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63 Articles found on Friday, 1 October 2010
Chelsea, Arsenal in Derby rally
01-10-2010
LONDON – Chelsea and Arsenal meet in the Premier League at the weekend in the rare position of both seeking to rebound from defeats in the previous round.Although the London rivals rallied with
readSpecies Angling Does It Again
01-10-2010
THE second Angling Development International was held at the Hardap Dam at the end of August.Namibia’s Species Angling Association’s (SAA) development team completed a remarkable comeback against a
readSummer Cup reaches grand finale
01-10-2010
THE 2010 Metropolitan Namibia Summer Cup winds up its activities this weekend, with semi-final and final soccer and netball matches to be played at the Independence Stadium at Oshakati
readBad meat to blame for failed test – Contador
01-10-2010
PINTO, Spain - A grim-faced Alberto Contador said food poisoning was to blame for his positive dope test and that he, the three-times Tour de France winner, could ‘hold his head high’ and should not
readVote for fair play!
01-10-2010
THE route to the Namibia Football Associations’ elective congress has been loitered with unsavoury verbal attacks which are expected to reach fever pitch when the ballots are cast in Windhoek
readSMSes for Friday 1 October 2010
01-10-2010
SMS Of The Day THANK you Mr President for lighting that candle. Thank you also for the beautiful comments against drugs and alcohol ... for the 100th time. Next, I believe, is time for
readShikuwa omukondjelimanguluko gwoshili
01-10-2010
METUMWALAKA lye lyomahekeleko kOfamili, kaanona , kaakwanezimo nokookuume ya nakusa Joseph Katofa “Shikuwa Shembale” Omukokolipresidende Sam Nujoma okwa tanga nakusa Shikuwa kutya okwa li ependafule,
readAawiliki momalelo mErongo ya lundululwa
01-10-2010
EWILIKO lyongundu yo Swapo po Henties Bay inali iyutha aniwa kelombwelo lyongundu sho lya ulike meya gwoshilando shoka nale Paulus Imbamba opo natango a kale omuulikwa hogololwa melelo lyoshilando
readOmutse gwoshilongo gwa indile uuwinayi wukondjithwe
01-10-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ti okwa uvithwa nayi kelongitho lyapitilila lyomalovu noshowo elongitho lyiingangamithi moshigwana. Omutse gwoshilongo ogwa indile opo pa katukwe oonkatu
readEtopoko moNUNW
01-10-2010
ONDUNDAHANGANO yaaniilonga ya Namibia[Nunw] oya taalelwa keshongo limwe sho oshilyo hangano shondunda ndjoka sha tilitha kutya otashi tindi okufuta uukwashilyo washo ko NUNW.Konima ashike yokongressa
readAaniilonga yomoongeshefa ooshona nodhopokati moluhepo
01-10-2010
OOMPITO dhiilonga omayovi 70 000 odha kanapo pokati komumvo 1997 sigo omumvo 2008 moshilongo, omanga omwaalu gwaakongi yiilonga gu li pokati komayovi 240 000 sigo 300 000 gwa li tagu kongo iilonga
readOombaanga na dhi talulule ekwathelo lyadho
01-10-2010
OMUPEKAAPEKI iithikamena kombinga yomahupilo okwa ti oombaanga odha pumbwa okulonga iimaliwa ya dho ongo aayendi yopokati megandjo lyiimaliwa peha lyoku yi mona mokufutitha aayakulwa.Ngashingeyi
readEkopi lya Metropolitan mehuliloshiwike ndika
01-10-2010
UUDHANO wekondjelo lyEkopi lya Metropolitana koosikola dhomo Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto nomOmusati, otau ka kala ko mehuliloshiwike ndika pOkapale kOmaudhano ka Shakati, tau tameke ongula onene,
readNo Sense Of Urgency On Unemployment Rate
01-10-2010
THE Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Immanuel Ngatjizeko, may be right when he says that Namibia’s high unemployment rate is ‘not just Government’s problem’, but they have to acknowledge the
readSwapo And The Logic Of Insufficient Reason
01-10-2010
SWAPO should have someone who would say: ‘Comrades, we are busy with nonsense’. Alas, it does seem as if there is no one in the ruling party who would consistently take on the hard issues.It is just a
readThe Slave Ethos And The African Economy
01-10-2010
DAKAR – The slump in prices for Africa’s natural resources, which led to chronic deficits in the past, has been reversed. Consumption, fuelled by huge Asian demand for African commodities, is on the
readWholesale Changes – In Public Interest?
