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73 Articles found on Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Cyclist ‘Tupac’ seeks assistance
15-02-2011
TOP Namibian wheelchair athlete Frans ‘Tupac’ Paulus is looking for financial assistance so that he can compete at the Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge in George, South Africa, this Saturday.Paulus will
readState of emergency in Algeria over in days
15-02-2011
PARIS – The 19-year-old state of emergency in Algeria will end within days, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said yesterday, brushing off concerns that recent protests in the country could escalate as
readLow rates lure borrowers back
15-02-2011
OVERALL credit growth for 2010 was “quite robust”, coming in at 14,1 per cent compared to 13,6 per cent in 2009, Bank Windhoek economist John Steytler said yesterday.“The robust credit conditions over
readSMSes for Tuesday 15 February 2011
15-02-2011
SMS Of The Day *I WOULD like to bring it to the attention of the nation that us as Namibians also want to visit our lodges and various tourist destinations. The prices are too high. We want the
readNotable Quotes
15-02-2011
If the Bishop cannot handle the problems in the church, then he must go. – Gerson Doëseb, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN). Doëseb was one of the five
readBig bourses band together
15-02-2011
DEUTSCHE Boerse and NYSE Euronext’s plan to create the world’s largest exchange has sent competitors around the world scurrying to find partners, accelerating an industry shake-up.Traditional
readBritain mulls imposing quotas for female directors
15-02-2011
LONDON - Blue-chip British companies could be given two years to increase the number of female directors or face quotas as part of a government review looking to increase the number of women sitting
readIdeological fight looms over spending
15-02-2011
WASHINGTON – The ideological battle over how the government spends American taxpayer money were to come into even sharper focus yesterday with the release of President Obama’s budget plan for the next
readUse Others To Hone Your Judgement
15-02-2011
Reversing a bad decision shouldn’t be a reason for shame but a badge of honour, and tapping people you trust to give you input can help on the road forward, says Harvard Business Review.Reversing a
readEPAs not sabotaging integration, says EU
15-02-2011
THE outgoing head of delegation of the European Union to Botswana and SADC, Ambassador Paul Malin, has dismissed allegations that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) proposed by the European Union
readNamibia, DRC sign livestock trade pact
15-02-2011
NAMIBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a trade agreement to boost trade in livestock and livestock products.A media statement issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and
readGovernment slams graft in China airport building boom
15-02-2011
BEIJING – China’s airport building boom over the past five years has caused a litany of graft and environmental problems, but has managed to boost local economies, the government’s spending watchdog
readProbe sought of Mubarak family’s purported fortune
15-02-2011
CAIRO – Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries. But experts say hunting for
readMubarak may be unwell: US Envoy
15-02-2011
CAIRO – Egypt’s ambassador to the United States says Hosni Mubarak may be in “bad health,” the first word on the 82-year-old ousted president’s health.Speaking yesterday on NBC’s ‘Today’ programme,
readYemenis protest against president for 4th day
15-02-2011
SANAA – More than 1 000 people protested in Yemen for a fourth straight day yesterday, demanding political reforms and the ouster of the US-allied president in demonstrations inspired by the upheaval
readWoman rescues husband from tiger attack with spoon
15-02-2011
KUALA LUMPUR – A woman in a jungle region of northern Malaysia rescued her husband from a tiger attack by clubbing the beast on its head with a large wooden soup ladle and chasing it away, police said
readMoscow court hears Putin defamation case
15-02-2011
MOSCOW – A Moscow court yesterday began hearing a civil defamation suit against Vladimir Putin after the Russian prime minister used a TV call-in show to accuse his political enemies of stealing from
readSA businessman in court on terror charges
15-02-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A South African businessman accused of threatening to unleash biological weapons on Britain and the United States may have been driven by concern over the plight of white farmers in
