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55 Articles found on Thursday, 8 December 2011
Education’s Iyambo in ICU
08-12-2011
ABRAHAM Iyambo, the Minister of Education, is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek.He was admitted to the private hospital last week. According to Andrew
readPolice ignore Ndishishi’s plea
08-12-2011
THE Namibian Police have refused to act on a request by the Ministry of Agriculture to stop 10 Aussenkehr small-scale farmers selling grapes and dates to their chosen buyers. The Ministry, through
readNo room for Govt in Meatco
08-12-2011
THE future Meatco will belong to the livestock producers of Namibia, and to them alone.“There is no room for Government shareholding,” Martin Hilbert, vice chairman of the Meatco board, said yesterday
readNamibia crash out of Cosafa
08-12-2011
NAMIBIA were sent packing from the Cosafa U/20 Youth Championships after they lost 4-3 to Angola on Tuesday night.Namibia let a 3-1 lead slip with only half an hour remaining in the match as their
readPositions far apart on Kyoto at climate talks
08-12-2011
DURBAN – World talks on climate change struggled yesterday to overcome a rift on the future of the Kyoto Protocol with less than three days left to secure a deal.Canada bluntly declared that, for it,
readRates unchanged to boost recovery
08-12-2011
BANK of Namibia (BoN) Governor Ipumbu Shiimi yesterday once again left the repo rate unchanged at six per cent to support the “weak recovery of the domestic economy”.The BoN’s bank rate has been stuck
readA year of African cinema
08-12-2011
It’s been a good year for African and South African film, with filmmakers winning international awards and even serious South African dramas receiving the sort of mainstream release and publicity
readKabila given 14-point early lead
08-12-2011
KINSHASA – Partial results issued by Congo’s electoral commission overnight make it all but certain that President Joseph Kabila will be declared the winner, setting the stage for possible clashes
readSelebi booked into Pretoria prison
08-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Former police chief Jackie Selebi was booked into Pretoria Central Prison late on Monday afternoon, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said.“The prison authorities will decide how
readEgypt’s ultra-conservatives pull 1⁄4 of votes
08-12-2011
CAIRO – With little political experience but a huge religious following, Egypt’s ultra-conservative Salafi movement has pulled off the biggest surprise yet of the country’s first-round parliamentary
readMcDonald’s fined over ‘Happy Meal’ toys
08-12-2011
SAO PAULO – US fast food giant McDonald’s has been fined US$1,8 million in Brazil over its ‘Happy Meal’ toys, which consumer advocates say encourage bad eating habits in children, state media has
readKenyan consumers dump big-name brands
08-12-2011
NAIROBI – Consumers are turning to cheaper brands to cushion their earnings from the rising inflation in what is eroding the market shares of major consumer goods manufacturers, a new survey has
readNSI says Chinatown ‘Crocs’ are safe to wear
08-12-2011
FOLLOWING a report that appeared on this consumer page, the Namibia Standards Institution (NSI) has determined that Chinatown ‘Crocs’ knock-offs are safe to wear.In a report published on August 11
readWinds of change at central bank
08-12-2011
VETERAN banker Paul Hartmann, who has been the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia (BoN) since August 2002, will retire at the end of December.In his place, President Hifikepunye Pohamba has
readTips for hiring recent graduates
08-12-2011
TO remain competitive in a growing job market, and to hire the highest potentials from the millennial crop, you must tailor your selection process, says Harvard Business Review. Most hiring managers
readWarning on modems
08-12-2011
TELECOM is warning internet users to protect their modems against power surges and lightning damage over the rainy season.In a press release yesterday, Telecom said that in the period December through
readAfrican telecoms bet big on next-generation 4G
08-12-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Africa-focused telecom companies are betting that next generation long-term evolution (LTE) technology will drive broadband penetration in the world’s least developed and fastest
readDiamond demand to outpace supply growth to 2020
08-12-2011
LONDON – Chinese and Indian appetite for diamonds will fuel demand growth of more than six per cent a year over the next decade and almost double the size of the market, far outpacing supply increases
readHigher taxes on the rich to tackle inequality
