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71 Articles found on Friday, 16 December 2011
Wish you were here
16-12-2011
It’s summer time and the beaches are filling up with swimmers and sunbathers again; a sure indication that the festive season has started. Due to the enormous floods of the Swakop River during the
readGovt loses millions through oil transfers
16-12-2011
GOVERNMENT has potentially lost billions of dollars in revenue due to offshore oil transfers from one vessel to another which are conducted off the Namibian coast in an illegal, unregulated and
readN$420m less for Areva’s Trekkopje project in 2012
16-12-2011
AREVA has clipped its Trekkopje uranium project’s budget by about U$50 million (N$420m) for 2012, according Areva Resources Namibia managing director, Alain L’Hour.He said the “slowing down” by
readTB patients out in cold
16-12-2011
CLOSE to 600 tuberculosis (TB) patients will be out in the cold by the end of this month as Penduka Namibia shuts its doors because funding has died up.This crisis comes amidst the fact that Namibia
readVan Lill’s French move stutters
16-12-2011
WELWITSCHIAS eighth-man Pieter Jan van Lill’s proposed move to French club Stade Aurillacois has fallen through.Van Lill told The Namibian Sport yesterday that he could not obtain a work permit that
readPanetta formally shuts down US war in Iraq
16-12-2011
BAGHDAD – After nearly nine years, 4 500 American dead, 32 000 wounded and more than $800 billion, United States officials formally shut down the war in Iraq - a conflict that US Defence Secretary
readGlencore buys 80% of Rosh Pinah
16-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The hyperactive London-listed Glencore, headed by the South African-born Ivan Glasenberg, has bought the age-old Namibian zinc mine, Rosh Pinah, in a pair of rapid-fire Southern African
readCameras ‘spying’ on Mandela
16-12-2011
CAPE TOWN – News agencies have been using CCTV cameras to spy on former president Nelson Mandela’s home in Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, Timeslive reported yesterday.Chieftainess Nokwanele Balizulu, who
readDRC opposition calls for protests
16-12-2011
KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi’s party called for mass protests to “protect” the victory he claims to have won in disputed presidential polls.Jacquemin
readApartheid assassin de Kock up for parole
16-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock is to be considered for parole, the correctional services department said on Wednesday.“The hearing was supposed to take place today, but it was
readUnsettled markets to dominate 2012 investment climate
16-12-2011
NEW YORK – Money managers are bracing for more market volatility and political uncertainty as they weigh their investment choices in 2012, reiterating a warning that simply holding cash won’t
readGolden opportunities of brewing
16-12-2011
MARTIN Kleopas and Tuhas Shikongo are two of NBL’s proud brewers who have been part of Namibia Breweries for eight and ten years respectively. After almost three years of practical and theoretical
readCourt to decide on SA mining case
16-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court yesterday had to decide whether or not a small but politically connected company with no mining experience can keep a prospecting right it was awarded.But the
readGoldman upgrades Standard Bank
16-12-2011
STANDARD Bank is poised to deliver loan growth ahead of its peers, given its strong franchise network, Goldman Sachs said and upgraded Africa’s biggest bank by assets to “neutral”.The brokerage also
readFitch cuts ratings on five banks
16-12-2011
LONDON – Fitch Ratings has downgraded the debt ratings for five major European commercial banks and cooperative banking groups, citing the eurozone crisis and stronger headwinds facing the banking
readJSE looks to electronic traders
16-12-2011
LONDON – The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has struck a deal with British technology firm Fixnetix that will enable Europe’s top trading firms to post orders directly on the JSE from outside South
readAfrican bank boosts Trustco programme with US$8 mln
16-12-2011
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has has approved a corporate loan of US$8 million (about N$65 million for Trustco Group Holdings to support its finance student lending programme.In a statement,
readUse business to uplift Africa, says Zuma
16-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Businesses in South Africa and Mozambique need to “go beyond the ordinary” in order to uplift the economy of Africa, President Jacob Zuma has said.“If Africa is to be the next economic
readThe art of company apologies
16-12-2011
People can see right through the half-hearted, half-baked mea culpa apology, so when your company needs to apologise, do it right, says Harvard Business Review.When your company messes up, avoid the
readEx-president Chirac guilty of graft
16-12-2011
PARIS – Popular former French president Jacques Chirac was convicted of graft yesterday but escaped jail, receiving a suspended two year sentence for running ghost workers at Paris city hall.The
readUnam, Not Everything Is On Track
16-12-2011
As students we are tired of the University of Namibia (Unam) delaying our programme. Do they want to repeat the same errors as they did last year? We have been waiting for our refunds so long now
readIs Brewery Fooling People?