01-10-2010
I HAVE a feeling that I am not the only one surprised by the wholesale changes that we have witnessed on the Swapo Party candidacy lists for the upcoming local authority elections.Having called for
readPolitical Perspective
01-10-2010
THE decision of the ELCIN Church not to allow political party flags on coffins, among others, has been a controversial one. It has resulted in both public kudos and criticism. I believe though, that
readNamibian falls victim to online identity theft
01-10-2010
A NAMIBIAN man’s online identity was stolen this week when an unknown Internet confidence trickster used the man’s personal mailing list to beg for US$3 000 from unsuspecting friends, family and
readA Country Of Chiefs And Cleaners
01-10-2010
IT is sickening that a man, who is fending for his family, including a six-month-old baby, would be arrested, tried and sentenced for doing something good – washing a car to earn money! This country
readThe Poor vs the Powerful: The Case of Okahandja Citizens vs NamPower
01-10-2010
IT’S amazing how manageable things neglected, can lead to catastrophe. Twice this week (week no 36), if the press is correct, three different communities (Okahandja, Kalkrand and Maltahöhe) have been
readNot A Weakness To Compromise
01-10-2010
THE impasse at the Polytechnic of Namibia between its management and the union is unnecessary. Management should provide leadership by seeking a compromise solution with Napwu. It is not a weakness to
readWhere Have All The Rockers Gone?
01-10-2010
YOUR August publication ran its daily Top 10 list on September 20 presuming to list the top 10 guitarists of all time. To be blunt the list was rubbish. Jimi Hendrix the greatest? I realise that you
readPensioners Appeal To GIPF
01-10-2010
WE the undersigned pensioners and members of the GIPF express our distress and disappointment at the recent revelations in the media concerning the Namfisa report on investments that indicate
readOn The ‘Dying’ Zambezi
01-10-2010
THE Zambezi River is taking heavy strain at the moment with all the netting going on. Over the past few years netting has increased dramatically and is now the worst we have ever seen. They are
readNo Reply From Home Affairs
01-10-2010
BETWEEN April 7 2010 and July 22 2010, I wrote four letters to the Ministry of Home Affairs; two were addressed to the Permanent Secretary and the others to the Minister. The letters contain questions
readWater Woes For Caprivi Teachers
01-10-2010
DEAR Editor, thanks for allowing me space in your esteemed newspaper.I have decided to include an attachment in my letter so that readers can exactly get sense of what I’m writing about. Please can
readBreeding Ground For Mediocrity?
01-10-2010
IT has been reported in the past that the standard of the University of Namibia does not match that of other institutions in Namibia, or at least that of its closest rival. Employers in the country
readKeetmans Council trip was ‘illegal’
01-10-2010
The Keetmanshoop Municipality’s managers allegedly overstepped their powers when five senior officials last week went on an unauthorised three-day trip to Upington. A source within the municipality
readKaras under fire over lost investment opportunity
01-10-2010
THE Karas Regional Council has come under fire for allegedly letting a multimillion-dollar investment opportunity slip through its fingers.The project involving the setting up of an aircraft
readCreating jobs will be costly for Namibia
01-10-2010
TO slash Namibia’s unemployment figure of more than 51 per cent to about 12 per cent within the next two decades will hike government debt from 15 per cent currently to 40 per cent of gross domestic
readKids with ADHD are more likely to have missing DNA
01-10-2010
LONDON – Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to have missing or extra chromosomes than other children – the first evidence that the disorder is genetic, a new
readWhy is crime in South Africa so violent?
01-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa has urged researchers to contribute towards reducing violent crime in South Africa.National Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa yesterday urged researchers to
readNorth African spy chiefs set up intelligence centre
01-10-2010
ALGIERS – Spy chiefs from four north African countries have set up a centre for joint operations against al Qaeda in the Sahel region during a meeting in Algiers, the Algerian daily Al-Watan said
readTalks stall over hijacked Nigeria child hostages
01-10-2010
ABA – Nigerian police sought to free 15 children yesterday after their school bus was hijacked this week, with reports that ransom talks had stalled as parents negotiated separately.The hijacking on
readLandslide kills 16 more in Mexico
01-10-2010
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ – The unstable hillsides of rain-soaked southern Mexico have claimed at least 16 more victims and authorities are scrambling to deal with the peril after a siege of unusually wet
readMyanmar to free Suu Kyi after polls
01-10-2010
YANGON – Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will be released just days after Myanmar’s first election in two decades, officials said yesterday.The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has been detained for
readGermans, Brits behind terror plot in Europe
01-10-2010
ISLAMABAD – Eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of an al Qaeda-linked terror plot against European cities, but the plan is still in its early stages, with the suspects calling
readHenties municipal ‘nepotism’ case resumes
01-10-2010
FIVE officials of the Henties Bay Town Council, who are accused of corruption stemming from allegations of nepotism that they allegedly committed in March 2008, appeared in the Swakopmund Regional
readGovt agencies far from transparent
01-10-2010
NAMIBIA has a long way to go towards achieving openness and transparency in Government and public institutions.So said Sampa Kangwa-Wilkie, programme specialist on freedom of expression and media law
readMunyama gets seven years
01-10-2010
GERRY Munyama, the former Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) director general, is expected to appeal against the seven-year jail term he was sentenced to in the High Court in Windhoek
readSex attack angers Okahandja residents
01-10-2010
FOR the second time in a little more than two months, a violent sex attack on a schoolgirl united hundreds of Namibians in a vocal front against crime yesterday.What hundreds of people, fed up with
readGeingob doubts jobless stats
01-10-2010
“LIES, damned lies, and statistics.” Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob yesterday used this Benjamin Disraeli quote to question the accuracy of the 2008 Namibia Labour Force Survey (NLFS),
readClaims by fishermen’s union rejected
01-10-2010
CLAIMS by the Namibia Seamen and Allied Workers’ Union (Nasawu) that the person appointed to resolve a labour dispute between Africa Personnel Services and former employees at Walvis Bay was biased
readBig Brother Africa: Win an All Stars T-shirt!
