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76 Articles found on Thursday, 21 April 2011
Wet start to Easter
21-04-2011
THE Easter weekend is expected to start on a wet note for most of Namibia, was the forecast from the Meteorological Service of Namibia yesterday.Scattered thundershowers are expected in the Windhoek
readGovt pockets all rights to mine uranium
21-04-2011
CABINET has declared uranium, copper, gold, zinc and coal as strategic minerals to allow the State-owned Epangelo Mining Company “exclusive exploration and mining” rights, Mines and Energy Minister
readSADC split on tribunal
21-04-2011
THE South African-based Swissbourgh Group claims that the governments of Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe were key movers behind the Southern African Development Community (SADC) decision to, for
readNewspaper Cup fever returns
21-04-2011
ANOTHER enthralling instalment of The Namibian Newspaper cup begins in Gobabis tomorrow.The youth development cup contest, which has become one of the most anticipated competitions on the local soccer
readFrance and Italy to advise Libyan rebels
21-04-2011
PARIS – France and Italy joined Britain yesterday in sending military advisers to assist Libya’s rebel shadow government in its Benghazi stronghold.“We are going to help you,” France’s President
readHouse prices fall as volumes increase
21-04-2011
THE FNB Namibia House Price Index fell 12,4 basis points in November, as the distribution of housing sizes returned to normal, with significantly higher volumes in the lower price segments.“The FNB
readThe Defence Of Defence Budget Is ‘Indefensible’
21-04-2011
LAST Friday, the Minister of Defence, Charles Namoloh, had a chance to defend his Ministry’s bloated budget. He was motivating the N$3,1 billion the Ministry will receive this financial year. His
readWhen Practices are Lawful Yet Corrupt
21-04-2011
THE politics of economic contestation is now well and truly upon us and we should expect that to become even more intense. The number of court cases challenging several awards of Government
readWe Should Speak About Africa As A Problem
21-04-2011
THE ingredients for the year 2011 as the annus horribilis for Africa are already made – around 30 African countries will hold elections at various levels. By all accounts, it won’t be a festive
readCabinet Needs To Keep S&T Allowances Down
21-04-2011
OK, so the children are officially on holiday, fuel has gone up again to cut their travels, the budget should soon be rubber-stamped by politicians who spent six hours to say things they could in two
readPolitical Perspective
21-04-2011
MY views about the non-necessity of an Information Ministry are well known at this point. Similarly my sentiments that the media are not the preserve of Government.So I’m understandably at odds with
readNo To SWATF/Koevoet Veteran Status Claims
21-04-2011
WHAT? Former SWATF and Koevoet members want to be recognised as veterans of the national liberation struggle? This must be a sick joke. If I had it my way, it would be a cold day in hell before such a
readTime For Conversation About Africa’s Psychological Legacy
21-04-2011
THIS letter is written in partly to support of the letter written by the Catholic bishops as well as the issues raised by Pashu Shuudi, which addresses things that are often not addressed and shied
readQuestions For Ekandjo: Where Do Ministers Live?
21-04-2011
A FEW questions regarding the recent article ‘City clamps down on rich private townships’ – The Namibian 12.04.2011.To clamp down on ‘upper-class’ residential estates is never going to solve the
readGreed And Power, Not Age, Is The Problem
21-04-2011
AFTER reading my former Professor, Andrew Muwonge’s article, titled ‘African Solutions to African Problems,’ in The Namibian of April 15, 2011, I fail to see the relevance of old age with
readThe Gadaffis Are Among Us
21-04-2011
TWO articles caught my attention (The Namibian, Friday April 17) and they are the reason for this letter: one that the governing board of the Mozambican parliament turned down the offer to get brand
readSMSes For Thursday 21 April 2011
21-04-2011
SMS Of The Day *I WOULD rather be poor but living on what is rightfully mine, than to be smelling rich while my hands are dirty. Shame on every thief and corrupt individual! Food for Thought This is
readNotable Quotes
21-04-2011
WE have everything above water. – Linus Tashiya, the project Manager at Uvungu-Vungu Irrigation Project in Kavango. Tashiya told The Namibian this week that the project has been flooded by the rising
readBank exec convicted in mortgage fraud case
21-04-2011
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – A jury on Tuesday convicted the majority owner of what had been one of America’s largest mortgage companies on all 14 counts in a US$3 billion fraud trial that officials have
