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70 Articles found on Friday, 26 November 2010
State pension tender challenge thrown out
26-11-2010
AN attempt by United Africa Group to challenge its loss of a multimillion-dollar contract to handle the payment of State pensions over the next five years ended in defeat in the High Court in Windhoek
readMurder victim buried at home village
26-11-2010
SARAH Heita, the 18-year-old girl whose throat was slit at a cuca shop last Saturday, was buried at her home village of Onamkulunga yesterday.Pastor Elia Ndishishi, who led the funeral service, called
readOpposition faces uphill battle
26-11-2010
SWAPO could be heading for a landslide victory if voters in today’s local and regional elections cast their ballots along the same patterns as in last year’s National Assembly polls. • 1 180 925
read‘Not letting our guard down’
26-11-2010
YEONPYEONG ISLAND – South Korea’s defence minister resigned yesterday amid intense criticism two days after a North Korean artillery attack killed four people on a small island near the Koreas’
readBillions needed to prevent power blackouts in Africa
26-11-2010
AFRICA will need US$29 billion, more than N$200 billion, in investment in the energy sector per year over the next ten years to realise its economic growth potential, a top energy expert has
readWho will be the millionaire?
26-11-2010
WITH the Namibia Premier League (NPL) nearing the midway point of its 2010/11 programme, the question on most football followers lips is ‘who will win the N$1 million top prize?’. The season has
readZanu-PF wants elections next year without reforms
26-11-2010
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe’s party said Zimbabwe would go ahead with a general election next year with or without constitutional reforms seen by many as critical to a free and fair vote.Mugabe,
readSMSes for Friday 26 November 2010
26-11-2010
SMS Of The Day NAMIBIA must develop a culture of thinking before talking. Wisdom increases with age. Comrades, choose your words because we all know how to talk! Food for Thought
readNotable Quotes
26-11-2010
Alexander fled halfway around the world, but he was not able to escape the financial consequences of his crimes. – Brooklyn-based US Attorney Loretta E. Lynch in a statement about Kobi Alexander,
readNew Leaders Must Herald Change For The Better
26-11-2010
THE regional and local government elections are upon us, and Namibians will cast their ballots today and tomorrow throughout the country.It goes without saying that The Namibian urges all voters to
readToward An Empowering And Responsible Vision Of Politics
26-11-2010
I AM not sure if my membership of the ruling party has lapsed or not. Nonetheless, as a mea culpa for the manner in which I raise issues on this page, I ingratiated myself with comrades last Sunday by
readBack To The Roots: Shouldn’t The School System Be Teaching Democracy?
26-11-2010
“Undoubtedly, one of the greatest problems each of us has to solve in the realm of practice is that of accepting the necessity to maintain, in the midst of the intransigence that comes from steadfast
readTeachers, Etosha, And Piggeries
26-11-2010
SOON schools will close for almost two months and while teachers and pupils are away many, including seniors in the Ministry of Education, will bemoan the grade 10 results as well as the high number
readPolitical Perspective
26-11-2010
WHAT should be an exhilarating experience, which offers the opportunity for vibrant debate and exchange of views as Namibians get ready to exercise their democratic choices, has instead become a
readBIG Is Still Better
26-11-2010
RECENTLY in The Namibian you had an article explaining that poverty puts the poor person at a disadvantage to his/her peers when it comes to schooling. Also recently and up to now we see a lot of
readDemos Won’t Change Violence
26-11-2010
FIRST of all I would like to convey my condolences to the late Sarah Heita’s bereaved family, school mates, friends and community members. Indeed, I spare a thought for all of you.I am writing to
read‘Imagining’ Heaven And Earth
26-11-2010
IN response to comments made in The Namibian (19 November 2010) by Jochen Becker and L Shikongo the following: Let me invite both of them to an African fireplace for story telling. First, let me
readTime For Profane Politics?
