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73 Articles found on Friday, 19 August 2011
Interpreter in court over N$3 million theft
19-08-2011
ERASTUS Shaama, the interpreter who allegedly had a hand in the disappearance of about N$3 million from the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura, was seen driving flashy cars recently.Sources at
readFormer Police officer fears for his life
19-08-2011
FORMER Police commissioner Nghiyalasha Elisa Haulyondjaba said there is an attempt to eliminate him afoot after Minister of Justice Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana was quoted in the media as having said that
readTaking a hike to Kupferberg
19-08-2011
The Namibian received this picture from a concerned reader yesterday showing four young children, dangerously riding on the back of a gar- bage truck headed for the Kupferberg dumping site at around
readJapan aid at risk
19-08-2011
THE Namibian Government has put development assistance from Japan on the line.During President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s State visit to Japan in 2007, Japan was approached and agreed to assist Namibia
readWelwitschias to play Griffons
19-08-2011
THE Welwitschias will play their last warm up match ahead of the IRB World Cup tomorrow against the Griffons at the Hage Geingob Stadium.The Griffons play in the ABSA Currie Cup First Division and are
readGunmen attack Israelis in vehicles near Egypt border
19-08-2011
JERUSALEM – Gunmen killed six people in attacks on vehicles in southern Israel yesterday and a senior Israeli official said they had infiltrated from the Gaza Strip through Egypt’s Sinai
readNamibia aims for 100 % local poultry market
19-08-2011
THE multi-million Namibian chicken project which began construction in April this year should be completed and in full production by July 2012.Namib Poultry Industries, once it begins full production
readVenezuela’s Hugo Chavez wants to nationalise
19-08-2011
CARACAS –Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is preparing a law to allow the state to take over gold mining to prevent “mafias” from exploiting the country’s natural resources.The
readUnion calls Wal-Mart a ‘hoover’
19-08-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The Wal-Mart deal to take over Massmart Holdings must be nullified, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said yesterday.“We have seen the rapid increase in
read‘Link between mining profits and deaths’
19-08-2011
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s mining minister Susan Shabangu said yesterday that higher gold and platinum prices might be contributing to mining deaths in South Africa and that there was a correlation
readSpare us the reorganisation
19-08-2011
There are ways to make your unit’s reorganisation successful without the layer of bewildering complexity and motivation-draining dysfunction, says Harvard Business Review.In response to less than
readNo recession but slow growth for Europe
19-08-2011
VIENNA – A return to recession is unlikely but Europe will probably enter a long period of low growth like Japan, European Central Bank governing council member Ewald Nowotny said in an interview
readGlobal uncertainty clouds SA, says Gordhan
19-08-2011
PRETORIA – Dimmer prospects for global growth are creating an uncertain environment for South Africa, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said yesterday, adding it was time to sincerely examine the
readUS investigating Standard & Poor’s
19-08-2011
NEW YORK – The US Justice Department is investigating top ratings agency Standard & Poor’s and its practices regarding mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, The New York Times
readFoster’s rejects US$10 bln SABMiller bid, again
19-08-2011
MELBOURNE – Australian brewer Foster’s have rejected a US$10 billion offer from rival SABMiller for the second time as shareholders hold out for a better offer from the global brewing giant.SABMiller
readIn Brief
19-08-2011
Assad says military operations have stopped BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad told the United Nations chief that military operations in his country have ended, even as activists reported more
readPolice make new arrest in UK phone hacking inquiry
19-08-2011
LONDON – British police made a new arrest yesterday in the country’s tabloid phone hacking scandal, amid fresh scrutiny of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after newly disclosed documents appeared to