16-12-2011
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper to point out the following. I have a problem with the advertisement of Namibia Breweries’ awareness campaign of drink and driving in our local newspapers and
readA Tribute To Independence
16-12-2011
I AM a stern but surely disappointed believer in unity and peace, which has prevailed in our beautiful country ever since independence. South African black activist, the late Steve Biko once said that
readKill the Quota System
16-12-2011
MARGARETH Mensah-Williams made it abundantly clear that she will press for a quota system to get women in decision-making, especially political positions in Namibia.She pleaded on our TV screens for a
readNot Impressed With Media
16-12-2011
I AM not very impressed by our local media reporting about the situation in Gibeon.I think it would be better to rather stay out of it if the truth of the matter from the side of the frustrated
readYouth Unite Against Corruption
16-12-2011
MY QUESTIONS go to all Namibian youth, especially the underprivileged. For how long will we remain cowards? We are always complaining about corruption in secrecy, always blaming the government but not
readOn Gratitude
16-12-2011
IF you cannot be thankful, tomorrow you will steal; and if you cannot ask, nobody will give to you.I am a Namibian citizen in the final year of Agronomic Engineering studies in Cuba. I would like to
readRabid Dogs Are Shot Dead, But Rapists...
16-12-2011
THIS writer has come to the unhappy conclusion that our government is failing to supply the nation with and preserve the most important of its rights: ‘Freedom’ from violence, rape, and terror and the
readCut Branches Or Chop The Tree?
16-12-2011
THIS a comment on a letter titled ‘Gun Ownership Is A Right’ published in The Namibian dated 2 December 2011.The fact is that the presence of guns is attracting people to use them, because they are
readThe Rewards Of Sacrifice…
16-12-2011
I NOTE with interest some of the misconceptions currently circulating around the broad issue of payments for Namibian war veterans and reparations for the earlier genocide.I hold no brief with regards
readBury The Past, Look To The Future
16-12-2011
I FINISHED high school towards the end of the Cape Education System, 1994, to be precise. To date, I have had the privilege to teach at three different schools in Kavango Region and at least one
readTyson accepts Ghana fight
16-12-2011
BETUEL ‘Tyson’ Uushona has joined compatriot Martin Haikali on the January 20 card in Accra, Ghana. According to his promoter, Nestor Tobias, Uushona has agreed to challenge Joshua ‘Bukom Tsatsu’
readFootball Fixtures
16-12-2011
Friday, December 16 SA Premiership SuperSport v Sundowns 18h00 Santos v AmaZulu 20h00 German Bundesliga Bayern Munich v Cologne 21h30
readTorres not for sale: Villas-Boas
16-12-2011
CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas has insisted striker Fernando Torres is not for sale “at any price”.Villas-Boas was responding to the suggestion Torres will be sold during the January transfer
readIndian athletes banned for failing doping test
16-12-2011
NEW DELHI – Five Indian athletes were given two-year bans by the country’s National Anti-Doping Agency yesterday after testing positive during domestic competitions this year.“We have banned five
readReal targets top spot in Barca’s absence
16-12-2011
MADRID – Jose Mourinho can return the faith shown in him by club president Florentino Perez by taking Real Madrid back to the top of La Liga for the winter break with a victory at Sevilla
readArsenal out to test Man City’s resolve
16-12-2011
LONDON – Having had their armour pierced for the first time this season leaders Manchester City face a big test of their resolve when Arsenal come gunning for them in the Premier League on
readIsaaks wins Kehat Beukes chess memorial
16-12-2011
JULIAN Isaacs won the recent sixth Kehat Beukes Memorial Chess Tournament.Chess Master Charles Eichab was second with Sanders Oberholzer finishing third. In an unusual end – and a first in
readWanderers hold cricket clinic
16-12-2011