26-11-2010
I WAS intrigued by the question posed by L Shikongo (‘Imagine there’s no heaven’, November 19) about why liberation theology has been overtaken by Christian fundamentalism. S/he asked how come this
readLack Of Speed Can Also Kill
26-11-2010
LATELY there has been a lot written in the media about road safety and the opinion that exceeding the speed limit is fraught with danger (and fatalities result). Perhaps this is so and perhaps not,
readNo Award For Namibian Feature Film
26-11-2010
THIS great event finally honours local productions and encourages local filmmakers, writers and directors to tell their stories and turn them into productions - at least that is what I thought it
readLoss Of Our Noble Ideals
26-11-2010
DEMOCRACY is a word being used very loosely by different political parties, especially during different types of elections. Each political party claims to deliver the goods in terms of democracy. But
read‘Struggle’ Speech Must Go
26-11-2010
I GENERALLY believed that if one was part of the drafting of a country’s Constitution, then one would be more learned than the masses. As we move to cast our votes in the Regional and Local Government
readOompanda dha Namibia odhili megameno natango
26-11-2010
OOMPANDA dhomo Namibia odhi li nawa nodhili megameno kombinga yokudhipagwa kaayaki yiikwakuti yoludhi nduka. Shika osha kolekwa kUuministeli womudhingoloko nomapashiyono. Aanambelewa oya koleke ndhika
readOokompiuta 42 dha kana poombelewadha ECN
26-11-2010
OKOMMISSI yomahogololo ya Namibia oya kanitha ookompiuta dholudhi lwo laptopa dhili 42 komeho yomahogololo ngoka ge li metifa etitano nolyomakaya.Ekano ndika olya etele oECN omaipulo, unene tuu
readOndjokana ya Ohorongo na AfriSam ina yi ziminwa.
26-11-2010
OKOMMISSI yomathigathanopo ya Namibia, oya tindi okuzimina ehokano lyOhorongo Cement na Afri-Sam. Okommissi oya ti ndika olya li tali ka eta onkalo yaa na ethigathanopo,naashika otashi nayipike
readOmbulaye ya Namibia ya nenepeke okuhanga
26-11-2010
OMBULAYE ya Namibia ota yi nenepeke iilonga yawo yokuhanga omalovu sho ya landa oshidhinditho oshipe noshowo uungomba wokwoopaleka uuyelele wobiila.Nambrew okwa ningi uule woomwedhi hamano ta konakona
readYomahogololo ya hogolola nale kuyele
26-11-2010
NONANDE omahogololo gogene gOpaitopolwa nOmalelo gOondoolopa ga oga tameke ongula yonena meti 26 Novemba 2010, Aanambelewa yOmahogololo nAapolisi oya tamekele nale okuhogolola Omaandaha goshiwike
readYo Swanu ya ya koSwapo
26-11-2010
ONGUNDU yOswanu oya fa ita yi ka kala we naahogololwa mOshikandjohogololo sha Shakatiuzilo naashoka sha Shakatiuninginino molwashoka Aahogololwa yayo yaali, Ndamononghenda Nakale gwomOshkatiuninginino
readNigeria a gandja omagano gooN$10,000 kOseko ya Gabriel Taapopi ishewe
26-11-2010
OMBELEWA Onkalelipo yEpangel;o lya Nigeria moNamibia omasiku ga zi ko oya gandja omagano gooN$10,000 kOseko yopombanda ya Gabriel Taapopi opo yi ikwathele nayo moompumbwe dhayo.Pethimbo ta gandja
readOmahala gokugamena ikwakuti nuushitwe ga pewa iimaliwa
26-11-2010
OMAHALA gokugamena iikwakuti nuushitwe geli 59 oga pewa kehe limwe oodola 60 000 okuza kUuministeli wOmudhingoloko nuupashioni. Iimaliwa mbika oya gandjwa opo yi longithwe ongo futo yoku futila mboka
readBoas Mweendeleli a kuthwa manga muulenga
26-11-2010
ELENGA enene lya Niimwandi mOndonga mOshitopowla sha Shikoto, tatekulu Boas Mweendeleli, ngoka wo a kala Omupopiliko gwElelo lyOpamuthigululwakalo lyOndonga noshowo lyIitopolwa ayihe ihetatu
readRDP ti ipula ko kulukwa omutondi, ekokolote, nasatana mopolitika
26-11-2010
POSHIGONGI shoRDP pOmbaye oshiwike shika, omuleli gwongundu ndjoka okwa popi eipulo lye kombinga yaaleli yoshilongo ta ya luku aawiliki yoompilameno kutya yo omakokolote, aatondi noosatana.Festus
readOshekasheka natango ka yi na omeya gayela; Shailemo ta ti
26-11-2010
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shAatoolinkundana momukunda Oshekasheka mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana mEitano lyoshiwike sha zi ko, Omuhogololwa gwo RDP mOshitopolwa sha Kaku mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha
readNadal powers on as unlucky Djokovic loses focus
26-11-2010
LONDON - Rafael Nadal kept the one major title missing from his glittering CV firmly in his sights on Wednesday as he took brutal advantage of Novak Djokovic’s eye problems to notch his second win at
readFootball tourney for late Katjimune
26-11-2010