readBank exec convicted in mortgage fraud case
21-04-2011
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – A jury on Tuesday convicted the majority owner of what had been one of America’s largest mortgage companies on all 14 counts in a US$3 billion fraud trial that officials have
readGeithner strikes confident tone on deficit deal
21-04-2011
WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday sought to reassure Americans that President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers will agree on a plan to whittle down the federal
readAvoid communications breakdowns
21-04-2011
Large organisations, in particular, have always struggled with communications, and technology only makes potential problems more potent.Even though communication is the lifeblood of an organisation,
readSME Bank to open later this year, says Tweya
21-04-2011
DAR-ES-SALAAM – The Namibian government has set up infrastructure for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but there is still a great need to provide them with financial support, the Deputy
readPrice monster bares its teeth
21-04-2011
INFLATION clawed its way up last month with the Namibia Consumer Price Index (NPCI) rising from 3,1 per cent in February to 3,8 per cent.The month-on-month (m-o-m) increase was driven by alcoholic
readZim ATM dishes out defunct money
21-04-2011
A BANK says one of its automated teller machines dished out defunct Zimbabwe dollars when it was being repaired. Technicians tested it with the old currency and left it online in error. Witnesses said
readMillions in malaria drugs stolen
21-04-2011
LONDON – Confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press show that a leading global health fund believes that millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent
readSouth Africa signals shift in BEE laws
21-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is planning to shift black economic empowerment (BEE) rules away from equity investment and ownership towards productive activities, Business Day newspaper reported
readChina shields trillion market from foreign firms
21-04-2011
BEIJING – A European business association says a host of unfair practices by China effectively bars foreign companies from public procurement - a market equal to a fifth of the Chinese economy.In a
readTalk on Antarctica
21-04-2011
RAIMUND Rentel will give a talk on Physical and Organic Speciation of Iron in the Southern Ocean at the Namibia Scientific Society rooms in Windhoek on April 29.The talk is organised by the Namibian
readGame officers arrest woman with cheetahs
21-04-2011
DAR ES SALAAM – In a rare ambush against animal traffickers, game officers have stumbled upon three live cheetahs in a house in Tanzaia.The house owner, Rahma Miraj Hasan, had kept them in one of her
readTechnology to help SA in rhino protection
21-04-2011
MBOMBELA – A rhino DNA sample kit is expected to help prosecutors be even tougher on those caught with rhino horns.If DNA tests positively link a horn to a specific rhino carcass, suspects will no
readPangolins endangered by international trade
21-04-2011
A CAPE pangolin picked up on the outskirts of Windhoek and handed to a Ministry of Environment and Tourism official, was passed to the Namibia Animal Rehabilitation Research and Education Center
readMillions in malaria drugs stolen: report
21-04-2011
LONDON – A leading global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years – perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worth – vastly
readHeavy fighting in Abidjan
21-04-2011
ABIDJAN – Shells and heavy fighting are shaking the walls of homes and prompting residents to flee parts of the northern Yopougon suburb in Ivory Coast’s largest city.It appears to be an offensive by
readNigeria hospitals struggle to treat machete wounds
21-04-2011
KADUNA – Idrif Ibrahim tried to outrun the angry mob, but they nearly severed his left hand with machetes before leaving him for dead in a northern Nigerian town where postelection violence has
readMalema denies being a racist
21-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – ANC Youth League president Julius Malema denied being a racist when he took the stand on a hate speech charge in the Equality Court yesterday.He belonged to an organisation that
readTainted bean sprouts latest Chinese food scare
21-04-2011
BEIJING – In the latest food scare to hit China, authorities in a northeastern city have found bean sprouts tainted with banned food additives to make the vegetables grow faster and look shinier,
readMotorcycle gunman kills 1 at Yemen protest
21-04-2011
SANAA – A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on a Yemeni anti-government protest camp yesterday killing one, witnesses said, as tension mounted over demands for a transfer of power in the Arabian