WANDERERS Cricket Academy again hosted a successful Cricket Clinic from December 5 to 9 at the Wanderers cricket grounds. A total of 59 children enrolled for this clinic and where coached by four
readVasbyt competition at Dune 2
16-12-2011
MOTOR racing fans will be treated to Namibia’s biggest Vasbyt competition at Dune 2, just behind Dune 7 at the coast on December 29. This year’s coastal Vasbyt will be something special as it is not
readNamibia cricket shorts
16-12-2011
Namibian women in Kampala The women’s cricket team arrived in Kampala on Wednesday night. They had a scheduled training session yesterday to help them get familiar with the conditions in Uganda. The
readOministeli Yiimaliwa yatalikako yili mevundakano
16-12-2011
Aantu yevule poshitata mboka ha yakala miilando ya Namibia oyiitaala kutya eyonuko, nenge evundakano, ano o corruption, oyili pombanda unene, no Ministeli Yiimaliwa oya talikako ongo yili mevundakano
readOngundu yo APP ya limbililwa
16-12-2011
Ongundu yo All People’s Party (APP) oyati yo oyalimbililwa molwaasho omuPeresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba ati kombinga ‘yuumwene’ womavi gopaumwene gaaleli yopamuthigululwakalo. Pohamba omwedhi gwaziko
readEgeelo lya Munyama lya kondwa
16-12-2011
Omuhona omukulu gwo Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), ano o televisie, Gerry Munyama okwa mono onkundana ombwaanawa mompangu yopombanda oshiwike sha piti, sho omimvo heyali ndhoka ali apeelwe
readIyambo onkee natango eli mOshipangelo
16-12-2011
Ohela komatango, Abraham Iyambo, Minista gwEputudho, okwali natango eli mepango mOshipangelo oshinene sha Venduka, ano Windhoek Central Hospital. Ongodhi ndjoka yali ya dhengelwa komukunda hoka
readIiponga yomoondjila ya londa
16-12-2011
Okuthika mEtiyali lyoshiwike shino, aantu ya adha po 450 oyali ya hulitha oondjenda lwomiiponga yomoondjila dha Namibia omumvo nguka.Omwaalu giiponga oguli po 2674, omanga aantu yeli 5301 oyali ya
readTelecom Namibia eli momapopyo gokulandapo o Leo
16-12-2011
Telecom Namibia okuli momapopyo gwakata miiti mokulandapo ehangano etiyali enene lyomakwatathano-ngodhi, Powercom, omupopili gumwe go Telecom okwati ohela. Powercom, ehangano ndyono lili
readTses post office paralysed
16-12-2011
POSTAL services at the Tses post office were paralysed for a third day yesterday because of an electricity shutdown by the local council. The post office is situated in the Agriculture Ministry's
readSwapo women heavyweights fail
16-12-2011
A MINISTER, a deputy minister, a former Cabinet minister and a member of Parliament are among a number of high-profile Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) members who have failed to make it onto the
readSoldiers evicted from Suiderhof military base
16-12-2011
MEMBERS of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) were given a final notice to leave the Suiderhof military base, where they have been living in caravans. The 57 NDF members are mostly single mothers, some
readSMSes for Friday 16 Decenber 2011
16-12-2011
SMS Of The Day *CAN you please write about the dangers of drug trafficking. I am afraid our girls might find themselves on death row in China or Thailand. – Mapopo Food for Thought *WHY are people
readSchool results out on December 23
16-12-2011
WINDHOEK – The Grade 10 and Grade 12 Higher Level results for full-time and part-time candidates will be released on December 23, a spokesperson in the Ministry of Education confirmed.Toivo Mvula said
readOhorongo HR manager fined on corruption charges
16-12-2011
TWO years after being indicted on 10 graft charges, Ohorongo Cement executive human resource manager Elina Sheetekela was sentenced to a fine of N$10 000 or 18 months’ imprisonment in the Tsumeb
readNam/German bilateral relations criticised
16-12-2011
NAMA Reparations Technical Committee member Jacobus Josob has appealed to German citizens to petition their government to review its relations with Namibia. In an open memorandum to the German state
readMajiedt appeal verdict today
16-12-2011
ESMERELDA Martina Majiedt, accused of multimillion-dollar corruption, is expected to hear today whether her appeal against an earlier unsuccessful bail application has succeeded.Majiedt (46) was
