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60 Articles found on Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Fourth SME conference approaches
28-09-2010
THE fourth annual Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development Conference, organised by the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), will take place under the theme “Enhancing SME
readAfrica Business Briefs
28-09-2010
Orascom hit with new back taxes ALGIERS – Algeria has decided to demand new back-taxes from Orascom Telecom’s local unit, industry and government sources said, deepening the firm’s problems as it
readWhat is causing tension between US and China?
28-09-2010
NEW YORK – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has sharpened his criticism of China’s exchange rates lately, telling lawmakers that the undervalued yuan currency was hurting the US economy.The
readCream of the karakul crop
28-09-2010
THE Karakul Producers’ Forum 2010 concluded with farmers deciding to work towards the sole use of the term Swakara in the future because of the quality, good name and popularity of the brand.Several
readGood rainy season predicted
28-09-2010
DURING his weather predictions at the annual Agricultural Outlook Conference, well-known weather prophet Johan van den Berg was positive that Southern Africa’s chances for good rain, including
readAgriculture diary
28-09-2010
• Stampriet Farmers’ Association is offering a two-day jackal’s call and a trap course at the association’s hall on October 4. It costs N$1 300 for the jackal’s call and N$600 for the trap course.
readCabinet approves millions for mahangu
28-09-2010
GOVERNMENT has set aside N$8 million to help farmers increase Namibia’s surplus mahangu to 30 000 tonnes a year to boost food security in the country.A statement released by the Ministry of
readYou can win N$1 000!!
28-09-2010
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: From You To Us ..
28-09-2010
Messages sent by SMS or on our BBA e-mail address:* Big Brother Africa uniting African people to know some other people from other countries in Africa. * I’m wishing Mwisho and his lady good luck …
readBig Brother Africa: Not Strapped For Comment!
28-09-2010
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:* Now I see that it’s only MERYL that deserves to
readZuma to check on service
28-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma intends criss-crossing the country to visit the worst and best-performing government facilities.“We will visit the best and the worst hospitals, police stations,
readSomalia peacekeeping force expansion under consideration
28-09-2010
MADRID – Representatives of 45 nations and international bodies met in Madrid yesterday to consider plans to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force in war-torn Somalia.The African Union force,
readAbbas says no quick decision on talks
28-09-2010
PARIS – The Palestinian president said yesterday he would wait at least a week before deciding whether to pull out of Mideast peace talks, giving United States mediators precious time to broker a
readSAA attendant jailed for drug smuggling
28-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – An SA Airways flight attendant has been jailed for seven years in the United Kingdom after trying to smuggle drugs into the country, the UK Border Agency said yesterday.Elphia Dlamini,
readDemocracy in Namibia: Wind of Change or Withering Breeze
28-09-2010
IN 1999 international scholars and players in civil society pulled together a manuscript titled ‘Southern Africa, The People’s Voices’ which took a bird’s eye view of perspectives on democracy in
readAfro-Chindia: Booming Prospects
28-09-2010
TODAY, Chindia (China and India) represent the 2nd and 11th largest economies in the world respectively and are the two largest Asian economies, alongside Japan.GDP growth is estimated at 11,9 per
readOmusitagongalo a monika ondjo
28-09-2010
ONGUNDU yevulikitho yongeleka yEvangeli paLutheri moNamibia [ELCRN] oya ti omusitagongalo gwegongalo lya Macedonia mo Katutura oku na ondjo mekanitho lyoshimaliwa shegongalo ndyoka.Oonzo oku za
readOonakulwa aakulu mewilikongundu lyawo
28-09-2010
IILYO iyali yomehangano lyoonakulwa aakulu lya Namibia oya ulikwa koMinista yoonakulwa Aakulu opo yi kale molutu lu na sha newiliko lyiipambele yoonakulwa aakulu. Omundohotola Nicky Iyambo okwa ulike
readLongitheni nawa omatungo ngaka
28-09-2010
OSHINYANGA shiigongi noshowo omatungo gaanangeshefa aashona noyopokati oga egululwa koMinista Yepangelo lyiitopolwa , iilando nomagumbo, Jerry Ekandjo ehulilo shiwike lya piti.Omatungo ngaka ota ga
readIilonga yaa li paveta itayi idhidhimikilwa
28-09-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE gwehangano lyiilonga yomatungo [CIF] ,Karl Heinz Schulz okwa pangula omahangano ngoka gafa ga dhina ooveta dhaaniilonga dha Namibia.Schulz okwa tsu kumwe nehangano lyaaniilonga lyedhina
readTa ya tala aaniilonga yaanona
28-09-2010
AATALELI yaaniilonga, aaniilonga yonkalo nawa, aanambelewa yelongo nopolisi oya tamekele omakonakono moofaalama olyomakaya oshilongo ashihe oku tala ngele momahala ngoka ota mu adhika aanona aashona
readOokansela dha Karasburg
28-09-2010
AAWILIKI ayehe melelo lyoshilando sha Karasburg, oya kana momahogololo gaaulikwa yongundu ta yi pangele ngoka ga ningilwe oshiwike sha yi.Aawilik mboka ita ya ka thikama wee pethimbo lyomahogololo
