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60 Articles found on Thursday, 28 April 2011
HIV status costs farmworker couple a job
28-04-2011
THE dismissal of two farmworkers, allegedly because of their HIV-positive status, and the subsequent flawed labour arbitration has drawn the ire of the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC).Angela Katjire and
readKlein Aub cops crack dagga syndicate
28-04-2011
POLICE at Klein Aub last week cracked what appears to be a dagga-growing syndicate in the area.According to a senior officer at this village’s Police station, they arrested five men on Wednesday after
readTeek sues for N$6,8m
28-04-2011
A HEARING on a multimillion-dollar claim that former Supreme Court Judge of Appeal Pio Teek filed against Namibia’s President, Government, Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the wake of his
readWelwitschias on track, says defiant Diergaardt
28-04-2011
NAMIBIA’s under-performing senior national rugby side is on the right track, insists head coach Johan Diergaardt. Diergaardt said yesterday that despite their woeful form of late, the team is on
readIvory Coast forces attack renegade warlord positions
28-04-2011
ABIDJAN – Forces behind Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara attacked positions held by a warlord who helped fight to put him in power, the renegade’s chief aide said yesterday.Felix Anoble said
readNam economic recovery disappoints, says BoN
28-04-2011
ALTHOUGH the Namibian economy is faring “satisfactorily”, it is not doing as well as expected, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) said yesterday.Keeping its repo rate unchanged at six per cent, the central
readIn Brief
28-04-2011
Hard drives stolen from Zim independent daily HARARE – An independent daily newspaper critical of Zimbabwe’s president said yesterday thieves raided its offices and stole computer hard drives and the
readMugabe off to Singapore – again
28-04-2011
ROBERT Mugabe has once again travelled to Singapore, on what is believed to be his sixth visit this year, according to news reports.The Standard newspaper reported that on Friday Mugabe left for
readLibyan tribes call for Gaddafi to go
28-04-2011
MISRATA – Libya’s tribes issued a statement yesterday calling for Muammar Gaddafi to cede power, after rebels fighting to oust the strongman were said to be gaining ground.Chiefs or representatives of
readSMSes For Thursday 28 April 2011
28-04-2011
SMSes Of The Day *THE problems in Namibia are the same as those in the Republic of South Africa, but Namibia remains a lovely land. – RSA visitor. *IT is amazing people try to cross rivers which
readNotable Quotes
28-04-2011
Just as you give a nation a clean bill of health, it goes on a foot-shooting spree. Will Africa ever learn?– World-renowned mining analyst David Hargreaves wrote in The Week in Mining that Namibia has
readShould You Sell Your Business?
28-04-2011
When facing the so-called founder’s dilemma, separate your financial reasons from your non-financial motivations when thinking about whether to sell, says Harvard Business Review.When facing the
readFNB slashes card limits due to fraud
28-04-2011
INCREASING card fraud has forced FNB Namibia to slash the daily international purchase limit on clients’ debit cards.Tienie Mouton, senior manager of shared services at the bank, yesterday said in a
readYouth League wants De Beers probe in Botswana
28-04-2011
THE newly elected Botswana Congress Party Youth League (BCPYL) says it has completed investigations into alleged corrupt relations between the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and the De Beers
readSSC has nearly N$1b tucked in investments
28-04-2011
INVESTMENTS of the Social Security Commission (SSC) grew by almost four per cent from 2008 to 2009 and totalled nearly N$1 billion.According to the Auditor General’s (AG) report on the SSC, tabled in
read‘No mark-up’ on SA clothes
28-04-2011
Three out of four clothing bigwigs claim that Namibians don’t cough up more for outfits brought in from South Africa.The denials come in the wake of claims by some local consumers that they are
readWin a Nissan bakkie with Vmobile – Can it be true?
28-04-2011
Last week I received an SMS that read “win a new and highly versatile Nissan bakkie.....” which stated it came from Vmobile. The Namibian also received an SMS from a concerned reader asking us if this
readWal-Mart expects Massmart green light in South Africa
28-04-2011
CHICAGO – The head of Wal-Mart expects the takeover of Massmart Holdings in South Africa to move ahead in next few weeks.There is a “tremendous long-term opportunity” in Sub-Saharan Africa, president
readCapacity-building workshop for SMEs
28-04-2011
SME Compete, a social entrepreneurship entity engaged in enterprise and entrepreneurial development of small and medium enterprises, will hold a two-day business capacity-building workshop for SMEs in
readZim has no money for elections
28-04-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said the country does not have the money to hold elections planned for later this year, a local daily reported yesterday.“The economy cannot sustain
readUranium price to boom within 18 months
28-04-2011
THE fallout from Japan’s nuclear crisis will hit global demand for uranium, but will also negatively affect supply and the uranium market will remain in deficit from 2011 up until 2020.That is
readUgandan women tolerate wife beating: new report
28-04-2011
MASAKA – Uganda records the highest percentage of women internationally who agree that wife beating is acceptable if a wife argues with her husband according to the World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data
readEgyptians find their voice after years of repression
28-04-2011
CAIRO – For decades, authoritarian rule and police brutality ensured the only voice heard from Egypt was that of its leaders. Since popular protests deposed President Hosni Mubarak, the silent
readAailongi ya tsondumbo negwedhelo lyoofuto
28-04-2011
AAWILIKI yaailongi miiputudhilo iinene itatu moshilongo oya indile opo oofuto dhomanongelo ngaka ga tatu dhi kalekwe pomuthika mpoka dhili ngashingeyi uule woomvula ndatu tadhi landula. Oya ti shika
readUumbanda kombinga yehangano lyoomina Epangelo
28-04-2011
AANAWINO miikwamina ota ya ti Namibia okwiike koshitayi sho a tseyitha kutya uuthemba wokukonga iikwamina yasimana mevi owu li miikaha yehangano lyokumina lyepangelo lyedhina Epangelo Mining Company.
