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58 Articles found on Friday, 15 October 2010
Government to investigate DCP
15-10-2010
GOVERNMENT is going to conduct a forensic audit into the Government Institutions Pension Fund’s (GIPF’s) failed Development Capital Portfolio (DCP), through which GIPF lost around N$660
readEkandjo sacks Okahandja CEO
15-10-2010
CONTROVERSIAL chief executive officer Regina Alugodhi of the Okahandja Municipality has been instructed to pack her bags and leave her post within 24 hours.The directive, given by Jerry Ekandjo,
readMillions lost for development
15-10-2010
DEVELOPMENT capital of N$320 million meant to stimulate the economy in 2008-09 never reached Namibians as it remained unspent by Ministries, the latest Auditor General (AG) report on government
readDirt kills
15-10-2010
Namibia today celebrates the third annual Global Hand Washing Day. Every year, more than 3,5 million children do not live to celebrate their fifth birthday because of diarrhoea and pneumonia.Rosalia
readEPA delay no threat to beef farmers: PS
15-10-2010
BEEF farmers can rest assured that there is no immediate crisis that they are going to lose market access to the European Union (EU) because Namibia has not yet signed the economic partnership
readChile’s joy goes global
15-10-2010
SAN JOSE MINE – Chile completed its flawless rescue of 33 miners trapped for a record 10 weeks, sparking euphoria at home after a 22-hour drama that captivated hundreds of millions around the
readBig Brother Africa: Vote To Die Another Day!
15-10-2010
A nyone who thinks Big Brother Africa is child’s play should think again! And aitsa, I’m not talking about those who think the continent’s biggest and most popular reality show poses a greater
readRamblers go four points clear
15-10-2010
VETERAN forward Floris Diergaardt secured a 1-0 victory for Ramblers over Tigers on Wednesday to open up a four-point lead at the top of the Namibia Premier League (NPL) table.The victory was looming
readSMSes for Friday 15 October 2010
15-10-2010
SMSes Of The Day The brave leader n TO the people of Chile, just as we shared in your anguish with the trapped miners we are equally overjoyed by their rescue. What a sweet moment!n A TRULY
readNotable quotes
15-10-2010
We have done what the entire world was waiting for. The 70 days that we fought so hard were not in vain. – Luis Urzua told Chilean President Sebastian Piñera immediately after his rescue. Urzua was
readA Need For GIPF Audit Urgency
15-10-2010
IT is good news that Government has decided upon a forensic audit into the Government Institutions Pension Fund’s (GIPF) failed Development Capital Portfolio (DCP) through which approximately N$660
readA Reversal Of Democratic Politics In Namibia: Apocalypse Now?
15-10-2010
IS Namibia consolidating its democratic transition or witnessing a reversal? If recent comments by Hage Geingob on the Special Advisors and Regional Governors Appointment Amendment Bill are anything
readPolitical Perspective
15-10-2010
I DON’T really have a problem with the ‘great prostitution debate’ itself which was recently sparked by comments made by Minister of Youth and Sport Kazenambo Kazenambo. Societal discussions around
readSouth Africa Post Gautrain And World Cup: Quo Vadis Namibia?
15-10-2010
I TRAVELLED to Johannesburg two weeks ago. My flight arrived late on a Thursday evening and I could not take the Gautrain as the security personnel informed me and a fellow passenger that the service
readElections? What Elections?
15-10-2010
NEXT month Namibians, relatively fresh from voting in last year’s presidential and national elections and still waiting for the outcome of a court challenge, will be expected to vote for new regional
readNamibia And Catherine The Great
15-10-2010
CATHERINE the Great from Russia was a nearsighted woman. Everybody in her court kept on telling her that all was good in the empire. Her people were all living in nice houses and there was enough food
readThe Cost Of Legalisation
15-10-2010
IF you legalise prostitution in Namibia, be ready to spend more money on anti-retrovirals, because if it's legal even those who were not interested will be interested.We need to know that our moral
readGive Their Dignity Back
15-10-2010
ON the discussion on legalising prostitution I refer to 1. The Anon e-mail ‘Don’t Leap into Legalising Prostitution' (p 15) and to A.T. Hengari’s remarks on 'Kazenambo Neglected The Ethics Of His
readVoters' Roll Shortcomings Addressed Yet?
