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64 Articles found on Friday, 11 February 2011
GIPF chairman on his way, again
11-02-2011
IT is back to the drawing board for the Government Institutions’ Pension Fund (GIPF) following the early retirement Gordon Elliot from the Office of the Prime Minister, who also served as the
readMonday is D-day for election challenge
11-02-2011
THE High Court’s judgement on nine opposition parties’ bid to get Namibia’s National Assembly election of 2009 declared invalid will be given on Monday at 10h00.The Registrar of the High Court, Elsie
readSupermarkets accused of being ‘cartel’
11-02-2011
GIANT supermarket groups in Namibia are acting as an “informal cartel”, controlling prices and limiting competition while consumers have to foot the bill, economist Martin Mwinga has charged.The
readDreamworld
11-02-2011
Almost the whole country has already received above normal rainfalls, but places such as Spitzkoppe, whose surroundings are already green, continue to receive more rain. A reader also noticed the
readBrave Warriors excelled: Isaacs
11-02-2011
BRIAN Isaacs is adamant the Brave Warriors are on the right track despite their 1-2 loss to Malawi at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Wednesday. The Brave Warriors’ caretaker coach said he could not fault
readStrikes swell Egypt protests despite government threats
11-02-2011
CAIRO – Tens of thousands of Egyptian workers walked out yesterday in mass nationwide strikes to demand wage increases and show support for the widening revolt against President Hosni Mubarak’s
readDiamonds on rocky road to recovery
11-02-2011
IT hasn’t got its groove back yet, but at least there is some sparkle in the local diamond industry: gems mined in Namibia last year were up 57 per cent on those produced in 2009, and sales generated
readSMSes for Friday 11 February 2011
11-02-2011
SMSes Of The Day *THE Government must stop buying farms now and concentrate on making the farms that have already been bought productive by allocating them, training new owners and providing
readNotable Quotes
11-02-2011
SOMEONE realised it is time to deal with the RDP as a reality in society – Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leader Hidipo Hamutenya made this remarks on Wednesday after their meeting at State
readWikiLeaks’ bank documents are a ‘snore’
11-02-2011
LONDON – The bombshell that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said could “take down a bank or two” may in fact be something of a dud.Assange has said privately he does not know if his cache of
readSwaziland in crisis as Sacu revenue is slashed
11-02-2011
APART from the looming job losses in Swaziland’s public sector, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have also warned of retrenchments following the government’s decision to suspend procurement from
readEPA talks to resume in March
11-02-2011
STALLED negotiations for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) — between the European Union (EU) and members of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) plus Mozambique and Angola — were expected
readNYSE traders say yes to Germany, no to lederhosen
11-02-2011
NEW YORK – A German takeover of the New York Stock Exchange, the citadel of American capitalism, would have shocked its floor traders in years gone by. But not now.The floor traders have been through
readIMF ‘awe’ of rich nations fuelled crisis
11-02-2011
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) failed to spot the financial crisis brewing in part because it was “overly influenced” by rich nations, the fund’s internal watchdog has said.The
readFNB keeps raking profits in
11-02-2011
HALF-YEAR profits for FNB Namibia soared by 22 per cent to N$283 million, allowing earnings per share to grow by 19 per cent and resulting in a dividend of 36 cents per ordinary share.Commenting on
readTreat your boss as a client
11-02-2011
When you communicate with a client, you likely have on your ‘game face’ and project a high degree of professionalism. Do you do the same with internal colleagues? Whether you are talking with your
readKudu power plant out on tender
11-02-2011
NAMPOWER plans to solicit bids as early as April for the US$1 billion power plant that forms part of its Kudu gas-to-power project, Paulinus Shilamba, the utility’s managing director said
readJudges in France revolt, close courthouses
11-02-2011
PARIS – Protesting judges and magistrates have shut down almost all the country’s courthouses this week in a standoff with President Nicolas Sarkozy and the government.Most courts have been hearing
readShot US lawmaker starts speaking again
11-02-2011
LOS ANGELES – US lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords has begun speaking as she continues her stunning recovery a month after being shot in the head – and one of her first requests was for toast.The