readUusino owundji unene miishana monooli
28-04-2011
AATOTIMPANGO oya li ya popi kashona kombinga yuusino moonkundathana dhawo moshigongi shopashigwana oshiwike shayi. Oonkundathana ndhoka odha holokapo konima sho Ominista Yuuyuki, Pendukeni Ivula
readElenga Nelulu nonuumvo a ninga oshidhano
28-04-2011
OMUNASHIPUNDI gwElelo lyAukwanyama, George Nelulu nokuli Elenga enene lya Eudaneko mOukwanyama mOhangwena mOlyomakaya geti 23 Apilili 2011, okwa ningile oshidhano shoongombe pegumbo lye
readIyambo a uvaneke elongo lili nawa
28-04-2011
MINISTA yElongo Abraham Iyambo okwiitaala kutya elunduluko mokuuvako onkalo, endjangumuko noshowo ongundu oshona yo oyi uviteko olyo elunduluko lya pumbiwa okwoopaleka elongo.Okwa ti opwa pumbwa
readOmuwiliki gwopoosa ya Katutura iifutilemo
28-04-2011
OMUWILIKI gwopoosa ya Katutura okwa egululwa mo mondjedhililo yopolisi etiyali konima yokukala moka uule konyala woshiwike shimwe netata, metamaneko lyuufuthi.Oposmeester, Romess Bock[41] okwa
readEtulo miilonga lyoveta ye kondjitho yiikulumuna
28-04-2011
ETULO miilonga lyoveta yokukeelela iilonga yomiyonena ya longekidhwa oya pula epangelo oshimaliwa, shoka kaa kwali sha longekidhwa pampango ndjika. Minista Yuuyuki, Pendukeni Iivula Ithana okwa popi
readUudhano wa hulile metamaneko lyedhipago
28-04-2011
OMUNANGESHEFA gwomimvo omilongo ne gwopEfidi mOhangwena okwa kwatwa po kopolisi metiyali nokwa holokele mohofa ya mengestrata yaHangwena metamaneko lyedhipago, metitatu ndika. Omutamanekwa nguka okwa
readNWR a pewa oodola oomiliona 260
28-04-2011
UUMINISTELI wOmudhingoloko nOmatalelopo owa gandja oodola oomiliona 260 kehangano lya Namibia Wildlife Resort, okuza momutengeneko thaneko gwembo lyiimaliwa lyomumvo 2011-2012.Iimaliwa mbika ota yi ka
readNamPol ya shaina euvathano nopolisi ya Indonesia
28-04-2011
OPOLISI ya Namibia naandjoka ya Indonesia odha shayina euvathano lyokulongela kumwe moVenduka metiyali.Oshilalakanenwa oku kondjitha iilonga yomiyonena mbyoka ha yi ningwa oku taaguluka oongamba
readTour d’Afrique reaches Namibia
28-04-2011
THE Tour d’Afrique riders who crossed the border into Namibia on Monday and arrived in Windhoek yesterday will donate bikes to the Catholic AIDS Action.“While the participants and staff of Tour
readDavid Shaanika shines at AYC
28-04-2011
ASSISTANT referee David Shaanika officiated at the ongoing CAF African Youth Championships in South Africa last week.Upon his return on Tuesday afternoon, Shaanika hailed the high standard of the
readPakistani police arrest cricket bookies
28-04-2011
KARACHI – Pakistani police have busted a gang of bookmakers who were behind death threats to wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, they said yesterday.Haider fled the Pakistan team hotel in Dubai last
readCAS names panel to hear Contador case
28-04-2011
GENEVA – The Court of Arbitration for Sport named a three-man panel yesterday to hear Alberto Contador’s doping case and said it expects a verdict before the Tour de France in July.Israeli lawyer
readNamib Quest: the ultimate endurance test
28-04-2011
THE inaugural Windhoek Lager Namib Quest Challenge starts this Sunday in Windhoek and ends six days and 500 km later at Walvis Bay. The competition is similar to the South African Cape Epic, the
readFletcher new India coach
28-04-2011
MUMBAI - Former England cricket coach Duncan Fletcher was yesterday appointed as India’s new coach, board officials announced, less than one month after the country won the World Cup on home
readOlympic ticket sales closed
28-04-2011
LONDON - A late surge in demand forced Olympic organisers to extend the deadline by one hour for fans to apply for tickets to the 2012 London Games.The official ticket website experienced delays late
readSchalke need miracle at theatre of dreams
28-04-2011
GELSENKIRCHEN - Schalke are in need of a minor miracle if they are to have any hope of advancing past Manchester United to the Champions League final after slumping to a 2-0 home defeat without as
readRapper to get ‘real’
28-04-2011
RAPPER-ACTOR Ice-T’s family life is going under the microscope with ‘Ice Loves Coco’, a new reality series at E!The eight-episode series will revolve around the ‘Law & Order: SVU’ co-star’s
readTune in to the Royal Wedding
28-04-2011
BBC Knowledge is one of the DStv channels that will be covering the Royal wedding on Friday, as will most major news channels.The live BBC UK coverage starts at 09h00 CAT tomorrow. The live and
readBBA: Who’s set to be Namibia’s housemate?