readStudy finds sniffer dogs can smell out lung cancer
19-08-2011
LONDON – German scientists experimenting with sniffer dogs have found they can accurately detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples.In a study carried out by researchers from Schillerhoehe
readPope demands greater ethics in economic policy
19-08-2011
MADRID – Pope Benedict XVI yesterday denounced the profit-at-all-cost mentality he says is behind Europe’s current economic crisis. The pontiff insisted that morals and ethics must play a greater role
readGunmen attack Israelis in vehicles near Egypt border
19-08-2011
JERUSALEM – Gunmen killed six people in attacks on vehicles in southern Israel yesterday and a senior Israeli official said they had infiltrated from the Gaza Strip through Egypt’s Sinai
readCitizens Must Demand Answers
19-08-2011
THE seal harvest is profit-driven for the benefit of the government and the concession holder, not a sustainability cull. The calls for a boycott were born from the Ministry of Fisheries’ failure
readOh Poor Accountants
19-08-2011
I HOPE that this letter will be read by the broad public. The time has now come for us to make our voices heard and I know of no better voice than that of your voice. As human resource practitioners
readNature Can Regulate Itself
19-08-2011
INTERESTINGLY, your header bears the moniker/mission statement; ‘Still telling it like it is’. I find the statement interesting based on a recent submission to your paper that complains about
readJustice Delayed Is Justice Denied
19-08-2011
MORE shocking news of inability and/or injustice at our highest court.While still behind bars, accused person David Hangue, in Hardap Prison, is still waiting for his judgement for six years and 10
readIn Defence Of Pohamba
19-08-2011
THIS letter is a reply to Nathaniel Lucas, who wrote a rather heated letter regarding President Hifikepunye Pohamba [‘Leadership vacuum in Namibia’, The Namibian August 12 2011].One must appreciate
readA Solution To The Dumps
19-08-2011
I HAVE been following the recent articles about the Kupferberg rubbish dumps and the men and women, who it appears, live, and certainly feed themselves and their families from there. They are not
readDrop Taxes And Let Companies Build Houses
19-08-2011
IT’S a pity our government is still struggling to build houses for the nation. During all the national elections since independence the poor have been used as a tool to enrich those already rich. They
readA Shoddy Piece Of Journalism
19-08-2011
IT IS with a mixture of amusement and disgust that I read Rob Parker’s ‘piece’ (The Namibian (August 16 2011).Parker has insulted the institution he works for by pumping out this very shoddy piece of
readMust We Go To The Extreme of Rioting?
19-08-2011
THIS letter is addressed the Minister of housing and the underprivileged citizens of Namibia. Please allow me space in your newspaper to air my point of view on the housing crisis that we are facing.
readA Lesson From Nauru
19-08-2011
HAVE you heard of the Republic of Nauru? There might be some lessons to be learned from this tiny nation.Nauru is a small island (6 km x 3.8 km) formerly known as Pleasant Island, and with less than
readMind the gaffe, please!
19-08-2011
MOST people will understand and even excuse what one may call ‘an honest mistake’. A genuinely made error can very often also be corrected with ease. However, when lack of candour or utter
readAre we at the end of our ethical resources?
19-08-2011
PIERRE Mendès France, a towering political figure in French politics during the past century only served as President (Prime Minister) of the Council for a period of seven months – between June 1954
readThe Commons Under Attack
19-08-2011
OUT of shame and sheer failure, the Swapo-Party Government is now trying the ‘final solution’ on the land question.After spending millions of dollars on corrupt and failed resettlement programmes;
readSuccession In The Opposition: Time For Some To Make Way
19-08-2011
IN less than four years Namibians will head back to the polling stations to elect a new president. But too much time is spent on the Swapo succession race when there are other parties which need to
readRugby’s Light at the End of the Tunnel is a High Speed Train
19-08-2011
SURPRISE, surprise! Local rugby is in the toilet again. Accusations of maladministration, nepotism, stubbornness and general uselessness is apparently the order of the day at Hage Geingob Stadium.