A football tournament has been organised in honour of late Namibian football referee Mathew Katjimune, who died in October last year after a short illness caused by a motor vehicle accident.He was 35
readHat-trick hero Siddle stuns England
26-11-2010
BRISBANE - Australian paceman Peter Siddle destroyed England’s lower middle order by taking a hat-trick and finishing with 6-54 as the visitors were dismissed for 260 late on the first day of the
readChelsea hunt for form, Spurs host Liverpool
26-11-2010
LONDON - Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea will make Sunderland fans happy for the second time in two weeks if they end their run of poor Premier League form at Newcastle United on Sunday.Beaten 3-0 by
readDiamond League plans for overall winners
26-11-2010
RALEIGH, North Carolina - The Diamond Leagues series hopes to increase its popularity by creating a new award for the top male and female athletes each season, a senior athletics official said on
readSpringbok Kirchner fired up for England in Twickenham
26-11-2010
LONDON - South African fullback Zane Kirchner has faced just about every major rugby nation in his short international career but, when he adds England to his CV on Saturday it will be the culmination
readThe Royal Tweets!
26-11-2010
HOW do I love thee, let me count the tweets! Thank you, Shakespeare. Eish, it seems half the world – not literatu-rally (no thank you for you, George W Bush!), but you know what I mean – loves
readWHO welcomes Pope’s statement on condoms
26-11-2010
MANILA – The World Health Organisation yesterday welcomed a statement by Pope Benedict XVI that condoms can help prevent the spread of HIV-AIDS.“The Pope’s statement is in line with evidence that
readMan jailed for fathering ten kids with daughter
26-11-2010
BUENOS AIRES – A 62-year-old Argentine man was arrested and charged with raping his daughter for more than 30 years and fathering 10 children with her, in a case “even worse” than that of Austria’s
readGerman man wants boob money back
26-11-2010
BERLIN – A German woman who splashed out on breast implants with a loan from her then boyfriend now fears her assets could be re-possessed after she failed to fully reimburse him, the 20-year-old
readAfrican population to triple
26-11-2010
NAIROBI – African cities are facing disastrous overpopulation as urban populations across the continent continue to swell dramatically, the United Nations said on Wednesday.UN-Habitat’s The State of
readBritain to urge EU to adopt rules on bankers’ pay
26-11-2010
LONDON – British finance minister George Osborne will this week urge the European Union (EU) to adopt transparency rules for bankers' pay, the Treasury said on Wednesday, but the UK has not ruled out
readEuro will survive, says ECB’s Axel Weber
26-11-2010
PARIS – European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber has said he was convinced the euro would survive and that a financial safety net created by euro zone governments would be enough to
readAfrica strategic in fuelling China
26-11-2010
BEIJING – Officials with China's leading nuclear companies said the country's supply of uranium will fuel its burgeoning fleet of reactors for decades to come, but imports will continue to increase in
readAfrica’s collective GDP hits trillion Nam dollars
26-11-2010
AFRICA’S Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has picked up in recent years and is projected to collectively grow at 5,5 per cent in 2011, way ahead of the developed economies.Edward Njoroge, the president of
read‘Too little, too late, SA economists warn
26-11-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Evidence that South Africa's economic growth is slowing is raising fears the government has done too little and acted too late to boost growth in one of Africa's biggest economies.South
readInvolve customers in product creation
26-11-2010
The best way to get your customers excited by your product or service is to involve them in creating it. Instead of offering them what you think they need, ask them to help you design what they
readEuro crisis drives oil lower
26-11-2010
SINGAPORE – Oil edged lower yesterday, after rising more than three per cent a day earlier on strong US macro-economic data, as concerns about European debt lingered.A surprise crude inventory gain in
readUnam to launch WTO research chair
26-11-2010
THE University of Namibia (Unam) will launch the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Research Chair Programme in Windhoek next month to support trade-related teaching and to foster research on trade