15-10-2010
DURING the 2009 national election I checked the voters' roll as published and used by the ECN. During the course of this investigation I identified numerous serious irregularities, mainly the fact
readContrary To Women's Rights
15-10-2010
ALLOW me to air my disappointment about the proposal to legalise prostitution in our country. The new initiative by a Member of Parliament to eradicate poverty and create job opportunities through
readThe Harare I Don't Know
15-10-2010
ALLOW me some space in your paper to blow off some steam, accumulated during my reading your reporter’s article on 'Harare’s jacarandas and Zanu PF’s cockerel'. I wish to know the intent of the
readEx-TCL workers petition Namfisa
15-10-2010
ABOUT 50 former TCL workers marched to the offices of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) to present a petition calling on Namfisa to come up with a clear policy
readAugust Mungunda: A martyr of hope, teacher passes on
15-10-2010
I MET August Johannes Mungunda in the early eighties through my father-in-law’s half-brother Ou Leo Nete at Mariental. They were neighbours and, as both of them were staunch supporters of Swapo, they
readAppointed governors merely ‘handpicked messengers’
15-10-2010
THE new bill providing for regional governors to be appointed by the President instead of elected would make them mere ‘paper tigers’ and ‘messenger boys and girls’, former Foreign Minister Hidipo
readNoa and Erna get another term at ACC
15-10-2010
THE director and deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Commission will stay in their posts for another five years.Prime Minister Nahas Angula tabled an unopposed motion in Parliament yesterday
readChina plans to expand investment in Africa
15-10-2010
BEIJING – China said yesterday it would continue to invest in Africa, despite criticism over its willingness to ignore human rights abuses, and environment and corruption issues in some countries.“We
readAfrican copper output to reach 2 million tons
15-10-2010
LONDON – Africa’s copper mine industry will continue to grow and output there will soon double to around two million tons, according to engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin.“The African
readLower rates ‘could help weaken rand’
15-10-2010
LOWERING interest rates is another measure that could be taken to try and weaken the rand, Busa deputy CEO Raymond Parsons said last week. “Lower interest rates make your bonds less attractive. But
readSenate poised to follow House on yuan
15-10-2010
WASHINGTON - US Senate is poised to follow the House of Representatives in passing legislation aimed at pressuring China to raise the value of its currency, a top US senator said on Wednesday.“China’s
readCurrency war risk threatens investment recovery
15-10-2010
GENEVA - The growing danger of a currency war is threatening the recovery in global investment, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said yesterday.Disputes between
readBusiness Shorts
15-10-2010
Wider retrenchments expected at Standard Bank JOHANNESBURG – Retrenchments at Standard Bank might be wider than management level, Solidarity said yesterday. “Yesterday (Tuesday) Standard Bank
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
15-10-2010
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 costs
readBig Brother Africa: Win an All Stars T-shirt!
15-10-2010
MULTICHOICE Namibia and The Namibian have a great fan prize for a number of lucky winners.This week a number of BBA All Stars T-shirts are up for grabs. This week four branded T-shirts can be won! All
readBig Brother Africa: From You To Us ...
15-10-2010
Messages sent by SMS or on our BBA e-mail address:* Jean, thank you for your response to the ‘holy’ Martin. Some of us are addicted to the show and cannot comprehend someone suggesting the show must
readDirty home sparks fiery rampage
15-10-2010
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region arrested Linus Nghinyemata (58) at Onekwaya East after he allegedly ran amok, torching his own homestead and attacking his family. Nghinyemata appeared in the
readGrape growers won’t ‘bow to threats’
15-10-2010
GRAPE farmers at the Orange River Irrigation Project (ORIP) are adamant that they won’t sign a service contract despite the Agriculture Ministry warning about the consequences they could face.Last
readQatar Airways pilot dies aboard Philippines flight
15-10-2010
DUBAI – Qatar Airways says the captain of one of its planes has died onboard a flight from the Philippines.The carrier says the death occurred on Wednesday on the Qatar Airways flight 645 from Manila
readQueen Elizabeth II cancels staff Christmas party
15-10-2010
LONDON – Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled a Christmas party for her staff this year because of the tough economic climate.The Sun newspaper reported yesterday that the party for
readIndonesian civil servants stumble over unusual test
15-10-2010