readBerlusconi scorns women’s protests
15-02-2011
ROME – Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi yesterday dismissed protests by thousands of women across Italy as a crude attempt by political opponents to oust him by undemocratic means.Country-wide
readBank severs links with Pakistan trio
15-02-2011
KARACHI – Pakistan’s largest bank said yesterday it had decided not to renew the contracts of three leading cricketers banned on corruption charges.Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer were
readSarwan dismisses doubters
15-02-2011
COLOMBO – Recalled West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan declared Monday that his side was determined to silence critics who have predicted an embarrassing World Cup flop.“We are not too concerned
readEngland put bad Australia defeat in the past: Collingwood
15-02-2011
DHAKA – England’s thrashing at the hands of Australia in a recent one-day series will not affect morale for their World Cup assault, all-rounder Paul Collingwood said yesterday.England won the 2010
readSSFD Results
15-02-2011
Saturday, February 12 Desert Rollers 1-0 Monitronic Fedics Utd 2-3 Young Ones Tura Magic 2-1
readNetball season opens at Rehoboth
15-02-2011
NETBALL enthusiasts will be treated to fine netball action when this year’s season-opening tournament for the second- and third-division sides in the Khomas Region Netball League (KRNL) takes place in
readRollers, Magic lead Southern Stream
15-02-2011
DESERT Rollers and Tura Magic took maximum points from their opening fixtures to lead the Southern Stream First Division. The Gobabis-based Rollers hold top spot, on six points, by virtue of having a
readBarry Rukoro gets Fifa accreditation
15-02-2011
FOLLOWING his successful completion of the Futuro III Course last year, NFA secretary general Barry Rukoro has become a Fifa-accredited Administration and Management Instructor.Rukoro was part of a
readRama soccer and netball tourney
15-02-2011
RAMA Entertainment is planning a football and netball tournament for ‘old crocks’ from March 19 to 21. The tournament will be held at Swakopmund’s Mondesa Stadium. Eligible persons for the sports day
readTasty last-16 Champions League resumes
15-02-2011
LONDON – The Uefa Champions League resumes tonight at the last-16 stage, with AC Milan in impressive shape ahead of the visit of injury-hit Tottenham.Tottenham is set to be without star winger Gareth
readBrazilian legend Ronaldo retires
15-02-2011
SAO PAULO - Brazilian football legend Ronaldo, who helped his country to two World Cup trophies and is still the tournament’s top scorer, retired yesterday, Brazilian media reported.“I can’t take any
readIPU ya simaneke orevolusie yaantu yEgipiti
15-02-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE gwo Inter-Parliamentary Union, Theo Ben Gurirab okwa simaneke aantu yEgipiti molwesindano lyawo, moku kutha omuperesidende Honi Mubaraka koshipundi metitano lyayi.AaEgipiti omayovi
readAndjamba a tulwa pevi
15-02-2011
ELELO lyoshitopolwa sha Shikoto olye shi koleka kutya omunambelewa omukuluntu gwoshitopolwa shika, Tshikarepo Andjamba, okwa tulwa manga pevi. “Shoka osho shili,” Omunashipundi gwElelo lya Shikoto
readOshipotha shomahogololo
15-02-2011
Etokolo lyoshipotha shomahogololo olya tameke okugandjwa omaandha ongula sho omupanguli peresidende, Petrus Damaseb a lesha nokupopya iinima ya guma omakankameno nuumbangi mboka wa gandjwa pethimbo
readOndhila ompe ya Air Namibia ya thiki
15-02-2011
ONDHILA ompe yomoondhila ndatu dhoojeta ndhoka iilonga yomombepo ya Namibia tayi hehela oya thiki moshilong metitano okuza ko France. Ondhila yoludhi lwo Embraer - ERJ-135 oya lambele pokapale kaEros
readGumwe a ningi oshihakanwa sha Global Fund ishewe
15-02-2011
UUKUMWE wa Global Fund nUuministeli Wuundjolowele owa laleke omuniilonga gwawo gumwe konima yoshiwike shimwe ngashingeyi.Omuwiliki gwoprograma dhuukumwe mbuka Pamela Onyango okwa lalekwa miilonga ,
readEpangelo lya indilwa li lundulule
15-02-2011
AAWILIKI yoongeleka nomahangano gaashi gepangelo oya indile epnagelo li lundulule onkalo yalyo noli tameke oku longela kumwe nomahangano gaashi gepangelo noshowo ngoka gaakwashigwana okukondjitha
readManwu a kundathana
15-02-2011
OSHIGONGI shehangano lyaaniilonga yomomatungo[Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union]osha hogolola okommittee ompitithi yoshitayi shehangano ndika moVenduka olyomakaya ga yi. Ka kele kehogololo
readAaniilonga yepangelo mehololo madhiladhilo
15-02-2011