readAfrican Stars lose again
26-11-2010
DEFENDING Namibia Premier League (NPL) champions African Stars’ season went from bad to worse following yet another defeat, this time 2-1 to Civics on Wednesday. It now appears their team building
readFake hijacking of computer truck foiled
26-11-2010
THE Police are hot on the heels of more suspects in connection with a fake hijacking of computer equipment worth more than N$500 000 in Windhoek on Wednesday.Three suspects, including the driver of
readNghimtina cautions taxi operators
26-11-2010
THE Minister of Works and Transport has appealed to all public transport business owners and operators to take the safety needs of their passengers into account during this year’s festive season.Erkki
readECN overspends budget allocation
26-11-2010
THE N$120 million that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) expects to spend on this weekend’s regional and local elections does not include the operational expenses of this body.Its
readNHE spends more on building houses
26-11-2010
THE National Housing Enterprise’s annual investment in housing development has jumped from N$17 million in 2005 to more than N$150 million this year. This was said by NHE CEO Vincent Hailulu this week
readStrong wind collapsed power line
26-11-2010
THE parents of Hendrick Haikali, the nine-year-old boy who suffered third-degree burns after an electricity pole fell on him, say they will first wait for him to complete his treatment before
readYouth to miss out on party
26-11-2010
THE National Youth Council’s plans to send a delegation of 2 000 young people to World Youth and Students Festival in South Africa were dashed because of lack of funds.Although the NYC has cut the
readOne dead in crash, one seriously injured
26-11-2010
AN employee of Furnmart at Keetmanshoop died instantly while his colleague sustained serious injuries when the Opel Corsa bakkie in which they were driving left the road and overturned. The accident
readConservancies continue to deliver the goods
26-11-2010
ONE of Namibia's greatest “success stories”, a project aimed at creating jobs and reducing poverty in rural areas, through the use of natural resources and in a sustainable way, last year generated
readAppointment of Karas acting CRO questioned
26-11-2010
THE legality of the Karas Regional Council’s decision to replace its acting chief regional officer (CRO) with a junior-ranked official is being questioned by its human resource department.The council
readVoting steps
26-11-2010
TODAY and tomorrow, an estimated one million voters in the regional council elections and around 500 000 in the local authority elections are expected to cast their votes at polling stations
readNamibians foil SA scam
26-11-2010
A SOUTH African company claiming to specialise in skills development workshops had the rug pulled from under their feet when a group of alert Namibians became suspicious and called the Police to
readCar theft shooting survivor sent to jai
26-11-2010
THE lone survivor of a Police shooting that left two suspected car thieves dead in Windhoek in May 2007 was sent to prison for a further four years yesterday.Following his arrest on May 16 2007,
readSPYL calls for leave to vote
26-11-2010
SWAPO Youth League secretary Elijah Ngurare yesterday called on Government and the private sector to give workers half a day off tomorrow to go and vote in the regional and local authority
readSwakop pig farmer takes legal action against State veterinarian
26-11-2010
THE owner of the pigs at the Richtenhoven Pig Farm along the Swakop River – who has been convicted of animal cruelty – is apparently taking legal action against the State veterinarian because she
readFarm massacre trial continues in March
26-11-2010
THE High Court trial over the massacre of eight people at farm Kareeboomvloer between Rehoboth and Kalkrand in March 2005 is now set to continue only in March next year.The trial had been scheduled to
readRambler: You pay for it, don’t you want a say in it?
26-11-2010
Ok, so we all know that this election is a dud and that there are probably no good reason (or candidates) why a sane person would go and vote. Yes, the election campaigns were held with all fanfare,
readNAMIBIA IS VOTING
26-11-2010
Polling stations across Namibia opened this morning (Friday) for the 2010 regional and local elections. In Windhoek, President Hifikepunye Pohamba was one of the first Namibians to exercise his
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