readPolitical Perspective
19-08-2011
A RECENT survey by the Namibian Institute for Democracy (NID) highlights spiralling corruption in Namibia, not only in Government, but increasingly in the private sector. Their survey focussed largely
readArussia yahala okulanda Eto’o
19-08-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE gwospana ya Inter Milan, Massimo Moratti okwa tegamena okulandithapo omudhani gwospana ndjoka gwokomeho, Samuel Eto’o kospana yokuumbugantu wa Russia yedhina, Anzhi Makhachkala
readOshigongi shOdiabete mOshakati mOlyomakaya
19-08-2011
OSHIGONGI oshinene tashi ka popya kombinga yomukithi gwOdiabete[osuuuka ] mokati koshigwana otashi ka kala ko mOshakati mOshitopolwa sha Shana mOlyomakaya ngaka twa thinda, tashi ka tameka poyimwe
readVaefeni, a fumvikwa olyomakaya
19-08-2011
KOMUFALA gwOpevi gwOpolisi Sydney Philander ngoka e na sha nIipotha ya kilikita mOshana, okwa tseyitha kutya omulumentu ngoka ta fekelwa medhipago lya Vaefeni Helmuth (26) mOkakukiipupu mOshana,
readRosalinde a si a dhengwa nomupini gwekuya
19-08-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Onanime popepi nOmuulukila mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati, Rosalinde Taalenge Amukwaya [69], okwa si sho a dhengwa nekuya ongulohi yEtitatu lyoshiwike sha zi ko, sha
readZulu ya Shangheta ta nyenyetele Elelo lAukwanyama unene
19-08-2011
Elenga enashipundi lomOshikandjo Ohaingu, edina lange Zulu ya Shangheta, ondi na enyenyeto shi na sha nElelo letu lAukwanyama la eta edundakano moikandjo nola teyaula po ombili yetu.Opo nee ombili
readWomen and Men Network ya opaleka mEvululuko mOshakati olyomakaya
19-08-2011
OLYOMAKAYA geti 13 Auguste 2011, otali ka kala li na ondjokonona, sho Evululuko Network ya tokola okuwapaleka omukunda Evululuko, omunashipundi gwa Women and Men Network gwomEvululuko, Sofia Henock a
readEningilokoombunda mOshakati u ninginino lya nyenyetwa unene
19-08-2011
TSE yomOshikandjohogololo sha Shakatiuninginino otu li twa lulilwa noonkondo keningilokoombunda okuzilila mOmbelewa yOshikandjohogololo shetu sha Shakatiuninginino.Omakwatho nomauwanawa okuziilila
readOskar Mwatilefu e tu thiga po
19-08-2011
OMUKALIMO atseyika nawa gwomOngwediba tate Oskar Mwatilefu okwa mana oondjenda dhe moshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati meti 16 Auguste 2011 konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo omilongontano.Nakusa
readOondjindikila noshifo shika otadhi ka hulapo
19-08-2011
OKABINETE oka tokola okuhulithapo oondjindikila dha li dha ningilwa oThe Namibian kepangelo pethimbo lyewiliko lyOmukokolipersidende, Sam Nujoma. Oondjindikila ndhoka odha tulilwe miilonga pehulilo
readYou don’t have to be a rugby fan to WIN a N$500 gift voucher!
19-08-2011
As the countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2011 gathers pace, scrum down with The Namibian. Up for grabs this week is one N$500 gift voucher from the sportsman and woman’s shop of choice, OTB Sport
readAkwenye persists with Tigers bid
19-08-2011
DESPITE having his initial bid rejected, ambitious businessman Nelson ‘Dicky’ Akwenye intends to pursue his dream of becoming the owner of Tigers Sports Club he said yesterday.Akwenye tabled a 75 per
readAn Open Letter: Bring it on!
19-08-2011
This column is the first in a series of six that will be published in the build-up to this year’s The Namibian Pick n Pay Cycle Classic. It’s aimed at conveying important information about the event
readParent assaults Gymnast coach
19-08-2011
According to NGF vice president Ricci Profit, a certain Mr Jaeger went bonkers over the weekend after his daughter ‘initially’ failed to make the team to represent the country at the youth
read‘Sizeable’ ransom for Mikel’s dad
19-08-2011
LAGOS – A management firm representing Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel says kidnappers have been in touch with his family over the abduction of his father and have made a ‘sizeable’ ransom
readYoung Namibians off to World Men’s Squash Championships
19-08-2011
FOUR young Namibians leave today for Germany to contest the World Men’s Squash Championships to be held in Paderborn from August 21-27. Namibia will be one of 32 countries competing for honours at the
readRugby Fixtures
19-08-2011
Currie Cup Friday, August 19 Blue Bulls v Griquas 18h05 Western Province v Lions 18h05 Sharks v Leopards 18h10 Saturday 20 August 2011
readNew Zealand ring the changes for South Africa
19-08-2011
WELLINGTON – All Blacks coach Graham Henry named a revamped team Thursday to face South Africa in this weekend’s Tri-Nations Test, as he examines New Zealand’s options ahead of the World Cup.Only
readFootball Fixtures
19-08-2011
Saturday, August 20 English Premier League Sunderland v Newcastle 12h00 Arsenal v Liverpool 12h45 Aston Villa v Blackburn 15h00 Everton v QPR