08-12-2011
PARIS– Countries should consider raising taxes on the rich to reduce the growing inequality between the haves and have nots in OECD countries, the Paris-based organisation has said.The Organisation
readUS backs euro ahead of crunch summit
08-12-2011
PARIS – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner voiced confidence yesterday that the European Union would find a way out of its debt crisis when he met eurozone leaders ahead of a crucial EU summit in
readClimate games in full swing
08-12-2011
THORNY political issues at COP 17 continue to divide countries and make it likely that the final outcome this week will leave Namibia, and many other developing countries, disappointed. Petrus
readGeo-engineering could save Earth – or destroy it
08-12-2011
BRIGHTEN clouds with sea water? Spray aerosols high in the stratosphere? Paint roofs white and plant light-coloured crops? How about positioning “sun shades” over the Earth?At a time of deep concern
readRhino horn thieves gas Paris guards
08-12-2011
PARIS - Thieves used a stun gas to overpower guards before stealing a white rhinoceros horn from a museum in the heart of Paris on Tuesday, in the latest of a string of heists targeting the rare horn,
readConsumers question Namibia’s use of gin traps
08-12-2011
BUSINESS is booming for gin traps in Namibia despite an increasing push by consumers, wildlife organisations and businesses to promote alternative ways to control predator induced stock losses.The
readRadiation traces found in Japanese baby formula
08-12-2011
TOKYO – Major Japanese food and sweet maker Meiji Company said it was recalling 400 000 cans of powdered milk for infants after traces of radiation from Japan’s hobbled nuclear plant were detected in
readUS protests media arrests in Zimbabwe
08-12-2011
HARARE – The United States yesterday protested the increasing number of arrests of journalists and civic activists ahead of the completion of constitutional reforms and proposed elections in
readEPUKULULO
08-12-2011
MOSHIFO shohela, mehokololo li na sha nelangeko lyomalenga omape gUukwanyama, otwa li twa shanga mo kutya Ohamba nElelo lyAukwanyama oya tota po Iikandjo yUulenga itatu. Shoshene hasho naanaa, oshoka
readGumwe a dhaipaga mukwawo nekatana pOshikango
08-12-2011
OPOLISI mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena otayi konaakona oshipotha shedhipago moka omulumentu gwoomvula 23 a dhipaga omukwawo gwoomvula 27 ongulohi yOsoondaha ya zi ko yeti 4 Desemba 2011, sho emuhahala
readIipindi mokati kaSADC ya ngunda Namundjebo ta ti
08-12-2011
OMWAALU guli pevi gwiipindi pokati nomokati kiilyolongo yehangano lyelongelokumwe lyomapendulepo lyuumbugantu wAfrica (SADC) ogwa zi muuhambudhi wuli pevi miilongo mbika. Pahapu dhOmuperesidende
readOnkundana yIilyanyama momaBanana kayili mondjila
08-12-2011
Iifofodhola mbyoka ya lopotelwe yiilyanyama tayi adhika momaBanana mo Mozambique oyali ya shonopeke omwaalu gwo maBanana ngoka galandelwe moshilongo shoka, naashino oshaka thinda ominista
readOpolisi ya Karas yiilongekidhila oku kondjitha epogo
08-12-2011
Omutaleli omukuluntu gwoPolisi moshitopolwa sha Karas, Lydia Shapwanale, otati yo otaya ka kala ya londoka moondjila dhiili no dhiili, opo ya mone kusho kutya aakwashigwana oya ndjogoka pethimbo
readOndjila yokuya mOombelewa dhiikwameni mOutapi nayi opalekwe
08-12-2011
AAKALIMO yomOshitopolwa sha Musati otaya nyenyetele Aakuluntu mUuministeli wIinima yOmegumbo kutya itaya sile nawa oshimpwiyu ondjila ndjoka ya ya mOombelewa dhIinima yOmeni lyoshilongo pOutapi
readLittle motivation for underpaid refs
08-12-2011
WHILE the top football team will rake in a cool million dollars at the end of the season, a top referee in the Namibia Premier League has to make do with a paltry N$400 per match. An assistant referee
readDiamond injured, loses Olympic scholarship
08-12-2011
INJURY has cost female sprinter Merlyn Diamond her Olympic Solidarity bursary, The Namibian Sport has learned. The promising 19 year-old was part of a group of six junior athletes, who earlier this
readFootball Results
08-12-2011
Uefa Champions League Barcelona 4 - 0 BATE Plzen 2 - 2 AC Milan Porto 0 - 0 Zenit Apoel Nicosia 0 - 2 Shakhtar Dortmund 2 - 3 Marseille Olympiacos 3 - 1 Arsenal Chelsea 3 - 0 Valencia Genk 1 - 1
readTonata Shiimi sponsors cyclist Brand
08-12-2011
FEMALE cyclist Hayley Brand received a full sponsorship for 2012 from Tonata Shiimi through his Exclusive Health & Wellness gym in Windhoek.Shiimi made his endorsement of the 2011 Namibia Elite
readVillas-Boas hits back at Chelsea critics
08-12-2011
