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40 Articles found on Monday, 20 September 2010
GIPF recklessly dished out loan
20-09-2010
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) in 1999 ‘approved’ a loan of N$5 million to Tsogang Investment Company (TIC) to buy shares in the !Uri !Khubis abattoir without the shareholders
readNamibians stranded in Uruguay
20-09-2010
ACCORDING to the vice-president of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA), Dawid Imbili, Namibian crewmen are “stranded in Uruguay” due to irregular contracts and licensing of foreign-flagged
readSwapo seniors bite the dust
20-09-2010
SWAPO primaries continue to surprise, with more serving regional councillors being shown the door by the party structures. The primaries also saw various serving regional councillors throwing in the
readLaughter the best medicine
20-09-2010
The Clinic Clowns and Miss Namibia, Odile Gertze, on Friday visited the Pediatric Ward of the Rhino Park Hospital, bringing laughter to sick children, their parents and hospital staff.Here Odile is
readEconomists cautious over African ‘miracle’
20-09-2010
PARIS – With strong growth, a reduction in poverty and foreign investment, a number of recent studies have highlighted the African “economic miracle”, but economists suggest the picture is more
readFantastic Berbatov’s treble sinks Liverpool
20-09-2010
LONDON – Dimitar Berbatov scored a hat-trick as Manchester United overcame a Liverpool fightback to win 3-2 in a classic Premier League battle at Old Trafford yesterday.Berbatov rose high to nod home
readSMSes for Monday 20 September 2010
20-09-2010
SMS Of The Day n FOR me voters lack political education. People just vote for the names of parties. They are attracted by what the name they vote for can do. It’s mental slavery and customary,
readBig Brother Africa: Farewell Hannington
20-09-2010
ELVIS has left the building. No sightings have been reported. Well not exactly! Tuesday night’s push-and-pull drama in the Big Brother Africa house resulted in Ugandan housemate Hannington being
readPope beatifies convert on final day of British trip
20-09-2010
BIRMINGHAM – Pope Benedict XVI celebrated a huge outdoor mass yesterday to elevate a 19th century Catholic convert towards sainthood as the pontiff wrapped up his historic state visit to
readNotable quotes
20-09-2010
THE more I ponder the problem I have come to the realisation that the system is what it is because the procedures we are using to deliver justice have not kept pace with change. – Petrus Damaseb,
readSouth drops councillors
20-09-2010
THE hopes of some Swapo regional and local authority councillors in the Karas Region to get another term of office suffered a blow in the party primaries held over the weekend.The incumbent regional
readCity sends car washer to jail
20-09-2010
THE crime of trying to work to earn a living landed Jan Markus in jail as a sentenced prisoner on Friday. Markus’s crime was the place he chose to work in an attempt to earn an income for himself,
readBogus letter’s author an ‘idiot and imbecile’: Iyambo
20-09-2010
AN e-mail circular claiming that the IGCSE English as a second language exam has been postponed until June 2011 is a blatant lie. Abraham Iyambo, the Minister of Education, yesterday expressed “a
readPS doesn’t understand Local Authorities Act: Arnold Losper
20-09-2010
THE mayor of Keetmanshoop, Arnold Losper, accused Local Government Permanent Secretary Erastus Negonga of “not understanding and misinterpreting” the Local Authorities Act.Losper’s accusations come in
readKenya plans to lease vehicles for civil servants
20-09-2010
NAIROBI – The government is preparing to stop buying motor vehicles for its officials in a move expected to save the taxpayers at least Sh3.5 billion every year. In an ad, the Ministry of Finance
readHIV down 25 per cent in Africa
20-09-2010
LONDON – African nations whose populations have been devastated by AIDS have made big strides in fighting HIV, with new infections down 25 per cent since 2001 in some of the worst hit places, a UN
readGlobal recovery weaker than expected, OECD says
20-09-2010
VIENNA – The global economy is off to a weaker than expected start in the second half of the year, a senior international official said Friday. Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the Organisation for
readUS dismiss Nigerians’ case against Shell
20-09-2010
NEW YORK – A US appeals court on Friday dismissed a case against Royal Dutch Shell Plc that could have held the company liable over accusations it assisted Nigerian authorities in violently
readSA mothballs small nuclear plant scheme
20-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is shelving the development of a cutting-edge nuclear reactor after the programme failed to find private investors or customers abroad, the government said Friday.About
readFake police scare Rehoboth residents
20-09-2010
AN SMS, warning residents about people claiming to be Police officers and soliciting money from them, is causing havoc in Rehoboth.According to the SMS, two cars – a blue Polo and a black Honda – are
readBig Brother Africa: You can win N$1 000!!