28-04-2011
With the launch of Big Brother AMPLIFIED only three and a bit days away, excited viewers in various countries are chewing the rag over just who the housemate from their country will be. Namibia is no
readKaza development plan being drafted
28-04-2011
A DEVELOPMENT plan for the cross-border Kavango-Zambezi (KaZa) Transfrontier Conservation Area s currently being discussed in the Kavango Region.Colgar Sikopo, the deputy director of parks and
readProtected areas vital for future generations
28-04-2011
NAMIBIA’S national protected area network now covers 140 394 square km, which constitutes 17 per cent of the country’s land surface, the Minister of Environment and Tourism said last week.Netumbo
readMopane trees being illegally downed in Kunene
28-04-2011
TRACTS of original mopane trees could disappear in Kunene region if large scale and illegal felling of these trees is not urgently stopped, a forestry officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and
readUkwangali leaders hit back at corruption claims
28-04-2011
KAHENGE - The Ukwangali Traditional Authority in western Kavango has challenged the group of people accusing its leadership of being “too autocratic” and guilty of financial mismanagement to provide
readUis mine to reopen with new investment
28-04-2011
THE defunct Uis tin and tantalite mine will be revived with a N$200 million investment by businessman Knowledge Katti and Finnish investors. This is the result of a deal struck with Finnish company
readTucna accuses Govt of protecting own interest
28-04-2011
THE refusal of the Namibian Government to make public the report of the Auditor General on the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) saga as well as its disregard for arbitration awards made
readTreason trial length concerns Ithana
28-04-2011
JUSTICE Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana on Tuesday admitted she is ‘concerned’ that there seems to be no end to the main Caprivi treason trial.Responding to a question in parliament by DTA president
readThe state of the nation
28-04-2011
A FORWARD-LOOKING – and less reflective – State of the Nation address by President Hifikepunye Pohamba projected an average economic growth for the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) at 5,3 per
readSwartbooi urges Government investment in sport development
28-04-2011
KARAS governor Clinton Swartbooi has urged Government to dedicate more money in sports development through its Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg). This, he
read‘Rhino mating season’ in Namibia?
28-04-2011
THERE is a brand of “powerful male sex enhancer” capsules that “boosts erection and stamina” under the name ‘Rhino Horn Power Capsules’ that is being advertised in the local media and from wholesale
readNewspaper ban ‘not my baby’
28-04-2011
THE Government ban imposed on The Namibian newspaper is none of her business.In fact, a question about this much-criticised prohibition should be directed at the Minister of Information and
readNam embarks on nationhood and national pride project
28-04-2011
‘MY Namibia, my country, my pride’ is the rallying call of the campaign on nationhood and national pride that was launched by President Hifikepunye Pohamba at Parliament Gardens yesterday. “Each one
readMassive water damage at Optics
28-04-2011
A BURST water pipe over the weekend caused millions of dollars worth of damage to W. Meyer Optics in Windhoek. The water was waist high in the shop and flooded the cellar where all the documentation
readJudgement day for nurse Orina
28-04-2011
THE verdict in the trial of Kenyan nurse Kenneth Bunge Orina, who is accused of murdering his wife at Grootfontein in September 2007 and then dismembering her body in an attempt to hide her death, is
readIUM opens new campus
28-04-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says Government would like to see more tertiary education institutions being established, “Namibia needs more universities and technical training institutions, where our
readFlood relief not flowing to Oshana
28-04-2011
THE flood update meeting for Oshana region held at Oshakati yesterday was informed the region has still not benefited from the N$30 million provided by the Government to assist those affected by the
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