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55 Articles found on Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Wal-Mart will crush small businesses
13-12-2011
IF Wal-Mart is allowed to enter the Namibian market unconditionally, it will crush small retailers, and with them, the country’s efforts to diversify its economy and create jobs.Businesspeople and
readSix youngsters in court for murder
13-12-2011
“RAPE is a terrible thing, but it is not terrible enough for the perpetrator to lose his life...”So says Dianne Hubbard, human rights lawyer at the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC). Hubbard was
readODC’s Theart sent to prison in South Africa
13-12-2011
ONE of the key players in the Offshore Development Company (ODC) saga during 2005, Tertius Theart, has been sentenced to a ten-year prison term for fraud in South Africa.Theart was sentenced in the
readCabinet to discuss the railway crisis
13-12-2011
CABINET will meet today to discuss the poor state of the national rail network, which has caused four train derailments in the last month.Cabinet commissioned a study in 2008 to establish the cost of
readJordaan had no chance at Cosafa: Barry Rukoro
13-12-2011
THE Namibia Football Association secretary general, Barry Rukoro, says South African Danny Jordaan did not stand any chance of taking over the presidency of Cosafa, as the decision to re-elect Suketu
readSyrians go to polls amid strikes, killings
13-12-2011
DAMASCUS – Syrians were voting yesterday in municipal elections held amid a general strike called by the opposition and as security forces killed another seven people as they pursued a crackdown on
readCabinet wants rationale behind strikes
13-12-2011
CABINET has instructed the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to look into the spate of strikes and lockouts which plagued the Namibian economy this year, and to come up with measures that could
readANC offers election help to Zim’s Zanu-PF
13-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has offered to help President Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu-PF win the next elections in neighbouring Zimbabwe, press reports said on
readAfrican continent faces grim food prospects in the next decade
13-12-2011
DAR ES SALAAM – New research has revealed that Africa will face significantly lower crop yields in the next ten years as a result of increasing temperatures threatening the food security of millions.
readIndian firms look to Africa for business opportunities
13-12-2011
“MY ambition is to develop these 300 000 hectares and go past to a million hectares,” says Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi, pointing to a map of Africa in his office in Bangalore in southern India.Ambitious
readSA drug smuggler executed in China
13-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – China executed a South African woman by lethal injection yesterday for drug smuggling after rejecting last-minutes pleas for clemency from the government, the foreign ministry in
readKabila rejects criticism of DRC polls
13-12-2011
KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila conceded yesterday there had been “mistakes” in the election process but rejected the finding of the Carter Centre international
readTsumeb to get railway sleeper factory
13-12-2011
DORROS Investments has cashed in on Namibia’s rail development, partnering with TransNamib and Indian company GPT Infraprojects to establish a factory at Tsumeb to manufacture concrete railway
readInflation edges back in November
13-12-2011
NAMIBIA’S consumer inflation slowed a bit to 6,0 per cent year-on-year last month, compared with 6,1 per cent in October, the Central Bureau of Statistics said yesterday.The statistics agency also
readDon’t let your team delegate back
13-12-2011
Beware of the team members who, when you delegate work to them, find a way to push it back onto you, says Harvard Business Review.Have you ever delegated a task to a subordinate, and somehow it ends
readTablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era
13-12-2011
SAN FRANCISCO –Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in
readAsia shines as 2011 ends under eurozone cloud of gloom
13-12-2011
HONG KONG – The sight of French President Nicolas Sarkozy running to Beijing to solicit funds to save the eurozone summed up what for some was the economic story of 2011 – Asia’s boom versus the
readAdele named ‘Top Artist of 2011’
13-12-2011
ADELE has been named the ‘Top Artist of 2011’ by Billboard! The 21-year-old British singer had a profound impact on music this year with her soulful, effective voice. Rihanna was No 2, followed by
readJoseph of Nazareth on Twitter!