readLegal bills pile up for Home Affairs Minister
16-12-2011
THE Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration has again been ordered to pay the legal costs of people who had to turn to the High Court to get confirmation of the legality of their residence status in
readKeetmanshoop Police seize massive dagga haul
16-12-2011
POLICE at Keetmanshoop seized a huge consignment of dagga with a street value of N$315 000 yesterday morning.Two suspects aged 47 and 25 were arrested while transporting the consignment in a
readGermany supports Kochanke
16-12-2011
GERMAN ambassador to Namibia Egon Kochanke’s comment that the Namibian delegation collecting the skulls of genocide victims in that country had a “hidden agenda” was defended in Germany’s parliament
readClimate Change Affecting Fisherwomen’s Livelihoods
16-12-2011
OCEAN VIEW – Having observed changes in the sea and the life cycles of the rock lobsters that their livelihoods depend on, a group of fisherwomen from the Western Cape, South Africa are calling on
readBank card fraud trial postponed
16-12-2011
THE High Court trial in which five men are accused of having been involved in a multi-million dollar bank card fraud scheme during 2007 is due to continue from the middle of January.The trial was
read15 war veterans receive tractors
16-12-2011
FIFTEEN war veterans of the liberation struggle received tractors and ploughs worth N$3 million at Oshakati yesterday.Handing over these tractors and ploughs to the veterans, the Deputy Minister of
readFrontlining on Twitter
16-12-2011
DAILY briefs on the every day, and the extraor- dinary, from everyday Namibians: Namibians At Large @Taati_VdS: Ok, until a few minutes ago I used to think that when u get a lift from a relative it’s
readSome Christmas gift ideas for all of us
16-12-2011
MOST of us wait until the last minute to scramble for whatever Christmas gifts are still available on the shelves, almost always at exorbitant prices. So, I’ve decided to dispense with some free
readSorry 2011, I Was Wrong
16-12-2011
YOU know how we only realize how important or valuable something is after we’ve lost it? I feel like this about this year. This is one year I am going to miss like crazy, not that I am planning on
readAuthorities Are Callous About Baby-Dumping
16-12-2011
NO threats of prosecution and bluster will change the reality. Young women, especially teenagers, will continue to dump newborn babies and many others will be forced to give them up in one way or the
readAfrica Needs Smart States To Engage China
16-12-2011
ONE of the defining features of Africa’s geopolitics and economics during the past decade has been the degree to which China has established itself as a leading political and commercial interlocutor
readThe Interface Between Language And Knowledge
16-12-2011
A LOT has been written about the poor state of English among our teachers at our schools recently.This came after a proficiency test that was conducted by the Education Ministry just a few months ago.
readSwapo Women’s Congress: Paving The Way For ‘A Neutral’?
16-12-2011
THE outcome of last weekend’s Swapo Party Women’s Council congress has given many following the 2012 Swapo succession debate much food for thought.While, for instance, there were attempts by both
readPolitical Perspective
16-12-2011
SOMETIMES things just aren’t fair and the public are totally within their rights to be outraged, especially when it comes to corruption and graft and greed! Hypocrisy predominates, different standards
readNotable Quotes
16-12-2011
THESE are people who don’t have their basic needs met, but still have hope and smile every day, and that motivates me to help look for solutions to their problems. – Said Lizette Feris, a radio
readTB patients out in cold
16-12-2011
CLOSE to 600 tuberculosis (TB) patients will be out in the cold by the end of this month as Penduka Namibia shuts its doors because funding has died up.This crisis comes amidst the fact that Namibia
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