LONDON – Two goals from Didier Drogba steered Chelsea to an emphatic 3-0 victory over Valencia and top spot in Group E at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday as they moved into the Champions League knockout
readMurphy wins Desert Triathlon
08-12-2011
PADDY Murphy retained his title as overall winner of the FNB Ultra Desert Triathlon on Saturday, showing once again why he is a world-class athlete. He completed the ultra triathlon consisting of a
readVicky Matjila visits Rundu
08-12-2011
LOCAL authorities need to plan properly when building in communal areas and by doing so, encourage the development of community safety initiatives.So said Chief Inspector Vicky Matjila, head of
readVagrants trash old Swakopmund fire station
08-12-2011
THE old Swakopmund fire station in Libertina Amathila Street has been trashed by vagrants; becoming a health and safety concern to neighbours and forcing the municipality to investigate with the
readFrom The Twittersphere
08-12-2011
THUNDER and lightning from the Twitter frontline. Namibians, and a few others, also get reflective about the defective, make the connection and ‘feel the flavour’:@Naffy101: If X-mas,reads
readSwapo recalls former Rehoboth mayor
08-12-2011
SWAPO has withdrawn former Rehoboth mayor Bartholomeus Pieters from the Town Council for his alleged repeated failure to attend meetings. The party's decision to recall Pieters came after
readSwapo fights over bank account at Gobabis
08-12-2011
THE Omaheke Swapo-Party Regional Co-ordinator on Tuesday expressed concern over a ‘secret’ new bank account opened by his party at the Gobabis Bank Windhoek branch.Festus Ueitele, a Member of
readSwanu urges Pohamba to intervene in farm evictions
08-12-2011
SWANU has called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to intervene in recent farm evictions at Dordabis and Hochfeld. “As we all know, many if not all of the people affected are offspring of the genocide
readSMSes for Thursday 08 December 2011
08-12-2011
SMS Of The Day *I CAN’T help notice through your archive materials that Dr Absai Sheyavali has tirelessly and boldly stood for justice in the most challenging time of our history. I would like to
readRDP condemns fishing rights
08-12-2011
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has condemned the recent allocation of new fishing rights by the Ministry of Fisheries, saying that the new rights have mainly been awarded to prominent
readPOCA hits Ongwediva’s ‘Gaddafi’
08-12-2011
AN alleged drug dealer known as ‘Gaddafi’ has become the latest person to feel the force of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.A car and money found hidden in the house of Ongwediva-based Angolan
readNanso congress to reflect on future
08-12-2011
THE Namibia National Student’s Organisation (Nanso) national congress officially opens in Windhoek today where the student’s body will elect a new leadership as well as discuss a range of issues which
readNam baby to get lifesaving surgery in SA
08-12-2011
OPERATION Smile, South Africa’s World Care Programme (WCP), is set to take severely deformed ten-month-old Josephine Kandjala from Namibia to KwaZulu-Natal for a life-saving operation. “Josephine
readMunicipality cashes in on land sales
08-12-2011
THE Windhoek Municipality will make no less than N$4,2 million from the sale of 21 erven in Windhoek through its offer-to-purchase system.The system is a relatively new means by which the municipality
readMan killed with a panga
08-12-2011
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region are investigating a case of murder after Petrus Nameto Shuungu (27) was attacked and killed with a panga at Helao Nafidi on Sunday night.Deputy Commissioner Abner
readGibeon wants Govt bailout
08-12-2011
THE cash-trapped Gibeon Village Council has approached Government for financial help. The council’s chief executive officer, David Lamberth, said they sought the Local Government Ministry’s help to
readDentist loses another round
08-12-2011
DR PANDULENI Itula, who has been involved in a long-standing feud with the Health Professions Council over his registration as a specialist, lost another round against the regulatory body in the High
readCan’t be fired over ad – Elvis Nashilongo
08-12-2011
GOVERNMENT Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) spokesperson Elvis Nashilongo yesterday denied that he had been sacked as the chairperson of the GIPF employees’ pension fund.In a statement sent to The
readNotable Quotes
08-12-2011
This is how people rise in America — they learn to work. – Newt Gingrich, surging Republican presidential candidate, in defense of his proposal to pay children to mop and clean their schools MY
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