readAaniilonga yokumina okawe momeya
21-04-2011
AANIILONGA yokumina okawe mefuta oye li muudhigu konima sho Namdeb oshiwike sha pitipo eya lombwele kutya na ya mwene okumina okawe momeya komunkulofuta gwoshilando Olindili. Elombwelo ndika lya
readYa tokola ekankana poAir Namibia
21-04-2011
AANIILONGA omathele ya Air Namibia oya ti ota ya ka ninga ekanka metine ngele ina ya pewa egwedhelo lyoondjambi ndhoka ta ya pula.Ehangano lyiilonga yomatuko goondhila moshilongo olya yamukula mbaka
readM’uambo a pititha UuCD nAaSwakopo
21-04-2011
OMWIIMBITHI nomutoti gwoondjimbo dhopambepo, omusamane Peter Ambambi – a tseyika nawa nedhina Omuwambo gwa Ambambi, okwa lombwele Oshifo shika kutya oongundulwiimbo dhe bali dhokoSwakopmund , odha
readEpangelo ka li noonkondo okukwathela aakongi
21-04-2011
EPANGELO olya kwathele ashike ooperesenda 14 dhaantu mboka ya li yi ishangitha nUuministeli wAaniilonga nonkalonawa, opo ya monenwe iilonga.Minista yAaniilonga Nonkalonawa, Immanuel Ngatjizeko okwa
readNujoma na Kameeta ya indile uukumwe mAambanderu
21-04-2011
OMUMBISHOFI Zephania Kameeta okwa ti ita pa kala ehekeleko mombepo yetopoko netondathano. Ndhika omuwilikingeleka okwe dhi popi pethimbo lyoshituthi dhimbuluko sha nakusa Keharanjo Nguvauva moVenduka
readOsheendo shaanangeshefa moshigongi sha EAC
21-04-2011
OSHEENDO shaanangeshefa aaNamibia oshili poshigongi shomasiku gaali shehangano lyaAfrica Investment Forum tashi ningilwa mo Dar-es -Salaam sha Tanzania oshiwike shika. Osheendo shika oshi li mewiliko
readOshikungulu shombepo, omvula noompawe mOmusati
21-04-2011
OSHIKUNGULU shomvula, ombepo noompawe mumwe osha dhenge uuninginino wOshitopolwa sha Musati ongulohi yOmaandaha ngaka ga zi ko, unene tuu mOshikandjohogololo sha Ruacana nosha Nesi.Yamwe yomoRuacana
readAahingi nuutekete moondjila
21-04-2011
AAHINGI omathele ogendji oya li ya yi koombelewa dhopolisi yoshilando sha Venduka, metiyali opo ya ka fute omolwa omapogolo gomoondjila ngoka ya li ya, pelwa uutekete wokufuta.Oyendji woo oya yi
readSwapo a gwanitha omimvo 51
21-04-2011
ONGUNDU yoSwapo oya dhana oshituthi shevalo lyayo lyomimvo 51 metiyali. Amushangandjayi gwopevi gwongundu ndjika, Nangolo Mbumba okwa tseyitha kutya oshituthi shomimvo ndhoka otashi ka dhanwa
readIyambo yambidhidha oothigwa dhIndila Omuwa
21-04-2011
OMUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa tate Iyambo Iyambo gwomOngwediva nOshakati, ngoka e li omuyambidhidhi omunene gwEhangano lyOothigwa nAanona ya mona iihuna lyedhina Indila Omuwa yokOmusimboti mUukwambi
readMwetupunga defends Aussie title
21-04-2011
AUSTRALIAN-BASED Namibian boxer Johannes ‘Tito’ Mwetupunga retained his Australian middleweight title when he defeated Omar Shaick by TKO last Friday. The former amateur sensation, who is on a
readNPL confirms Haikali axing
21-04-2011
THE Namibia Premier League yesterday officially severed ties with its chief executive officer Mathew Haikali, following an almost four-month-long disciplinary procedure. Haikali was dismissed because
readBusy schedule for the Namibia’s Brave Gladiators
21-04-2011
DESPITE crashing out of the London 2012 Olympics qualifiers at the hands of the Nigerian Super Falcons on a 9-0 aggregate, the Brave Gladiators still have quite a busy schedule ahead.The Gladiators
readDonald victory equals number one spot
21-04-2011
LONDON – Britain’s Luke Donald will become the fourth world number one in less than six months if he wins this week’s Heritage tournament at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.Donald will leapfrog
readFootball Fixtures
21-04-2011
Thursday, April 21 German Bundesliga Freiburg v Hannover 20h30 Saturday, April 23 English Premier League Man Utd v
readCeltic manager receives bomb parcel
21-04-2011
GLASGOW – The parcel bombs sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two prominent supporters of the Glasgow club were live devices that could have caused “significant harm,” police said yesterday.The
readSepp Blatter makes election appeal to voters
21-04-2011
GENEVA - In his first direct appeal to Fifa voters, Sepp Blatter has asked them to reject revolution and re-elect him president on June 1.Blatter insists in a letter to 208 national associations
readArsenal’s French players may leave
21-04-2011
PARIS – Samir Nasri heads a group of five high-profile French players who are considering their futures with Premier League giants Arsenal, French sport daily L'Equipe claimed yesterday.Nasri, who was
readIsrael, Palestinians hold sports peace talks for better relations
21-04-2011
ROME – Israeli and Palestinian Olympic officials have reaffirmed their desire to build stronger ties and create joint training camps during a ‘Sports for Peace’ meeting in Italy.During the meeting
readSpringboks select seven uncapped players in squad