OKOMMITEE yaaniilonga yepangelo noshowo ehangano lyaaniilonga yepangelo PSUN oya indile iikondo ayihe yepangelo noshowo omahangano agehe gepangelo, omahangano gaaniilonga naangoka goshigwana opo ga
readIna pewa iifutilemo
15-02-2011
OMUFEKELWA mekwatonkonga nedhipago, Junias Fillipus ita ka ethiwa okuza mondholongo natango osho ompangu yamengestrata ya tokola oshiwike shayi moKatutura.Mengestrata Elina Nandago okwa ti Fillipus
readAgricultural diary Dorsland Farmers’ Association
15-02-2011
February 9: Annual general meeting at 15:00 at the Dorsland club hall at Saambou. Guest speaker is Birgit Hoffmann of Agra. Contact Ellie Lottering at 062 571527 or franseli@iway.na.Klein Karas
readYear filled with training opportunities
15-02-2011
AGRA Professional Services Division (PSD) is geared for another year of information sharing, consultation, training and other advisory services for farmers.The second group of participants of Agra’s
readPresident not happy with Sikondo fencing
15-02-2011
SIKONDO – President Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed unhappiness with the quality of the fence being erected at the Sikondo irrigation project in the Kavango Region.Visiting the site recently,
readNew directors for Meat Board
15-02-2011
JOHN Mutorwa, the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, last week announced the Meat Board’s new directors, who have been appointed by Cabinet for the next three years.Poena Potgieter, the only
readRain a mixed blessing for dairy farmers
15-02-2011
DAIRIES are struggling with continuous wet conditions causing a decrease in milk production and making it difficult to control illness, farmers said at the first meeting of the Dairy Producers’
readHigh risks of floods across Southern Africa
15-02-2011
ROME – A UN agency has said floods and heavy rains have significantly damaged whole areas of agricultural land across Southern Africa and that the livelihood and food security of farmers and their
readCommunity reaps Agra benefits
15-02-2011
AGRA poured about N$1 million into local communities over the past year, its fourth social responsibility report has shown. In the report's foreword, Agra CEO Peter Kazmaier said: "As Agra
readBeef up agri sector, says President Pohamba
15-02-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has called for the overall improvement and modernisation of the agricultural sector in all areas to enhance the country’s food-production capacity.Speaking at the
read‘King’s Speech’ steals the show at Baftas
15-02-2011
The script was rejected by the BBC and Channel 4 but last night ‘The King’s Speech’ stole the show at the Orange British Academy Film Awards.It won best film, while Colin Firth took the accolade for
readStar-studded from start to finish The Grammy Awards
15-02-2011
The Grammy Awards, held in LA on Sunday night, was a star-studded production from start to finish. The celebs went from posing on the red carpet into the Staples Center, where Jennifer Hudson,
readIs It Really Rape?
15-02-2011
FOR some time the media has been reporting the case of Julian Assange (founder of Wikileaks) who has been accused of rape, two cases of sexual molestation and one case of unlawful coercion by two
readBirgitta Dorph Came To Town
15-02-2011
THE phone rang as I approached Omitara from the farm. It was my old friend of many years, Birgitta Dorph, calling from Windhoek. Birgitta is Sweden’s career diplomat whom I had met during Namibia’s
readUranium licence challenge fails
15-02-2011
THE Ministry of Mines and Energy’s moratorium on the issuing of uranium exploration licences in Namibia remains in place after a legal challenge to a decision taken in terms of the policy was
readTarring of Omaruru street questioned
15-02-2011
WORK on Omaruru’s 2,5-kilometre Dr I Scheepers Road, which is supposed to be tarred by June, is going at snail’s pace.What makes it more frustrating for Omaruru’s residents is that a ‘pompous’
readPolytech building is sinking
15-02-2011
THE Polytechnic of Namibia has been informed by a civil engineer that it is putting staff and students at risk by allowing them to remain in its School of Engineering building.The building, about 10
readMinistry mum about weekend hospital deaths
15-02-2011
SATURDAY’s power outage at the Windhoek Central Hospital did not only claim at least two lives, premature babies in incubators were also at risk.Besides the two fatalities, three other critically ill
readKeetmans rape and murder suspect pleads guilty
15-02-2011
Melvin Randall Hanse (21) yesterday pleaded guilty on charges of murder, rape and defeating the course of justice during a brief appearance in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court. Hanse admitted that