13-12-2011
ONLINE social networking wasn’t even conceivable 2 011 years ago. But if it had existed, we would now know that December 7, 1BC, was a really tough day for Joseph of Nazareth.An anonymous German
readHarry Potter goes to Hollywood
13-12-2011
Harry Potter is going Hollywood with a new theme park based at Universal Studios that will feature a Hogwarts castle as its centrepiece alongside rollercoasters and other rides.NBC Universal and film
readAl Qaeda militants escape in Yemen prison break
13-12-2011
SANAA – Several al Qaeda militants escaped early yesterday from a prison in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, officials said, tunnelling their way out in the second such spectacular jailbreak
readEx-strongman Noriega back in Panama
13-12-2011
PANAMA CITY - Former strongman Manuel Noriega was in a Panamanian jail yesterday after returning home to face justice having served more than 20 years in United States and French prisons for drug
readAagundjuka yatano mondholongo sho ya dhipanga mukwawo
13-12-2011
Aagundjuka yatano – pokati koomvula 16 no 24 – oyali yakwatwapo konima sho anuwa ya thanga noku dhenga omulumentu omukwawo sigo okeso, sho anuwa akambadhala okukwata onkonga omumwayina kadhona gumwe
readOmvula moNooli ya mwena po
13-12-2011
OMVULA, ndjoka oshiwike sha zi ko ya tamekele nokuloka noonkondo moNooli ndele tayi tilitha mboka haya adhika komeya gefundja, ya mwena po ishewe omasiku ngaka noyendji oya kala taya limi nale omapya
readIimuna ya pumbiwa yi shangithwe na Namlits
13-12-2011
OPWA katukwa oonkatu dhomeendelelo opo iimuna ayihe mbyoka ta yi vulu oku landithwa kuutomeno mboka hawu tumine onyama ko Europa yi shangithwe pamautho haga ithanwa NamLits. Pethimbo ndika konyala
readAaniilonga mu Pombela taya nyenyeta inaya futwa
13-12-2011
AANIILONGA miilonga ya Pombela mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, unene tuu mIikandjo ya Pombela yUuhaku, sha Ngela, sha Kongo noshEenhana oye li taya nyenyeta sho inaya futwa oondjambi dhawo muule woomwedhi
readAaniilonga 262 ya Namdeb tashivulika ya kanithe iilonga
13-12-2011
Aaniilonga yaanakondalaka yeli 262 po Namdeb molange, ano Oranjemund, otashivulika yakakanithe iilonga, omolwaashoka ehangano olina opulana yokukagandja iilonga yayo yopaumina komahangano gokondje.
readGIBB ta konakona uupale woondhila
13-12-2011
EHANGANO lyuupale woondhila lya Namibia (NAC) olya gandja iilonga yoku konakona iilonga nkene ta ku longululwa nokwoopaleka okapale koondhila kopaigwana kopOndangwa. Iilonga mbika oya pewa ehangano
readNCCI a indile NEEF kaa yambidhidhwe
13-12-2011
EHANGANO lyaanangeshefa Naahambudhi lya Namibia (NCCI) olya indile opo oparliamende yaa zimine omulanduthaneko gwepangelo, ngoka gu na elalakano okweetapo enkondopeko epe lyuuthi ke pamwe (New
readAsino oye natango Meya gwa Ngwediva
13-12-2011
PETHIMBO tayi ihogololele pomahala giilonga moshigongi shayo mEtitano lya zi ko, Elelo lya Ngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana olya hogululula Kaansela Jason Asino a kale natango Meya gwondoolopa ya
readMinista Iyambo eli monkalo ombwaanawa
13-12-2011
Abraham Iyambo, Minista gweputudho moshilongo, okuli monkalo ‘ombwaanawa lela’, omupevi gwe, David Namwandi, okwati uunambo.Iyambo okwali nokuli atembudhilwa kOshipangelo shepangelo shaVenduka, ano
readInternational riders at Desert Dash
13-12-2011
FOUR international riders will be part of this year’s FNB Desert Dash 340km 24hr Mountain Bike Challenge on December 16.The international cyclists that will participate are Stefan Hiene (Germany),
readVitali Klitschko to fight Chisora
13-12-2011
BERLIN – Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Britain’s Dereck Chisora in Munich on February 18, Bild newspaper reported yesterday.Klitschko told the German paper that
readRonaldo under fire for ‘Clasico’ flop
13-12-2011
REAL Madrid has found an unlikely scapegoat for its 3-1 loss to fierce rival Barcelona – leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo.Ronaldo set the Spanish league’s all-time scoring record with 40 goals last
readAnelka signing a milestone for Chinese soccer
13-12-2011
HE has felt the fury of a Bosporus battle and the passion of a north London derby, but little in Nicolas Anelka’s travels will have prepared him for his groundbreaking move to Chinese soccer.The
readQuiros hails record-breaking Donald
13-12-2011
DUBAI – Spaniard Alvaro Quiros beat Luke Donald to the Dubai World Championship title but he is still in awe of the record-breaking Briton’s nerves of steel and tenacity under pressure.“Luke is
readEl Clasico Winners!