21-04-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Springboks coach Peter de Villiers included seven uncapped players yesterday in an initial 51-man squad to meet up next month ahead of the Tri-Nations and World Cup later this year.De
readSwartbooi wants Karas to show character
21-04-2011
“SHOW character, composure and create doubts in your opponents. We want to you bring back home silverware.” These were the motivational words with which Karas governor Clinton Swartbooi yesterday sent
readTeacher’s killer rearrested after escape
21-04-2011
JOHANNES Haufiku Ndiwakalunga (19), who escaped from the holding cells at the Oshakati Police Station during the night of April 10, was rearrested on Monday afternoon.Ndiwakalunga earlier pleaded
readSolar energy best for rural areas
21-04-2011
MINES and Energy Minister Isak Katali says his ministry firmly believes that renewable energy can be part of a solution to provide electricity to rural areas. He said rural electrification remains a
readPolice to arrest people who shoot in the air at parties or funerals
21-04-2011
NAMIBIAN Police regional commander in the Ohangwena region, Commissioner Armas Shivute, has warned that his officers will arrest anybody who fires gunshots in the air in celebration or in mourning.“We
readPM clamps down on S&T allowances
21-04-2011
THE noose will tighten around the necks of civil servants who cash in on subsistence and travel allowances (S&T) by “creating trips outside the office on they ticket that they go work”.Responding to
readTask force addresses malnutrition
21-04-2011
RECOMMENDATIONS relating to advocacy, coordination, and capacity building were made at the 3rd meeting of the African Taskforce on Food and Nutrition Development (ATFFND), in Windhoek last week.The
readKamwi blames ills on managers
21-04-2011
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi on Monday had to put out fires from fellow Swapo MPs, among others, in the National Assembly about the ills which plague his ministry.Fellow ruling party member Alexia
readIPU assembly meets on democracy building
21-04-2011
THE president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Speaker of the Namibian Parliament, Theo-Ben Gurirab, says democracy needs a lot of nurturing and monitoring. Speaking at the 124th assembly of
readImmigration officials unacceptably ‘unfriendly’
21-04-2011
MEMBERS of Parliament on both sides of the House have called on the Minister of Home Affairs, Rosalia Nghidinwa, to “pick up the whip and crack it” in dealing with “unfriendly” immigration officers.
readHailstorm rocks western Omusati
21-04-2011
HEAVY rain and wind accompanied by a hailstorm rocked the western Omusati region on Monday night, killing livestock, mainly goats and sheep, and destroyed mahangu and maize plants.A villager from
readDNA link in Keetmans murder, rape case
21-04-2011
HUMAN DNA found on the body of murdered Keetmanshoop teacher Magda Maas matches the DNA of one of the two men accused of robbing, raping and killing Maas in her house in November 2007, according to
readDelayed justice in city murder trial
21-04-2011
THE repeatedly-interrupted trial of the two men accused of robbing and murdering a German flight instructor in Windhoek at the end of 2005 has again been delayed.The trial of Dumingu Zuzee da Costa
readCrazy weather at coast causes havoc
21-04-2011
THUNDERSTORMS and lightning; hot and cool weather; and strong east winds accompanied by sandstorms; clear skies and rainbows – and lots of rain – were all ingredients to a day of crazy weather at the
readContaminated water claims 2 lives
21-04-2011
PEOPLE at Engelalashikondongolo village in the Ohangwena Region are claiming that two girls there died of cholera this week.They say the two sisters, Lavinia Lazarus (5) and Ndapunikwa Kamati (10
readCivil society organisations hopeful
21-04-2011
THE outcomes and recommendations of the Africa wide Civil Society Organisation (CSO) universal access review meeting on HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, will impact on the African Common
readKamwi challenges Unam students on HIV
21-04-2011
HIV-AIDS does not discriminate, it affects people irrespective of race, age, education and gender, was the message from Health and Social Services Minister, Richard Kamwi, as he addressed students
readAir Namibia battles strike
21-04-2011
BY the time of going to press yesterday, Air Namibia management and the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Natau) were still engaged in last-minute negotiations to stave off a strike that
readNetwork congestion brings massive profits
21-04-2011
Isn’t it just nice to see that all the millions we so eagerly throw at MTC and its poorer cousins are landing back nicely in our pockets albeit with a a few twists and turns along the way.Government
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