JAKARTA – Aspiring civil servants in Indonesia faced an unusual question in their selection exam this week when they were asked to name a song from the latest album by President Susilo Bambang
readZim constitution reform hits yet another delay
15-10-2010
HARARE – Lawmakers in charge of a troubled constitutional reform programme in Zimbabwe say they have run out of money for final public meetings.A new constitution must be drawn up before fresh
readSenegal welcomes 163 Haitian students
15-10-2010
DAKAR – More than 160 students who were welcomed to the West African nation of Senegal after Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake stepped off a chartered jet to greetings from dancers who pounded the
readPiglet seized to recover woman’s debt
15-10-2010
VLADIVOSTOK – This little piggy went to market - to pay off a Russian woman’s overdue debt to a bank.Court officers in far eastern Russia have seized a piglet from a woman who owes a bank 13,000
readJazz Encounter gives singer the blues
15-10-2010
JAZZ singer Sharon van Rooi has claimed she was ‘mistreated’ at the Old Mutual Jazz Encounter hosted in Windhoek on Saturday night.“I was allocated a one-hour slot where I was supposed to perform just
readNampost driver alleged kingpin in theft syndicate
15-10-2010
A NAMPOST employee has been denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court after he was arrested for allegedly being part of a syndicate involved in stealing and reselling gambling machines.Nampost truck
readMan fined for rhino horns
15-10-2010
KEETMANSHOOP resident Rashied Rooinasie was fined N$8 000 in the Regional Court in Katutura yesterday for having had rhino horns worth N$83 000 in his possession.Regional Magistrate Dinnah Usiku said
readPacon no-show at Parliament committee
15-10-2010
THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts’ intended probe into the expenditure of the Pan-African Centre of Namibia (Pacon), especially the money spent on the film on the life of former
readTa indile egeelo li talululwe
15-10-2010
E GEELO lyondholongo yoomvula omulongo ndyoka lya pewa omuwiliki nale gwa NBC, Gerry Munyama iiwike iyali ya piti onya nika uudhudhu , ka li shi lyopantu nota li shundula.Shika oshi li ngaaka
readAPP ta indile ehogololo lyoshigwana kombinga ye uliko lyoogavena
15-10-2010
O NTOTWAVETA ndjoka ta yi lalakanene opo oongoloneya yiitopolwa 13 yoshilongo ya kale taya ulikwa komuperesidende oya nyenyetwa kaatotiveta yoongundu dhompilameno moshigongi shopashigwana.“Oshigwana
readEhangano lyoomina ta li kongo oshipambu
15-10-2010
E HANGANO lyoomina lyepangelo Epangelo Mining olya hala oku mona iipambuliko moomina dhasimana dho uraana noshowo okumona uuthemba owindji ngaashi tashi vulika wokukonga iikwamina moshilongo.Ehangano
readOmpango yinasha naavalelwamo
15-10-2010
N AMIBIA ota ka ngongapo oveta yinasha naaval noshowo aantu mboka ye li konima yesiga. Uuyelele mbuka owa hololwa poshigongi kombinga yaavalelwamo naamboka ya dhinika. Oshigongi oshi li metifa
readOonakulwa aakulu 40 000 ota ya ka longitha oshindji
15-10-2010
E YAMBIDHIDHO lyoonakulwa aakulu 40 000 ota ya ka kotha epangelo oodola oobiliona 3,4, mwa kwatelwa ashihe shoka sha ningwa sigo oompaka oku hwepopeka onkalo yawo.Omwaalu ngoka gwa gandjwa noguna
readYa Katoolika mOngwediva ya tungila Kamati egumbo
15-10-2010
OMUKALIMO gwomOlukanda Ompumbu mOshakati mOshana , Joseph Kamati gwoomvula 75 okwa pandula noonkondo egongalo lya Katoolika mOngwediva sho lye mu tungila egumbo noku mu kutha moluhepo lwegumbo ndoka
readStop hitting the children, asks LAC
15-10-2010
MORE than 40 per cent of people in Namibia has spanked, hit or slapped a child on the bottom with a bare hand, while nearly 30 per cent has hit a child on the body with a belt, stick or other hard
readStepdad sat listening to baby’s death throes
15-10-2010
EWALD Gaweseb listened to his 13-month-old stepson struggling in a 20-litre bucket of water as he sat in his living room waiting for the boy to die. The 31-year-old Henties Bay resident drowned the
readLiverpool saga lurches on after new twist
15-10-2010
LONDON – Liverpool’s bitter ownership wrangle rumbled on yesterday after George Gillett and Tom Hicks launched an 11th hour legal bid to stop the club being sold to Boston Red Sox owner John W
readBulls ready for 'tough route' – Matfield
15-10-2010
VODACOM Blue Bulls captain Victor Matfield has admitted his side face an uphill battle to win away from home when they face the Sharks in the mouthwatering Absa Currie Cup semifinal in Durban
readAustralia helps Namibian women kick goals
15-10-2010
NAMIBIA’s internationally acclaimed Galz and Goals project yesterday received N$122 000 from the Australian Government. The Australian Government’s Special Envoy to Africa, Bob McMullan, announced the
readNaigambo narrowly miss out on bronze at CWG
15-10-2010
NAMIBIAN marathon runner Beata Naigambo narrowly missed out on a bronze medal when she ended fourth in the 42km road running event at the Commonwealth Games yesterday.Her countryman Reinhold Iita
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