learn from Tarawa meeting
12-11-2010
VULNERABLE countries attending the Tarawa climate change conference have much to learn from each other.It’s unlikely Namibia will be swallowed by the sea like Kiribati, a gathering of atolls in the
readIilonga warns against ‘enemies from within’
12-11-2010
THE Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Petrus Iilonga, says there are people who are Swapo Party leaders during the day, and members of anti-Swapo groupings at night in the Oshakati
readFirst RED set to be dissolved
12-11-2010
PLANS are at an advanced stage to dissolve the Southern Regional Electricity Distributor (Sored) and to distribute its assets among the shareholders, The Namibian has established.A source privy to
readPM introduces Nipam governing council
12-11-2010
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula yesterday introduced the members of the Namibia Institute for Public Administration and Management (Nipam) governing council. They are appointed for three years to run the
readAngolan admits private parts cocaine stash
12-11-2010
AN Angolan national who was caught at a Police roadblock near Windhoek with cocaine hidden in his underpants admitted guilt to a drug-dealing charge in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court
readAncient history versus modern tourism
12-11-2010
A TOURIST lodge that was planned to be built at the Spitzkoppe has not yet seen the light because it might threaten prehistoric rock art.The chairman of the ≠Gaingu conservancy, Ryan Gariseb,
readBig Brother Africa: From You To Us!
12-11-2010
Messages sent by SMS or on our Big Brother Africa e-mail address:• The entertaining page is one of my favourites, but I really miss the regular columns. I hope the BBA team hasn’t gone on holiday?????
readSunday World says sorry to Khoza
12-11-2010
CAPE TOWN – The Sunday World newspaper has been ordered to publish an apology after it failed to verify information about an article on Sonono Khoza, daughter of Orlando Pirates soccer boss Irvin
readNigeria: 3 French hostages freed
12-11-2010
PARIS – Three French citizens who were kidnapped two months ago while working at an oil platform off the coast of Nigeria were released on Wednesday, France’s foreign minister and the company
readGive Madiba a break please
12-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – The Nelson Mandela Foundation has appealed to people worldwide to allow the former president to have a peaceful retirement as hundreds of requests for his time and signature continue to
readPolio kills over 90 in Congo
12-11-2010
NAIROBI/BRAZZAVILLE – The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is poised to launch a mass polio immunisation campaign in the Republic of Congo, after an outbreak of the disease claimed at least 97
readBusiness chiefs tell G20 to roll back protectionism
12-11-2010
SEOUL – Heads of global business groups with combined sales of trillions of dollars urged G20 leaders to roll back protectionism and push for world free trade at a two-day summit that began
readCopper record high as commodities surge
12-11-2010
SINGAPORE – Copper scored a record high yesterday, tracking this week's historic milestones in gold and tin while oil hit a 25-month high, as Chinese data boosted the outlook for raw material demand.
readEU-Africa relations soured by trade
12-11-2010
BRUSSELS – Stalled trade negotiations between the European Union (EU) and African states have soured relations between the two continents, the EU's chief trade negotiator said on Wednesday. Regional
readMotivate employees
12-11-2010
E mployees who are slow to react can be frustrating, especially in environments where it’s imperative to respond and adapt to change quickly. However, don’t assume these slow pokes are trying to
readPhosphate project needs N$1 bn
12-11-2010
PERTH – ASX- and NSX-listed Minemakers yesterday said the start-up cost for its Namibian marine phosphate project would likely amount to US$144 million, around N$1 billion, to produce three million
readFighting won’t solve dispute
12-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Confronting China and the United States in the debate over global imbalances and currencies will not provide a solution, South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said yesterday.In
readG20 leaders head into trade showdown
12-11-2010
SEOUL – The world’s biggest rich and emerging economies intensified a war of words yesterday, hours before the start of a G20 summit that will struggle to iron out serious distortions in global
readDutch cops use people to sniff out pot
12-11-2010
THE HAGUE – Dutch police have come up with a crime-fighting idea not to be sniffed at: they are are asking citizens to use their noses to help track down illicit dagga plantations.In order to help
readPet boom has Shanghai mulling one-dog policy
12-11-2010
SHANGHAI – Shanghai officials hope to curb the growing popularity of man’s best friend in the city with a one-dog policy.A new draft dog law would limit each household to just one canine, citing
