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65 Articles found on Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Tender Board raises questions over Simataa’s dual role
19-04-2011
GEORGE Simataa’s role as chairperson of the Ministry of Works and Transport’s tender committee and his role as permanent secretary of that same Ministry was raised as a possible conflict of interest
read33 000 drivers face arrest
19-04-2011
WINDHOEK motorists with outstanding traffic fines may spend their Easter weekend behind bars instead of on the beach.According to City Police Superintendent Gerhard Kakonda, there are about 33 000
readRecord rainy season for north, central
19-04-2011
THE 2010-11 rainy season is one for the record books in several parts of Namibia, rainfall figures released by the Meteorological Service of Namibia at the end of last week confirmed.The current rainy
readGlobal trends sank Namcor
19-04-2011
THE reversal of an 11-year-old Cabinet decision to give Namcor the mandate to import 50 per cent of the country’s fuel needs has defeated all intentions at the time to wean Namibia from its complete
readNPL ordered to pay Tigers
19-04-2011
THE NFA Arbitration Committee yesterday ordered the Namibia Premier League to pay Tigers N$12 400, bringing an end to a lengthy dispute. The fine forms part of the ruling handed down by the
readProtests in Nigeria over Jonathan poll victory
19-04-2011
KANO – Security forces fired in the air and used teargas across Nigeria’s largely Muslim north yesterday to try to quell protests over the election victory of President Goodluck Jonathan.The vote
readSMEs in tourism need training urgently
19-04-2011
A SHORTAGE of training providers in the tourism sector has prevented small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from benefitting from the Millennium Challenge Account Namibia (MCA-N), the Minister of
readThe West African Curse: Nigeria Too?
19-04-2011
THE war in Ivory Coast is over, or so we are told. Former president Laurent Gbagbo, who clung to the presidency even though he only won 46 percent of the vote in last year’s election, has been dragged
readKeharanjo came and left unceremoniously
19-04-2011
THE Ovambanderu of Namibia has known difficult times. During the wars of imperialism their cutting edge King Kahimemua Nguvauva was arrested at Omukuruvaro near present day Epukiro, led to Okahandja
readNotable Quotes
19-04-2011
It is not Kaaronda that is the victim of this, but the workers. – A group of disgruntled workers rejecting a decision by the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) to investigate alleged misconduct
readSMSes For Tuesday 19 April 2011
19-04-2011
SMS Of The Day *Only three days to go, I call upon all Omaheke residents from all constituencies to come with their vuvazelas from 22 – 25 April to enjoy our lovely Newspaper Cup. Let us make this
readMake your global meeting work
19-04-2011
Meetings hold such promise for moving your business forward but are rarely executed well. Harvard Business Review has some ideas to turn that around. With people spread across locations and time
readOpec sees economic strain of high oil prices
19-04-2011
KUWAIT – Costly oil could place a major strain on consumer countries with convalescent economies, Opec ministers said yesterday, in their clearest statements yet they see reduced demand for their
readWidespread violations in SA mine sector
19-04-2011
PRETORIA – South Africa has found widespread violations during an audit of miners and other mineral rights holders in the country, minerals minister Susan Shabangu said yesterday.Shabangu said the
readSA diversification experience should serve as a roadmap for southern Africa
19-04-2011