01-10-2010
MULTICHOICE Namibia and The Namibian have a great fan prize for a number of lucky winners.Over the next three weeks a number of BBA All Stars t-shirts will be up for grabs. This week four branded
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
01-10-2010
YOU can win with Big Brother Africa and The Namibian!Up for grabs this week is another N$1 000. Just send an SMS to 45045. All you have to do is type in BB. It’s as simple as that! Each SMS
readBig Brother Africa: Not Strapped For Comment!
01-10-2010
A selection of some of the weird and wonderful messages, warts and all, from the SMS ticker tape running across the bottom of the BBA All Stars Screen:* Meryl and Code to the house … to the others,
readBig Brother Africa: Who Let The Dogs Out?
01-10-2010
EISH BBA nation, seems the annual convention for rott-weilers is being held in The Barn!It’s all growl, snarl and bared teeth; raised legs and a hump-a-minute roll in the hay. The Byatches of
readELCIN squares up against politics in church
01-10-2010
SOME Pastors of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) on Tuesday backed their church’s concern about and the leadership’s decision not to allow party flags in their churches.The issue
readWAD cashing in on Bidvest economic empowerment stake
01-10-2010
WINDHOEK – The Women’s Action for Development (WAD) on Tuesday received N$3,5 million from Bidvest Namibia for its black economic empowerment (BEE) stake in Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) Rennies Travel
readRailway sleepers factory starts at Tsumeb
01-10-2010
TSUMEB – A multimillion-dollar factory for the manufacturing of concrete railway sleepers for Namibia and other SADC member states opened its doors at Tsumeb on Wednesday.The N$50 million project is a
readAnalysts sound warning on Pick ’n Pay’s cost base
01-10-2010
SUPERMARKET group Pick ’n Pay will need to take a sword to its cost base in coming months as it has become a “massively inefficient business”, according to industry experts.In light of a prospective
readGates, Buffett talk to China wealthy about charity
01-10-2010
BEIJING – Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett said yesterday they were impressed by the passion they saw among China’s super rich for giving back to society during
readUS yuan bill breaks WTO rules: China
01-10-2010
BEIJING - A bill passed by the US House of Representatives that would penalise China for not letting the yuan rise faster violates the rules of the World Trade Organisation, China’s Ministry of
readWal-Mart to walk union tightrope in South Africa
01-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG - Wal-Mart is certain to face a fight in its bid to enter union-friendly South Africa, but the intensity of the battle depends on how well the world’s largest retailer can market itself
readBotswana, Zambia rail link coming
01-10-2010
IN an effort to facilitate regional trade Botswana is forging ahead with the establishment of a railway line with Zambia. The rail link will add to the Namibia and Mozambique connection which are also
readNotable Quotes
01-10-2010
THIS is the first time that the percentage of unemployed university graduates has reached such a significant number. – Herbert Jauch, independent labour expert, said Namibia aren’t just without
readAnother baby dumped at the coast
01-10-2010
THE body of a newborn baby was found dumped at the stone pier in Vineta, Swakopmund, on Tuesday, making this the fourth baby-dumping case at the coast since July.According to Erongo’s Chief of Police,
readTwo guilty of Walvis murder
01-10-2010
BOTH of the men accused of robbing and murdering an elderly Walvis Bay resident in his house in July 2005 were found guilty as charged in the High Court in Windhoek this week.Following their
readThe rise and fall of Munyama
01-10-2010
FORMER NBC boss Gerry Munyama, who was sent to jail for seven years yesterday, is a “well-educated and psychologically resilient man”.During the sentencing on charges of fraud and forgery in the High
readJohn Muinjo wants more for football
01-10-2010
NAMIBIAN Football Association (NFA) president, John Muinjo, considers himself the custodian of Namibian football, which is why he wants to remain in the hot seat for another term.If re-elected on
readTigers and BA in Tura Derby
01-10-2010
TIGERS will make their first league appearance of the season in a Katutura Derby against Black Africa at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tonight. Having boycotted their opening fixture against Eleven Arrows
read‘Galz & Goals’ win international award
01-10-2010
THE Namibian Football Association’s ‘GALZ & GOALS’ initiative in partnership with Unicef won the 'Sport Federation or Governing Body of the Year’ award at the Beyond Sport Awards in Chicago on
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