readTom Saintfiet ota dheula ospana ya Zimbabwe
28-09-2010
OTAKU tiwa omudheuli gwospana yetanga yoshigwana ya Namibia, Brave Warriors okwa taamba iilonga ongo omudheuli omukuluntu gwospana yetanga lyokoompadhi ya Zimbabwe. Shika osha ningwa konima sho
readTeko ishewe mompangu
28-09-2010
OSHIPOTHA shaaNamibia yaali nomukwashigwana omuKiina mekwatathano nekengelelo lyoodola oomiliona 120 okuza kUuministeli wIimaliwa osha undulilwa komeho sigo omu Kotoba nuumvo.Oonaku tamanekwa oyo
readEndiki lyetegameno
28-09-2010
OMUPRIMA Minista Nahas Angula pamwe naamushangandjayi gwa FIFA oya egulula endiki lyetegameno lyetanga lyokoompadhi moKatutura ehuliloshiwike lya piti.Angula okwa indile aaleli yuudhano wetanga ya
readDhoni praises Chennai Super Kings
28-09-2010
JOHANNESBURG – Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the Chennai Super Kings' eight-wicket win over the Eastern Cape Warriors in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament was “a real emotional moment”
readMakau wins Berlin marathon in bad weather
28-09-2010
KENYAN Patrick Makau won the Berlin marathon on Sunday but failed to break Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie’s world record with heavy rain and fog killing off his chances.Makau finished more than a minute
readNamibia impress in shooting Grand Prix
28-09-2010
NAMIBIA’s Gielie van Wyk won the fourth Shotgun African Grand Prix which took place at Luiperdsvallei over the weekend.The local matador and defending champion stood his ground to, once again, take
readGalz and Goals festivals in Gobabis and Okahandja
28-09-2010
THE NFA Galz and Goals Project will host two festivals in Gobabis and Okahandja where they will be training community members to be coaches.Toyah Howarth, the advocacy technical assistant with the
readAll round Klazinga seals victory for Namibia
28-09-2010
NAMIBIA completed a clean-sweep over Uganda with a 44-run win in the solitary Twenty20 at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek.After Namibia opted to bat first Uganda’s bowlers once again did a
readTeam Namibia leaves for Commonwealth Games
28-09-2010
THE first group of Team Namibia’s athletes and officials left for India yesterday to participate in the Commonwealth Games which begin this Sunday.The sports codes which left for the Indian capital
readSMSes for Tuesday 28 September 2010
28-09-2010
* DEAR Dr (Abraham) Iyambo. Walvis Bay has a huge problem. On Tuesdays, and many other times, teachers are not in school because they are councillors. Please change laws about this. Let them take
readNewspaper vendors strike in Windhoek
28-09-2010
NEWSPAPER vendors in Windhoek went on strike yesterday morning, allegedly because of a demand for an increased commission.Some readers yesterday called The Namibian office to ask why there were no
readSuspect claims unlawful prosecution
28-09-2010
A man accused of slapping and beating his girlfriend in the face with his fist, causing her to sustain a fractured jaw, claims his prosecution in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s court is
readN$500 000 for spam
28-09-2010
ANYONE who is convicted of sending unwanted spam e-mail, under the proposed new law for electronic communication, could have to fork out N$500 000 and spend up to five years behind bars.This proposed
readRiruako denies choosing sides
28-09-2010
NUDO president Kuaima Riruako on Friday called a media briefing to clarify the party’s position as party primaries for the regional and local authority nominations start heating up.Riruako was
readNujoma disappointed by bad school results
28-09-2010
FOUNDING President Sam Nujoma said despite big support from Government, only few schools rise to the occasion and produce good results at the end of the year, while a large number of learners at
readNewspaper vendors strike in Windhoek
28-09-2010
NEWSPAPER vendors in Windhoek went on strike yesterday morning, allegedly because of a demand for an increased commission.Some readers yesterday called The Namibian office to ask why there were no
readInvestors lost interest in aircraft assembly plant
28-09-2010
RUSSIAN investors seems to have lost interest in plans to set up a multi-million dollar aircraft manufacturing plant at the outskirts of Keetmanshoop.The aircraft manufacturing plant would have
readInvestors lost interest in aircraft assembly plant
28-09-2010
RUSSIAN investors seems to have lost interest in plans to set up a multi-million dollar aircraft manufacturing plant at the outskirts of Keetmanshoop.The aircraft manufacturing plant would have
readGovt ‘neglects’ San pre-primary school
28-09-2010
NDAMA – A teacher at a pre-primary school for the San community at the Ndama informal settlement on the outskirts of Rundu claims the school is neglected by the Government.Teacher Beatha Kasera told
readNo help from court for Caprivi lodge
28-09-2010
AN ATTEMPT by an upmarket tourist lodge in the Caprivi Region to obtain an urgent court interdict to address its tense and problematic relationship with traditional authorities in the area, ended in
readSwakop’s solar system still attracting attention
28-09-2010
MAYBE it is not quite as spectacular as a clear night sky when one’s gaze is drawn to the stars, but Swakopmund’s scale-sized mason-style solar system chart does provide one with a unique, informative
readProst hits the coast!
