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63 Articles found on Friday, 1 April 2011
ISLANDS
01-04-2011
Roadworks on the flood-damaged Oshakati-Omungwelume road are in full swing. Photo: Tanja Bause
readFraud suspect denies livestock swindle
01-04-2011
A LIVESTOCK sale swindle suspect who is alleged to have duped Prime Minister Nahas Angula and two other people out of tens of thousands of Namibia dollars last year pleaded not guilty to all charges
readHalaal turf war is simmering
01-04-2011
THE Islamic Halaal Council of Namibia (IHCN), a body registered last year, is taking issue with Namibian companies that it claims are commissioning South African institutions to do certification here.
readGovt fuel tender heads to court
01-04-2011
THE tender process for a multimillion-dollar contract to supply fuel to the Government Garage’s fleet of 3 000 for the next ten years was marred by irregularities and possible corruption, one of the
readHungry Simon raring to go
01-04-2011
FORMER two-time world title holder Harry ‘Onkugo’ Simon says he is hungry for success once again ahead of his April 29 fight against South Africa’s Sipho ‘Delta’ Mukhithi. Simon is set to continue his
readRebels besiege Abidjan
01-04-2011
ABIDJAN - Rebels fighting to install Ivory Coast’s democratically elected president began besieging the main city of Abidjan yesterday after seizing a key seaport overnight. The top military commander
readNamibia power supply to be tight 2013-16
01-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Namibia is aiming for the first power from the Kudu gas field by the end of 2015, early 2016, NamPower managing director, Paulinus Shilamba, has said.Power supply in Namibia, one of the
readStick To The Resolution
01-04-2011
MELBOURNE – The international military intervention in Libya is not about bombing for democracy or for Col.Muammar el-Qaddafi’s head – let alone keeping oil prices down or profits up. Legally,
readPohamba Is Wrong On Succession Debate
01-04-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba’s decision, endorsed by Swapo leaders, to put a lid on the succession debate outside party meetings is backward, to say the least.In the absence of a vibrant opposition,
readTime To Plan For The Flood
01-04-2011
IT is pointless, in a situation where there is suffering and misery because of a natural disaster of any kind, to play the blame game. Because the priority will always be to deal with the aftermath
readHuman Beings Seem To Matter Less Than Sovereignty In Namibia
01-04-2011
WHEN it happens, I would be surprised. I would be surprised when Namibia takes a stand in favour of democratic freedoms and not unflinching support for madmen and governments in power. We would have
readDragging the Diamonds through the Rough
01-04-2011
Bring out our best ‘diamonds in the rough’ and make them stand in lines like a bunch of Grade one’s, complete with face paint and shiny stars on their foreheads. Those who were naughty and didn’t wear
readPolitical Perspective
01-04-2011
THE ‘foreigner’ debate seems to be underway again and the important thing that we as a country committed to a Bill of Rights should always adhere to, is the issue of tolerance towards all.It stands to
readNotable Quotes
01-04-2011
I THINK they are afraid to share the findings.– NUNW secretary general Evalistus Kaaronda urged workers not just to sue Cabinet for gross negligence on the DCP matter, but also to release the findings
readSMSes for Friday 01 April 2011
01-04-2011
SMS Of The Day *WHY do we only talk but don’t do anything about it? About being together as one in Namibia? It only works in families but not throughout every tribe or nation. We are still pushing
readEast Africa’s booming malls entice retailers
01-04-2011
NAIROBI – Shopping malls are springing up across east Africa faster than ever before as retailers seek to tap into a swelling middle class with growing disposable incomes and a limited choice of
readEuro crisis delays SADC currency plan
01-04-2011
PLANS to adopt a single currency for the 15-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) by 2018 should be delayed because of the recent sovereign debt crisis in the European monetary union,
readUnited States calls for flexible exchange rates
01-04-2011
NANJING, China – Tightly controlled exchange rate regimes are the main flaw in the international monetary system and the solution is simple, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a G20 meeting
readBotswana economy grows 7,2 per cent
01-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Botswana’s economy grew by 7,2 per cent in 2010 after shrinking 4,9 per cent the year before, data from the Central Statistics Office showed.“The main drivers to the increase was
readMauritius unemployment rate nearly 8 per cent
01-04-2011
PORT LOUIS – The unemployment rate in Mauritius increased to 7,8 per cent in 2010 from 7,3 per cent a year earlier, official data has shown.The global economic downturn has hurt the tourism sector on
readMozambique to hike food, fuel prices
01-04-2011
MAPUTO – Mozambique will hike food and fuel prices but will offer other aid to the poor in the hope of staving off north Africa-style protests or a repeat of deadly riots last year, an official has