SOUTH Africa’s experience with economic diversification should serve as a roadmap for the member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) whose economies remain largely centralised
readRolls-Royce opens marine service centre in Walvis
19-04-2011
THE England-based Rolls-Royce company has opened its latest Marine Service Centre in Walvis Bay.The investment is the latest stage in the development of a global Marine Service Centre network, which
readStrike paralyses Botswana civil service
19-04-2011
GABORONE – Botswana civil servants yesterday began a ten-day strike over pay increases, hampering public services across the country as more than 90 000 workers stayed off the job.Schools, clinics and
readAbsa, Barclays tackle Africa
19-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Absa Group and its majority shareholder Barclays said yesterday they would combine services on the rest of the continent as part of its “one bank in Africa” strategy.From July this
readBrics mull trade system to bypass dollar
19-04-2011
CAPE TOWN – Brics nations could benefit considerably by trading directly in their own countries, cutting out unstable internationally convertible currencies, South African Trade and Industry Minister
readHundreds of dogs saved from the cooking pot in China
19-04-2011
BEIJING – Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared a culinary fate after about 200 animal lovers mobilised to stop them ending up on dinner tables, state-run media said
readOne in five European kids dodge Facebook age limit: survey
19-04-2011
BRUSSELS – Three-quarters of Europe’s children have a profile on a social networking website, while one in five under 13 manage to dodge Facebook’s age restriction, a survey showed yesterday.Some 77
readUS rushes aid after tornadoes kill 45
19-04-2011
RALEIGH – US authorities yesterday rushed aid to southern states after powerful tornadoes cut a path of death and destruction, killing at least 45 and reducing entire towns to piles of rubble.The
readIyambo ta popi kombinga yomashongo
19-04-2011
EHOGOLOLO etaambo noshowo eyo kenongelo, ekalekepo nendopo lyaalongwa moosikola dhepangelo nenge dhoshigwana oshinima tashi etitha omaipulo.Ngaka omaiyuvo goMinista Yelongo, omundohotola Abraham
readEpangelo ta li landitha
19-04-2011
UUMINISTELI wIilonga otawu landithapo omagumbo gayo, nokonyala ooombapila dhokutaambathana ngaka dhili 11 ohadhi manithwa omwedhi kehe. Pethimbo lyembo lyomumvo gwiimaliwa gwa ziko epangelo olya
readTaambeni aapiti miilonga yeni
19-04-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indile oshikondo shopaumwene shi longe oshinakugwanithwa shasho noku pa mboka ya mono oonkatu melongo iilonga. Okwa ti omanga iiputudhilo yelongo ta yi gandja
readEgameno lya pewa oobiliona ndatu
19-04-2011
MINISTA yEgameno oya ti oshilongo oshi na okukala shi ilongekidha okwiyamba paanzo dhasho omolwegameno oshoka Uuukumwe wehumokomeho muumbungatu waAfrica[SADC] ina wu tuntilwa ando opo kaa waadhike ko
readOkongressa ya NUNW tashi vulika yi ekelwehi aniwa
19-04-2011
EKONAKONO kombinga ya Evilastus Kaaronda otashi vulika wo li kwatelemo okutala ngele okongressa ya NUNW yomumvo gwayi otashi vulika yi ekelwehi, oshoka oya fa ya li inaa yi longekidhwa mondjila
readA geelwa unene medhipago
19-04-2011
OMUDHIPAGI gwomunona gwomimvo omugoyi momumvo 2009 moshitopolwa Oshikoto okwa tumwa kondholongo omimvo 45 oshiwike sha yi.Momasiku 26 ga Desemba 2009, Ndilimeke Hanyangha Ndinomwaameni okwa li a
readKeharanjo ta fumvikwa pOngango
19-04-2011
NAKUSA Keharanjo Nguvauva elenga enene lyAambanderu otaka fumvikwa pOngango, Opuwo moshitopolwa shaKunene olyomakaya ngaa ta geya.Okwa longekidha efumviko lye pamushangwa gweidhipago ngoka a thigi ko.