20-09-2010
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: Not Strapped For Comment!
20-09-2010
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:* Kaone is the son of Xi in ‘Gods Must Be Crazy’.
readBig Brother Africa: Hanni evicted, Lera punished
20-09-2010
Big Brother’s statement on Hannington’s eviction and Lerato’s punishment:Barnmates, this is Big Brother. You have all been through a great deal this week. This was as a result of a confrontation that
readOmalunduluko moompangu
20-09-2010
O PWA tegelelwa omalunduluko omanene ga ka ningwe moompangu dha Namibia .Omalunduluko ngaka otaga lalakanene okweendeleleka omatokolo miipotha yopampangu, mbyoka pethimbo ndika ha yi ende kashona no
readUukumwe wa Europa wa indilwa
20-09-2010
N AMIBIA okwa indile uukumwe wa Europa opo wu mweneke omapulo gawo moonkundathana dhelongelokumwe lyiipindi. Eindilo ndika olya ningwa opo li pitike Africa a ngongepo omilandu ndhoka dhi na
readPwa kwatwa natango yatatu moshinima sheyako lyiitungitho pOmuntele
20-09-2010
M WENE gwomukunda Onamutayi mOmuntele mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, tate Uukongo Amukwiyu gwoomvula omilongohamano (60) nomonamati Jacob Amukwiyu gwoomvula omilongombalinahetatu (28) noshowo
readLahya Shivute ta ti ota yekwa ehala lye
20-09-2010
O MUKALIMO gwomOkahao mOngandjera mOshitopolwa sha Musati meme Hilya Shivute okwe yile kOshifo shika ta nyenyeta kutya ota yekwa ehala, ano epya lye kElelo lya Kahao, ta ti lya hala ashike aniwa li
readNorthern governors to step aside
20-09-2010
THREE of the four regional governors in the north-central regions, namely Clemens Kashuupulwa, Sacky Kayone and Penda Ya Ndakolo, are not going to stand during the upcoming regional and local
readGet used to mosques: Merkel
20-09-2010
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germans had for too long failed to grasp how immigration was changing their country and would have to get used to the sight of more mosques in their cities,
readLast test before BP well declared dead
20-09-2010
NEW ORLEANS – A pressure test on the blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico was set to be finished early yesterday, the last step needed before the runaway well can finally be declared dead.There was
readSchools stuck in last century
20-09-2010
NAMIBIAN school leavers are sent into “the 21st century economy through the doors of 20th century schools”. This was the damning view of the Director of Education in the Khomas Region, Josia
readPonting says scandals have damaged cricket
20-09-2010
SYDNEY – Cricket’s image has been sullied by recent betting scandals and the sport’s governing body must move quickly to confront the issue, Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting said
readStoner wins in Aragon
20-09-2010
MADRID – Former world champion Casey Stoner held off local favourite Dani Pedrosa to win the Aragon MotoGP yesterday and record his first victory of the season.Spanish Honda pilot Pedrosa recovered
readOshana wins physically disabled nationals
20-09-2010
THE Oshana Region was the overall winner of the Namibia National Championships for the Physically Disabled that took place in Windhoek over the weekend. The Khomas Region was second, with the Omusati
readRukoro’s contract extended illegally: Haikali
20-09-2010
NAMIBIA Football Association (NFA) Secretary General Barry Rukoro’s contract was illegally extended by his current boss, says Ranga Haikali, the man campaigning to remove them both from office.The NFA
readWanderers are the champions
20-09-2010
WANDERERS returned to the summit of Namibian rugby when they beat Rehoboth 35-22 to win the MTC Premier League rugby trophy on Saturday.In a titanic battle at the Hage Geingob National Rugby Stadium,
readYoung suspect admits Walvis killing and rape
20-09-2010
A TEENAGE suspect accused of having been involved in a late-night crime spree at Walvis Bay almost two years ago pleaded guilty to charges of rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances and culpable
readAfriCat and conservationist save wild dog puppies
20-09-2010
IN May 2005, AfriCat received an urgent call from a Government conservation officer concerning seven wild dog puppies that he had dug out of a hole, for they had been buried alive.The rest of the pack
readTwo men jailed for obstructing Police
20-09-2010
A SUSPECT involved in the alleged theft of a credit card is still at large because two ‘friends’ of the suspect hindered police in Swakopmund from arresting him. This act of ‘camaraderie’
readPretorius pushes for Afrikaner traditional authority
20-09-2010
THE chairperson of the ‘Self-Help Trust of Namibia’, Kosie Pretorius, has once again lobbied Government for the establishment of an Afrikaner traditional authority. Pretorius, who is also the Monitor
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