13-12-2011
THE winners of our hugely popular El Clasico – Barcelona vs Real Madrid – competition are:• Paul Rooi – N$500 cash, Namibian goodie bag • Nikanor Ekandjo – SuperSport tog bag, Namibian goodie bag •
readBrave Warriors camp for Angola friendly
13-12-2011
THE Brave Warriors technical team yesterday announced that they had called up 20 players for camp ahead of the friendly against Angola.The match is scheduled for Lubango, Angola, on December 22. The
readTobias hails Force’s attitude
13-12-2011
PROMOTER Nestor Tobias believes WBO super-middleweight champion Wilberforce ‘Black Mamba’ Shihepo’s improved attitude will nudge him that much closer to world glory.Tobias has in the past blasted
readWorks dismisses overspending report
13-12-2011
MINISTRY of Works Permanent Secretary George Simataa has dismissed media reports that Government overspent by N$60 million dollars on the northern rail extension project.The Namibian reported
readWhere do wounded birds go?
13-12-2011
THE Wild Bird Hospital in Windhoek looks after all sorts of wild birds that have fallen out of their nests, were injured in collisions with cars, were caught by pets or got hurt in any way. They
readFrom The Twittersphere
13-12-2011
AS the year winds down, Namibians rag their parents, flag their country and tag their views. And, can Namibian parliamentarians learn a thing or two from beauty pageants?! Enjoy the daily
readStock theft sentence cut by 17 years
13-12-2011
THE vast difference between the heavy sentences prescribed by the Stock Theft Act and the punishment courts mete out to livestock thieves has again been demonstrated in an appeal judgement delivered
readSMSes for Tuesday 13 December 2011
13-12-2011
SMS Of The Day *THANK you NaTIS for the multiple choice learner's testing system. My greatest problem is the online mock test offered by NTMS (Namibia Traffic Management Solutions). The short code
readRape victim, brother threatened with death
13-12-2011
“I’ll kill you and your little brother,” Immanuel Nowaseb (29) allegedly threatened a ten-year-old Swakopmund girl before raping her in front of her four-year-old brother, state prosecutor Maria
readTIPEEG spends N$1 million to create one job
13-12-2011
ON Wednesday, November 14 The Namibian featured an article titled: “TIPEEG to create 3 000 jobs at NamPort”. The article explains that TIPEGG is to invest N$3 billion in NamPort. This investment is
readSolidarity, Freedom and Justice?
13-12-2011
DECEMBER 10 is a public holiday in Namibia. Not because this is declared as Human Rights Day by the United Nations, which on this day in 1948 adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
readAxed court official loses case over job
13-12-2011
THE former acting Deputy Sheriff of the High Court and the Supreme Court for the Windhoek district has suffered a second defeat in his legal battle to win back the position from which he was axed last
readLudwigsdorf divided over MTC towers on Bowker Hill
13-12-2011
RESIDENTS of the upscale Ludwigsdorf suburb in Windhoek are divided about the proposed MTC base station to be erected on Bowker Hill.At a public consultation meeting on Thursday, where an alternative
readKaras cops receive long-service awards
13-12-2011
POLICE officers in the Karas Region had their long service and dedication to the service recognised at an award parade on Friday. A total of 63 officers from the rank of Constable up to Chief
readFather joins son in dock
13-12-2011
THE father of former inland revenue clerk Virgillio Hercules joined his son in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Friday on a charge of defeating the course of justice. Marianno Hercules allegedly
readDriver and student die in crash
13-12-2011
A HEAD-ON collision 16 km from Grootfontein claimed the lives of a Polytechnic of Namibia driver and a student yesterday.According to Deputy Commissioner Ralph Ludwig of the Police's traffic division,
readCaprivi foot-and-mouth outbreak confirmed
13-12-2011
THE Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Caprivi Region. The outbreak originated at Masikili village in the Kabbe constituency, around 75 kilometres
readACC probes immigration official in illegal arrest
13-12-2011
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will investigate the conduct of an immigration official who orchestrated the arrest of a Zimbabwean school teacher as an alleged illegal immigrant last month.ACC
readNotable Quotes
13-12-2011
WE made too many mistakes – dropped balls and missed passes. When we got the ball from them we were rushing to the goal and losing it by rushing it. – Namibian national netball team captain Jatjinda
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