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52 Articles found on Wednesday, 27 October 2010
SA to play fiscal hardball, not politics
27-10-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will likely keep fiscal policy tight in his budget review today, ignoring political pressure to go on a spending spree and tighten exchange
readMillions for new houses
27-10-2010
THE Old Mutual Namibia Investment Group (Omignam) has approved a N$53-million loan though its Midina Fund to the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) to build 226 new houses in Otjomuise’s Extension 1 on
readN/a’an ku sê carries NBL flag
27-10-2010
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited, which celebrates its 90th anniversary on Friday, has voted conservationist Marlice van Vuuren from N/a’an ku sê Wildlife Sanctuary as its latest NBL Ambassador of the
readSA to slash unemployment by 15%
27-10-2010
CAPE TOWN – The South African government said yesterday that unemployment should fall to 15 per cent over the next ten years from the current figure of 25 per cent under a new economic growth plan.The
readChasing the dots ... We, The Not So Stupid People
27-10-2010
“THE marketers have taken over from the talent. It’s that way in intelligence and government … No-one just jumps in the pool anymore. Everything has to be studied and evaluated until your initiative
readBe confident but not rigid
27-10-2010
One of the keys to effective decision making is confidence. Even if you only have temporary convictions, act on them. If you doubt your decision as you’re making it, you’ll erode others’ trust in your
readYellowcake output suffers hiccups
27-10-2010
PRODUCTION at both uranium mines in Namibia dropped during the third quarter, resulting in total output for the three months under review decreasing by 105 000 pounds, or 4,5 per cent, compared to the
readGet yO to the O! Channel it!
27-10-2010
Vote for our Namibian artists at the Channel O Best Music Video Awards. Both Gazza and Fishman are nominated in the Most Gifted Kwaito Video category – Gazza for ‘Shukusha’ and Fishman for ‘Let’s Hook
readBig Brother Africa: Latest winners
27-10-2010
THE winner of our last N$1 000 cash prize is Elizabeth Beukes of Windhoek.Congratulations, as well as to the next four winners of Big Brother Africa t-shirts. They are: Inge Kahorongo of Windhoek,
readBig Brother Africa: From You To Us!
27-10-2010
Messages sent by SMS or on our Big Brother Africa e-mail address:• I’M suing The Namibian! You’ve damaged my funny bone. My ribs are bruised from laughing so much at Friday’s Big Brother Africa
readIraq and Afghanistan are among most corrupt – report
27-10-2010
BERLIN – Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world, followed by Afghanistan, Myanmar and Iraq, an international watchdog said yesterday.The annual report of Transparency International found
readIndonesia tsunami kills 100
27-10-2010
JAKARTA – A powerful, 7.7-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that pounded villages on remote islands off western Indonesia, killing at least 100 people and leaving hundreds of others missing,
readNairobi mayor arrested for fraud
27-10-2010
NAIROBI – The mayor of Nairobi was arrested on Monday to face charges over the fraudulent purchase of land to serve as a new cemetery for the Kenyan capital in the country’s latest high profile
readBones of about 97 people found in border lake
27-10-2010
SARAJEVO - Authorities in Bosnia and Serbia said yesterday they had recovered the skeletal remains of at least 97 people from the banks of a border lake that was partially drained this summer for
readIran acknowledges help for Afghanistan
27-10-2010
TEHRAN - Iran acknowledged yesterday giving “assistance” to Afghanistan after President Hamid Karzai admitted receiving bags of cash, sparking Washington to voice concern about its arch-foe’s
readOvirusa ya patitha enongelo
27-10-2010
AANAMBELEWA yuundjolowele oya edhile enongelo lyaaposi moVenduka konima sho aanona 65 naalongi yawo ya kwatwa kuuvu mboka iina wu ndhindhilikwa kutya uukwashike.Aalongisikola penongelo oya ti
readOshiputudhilo shOngwediva sha lukilwa Pohamba
27-10-2010
OSHIPUTUDHILO shAalongisikola sha Ngwediva mOngwediva mOshana sha kala hashi ithanwa Okolligi yAalongisikola ya Ngwediva nopokati mpoka, tashi tulwa moUniversity ya Namibia (Unam) nosha kala nee tashi
readOntotwaveta yiilonga