readIngredients for job satisfaction
01-04-2011
A job that will really make you happy often fulfils three specific needs, according to Harvard Business Review, and if your current role does not, it might be time for a change.Far too many people
readIn Brief
01-04-2011
Zim mass grave becomes political propaganda CHIBONDO - Hundreds of skeletons found in a remote mine shaft have brought a macabre thrust to election campaigning in Zimbabwe - but the presence of some
readNato takes sole control of Libya strikes
01-04-2011
BRUSSELS – Nato’s chief said yesterday the alliance doesn’t support US and British suggestions that the UN mandate for the international military operation in Libya allows arming rebels who are
readNo immunity for Libyan minister
01-04-2011
LONDON – Libya’s foreign minister has not been offered immunity after his unexpected arrival in Britain, London said yesterday, while urging other members of Muammar Gaddafi’s “crumbling” regime to
readSouthern Africa must learn from Mideast unrest: Banda
01-04-2011
LIVINGSTONE – Uprisings in north Africa serve as a warning to leaders in the rest of the continent not to ignore their citizens’ demands, Zambia’s president said, opening a regional summit
readGaddafi son had VIP tour of American Air Force Academy
01-04-2011
DENVER – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s youngest son visited the Air Force Academy in Colorado last month during a United States tour but couldn’t have learned anything to benefit the Libyan
readDrugs go to jail in colouring book
01-04-2011
PHILADELPHIA – Three inmates and their loved ones were charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a US jail on the pages of a children’s colouring book, authorities said on Tuesday.The drug,
readLeaking radiation slows recovering dead in Japan
01-04-2011
FUKUSHIMA – In the shadow of Japan’s struggle to stem radioactive leaks from its stricken nuclear complex, police in white moon suits pull bodies of tsunami victims from an evacuated zone in halting
readWelwitschias make three changes for Border
01-04-2011
NAMIBIA’S rugby selectors have made three changes to the Welwitschias’ starting lineup for Saturday’s match against Border at the Hage Geingob National Rugby Stadium in Windhoek.United centre David
readBA, Stars meet in title decider
01-04-2011
TONIGHT log leaders Black Africa will look to kill off any hopes African Stars have of retaining their league title in what is arguably the biggest game of the season. BA are nine points clear of
readClijsters falls to Azarenka
01-04-2011
MIAMI – Belarussian Victoria Azarenka produced some sparkling tennis to defeat an out-of-sorts world number two Kim Clijsters in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday.Azarenka,
readKhomas hosts athletics championship
01-04-2011
THE annual Khomas Region Track and Field Championship is expected to take place at the Independence Stadium on Saturday. Following the success at the Rössing Club Championship recently held in
readBurger boost for unbeaten Stormers
01-04-2011
SYDNEY - Unbeaten Western Stormers will be boosted by the return of Springbok flanker Schalk Burger for Saturday’s all-South African Super 15 derby with the Natal Sharks in Durban.The uncompromising
readFootball Fixtures
01-04-2011
Friday, April 1 Saturday, April 2 English Premier League West Ham v Man Utd 13h45 Birmingham v Bolton 16h00 Everton v Aston Villa 16h00 Wigan
readBarcelona, Madrid wait on injured Messi and Ronaldo
01-04-2011
MADRID – Barcelona and Real Madrid head into tomorrow’s Spanish La Liga matches waiting on injury worries to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.Barcelona travels to third-place Villarreal with a
readDepleted Man United face tricky Hammers
01-04-2011
LONDON – Manchester United have already lost 4-0 at West Ham United this season and, with a patched-up defence, they cannot afford a repeat tomorrow as the Premier League title race resumes.A
readICC Cricket World Cup
01-04-2011
Result Wednesday, March 30 India beat Pakistan by 29 runs Fixture Saturday, April 2 India v Sri Lanka
readAfridi sees bright future for Pakistan
01-04-2011
MOHALI - Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said the performance of his side’s younger players had been among the positives of a World Cup campaign that ended with a 29-run semi-final loss to India.And he
readTendulkar set for dream final
01-04-2011
MUMBAI - A billion hearts will beat for Sachin Tendulkar as India bid for their second World Cup title in the all-Asian final against buoyant Sri Lanka tomorrow.Tendulkar returns to his home turf at
readOohamushanga oya ulikwa mondjila
01-04-2011
OMUPRIMA Minista Nahas Angula okwa popile omikalo dhili mumwe mokukuta oohamushanga aakuluntu mepangelo. Angula okwa ti omukalo gwa volonganithwa ohagu longithwa ethimbo limwe, pakutseyitha ,
readEpangelo lya indilwa likwathe
01-04-2011
OYENDJI otaya nyenyeeta kutya Aanambelewa yEpangelo mboka taya ungaunga noonakuhepekwa kefundja, ano okuyapa iinima mbyoka ya pumbwa ngashi iikulya, ootenda, omakumbatha nokukonga uuwato nosho tuu
readOpolisi ta yi konakona oshiponga shongwe
01-04-2011