readKeharanjo a londodha Kilus kombinga yoshipangelapundi sha nakusa he
19-04-2011
NAKUSA Keharanjo Nguvauva okwa londodha omumwahe Kilus Nguvauva kombinga yoku kuthapo oshipangelapundi shezimo lyAambanderu. Momushangwa gweidhipago gwomapandja gatatu, Keharanjo okwa ti ku
readNevonga a kuthwa mewilikongundu lya GIPF
19-04-2011
ONGUNDUMUTIMA yehangano lyaaniilonga yomepangelo[Napwu] oya kuthamo amushanga gwayo, Petrus Nevonga muukwashilyo wewilikongundu lyoshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yepangelo[GIPF]. Etokolo oku
readBlue Boys rope in former Orlando Pirates coach
19-04-2011
RELEGATION-THREATENED Blue Boys have added former Orlando Pirates coach David Snewe to their technical team. Snewe’s addition is part of the club’s bid to avoid the dreaded drop from the Namibia
readHerunga shines in Mauritius
19-04-2011
TJIPEKAPORA Herunga won both her 100m and 200m races in a windy Mauritius Invitational meet in 12,13 and 24,16 respectively, Fellow sprinter Hitjiviure Kaanjuka won his 100m heat and ended second in
readPulis targets City revenge
19-04-2011
LONDON – Stoke manager Tony Pulis has set his sights on a Wembley revenge mission against Manchester City after his side stormed into the FA Cup final with a 5-0 thrashing of Bolton.Pulis suffered one
readBahrain cracks down on athletes
19-04-2011
DUBAI – A senior sports official in Bahrain says 150 athletes, coaches and referees have been suspended from their local clubs as part of wide-ranging crackdown on anti-government dissent.The official
readSSFD Results
19-04-2011
Friday, April 15 Tura Magic 2-2 Hotspurs Saturday, April 16 Desert Rollers 1-3 Swakopmund Fedics Utd
readNadal is everywhere, bemoans Ferrer
19-04-2011
MONACO – Injury might be the only hope of anyone taking Rafa Nadal’s Monte Carlo Masters crown after the Spaniard wrapped up a seventh title in a row on the Cote d’Azur, beaten finalist David Ferrer
readPredict and WIN!
19-04-2011
N$250 PLUS super football hamper!!JOIN in the fun of The Namibian Newspaper Cup which will be held in Gobabis over the Easter weekend. One lucky winner can win N$250 PLUS a The Namibian Newspaper Cup
readNewspaper Cup squads – Final
19-04-2011
THE Namibian Newspaper Cup is less than three days away and the participating regions have assembled their finals squads to compete for top honours. The development tournament, which kicks-off on
readTop field for Two Oceans
19-04-2011
THE highest-paying ultra-marathon in South Africa has attracted a number of top local and international athletes to compete for honours in the 56km Two Oceans on Saturday. Eight of last year’s top 10
readExciting surprises in fistball league
19-04-2011
THERE were a number of surprises during the second round of league games in the Bank Windhoek National Fistball Championships at the SKW fistball court on Saturday.SKW 2 extended their unbeaten run in
readIn Brief
19-04-2011
Swazi activists charged for explosives MBABANE – Two activists arrested during last week’s pro-democracy protests in Swaziland have been charged with illegal possession of explosives, police said
readUN and Libya reach deal on aid
19-04-2011
TRIPOLI – Muammar Gaddafi’s government has promised the UN access to the besieged rebel city of Misrata, a senior UN official said yesterday, following weeks of heavy shelling of the city by Libyan
readWarming seas could push some fish species to limit
19-04-2011
SINGAPORE – Rapidly warming ocean temperatures in some parts of the world could be pushing some fish species to the limit, stunting their growth, increasing stress and raising the risk of death, a
readDefence farms under commercial management
19-04-2011
THE Ministry of Defence has put it farms under commercial management, Minister Charles Namoloh told Parliament last week.Motivating his budget vote, the Minister said a feasibility study on the
readRecord price for white Swakara
19-04-2011
THE increased demand for Namibia’s unique Swakara pelts resulted in excellent prices being achieved at the Kopenhagen Fur auction recently, sporting the highest price ever paid for white Swakara. The
readMillennium account sponsors agri projects
19-04-2011
THE Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) and the Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday gave seven agricultural grants totalling N$22,7 million to four implementing agencies.Under its Indigenous Natural
readAgricultural diary
19-04-2011
