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67 Articles found on Friday, 2 December 2011
Jumping for charity
02-12-2011
On World AIDS Day commemorations yesterday, 160 children from the Hope Village and Mother’s Voice orphanages in Katutura supported by Orange Babies bounced on trampolines for eight hours. In
readReho Spa owners accused of fraud
02-12-2011
A WINDHOEK doctor is baying for the blood of a well-known businessman, an academic and a senior Government official after he was allegedly defrauded of N$250 000.Dr Helmut Stolze this week filed
readDonor countries pull plug on Global Fund
02-12-2011
NAMIBIA and the rest of the world marked World AIDS yesterday against the backdrop of major donors pulling the plug on AIDS funding.The Global Fund, one of the major donors of AIDS treatment and
readDesert Star: Pipe dream or feasible?
02-12-2011
DESERT Star, a company that promised to invest in a multi-billion dollar film-making industry, was forced to vacate its operational base this week because of failure to pay for rent and other
readStars pose stern test for Jacobs
02-12-2011
WOODY Jacobs will have a tough assignment in his first match in charge at Eleven Arrows when they face African Stars in Round 10 of the MTC Premiership at Kuisebmond Stadium tomorrow.Jacobs this week
readWest must not give up on AIDS fight
02-12-2011
IT should be time to celebrate key milestones in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Recently, the United Nations announced that new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths fell to their lowest levels
readHusab ready to hit the ground running
02-12-2011
THE nearly a year it took Government to grant Swakop Uranium a mining license to build one of the largest uranium mines in the world, “was not time wasted”.It was a long process, but the company used
readICC to recommend African for top prosecutor post
02-12-2011
UNITED NATIONS – International Criminal Court members yesterday were set to formally recommend Fatou Bensouda of Gambia as chief prosecutor, after a consensus emerged that an African should hold the
readIslamists set for victory in Egypt poll results
02-12-2011
CAIRO – Egypt awaited election results yesterday set to confirm the Muslim Brotherhood as the main civilian force that will shape the post-revolution transition from military rule of the most populous
readPractice healthy perfectionism
02-12-2011
Putting perfectionism to work for you means knowing when to flex, shift strategies, and adapt, says Harvard Business Review.True perfectionists get a bad rap for being time-wasting sticklers who
readOranjemund looking for investors in construction
02-12-2011
THE chairman of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI)’s Oranjemund branch, Israel Kalenga, has called on potential investors to invest in property and construction in the town.Kalenga
readNam struggles to shed corruption label
02-12-2011
NAMIBIA is regarded as the second least corrupt country in the region, Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) showed yesterday.However, it has been unable to shed its
readSlowdown sparks scramble to shore up China growth
02-12-2011
SHANGHAI – China’s leaders are reversing their two-year effort to cool the economy, seeking to counter slowdowns in manufacturing and property that are dragging growth lower and threatening to spur
readWary of Wal-Mart, Indian traders go on strike
02-12-2011
NEW DELHI – Tens of thousands of small shopkeepers went on strike across India on yesterday to protest a government decision to allow foreign retail giants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc to enter the
readChariot struggles to find rig for Nam
02-12-2011
CHARIOT Oil and Gas Limited is having difficulty securing a rig to drill its first exploration well in Namibia’s offshore area.Chariot’s chief executive Paul Welch said in a statement on Wednesday
readMedia bill will drive up SA’s cost of business
02-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – As many African countries push for greater transparency, a controversial state secrets bill in South Africa has unnerved investors who worry the continent’s top economy may try to hide
readEmbattled Cain says US campaign plans rest with wife
02-12-2011