27-10-2010
OMINISTA Yomavi nomatulululo, Alpheus Naruseb oya ti oveta yiilonga na yi tulwe ethaneko kutya omahangano goomina naga longe sha miilando iishona ngaashi shoka sha Usakos moshitopolwa shErongo. Sho a
readStandard Bank ta hohololamo maaniilonga
27-10-2010
OMBAANGA ya Standard mo Namibia oya tokola kaa yi udhithe nenge yi tule miilonga aaniilonga aape. Etokolo ndika olya landula ketseyitho lyombaanga omwayina yaandjika koSouth Africa ndjoka yatokola oku
readOmbaanga ya Namibia ya londodha kombinga yoopiramide
27-10-2010
OMBAANGA ya Namibia oya londodha aantu kombinga yoopiramide tadhi inyenge moshilongo ngaashi ndhoka dho Holidays and Cash naandjoka ya TVI Express. Ombaanga oya ti iinyangadhalwa yomahangano ngaka
readOongodhi dholusheno lwaCaprivi miilonga
27-10-2010
IILONGA yokweenditha olusheno okuza ko Caprivi ota yi ka egululwa pambelewa omwedhi taguya. Oongodhi dha kwatakanitha Caprivi odha kwatakanitha Namibia kondjandjo yolusheno yiilongo ngaashi Zambia,
readOmupeviminista Ilonga a gandja ombedhi kwangoka a ka po Ohama ya Niilya
27-10-2010
PETHIMBO ta tula miilonga pambelewa oshidhinditho shOmeya goshimongwa po Amarika mOngandjera mOshitopolwa sha Musati, Oministeli yOpevi yUunamapya, Omeya nOmakuti, Petrus Iilonga, okwa ti kutya okwa
readStandard Bank ta longo
27-10-2010
OMBAANGA ya Standard Namibia oya tameke oshikonga shokulonga aantu noshigwana ashihe kombinga yomakengelelo nomanyokomo ngoka ge li taga taandele moshilongo pamikalo odhindji. Ombaanga oya tameke
readSpaniards dominate Ballon d’Or shortlist
27-10-2010
ZURICH – The shortlists for the first Fifa Ballon d’Or have been revealed, with seven members of Spain’s World Cup-winning squad among 23 men to make the preliminary cut.World football’s two most
readNamibian fistball season concludes
27-10-2010
THE Namibian Fistball season concluded at Swakopmund over the past weekend, with deserving winners in both the National League A and B.In the National league A SKW 1 added more silverware to their
readPCB ponders action against tabloid match-fixing reports
27-10-2010
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Cricket Board is considering legal action against British tabloid The Sun after the International Cricket Council cleared its players of allegations of wrongdoing during a
readFirst Division streams stranded
27-10-2010
THE two first division streams are still grounded as the NFA and NPL continue to take their time in deciding under which body’s jurisdiction they fall.Despite the Namibia Premier League (NPL) already
read‘Psychic’ octopus dies
27-10-2010
BERLIN – Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during this year’s football World Cup in South Africa for his flawless record in predicting game outcomes, has died, his aquarium in Germany said
readPlatini opposed to goal-line tech
27-10-2010
GLASGOW – Uefa president Michel Platini has reiterated his opposition to goal-line technology, less than a week after football’s rule-making body agreed to reopen discussions on its use.Platini says
readMilan are back, Allegri
27-10-2010
ROME – AC Milan beat Napoli 2-1 to go second in Serie A, just two points off leaders Lazio, and coach Massimiliano Allegri claimed it was proof his team had bounced back from their Madrid
readSMSes for Wednesday 27 October 2010
27-10-2010
* I NEED to know why a Member of Parliament has to be forced to withdraw a true statement. Is it because the public does not need to hear the truth or the truth must not be spoken in Parliament by
readUN study highlights price of nature to mankind
27-10-2010
NAGOYA, Japan – Governments and businesses need an overhaul of policies and strategies to respond to the rapid loss of nature’s riches, worth trillions of dollars but long taken for granted, a
readTaxi driver’s attacker gets three years
27-10-2010
BRUCE Langenhoven (24) was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment – one year suspended for five years – for stabbing a taxi driver in Swakopmund earlier this month.He was found guilty by Swakopmund
readSwapo Parliamentarians back governors’ appointment
27-10-2010
THE proposed change to the Regional Councils Act to provide for the appointment of regional governors by the President will ensure Government is fully represented by an empowered representative, a
readPolice cells in the South in bad shape
27-10-2010