OPOLISI oya ti natango oyi li miilonga yokukonakona eso lyomutalelipo omuNdowishi ngoka ali a dhipagwa kongwe iiwike iyali ya piti. Nakusa Veronika Bauriedl [46] okwa si sho a ponokelwa kongwe
readAaniilonga aakulu yepangelo inaya panda
01-04-2011
EHANGANO lyopashigwana lyaamboka yeli mopenzela[National Pensioners’ Association] olya nyenyeta egwedhelo lyoopenzela dhawo nooperesenda ntano adhike. NPA okwa ulike oshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga
readKansela a nyengwa okufuta molwondapo yohauto ye
01-04-2011
KANSELA gwaKaiti melelo lyoshilando shokuumbugantu, Fiina Elago okwa ti ita vulu okufuta oodola omayovi 2 000 ndhoka a geelwa nadho kohofa ya mengestrata poshilando shoka, molwa okuhinga aniwa uukodhi
readNamugongo ta tegelele opo eindilo lye li pulakenwe
01-04-2011
OMUNIILONGA nale mUuministeli womudhingoloko nomatalelopo oku na okutegelela ethimbo ele omanga eindilo lye opo egeelo lye li talululwe kompangu yopombanda inaali pulakenwa. Sackey Namugongo okwa li a
readOshana sha yelulwa tashi kongo ekwatho
01-04-2011
AAKALIMO omayovi moshitopolwa shaShana oya pumbwa ekwatho omolwa okuyelulwa komeya gomvula mumwe nogefundja ngoka ga siikila oshitopolwa shaakalimo konyala omayovi 161 916. Aakalimo yomwaalu gwomayovi
readTaya fala okabinete kompangu
01-04-2011
AANIILONGA yepangelo mboka yi itaala kutya oya kanitha iimaliwa yawo yoopenzela oya hala oku fala okabinete kohofa. Aaniilonga yepangelo mbaka oya tala kutya oya nyokomwa oshoka oodola oomiliona
readSpain, Africa to meet on gender equality
01-04-2011
NAMIBIA will host the sixth Spain-Africa international meeting in Windhoek on April 9 and 10 to consider issues around ‘women for a better world’.Making the announcement in Parliament last week,
readOshana Police need 4x4s, boats, chopper
01-04-2011
THE Police in the Oshana Region have requested more vehicles, trailers, canoes and boats to help villagers cross the flooded oshanas and rivers.Speaking at the Oshana Regional Disaster Risk Management
readLiving with leprosy in Namibia
01-04-2011
ESTHER and Martha’s daily lives closely resemble their neighbours’ in this small Kavango village in the Mashare constituency. They tend their fields, care for children and grandchildren. They struggle
readLeprosy: the reality in Namibia
01-04-2011
PERCEIVED as a forgotten or biblical disease, leprosy cases continue to pop up in Namibia annually. Today, Namibia has a total leprosy population of about 60 people, the majority of whom live in the
readHake quotas get heated reaction
01-04-2011
THE Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Bernhard Esau, has reacted strongly to an article in The Namibian’s Wednesday edition about the closure of hake companies, and thousands of workers
readFraud suspect shifts blame
01-04-2011
THE defence lawyer of a former manager at insurance company Santam Namibia hinted in the High Court in Windhoek this week that fraud charges against his client might also be traced back to dishonest
readDiergaardt and ex to settle out of court
01-04-2011
THE Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Theo Diergaardt, and the mother of two of his children have apparently decided that their lawyers would sort out their maintenance battle on
readDebt cripples Rehoboth
01-04-2011
THE Rehoboth Town Council’s water and power woes are the result of residents’ non-payment of overdue bills amounting to N$45 million.Meanwhile, it remains unclear whether the town will be without
readCancer centre delays put patients at risk
01-04-2011
THE two-month closure of the radiotherapy unit at the State cancer centre is putting cancer patients at greater risk.THE two-month closure of the radiotherapy unit at the State cancer centre is
readEconomic Growth And The Poor
01-04-2011
I WISH to follow up on the important letter of KW Shimwafeni entitled ‘No reason to be grateful to the rich’ (The Namibian, 25 March). Shimwafeni pointed out that economic growth cannot be the main
readCelebrating A Real And Great African Leader
01-04-2011
THE interesting article by Juliet Torome (‘The forgotten half of the African sky,’ The Namibian, 29 March) reminded me of the great African leader, Thomas Sankara. The wonderful expression that ‘women
readCall On Kamwi To Take The Blame
01-04-2011
DEAR Dr Kamwi, I welcome your waking up to your system failure in recruiting doctors. Allow me some observations:1) When you talk about foreign doctors be mindful that some of them are very good, have
readThe Good And Bad In All Of Us
01-04-2011
DO Namibians hate foreigners as alleged in the SMS page of The Namibian newspaper of last week? I never felt compelled to write a letter to the newspaper up to now. But every day you open newspapers
readLet’s Help Realise The Dreams Of The Ordinary People Of Africa
01-04-2011
WE heard the official African response to the involvement of western nations in Libya. This response of the leaders of Africa shattered our belief in their integrity; it leaves us ashamed of them. We,
readOn Political Tsunamis In Afro-Arab and Arab-Muslim World
01-04-2011
THE current political tsunamis sweeping in the Afro-Arab and Arab-Muslim worlds have received a lot deserved attention from various media analysts and commentators, both in Namibia and elsewhere. I
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