MANCHESTER – Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, battling allegations of infidelity, said on Wednesday he would decide whether to continue his campaign after a face-to-face talk with his
readBritain urges EU to raise Iran pressure
02-12-2011
BRUSSELS – Britain urged European Union foreign ministers to step up economic pressure on Iran yesterday over its nuclear programme, but uncertainty remained over whether new EU sanctions would go as
readA Questionable Air Nam Appointment
02-12-2011
WHEN is the Air Namibia fiasco going to end? For the board of directors to consider a candidate who is awaiting trial, who comes from a military background and who has absolutely no experience in the
readPolice Recruitment Is Too Strict
02-12-2011
CAN the Minister of Safety and Security please tell the nation why is the Namibian Police so strict when it comes to the recruitment of new constables? I went to the constituency office to get the so
readHelp Security Guards
02-12-2011
I AM writing this letter to the parliamentarians. I have never seen parliament debating the living conditions of security guards in this country. Why? These people are really suffering. How on earth
readThe Police Are Too Weak
02-12-2011
YOUR editorial (25 November 2011) ‘Guns Are Only For Killing’ has reference. Ours is said to be a ‘free society’. Is that a joke or not? In the free societies of this world, the basic right to ‘bear
readOpen Letter To The Prime Minister
02-12-2011
DEAR Prime Minister Nahas Angula, I must congratulate you first of all for the leadership you are bringing this country. We go to bed knowing that there is a fair man driving this country and you
readCall To Ban Guns
02-12-2011
YOUR editorial in this morning’s newspaper (25 November 2011) brought the reality of gun violence and its consequences home. I do hope that our ministers and authorities read the editorial and take a
readGun Ownership Is A Right
02-12-2011
THE person who wrote the article on firearms has a very basic understanding of the issues. Legal firearms are not the problem!When firearms are acquired illegally, they are often used for illegal
readSupport The Namibian Football Association
02-12-2011
THE ongoing NFA (Namibia Football Association) vs CAF (Confederation of African Football) saga is a clear demonstration of the disrespect those in charge of football affairs have towards especially
readHeimbeck Shouldn’t Beg To Teach
02-12-2011
ON THE 28th October 2011, former students, colleagues and friends of Professor Gunter Heimbeck held a seminar in his honour at the University of Namibia on the occasion of his 65th birthday. The talks
readWar Veterans Waste Money
02-12-2011
I STILL fail to understand why the veterans have to get paid for fighting for the independence of this country.I mean, we are all enjoying the fruits of independence now, but they are receiving
readTruth At Last
02-12-2011
THE nation needs to be told the truth. Now I understood why Hidipo Hamutenya and his followers left Swapo, a thing that I have been waiting to hear for the past six years. So it was because of smear
readYouth Must Not Be Used
02-12-2011
AS A Namibian youth, I would like to thank the forefathers/mothers for paving the way to ‘independence’ as so referred to, literally to imply the ‘end of war’.However, there is more at stake now than
readRukoro Is Now A Liability
02-12-2011
BARRY Rukoro (administrator of the Namibia Football Association) must stop his nonsense immediately. The man is losing direction with each day that goes by. What war or battle is he fighting against
readSex Is Not A Commodity
02-12-2011
OVER the past two weeks two articles in The Namibian concerning the sex industry have tweaked my interest: 18 November’s ‘Double Talk on the Big Happy’ and a reader’s letter the following week
readAaEngolo ya zaleka Mukulu oshishani
02-12-2011
EGONGALO Eengolo mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati mOsoondaha ndjika ya zi ko olya zaleke Elenga enene lyaMbalantu tatekulu Oswin Mukulu oshishani shEpandulo, lye mu pandula sho e li omuyambidhidhi
readEpangelo lya hala Rosh
02-12-2011
EHANGANO lyoomina lyedhina PE Minerals limwe lyomahangano gaaluudhe ya nkondopekwa moshilongo olya dhiladhila okwiikuthamo mokumina iikwamina yo zinc noholo poRosh Pinah, na olya ti olyiilongekidha