readAfrican Union team quit Ivory Coast
11-02-2011
ABIDJAN – A team of experts from the African Union left Ivory Coast yesterday after meeting the internationally recognised president Alassane Ouattara and his rival claimant Laurent Gbagbo.The AU team
read11 DRC troops to go on trial on rape charges
11-02-2011
KINSHASA – Eleven government troops, including four officers, are to go on trial in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on charges of raping three dozen women since early January, judicial sources
readSubstance abuse prompts school searches in Gauteng
11-02-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Every pupil in every school in Gauteng will be searched for illegal substances, the province’s safety and security MEC said on Thursday.“The substance abuse in these schools is
readWelwitschias to face Blue Bulls
11-02-2011
THE Welwitschias open their 2011 rugby campaign with a tough friendly match against the Blue Bulls at the Hage Geingob Stadium tomorrow afternoon.Namibian coach Johan Diergaardt said it would be a
readBayern rely on ‘Robbery’ to rescue poor season
11-02-2011
BERLIN – Bayern Munich’s hopes of rescuing a disappointing season rest on wingers Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, who could play together for the first time this season when the champions take on
readMan City ready for derby
11-02-2011
SATURDAY will be D-Day for Manchester City in more ways than one as the title hopefuls head to Old Trafford to face leaders Manchester United in a match that could have a significant bearing on the
readFirst division kicks-off
11-02-2011
NAMIBIA’s embattled second tier football division is finally set to get it’s season underway this weekend. Both the Northern Stream First Division (NSFD) and Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) have
readMore heavy defeats for Namibian hockey
11-02-2011
NAMIBIA suffered further heavy defeats at the World Indoor Hockey World Cup on Wednesday as the men’s side lost 0-13 to the Netherlands and the women’s team went down 17-1 to Germany. The men’s team
readCivics plan classy football academy
11-02-2011
BUSCHSCHULE Civics Football Club yesterday hosted the director of the Soccer Academy of Austrian Premier League Club Sturm Graz, Dietmar Pegam, to look at the viability of the infrastructure for an
readNdilimani a kwathele
11-02-2011
Komatango geti: 2 Febuluali, omukunda Okamule mUukwambi (gu li ookilo 8 lwaampoka) kuumbugantu-ninginino wOshakati) moshitopolwa sha Shana, ogwa li gwa dhengwa koshikungulu oshinene shoka sha li sha
readNamdeb a gandja
11-02-2011
OSHIKETHA shaaniilonga yaNamdeb osha gandja uunasikola kaailongi ya hetatu mboka taya kiilonga momaithano ga yooloka nuumvo.I imalia yuunasikola mbyoka ya gandjwa oyi na ongushu konyala yoodola 250
readPohamba a tsakanene naaleli yo RDP
11-02-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa tsakenene naaleli yane yopombanda mongundu yo RDP oshikando shotango oku za tuu nkene ongundu ndjika ya thikamapo. Onkalathano pokati kongundu ndjika no Swapo
readOpolisi ya pangulwa meso lya Shipanga
11-02-2011
EDHIPAGO lyomukalimo gwa Venduka ongula onene yoSoondaha kopolisi olyo edhipago lyuukilila, lya ningwa kopolisi. pahapu dhomukuluntu gwehangano lyuuthemba wa Namibia, [Namrights], Phil ya Nangolo.
readEhangano lyomina ina li gwanitha euvaneko
11-02-2011
EHANGANO lyomina lya Purity Manganse ndyoka lya uvanekele okugandja oombete 200 koprimasikola pomudhingoloko gwalyo sigo oompaka ina li shininga. Otaku kundanekwa kutya ehangano aniwa otali ti kali na
readYomiilando kaa pewa iikulya
11-02-2011
KANSELA gwoshikandjohololo sha Shakati-Uzilo, tate Loth Kuushomwa, okwa ti aantu mboka ye li moondoolopa ihaa pewa iikulya yoshikukuta kEpangelo.Kuushomwa okwa li a yelitha kutya aantu ashike mboka ye
readNamibia natango okwa tonata
11-02-2011
NAMIBIA natango oku li uupathi kombinga yeholoko lyolwiidhi lwa Rift Valley, ndoka lwa li lwa holoka muka ishewe omvogwayi. Omukithi gwiimuna nguka ogwa holokele muka konima konyala yoomvula odhindji
readMeatco a puka
11-02-2011
OMUTI gwiindikwa ngoka gwa adhikile miimuna yimwe pehala lyokwoondodhela oongombe lya Meatco pondje yoVenduka, ka gwa li gwa longithwa mondjila. Omundohotola gwiimuna omukuluntu mUuministeli
readProbe Must Prevent More Tragedies
11-02-2011
WHILE an investigation by police into the shooting death of Matheus Shipanga, is still underway, the public have been outraged by the incident which claimed his life.Although it is wild exaggeration
readNamibia’s foreign policy is on a shoestring
11-02-2011
FOR the past two weeks, I have been nestled in the elegant and charming Geijersgarden, the home of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation in Uppsala, Sweden. Hammarskjold, a world citizen and international
readCorruption In Namibia: Are We Losing The Fight?