Grootfontein Agri College April 30: National Inter Farmers’ Association grass race in Grootfontein during which big prizes can be won. For entry forms and further details contact Johan van Zyl at
readSA maize crop forecast seen steady
19-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will tomorrow likely leave unchanged its maize output forecast for the May 2010-April 2011 season, a Reuters survey showed yesterday.The average estimates of eight trading
readMiracle mahangu yields in arid Namibia
19-04-2011
AFTER five years of smallholder trials, over 500 Namibian communal farmers are using an innovative conservation agriculture (CA) system to dramatically increase yields. So say Gerhard Baufeldt and Rod
readSometimes in April Contextualising the Rwandan Genocide
19-04-2011
African Perspectives – the monthly film series organised by AfricAvenir Windhoek in cooperation with Studio 77, the Bank Windhoek Arts Festival, WhatsOnWindhoek, and the Franco-Namibian Cultural
readSarah Palin rally only draws 6500
19-04-2011
She has risen from being a little-known Alaskan governor to the darling of the Tea Party.But after enjoying three years as one of the most prominent figures in right-wing politics, could Sarah Palin’s
readM-Net and Coca Cola unite for Big Brother AMPLIFIED
19-04-2011
Two of Africa’s biggest brands are uniting around the continent’s biggest reality series as Coca Cola and M-Net begin an exciting new partnership around the popular reality show, Big Brother
readTeacher’s killer still on the run
19-04-2011
THE Namibian Police have issued an appeal for public assistance to trace and rearrest the young man who has admitted that he murdered a teacher at Ongwediva near the end of 2009.Johannes Haufiku
readTeacher witch-hunt claimed at Rundu school
19-04-2011
TEACHERS of the Dr Romanus Kampungu Senior Secondary School at Rundu claim they were attacked and humiliated by parents at a meeting on March 9. The meeting was called to motivate pupils to remain
readPresident Pohamba meets Malagasy leaders
19-04-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba met two leaders in the Madagascar political impasse in his capacity as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) at State House yesterday. He held
readOshigambo High School to reopen again this morning
19-04-2011
THE Oshigambo High School in Oshikoto region which was forced to close after a tragic accident whereby a female learner and a member of the Namibian Defence Force died after their boat capsized, is to
readInformation ministry budget increased
19-04-2011
THE Ministry of Information and Communication Technology has requested a budget of N$316 483 000 for the new financial year, up from N$251 487 000 the previous year. Of this, N$200 748 000 will go
readFloods halt immunisation campaign
19-04-2011
THE floods in northern Namibia have put the Ministry of Health’s annual National Immunisation Days (NID) campaign on hold.Petrina Haingura, Deputy Health Minister, yesterday confirmed that it will not
readClimate change on health agenda
19-04-2011
THE efforts and interventions of African Health ministers should be driven by existing evidence and results, was the message from Dr. Olawale Maiyegun, African Union Commission (AUC) Director of
readFlood damage in the North assessed
19-04-2011
THE registering of flood-damaged homesteads and mahangu fields started in all four north-central regions last week.Local and traditional leaders are calling on village headman to register all affected
readNdaitwah inaugurates Dorob National Park
19-04-2011
THE Dorob National Park was inaugurated on Saturday, and is described as being the “last piece of the puzzle” of the intended National Skeleton Coast Park, which will stretch along Namibia’s entire
readSA citizens arrested with dagga at roadblock
19-04-2011
TWO South African citizens were arrested at the Keetmanshoop Police roadblock over the weekend after being found in possession of 31 grams of dagga valued at N$93 000. Police Commissioner Josephat
readMedia ‘alarmist’ about Chinese presence in Africa
19-04-2011
WESTERN coverage of the increasing Chinese presence in Africa has been described as “alarmist”, and could portray China’s interest on the continent as illegal, says the former Africa and China bureau
read‘No more changes to Keharanjo funeral’
19-04-2011
ALETHA Nguvauva, mother of the late disputed Ovambanderu chief Keharanjo Nguvauva (26), yesterday said “new requests on funeral arrangements cannot be entertained”.She said the funeral arrangements
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