readAatoolinkundana moshiponga
02-12-2011
AATOOLINKUNDANA yaali ya yomuumbangalantu, Merja Iileka gwOshifo sho The Namibian Sun na Helvi Shaanika gwOshifo sho New Era, oya hupu, palago enene, moshiponga shekandomo lyohauto sho, ohauto yawo yi
readOmunambelewa a kwatwa kombinga yiiluli miilonga
02-12-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA mOshikondo shElongo okwa holoka mompangu ya mengestrata etitatu shina sha nokweetapo aaniilonga yiifundja moshikondo shoka.Uule wethimbo uuministeli mbuka owa kala omimvo tawu kondjo oku
readDebmarine nonakuyiwa
02-12-2011
EHANGANO lyokumina okawe momeya lya Namibia olya tameke onkalo ompe oshiwike shika sho lya tameke okulonga kohi yedhina Debmarine Namibia. Ehangano ndika olya tseyika ngashingeyi nedhina ndika
readIndongo, Pupkewitz na Sven Thieme ya pewa omapapa
02-12-2011
AANANGESHEFA aanene, Harold Pupkewitz, Frans Aupa Indongo na Sven Thieme oya pewa omapapa gonkalamwenyo molwashoka ya adha nokugandja konkalo nomudhingoloko gwongeshefa moshilongo. Pupkewitz
readCosafa Under-20 Championships raring to go
02-12-2011
The 2011 Metropolitan Cosafa Under-20 Youth Championships is just about ready for kick-off as 14 teams take part in the regional showpiece in Botswana from December 1 to 10.Only Comoros are missing
readYoung Gladiators host South Africa
02-12-2011
The national women’s under-20 football team will host South Africa at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday in an international friendly.According to the Brave Gladiators coach Jacqui Shipanga, the
readNigeria shortlist Saintfiet
02-12-2011
THE Nigeria Football Federation has shortlisted the former coach of the Ethiopian national team, Tom Saintfiet, for the vacant technical director post, MTNFootball.com reports.“The Belgian coach comes
readFerguson apologises for Palace coup
02-12-2011
MANCHESTER – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson apologised to United fans after his side were beaten 2-1 by Championship side Crystal Palace in the League Cup quarter finals on
readChelsea seek respite at grieving Newcastle
02-12-2011
MANCHESTER –Chelsea’s trip to Newcastle United offers manager Andre Villas-Boas respite from the anxious atmosphere of Stamford Bridge but a game against confident opponents grieving for a former
readAnti-corruption watchdog cuts ties with Fifa
02-12-2011
KIEV, Ukraine – Global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International says its working relationship with Fifa has ended because past allegations of wrongdoing in world football won’t be
readFootballers Association to send depression advice to ex-players
02-12-2011
THE Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) will send a booklet on handling depression to all ex-players following Gary Speed’s death.The 36-page guidebook was circulated to the union’s 4 000
readWomen’s cricket team to compete in Uganda
02-12-2011
NAMIBIA’S national women’s cricket team received their national caps at a capping ceremony in Windhoek on Wednesday evening, ahead of an African T20 tournament to be held in Kampala, Uganda from
readWindhoek Municipality writes off more debt
02-12-2011
THE Windhoek Municipality has decided to write off an additional N$5 million owed to it by pensioners and “welfare cases”.This is on top of almost N$8 million in pensioner debt that the municipality
readTigers’ driver nabbed for rape
02-12-2011
POLICE in Windhoek arrested a driver of the Tigers Football Club on Wednesday morning on suspicion of raping a 35-year-old Zimbabwean woman last Friday night. Deputy Commissioner Silvanus
readSMSes for Friday 02 December 2011
02-12-2011
SMSes Of The Day *GOD protect our nation from bogus medicine men and women who claim they can cure diseases like HIV-AIDS. These women are now crying over spilled milk. They let themselves be used by
readOniipa Swapo councillor faces the axe
02-12-2011
ONIIPA Swapo district executive committee has called for the recall of its constituency councillor, John Shiindi, The Namibian has learnt reliably. The executive committee has made the submission to
readMeatco wants to be co-operative with listed arm
02-12-2011