11-02-2011
‘POLITICAL economy of theft’. This should sound familiar to the struggle generation.The colonialists and also a host of multi-national companies, especially in the mining and fishing sectors, were
readParastatals are no milk cows
11-02-2011
AS I alluded to in an earlier column, President Hifikepunye Pohamba needs to leave a mark with his second term and it will do wonders for his efforts if he takes time to give serious consideration to
readPolitical Perspective
11-02-2011
KUDOS to our Speaker of Parliament, who, in his capacity as President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), broke with Namibia’s tradition of what could euphemistically be called ‘cautious’
readCall To Get Rid Of Karas Police Chief
11-02-2011
I WILL start my note with a question.Did anyone ever ask why the crime rate in the Karas Region is on the increase? No I don’t think so, and I am seriously questioning if the Police in that region are
readThe Police Don’t Do Their Work Properly
11-02-2011
AFTER attending a wedding celebration of family friends on our way home, we were driving towards Mahatma Gandhi street in Katutura. My wife noticed a girl (Himezembi) of about 9 years sitting alone on
read‘Guided’ Or ‘Misguided’ Democracy
11-02-2011
THE Swapo party must honour and implement its succession plan which was meant to see the former Prime Minister, Hage Geingob, and now Minister of Trade and Industry, become Namibia’s possible next
readThe Youth And The Namibian Dream An Open Letter to Dr Abraham Iyambo
11-02-2011
Thanks for allowing me space to publish my letter which I decided to write to the Education Minister.As a parent I am concerned with the future of the young generation and the attainment of the
readThe ‘White’ Elephants Of Caprivi
11-02-2011
WHAT has happened to our newly elected local authority councillors? What has gone wrong? Where is the problem? Are we electing them or they electing themselves? We have failed to change white
readNeed For Compromise on BIG
11-02-2011
WHEN a topic has been extensively debated, like in the case of BIG, additional views may seem inappropriate, yet, I still feel that I need to add my voice and views to that vital debate.I must say
readSwapo in solidarity with Saharawi people
11-02-2011
THE Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) yesterday re-emphasised its commitment to the Saharawi people’s quest for self-determination and total independence in the disputed Western Sahara
readStop turf wars, Ndeitunga says
11-02-2011
NAMPOL Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has called for an end to the turf war between Karas governor Bernadus Swartbooi and the region’s top cop, Josephat Abel.At the official opening of the
readProsecutor’s contempt conviction cancelled
11-02-2011
A MARIENTAL Magistrate’s decision to convict a Public Prosecutor of contempt of court because he was late for a court session was set aside this week.In a review judgement handed down in the High
readPower supply disconnected at GRN offices in Rundu
11-02-2011
GOVERNMENT offices at Rundu in the Kavango Region have been without electricity for the past two weeks after the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) disconnected their power supply due
readPolice discover 500 stolen livestock
11-02-2011
THE Police arrested two men this week in connection with the discovery of more than 500 stolen livestock found hidden on communal land in the Erongo region.Acting on a tip-off on Saturday, Erongo
readPap and milk ‘kill’ three villagers
11-02-2011
Three Kavango Region villagers who died over the weekend after eating porridge with cow milk may have been poisoned.Kavango regional Police commander Commissioner Olavi Auanga yesterday said the
readNUNW again behind BIG
11-02-2011
THE National Union of Namibia Workers (NUNW) has re-joined the Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition. The NUNW congress in September reversed an earlier decision to quit the coalition. The federation’s
readNo end in sight for Seaflower strike
11-02-2011
A STRIKE by Seaflower Whitefish Corporation workers at Lüderitz has entered its second week. Union representative Peter Shiyandja on Wednesday said negations between the company and union have stopped
readNam Govt praises Sudan referendum
11-02-2011
THE Namibian Government has congratulated the people of South Sudan on a peaceful January referendum that backed the secession of the southern state from the predominantly Arab northern Sudan. The
readKuiseb River starts testing NamWater infrastructure
11-02-2011
WALVIS Bay will experience low water pressure for the next couple of days due to damaged infrastructure in the Kuiseb River, which has affected the water supply from Swartbank and the A-area, where
readKarasburg youth urged to start vegetable gardens
11-02-2011
KARASBURG Constituency Regional Councillor Paulus Ephraim has called on the youth in his constituency to come up with ideas for agricultural projects that will help reduce unemployment and poverty in
readGrounded fleet hurts Lands Ministry
11-02-2011
THE Lands Ministry’s entire fleet of vehicles in the Karas and Hardap regions has been grounded since the end of last month due to a lack of petrol. A source within the ministry said the ministry’s
readGIPF chairman on his way, again
11-02-2011
IT is back to the drawing board for the Government Institutions' Pension Fund (GIPF) following the early retirement Gordon Elliot from the Office of the Prime Minister, who also served as the
readDorado Park man missing
11-02-2011
A 23-YEAR-OLD employee of the Ministry of Works and Transport, Roderick Bonsie de Klerk, is missing.According to a Police report, De Klerk disappeared from his home in Dorado Park on Monday. De Klerk
readCity to introduce new bus routes
11-02-2011
COMMUTERS making use of the Windhoek Municipality’s bus service as well as business owners whose employees use the service have consistently complained of late and overcrowded buses, as well as the
readAfrica is restless, says Diescho
11-02-2011
THE wave of pro-democracy protests in Arab North Africa will spread to the southern part of the continent and elsewhere, political scientist Joe Diescho predicts. “We are in trouble; Africans are
readMubarak may quit
11-02-2011
EGYPTIAN Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq told Britain’s BBC that President Hosni Mubarak may step down and the situation in the country will be clarified soon, the British broadcaster said late yesterday
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