THE Karasburg and Stampriet Police cells should be renovated and more cells should be built to address overcrowding, the deputy chairperson of the National Council has recommended.Margareth
readPoachers caught near Keetmans
27-10-2010
POLICE at Keetmanshoop on Monday night arrested three men in connection with alleged poaching. According to Police Deputy Commissioner Johannes Tsuseb, a farmer reported the alleged illegal hunting
readRescued cheetahs find safe home at Okonjima
27-10-2010
A FINAL group of four cheetahs have been released into Okonjima’s new 16 000-hectare private game reserve. Since May, 17 once-captive cheetah and four wild dogs have been released to run free.Over the
readFourth Neumann murder suspect arrested at Okahao
27-10-2010
THE fourth suspect allegedly involved in the murder of Swakop River smallholding resident Thilo Neumann in January was arrested last week and appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court
readManganese mine plans appeal on strike ruling
27-10-2010
THE Israeli-owned manganese mining company Purity Manganese is planning to appeal against a labour arbitrator’s order that it must reinstate 156 of its former employees who were dismissed after an
readForecasters expect good rainy season
27-10-2010
THE whole of Namibia is expected to receive normal to above-normal rainfall during the rainy season from this month to March 2011, says the Meteorological Service of Namibia.According to a seasonal
readFires destroy over 3m hectares
27-10-2010
VELD fires started deliberately by people should be regarded as a criminal act and the transgressors should be brought before the law, Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa said yesterday.“Over three
readSmall budget hijacks Police
27-10-2010
THE Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Namibian Police is understaffed by 66 per cent, with the result that some crime scenes, especially those in Windhoek, are only inspected two or three
readOkahandja’s Alugodhi fights on
27-10-2010
FORMER Okahandja chief executive officer Regina Alugodhi has begun a battle for compensation, asking that the Okahandja municipality pay her N$1,2 million in damages for breach of contract.Sources say
readHitman to face a different Argentine
27-10-2010
FORMER WBO lightweight world champion Paulus ‘The Hitman’ Moses will face a new opponent in Sergio Omar Priotti and not his fellow Argentine Roberto David Arrieta on November 25.The Hitman will now
readReggae legend dead at 59
27-10-2010
LONDON – Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname ‘Cool Ruler’, has died. He was 59.Isaacs’ manager, Copeland Forbes, said the singer died on Monday at his
readFiscal purse to stay wide open
27-10-2010
GOVERNMENT will continue to spend big money in the remainder of its current Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to tackle the country’s bulging unemployment and huge developmental needs.Launching
readThirteen burnt to death in Nigerian land dispute
27-10-2010
LAGOS – Authorities have recovered 13 burnt corpses after unrest linked to a land dispute in southeastern Nigeria that also led to the burning of dozens of houses and churches, a police spokesman said
readNamibia still gripped by corruption
27-10-2010
NAMIBIA remains “highly corrupt” in the eyes of the world, having slipped further down the 2010 graft ladder of Transparency International (TI).The latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released
readRitter scores second win against Namfisa
27-10-2010
THE former Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority, Rainer Ritter, scored a second technical knockout worth N$830 000 against Namfisa in the High Court
readGIPF in a tight spot
27-10-2010
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) finds itself between a rock and a hard place in implementing the Cabinet directive to suspend its new N$3,4 billion Unlisted Investment Programme.GIPF
readSwine flu hits Namibia
27-10-2010
TESTS have confirmed that the H1N1 flu virus was responsible for the closure of the School for the Visually Impaired in Windhoek on Monday, after 65 children and four teachers fell ill during the past
readNotable Quotes
27-10-2010
Potholes are hearsay in our capital Windhoek and the entire country but we were surprised that the roads in Uganda’s capital are impassible. – Namibia’s Local Government Permanent Secretary, Erastus
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