MEATCO’S new structure should contain a co-operative, owned entirely by livestock producers, and a public company, paving the way for Government to become a shareholder.The Meatco board of directors
readMariental’s poor upset over service delivery in settlements
02-12-2011
INFORMAL settlement residents at Mariental are complaining about municipal service delivery, especially a lack of proper sanitation and refuse services. The residents living in the Takarania,
readLost and found in Namibia
02-12-2011
NOT since the ‘makakunyas’ in the 1980s has a puppet caused such a stir! But Chester Missing is no one’s puppet, as he quickly lets you know, thank you very much!Ventriloquist Conrad Koch and Missing
readKunene youth stand up against crime
02-12-2011
TEN young people from the Kunene Region will stand up against crime this holiday season by assisting the Police in their duties. Mogale Karimbue, the co-ordinator of the Kunene Regional Youth Forum,
readKhorixas council defies Ekandjo
02-12-2011
THE Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo, is considering taking action against the Khorixas town council after its refusal to discipline officials
readEx-SA Chief Justice gets Namibian post
02-12-2011
FORMER South African Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo has been appointed as an acting judge of appeal of Namibia’s Supreme Court.Judge Ngcobo’s appointment was announced by the Judicial Service
readErindi’s SA elephant deal falls flat
02-12-2011
THE Erindi Game Reserve’s hopes were crushed yesterday when the Ministry of Environment and Tourism denied the private game reserve’s application to import 200 elephants from South Africa. Instead,
readClimate change in Namibia real, not science fiction
02-12-2011
THERE is sufficient evidence to say that climate change is real in Namibia and around the globe. With unexpected high rainfall and a late start to the rainy season, and with the global buzzword being
readCaprivi down with foot-and-mouth
02-12-2011
A TEMPORARY but complete ban has been imposed on the movement of cattle in and out of the Caprivi Region.This was done after an inspection on Saturday found 37 cattle in the region with symptoms
readBusinesswoman arrested for ‘conspiracy to kill’
02-12-2011
A PROMINENT advertising executive in Windhoek was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to have her husband killed.The 51-year-old woman was arrested in the Windhoek West residential area
readAirports company workers angry with Napwu
02-12-2011
WORKERS at the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) are angry that the Namibia Public Workers’ Union (Napwu) entered into salary negotiations with the company management without a mandate from them.“What
readMaking A Mockery Of Sacrifice
02-12-2011
FOR those who can’t be hoodwinked with lame excuses of ‘imperialist conspiracy,’ two major triggers for the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy in the late 1990s and early 2000s stand out.One is the
readWhy Pohamba And Swapo Are Getting It Wrong On Succession, Again…
02-12-2011
IN a speech of self-flagellation about the decaying state of China at the July 1959 Lushan Conference of the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Mao Zedong, the first Chairman of the People’s Republic
readThe Politics of Unemployment: While The People Toil The Leaders Toyi-Toyi
02-12-2011
“LIES, damned lies, and statistics.” The quote is attributed to Hage Geingob, the Trade and Industry Minister challenging the government unemployment statistics officially pegged at 51,2 per cent.
readFrontlining on Twitter
02-12-2011
KAPANA wit and kasie wisdom, and a special mention for Namibian tweeter @MathildaNam, who made Cosmopolitan – the magazine, not the cocktail – which published one of her tweets!@Liberty_Endemic: Don’t
readCost Of Talk-Shops Is Huge For The Economy
02-12-2011
EVERY day around N$1 million in tax money is spend on Subsistence and Travel (S&T) allowances for Government officials. It makes one wonder whether we actually get good value out of
readPolitical Perspective
02-12-2011
SO a big foreign policy indaba is planned at the coast for the weekend and hopefully we can expect something coherent to come out of it because we desperately need some direction in this regard. The
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