readSpanish in an uproar over ‘Clasico’ violence
19-08-2011
BARCELONA – Spain reacted with outrage Thursday after Barcelona’s 3-2 Super Cup win over Real Madrid descended into violence with defeated coach Jose Mourinho jabbing a rival in the eye.Television
readReligious leaders for reconciliation: Conde
19-08-2011
CONAKRY – Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has named the imam of Conakry’s grand mosque and the city’s Roman Catholic archbishop to head a panel to work on national reconciliation, a government
readAnxiety mounts in Tripoli as rebels advance on city
19-08-2011
TRIPOLI – Libya’s encircled capital is being painfully squeezed as rebel forces fight their way closer and battles along the coastal highway block the city’s chief link to the outside world.The road
readWhere is TIPEEG? - SPYL
19-08-2011
SWAPO Party Youth League said after the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (TIPEEG) was announced with much pomp and ceremony, there is still nothing on the ground to
readKaras councillor warns census officials
19-08-2011
THE Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor, Jims Christiaan, has warned that misbehaviour of census officials based in the Karas Region will not be tolerated when the population count in the
readShinguadja threatens to pull the plug on unions
19-08-2011
LABOUR commissioner Bro-Mathew Shinguadja has threatened to put a leash on trade unions and employers organisations which refuse to submit yearly financial statements.“I will deregister them,”
readPrison sentence ends Tses family murder case
19-08-2011
THE 71 year-old Tses resident, Jakobus Quido Apollus, who shot to death his son at close range early 2008, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the Keetmanshoop Regional Magistrate’s
readNamdeb strike takes new twist
19-08-2011
A STRIKE that has halted production at Namdeb mines last Tuesday has taken a new twist with striking workers now demanding the immediate removal of the company’s general manager Mitford
readMine subcontractors caught in ‘crossfire’
19-08-2011
ABOUT 100 workers from Rand Sandblasting and Coating (RSC), a sub-contractor of Grinaker LTA, the main contractor for the Phase Three Expansion Project at Langer Heinrich Uranium Mine, were apparently
readLudik’s steamy ‘Black Girl, White Boy’ music video causes a stir in SA
19-08-2011
Namibia's first ever Big Brother Africa housemate, former Egoli actor and musician, Stefan Ludik's music video for the song 'Black Girl, White Boy' done in collaboration with Gal Level, one of
readLions and humans: a complex tale
19-08-2011
THE AFRICAT North foundation is investigating the killing of a lion by a communal farmer of the Khoadi//hoas conservancy on the western border of Etosha.According to the Director of AfriCat North,
readKapofi blasts Tender Board members
19-08-2011
SECRETARY to Cabinet Frans Kapofi on Thursday lashed out at members of the Tender Board who were absent from an official three-day working meeting that took place at Goba-Goba Lodge in Gobabis this
readGovernment’s job creation blueprint idles along
19-08-2011
GOVERNMENT’S job creation plan is idling with only about N$225 million of the nearly N$3,8 billion set aside, spent so far to try and get thousands of Namibians off the street.Tom Alweendo, director
readRepresentation at GIPF meeting questioned
19-08-2011
A GOVERNMENT Institutions Pension Fund's meeting on Monday to amend the rules of the fund has caused a stir among sections of civil servants.The concerned public workers, particularly questioned the
readChildren of the dump get helping hand
19-08-2011
CLOSE to 15 children who regularly spend time at the Kupferberg rubbish dump have been rounded up and assessed by social workers since May this year. According to a report issued by the Ministry of
readDevil still lurks in tax talks
19-08-2011
PRIVATE sector yesterday welcomed Cabinet’s move to soften proposed tax reforms, but urged Government to consult with them before making hasty decisions in future.Vekuii Rukoro, president of the
readAlcohol industry satisfied with self-regulation
19-08-2011
THE Self-regulating Alcohol Industry Forum (Saif) has called for greater cooperation amongst all stakeholders in reducing alcohol related harm.Established in 2007 as a self-regulatory non-profit
readSMSes for Friday 19 August 2011
19-08-2011
SMS Of The Day Needs expert control *I HOPE the rush to the rubbish dumps to feed the hungry is not just a ‘once-off’ contribution. Food just past the expiry date is still fit for human
readNotable Quotes
19-08-2011
I CANNOT comment on something that is not made public yet, otherwise I’ll be like those people who provided information to you illegally. – Joel Kaapanda, the Minister of Information and
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