28-09-2010
PROST! That’s the new brand-name of Woermann Brock’s three liquor stores at Walvis and Swakopmund – a name that is uniquely Namibian and at the same time in tune with modern trends and
readTake note of Hans Studios from Swakopmund
28-09-2010
IF he’s not singing, he’s making and playing music and if he’s not doing one of these, he’s helping others with their singing and music – that is Hans Gariseb for you: Swakopmund’s “Jack of all
readVineta skateboard-ramp’s days are numbered
28-09-2010
THE days of the 15-year old concrete skateboard-ramp (half-pipe) in Vineta are numbered.Concerns are mounting from locals over the value the ramp has in relation to its purpose and the surroundings in
readSafe road trafficking in Walvis Bay
28-09-2010
VARIOUS traffic markings and signs have been upgraded as part of Walvis Bay municipality’s efforts to improve and promote road safety.Recent changes include the addition of a four-way stop at the
readDRC informal settlement to enjoy some business development
28-09-2010
INFORMAL trading in Swakopmund’s DRC shanty-town has become and important contributor to the economic and social environment of the residents there, who are mostly poor and unemployed.In order to
readCleaning beaches taken seriously
28-09-2010
THE largest beach clean-up campaign along Namibia’s coast was held over the past weekend where 800 learners from 14 schools and 50 members of Swakopmund’s Meekulu Gwakondo Project participated.Beaches
readÛiba-Ôas Crystal Market now a glittering gem along the B2
28-09-2010
FOR over a decade now the crystal ‘shop stands’ at the Spitzkoppe turnoff along the B2 between Usakos and Swakopmund were just a set of make-shift ideas, hoping to attract tourists for a small income
readIt must feel good to give away N$2 million
28-09-2010
“THIS is what all this is about and it is worth everything: seeing these children so happy and excited,” Calie Jacobs, Director of Erongo Marine Enterprises (EME) in Walvis Bay said to The Namibian
readValcke supports NFA continuity
28-09-2010
FIFA’s Secretary General Jerome Valcke said his organisation would like to see continuity at the Namibia Football Association’s (NFA) Soccer House, a statement that some in local football circles may
readSetback for Chavez
28-09-2010
CARACAS – Venezuela’s opposition won a third of the seats in parliament and claimed a majority of the popular vote in elections on Sunday, boosting its hopes of defeating President Hugo Chavez at the
readBig Brother Africa: It ’Ain’t Over ... ’Till The Fat Lady Sings!
28-09-2010
THE sound of hearts breaking across the African continent rang loud on Saturday evening as hot, handsome and happy-go-lucky Mwisho got down on one knee and proposed to his lady love, the ever real,
readWind to power MTC reception
28-09-2010
MTC, Namibia’s biggest cellphone operator, has resorted to wind power to give its reception a boost.Apart from the wind turbine at Sossusvlei Mountain, the company inaugurated a wind generation
readNo help from court for Caprivi lodge
28-09-2010
AN ATTEMPT by an upmarket tourist lodge in the Caprivi Region to obtain an urgent court interdict to address its tense and problematic relationship with traditional authorities in the area, ended in
readIt’s official: 51,2% of workforce jobless
28-09-2010
GOVERNMENT has finally, after keeping the figures under wrap for about a year, admitted that unemployment in Namibia is “unacceptably high” at 51,2 per cent.Releasing the Namibia Labour Force Survey
readOkahandja vendors lose A to Z in fire
28-09-2010
AS THE ASHES cool down, vendors of the Mbangura Woodcarvers Market in Okahandja face uncertain futures after a fire destroyed their livelihoods on Friday.Yesterday, a number of vendors arrived at the
readELCIN bans party flags
28-09-2010
POLITICAL party flags will no longer be allowed on coffins during funeral services in ELCIN churches. Pastor Joel Alweendo of the Eengolo ELCIN Church in Omusati Region announced this to mourners, who
readNotable Quotes
28-09-2010
TO subject a defenceless baby to such barbarism and to inflict so much pain on such a small child fills one with abhorrence and makes one wonder what has become of the moral values of society if
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