readRussia hunts double agent who betrayed spies
12-11-2010
MOSCOW – A Russian newspaper said yesterday that the head of Moscow’s deep cover spying operations in the United States was a double agent who had betrayed at least 10 compatriots in a major blow to
readCalls to inspect A380 Rolls-Royce engines
12-11-2010
PARIS – The European Aviation Safety Agency has ordered airlines to carry out new inspections of the Rolls-Royce engines on the Airbus A380 superjumbo after analysis of one which blew up on a Qantas
readAakalimo yo moombashu na ya kwathelwe nawa
12-11-2010
O MUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ti epangelo olya indjipaleke ekwathelo lyalyo pashimaliwa kehangano lyaakalimo yomuumbashu nenge Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia.Nuumvo ehangano ndika
readMuni gwAmaruru ta pulwa kaakalimo
12-11-2010
O sha tameke nevudhomo lyuupomba womeya mbono wali megumbo kehe shono sha li shili muwanawa woshigwana unene tuu aakulupe peha lyuupomba opwa tulwa nee ometer hadhi tekwa nuukalata.Uupyakadi wuupomba
readIilonga ya yoongodhi dho Switch gwa Telecom natango ota dhi longo
12-11-2010
I ILONGA yoongodhi ya Telecom yo Switch naambyoka yoludhi ndoka moAngola yedhina Mundo Startel natango oyi li miilonga, omuwiliki gwa Telecom Namibia Frans Ndoroma a ti.Ndoroma okwa ti ongo
readOmpangu ya SADC ita yi longo manga
12-11-2010
O MITSE dhiilyolongo yehangano lyuukumwe wehumokomeho muumbugantu wAfrica[SADC] oya lundilwa kutya oya mweneke iilonga yompangu yehangano ndyoka shaali pakotampango.Ehangano lyokuninga iipotha
readYa hala omeya gayela mOkakekete
12-11-2010
O meya ga yela oshinima sha halika koshigwana ashihe, moondoolopa no momikunda. Momukunda Okakekete mOmbalantu mOmusati, aakalimo yamo nayo otaya ti kutya oya hala omeya gayela.Sho nee ya lombwelwa
readIiponga yohauto moondjila ta yi eta oluhepo MVA
12-11-2010
K ONYALA aantu 452 oya sile miiponga yomoondjila miitawuwa yoshilongo sigo oompaka. Shika omwaalu guli pombanda noonkondo okuyekela naangoka gwaantu 525 ya li ya kanitha oomwenyo dhawo miiponga
readTa ya kondjitha uufuthi wiimuna pOutjo unene
12-11-2010
A AKALIMO yomOutjo sho ya lulilwa kuufuthi wiimuna oya tokola oku nkondopeka opolisi opo mbuka wu ngambekwe noku hulithwapo. Etokolo lyaakalimo mbaka opo ya kwathele opolisi olya ningwa konima
readKamwi a popya nomuthindo konkalo yUuhaku
12-11-2010
P ETHIMBO ta popitha aakalimo peegululo pambelewa lyoosala nomatungo omape gamwe, mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati mEtitano lyoshiwike sha zi ko (05/11/2010) kOmupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba,
read'Welsh Lomu' vs Boks?
12-11-2010
WALES coach Warren Gatland called in the man that local scribes have described as ‘the Welsh Jonah Lomu’ for tomorrow’s test match against the Springboks at the Millennium Stadium.Teenage powerhouse
readGebrselassie having second thoughts about retiring
12-11-2010
PARIS – Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie indicated on Wednesday that he would think over his decision to retire from athletics which he had taken in the light of retiring from Sunday’s New York
readMilan need derby win to prove title credentials
12-11-2010
MILAN - AC Milan lock horns with Inter Milan on Sunday aiming to prove they are ready to end their rivals’ five-year stranglehold on the Serie A title.The departure of coach Jose Mourinho after last
readMX-Classic storms Swakopmund
12-11-2010
MOTOCROSS will take the peaceful seaside town of Swakopmund by storm this weekend when the second leg of the Jägermeister Invitational MX-Classic takes place on the track just north of the town,
readAtletico offer Spurs-target Forlan to Real
12-11-2010
MADRID – Atletico Madrid offered to sell Diego Forlan, voted the best player at the World Cup, to crosstown rivals Real for 18 million euros, a Spanish sports newspaper reported on Wednesday.The
readManchester derby dull, Chelsea extends gap
12-11-2010
LONDON – Manchester City and United ground out a tepid 0-0 draw and Michael Essien’s goal earned Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Fulham for a four-point cushion at the top of the Premier League on
readFootball Fixtures
12-11-2010
Friday, November 12 German Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund v Hamburg 21h30Saturday, November 13 English Premier League Aston Villa v Man Utd 14h45 Wolverhampton v
readMargarito mocks Roach
12-11-2010
DALLAS – The build up to Manny Pacquaio’s WBC world title fight took a sad and distasteful twist when a video surfaced showing Antonio Margarito mocking legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach.The
readCache-ing In On Julius!
12-11-2010
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema may not be a Twitter fan, but South African users of the social networking site have declared today ‘JujuFriday’ in his honour, media in South Africa report.South
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