readJan de Wet loses cancer battle
15-02-2011
A VETERAN politician and a household name in agricultural circles, Jan de Wet (83), lost his battle against cancer and died in Windhoek on Sunday night.Shocked and saddened by the news, Agriculture
readHigh Court dismisses Munyama’s appeal bid
15-02-2011
ANOTHER legal door closed in Gerry Munyama’s face yesterday when Judge Kato van Niekerk turned down his application for leave to appeal against a ten-year fraud sentence.Judge Van Niekerk is of the
readCity dumps pro-poor plan
15-02-2011
PLANS to subsidise municipal services for the poor in Windhoek at a cost of N$36 million a year have been scrapped owing to zero commitment from targeted stakeholders. At a council meeting held at the
readBullets fly in Windhoek road rage
15-02-2011
A 34-year-old Windhoek resident was allegedly assaulted and shot at by another man for stopping his car in the street and for wearing an RDP T-shirt.The man, who asked not to be named, told The
readB3 detour to South Africa border completed
15-02-2011
NORMAL traffic flow on the B3 road between Karasburg and Ariamsvlei on the South African border resumed on Friday after the construction of a detour was completed. This was announced by Roads
read‘Eradicate non-performing schools’
15-02-2011
NON-PERFORMING schools need to be eliminated.Breaking the silence on last year’s dismal exam performances at some schools, Khomas regional education director Josia Udjombala said on Friday: “We need
readGobabeb hosts open day on April 9
15-02-2011
THE Gobabeb Training and Research Centre, together with the Geological Survey of Namibia in partnership with their German counterpart, will have their annual open day on Saturday, April 9.The theme of
readNumber of shebeens in Walvis a ‘grave concern’
15-02-2011
ERONGO’S Police chief, Commissioner Festus Shilongo, has expressed concern over the issuing of fitness certificates to shebeen owners in Walvis Bay.He said although most shebeen owners in the town
readNedbank organ concert at Swakopmund
15-02-2011
SWAKOPMUND’S annual organ concert will be presented at the German Lutheran Church on Saturday, February 26 at 19h00.The concert has become a much-loved event on the annual music calendar and is
readWalvis mayor worried about brain-drain
15-02-2011
ALTHOUGH the Walvis Bay Municipal Council has gone to great lengths to help create a conducive environment for the provision of education at the town, students still leave town for jobs elsewhere,
readGovernment restricts service of Swakop’s DRC School Project
15-02-2011
THE DRC School Project and Community Centre that has been operating in Swakopmund’s Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) for over six years has cancelled its ‘morning school’ sessions as demanded
readSwakop’s SPYL wants more tenders for youth
15-02-2011
AT least 30 per cent shares in local tenders; fair share benefits (up to 50 per cent) from uranium mining in Erongo; a uranium storage plant, and more social responsibility projects from foreign
readPolice and Walvis Bay community to meet this week
15-02-2011
A SERIES of meetings are scheduled this week where the Erongo Police will listen to the views and concerns of the Walvis Bay community regarding crime and how to combat it.Erongo’s Police chief,
readFree prepaid meters for pensioners
15-02-2011
ERONGO’s Regional Electricity Distributor (Erongo RED) is offering a free prepaid meter to all pensioners who apply for a 20 Amp prepayment connection. The meters usually cost N$1 600. As with any
readAreva gives reasons for Trekkopje delay
15-02-2011
THE ‘complexity and dimension’ of Areva Resources’ investment in the Trekkopje Uranium Project – said to exceeding N$7,5 billion – is one of the main reasons given why the project’s schedule has been
readSplit reactions on election verdict
15-02-2011
POLITICAL parties and civil society voices were split right down the middle on the election verdict, ranging from total agreement to total rejection. It is not yet clear what the course of action the
readFuel, inflation increase
15-02-2011
CONSUMERS got a double dose of bad news yesterday: the fuel price will jump by another 35 cents per litre tomorrow and the annual inflation rate increased to 3,5 per cent.Mines and Energy permanent
readOpposition parties lose poll challenge dismissed
15-02-2011
NAMIBIA’S National Assembly election in late 2009 has survived the legal challenge through which nine opposition parties tried to force a fresh election or a recount of votes.The opposition parties’
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