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50 Articles found on Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Standard Bank still locked in pension struggle
02-02-2011
THE four-month pension money fight between the Standard Bank Namibia Retirement Fund and some of its members is still dragging on as the fund is waiting for the outcome of an independent audit before
readFraud trial flows from racial coastal plot sale
02-02-2011
THE trial of a Walvis Bay resident who is accused of defrauding Trustco Chief Executive Officer Quinton van Rooyen of close to N$400 000 started in the Swakopmund Regional Court this week.Colin April
readAfrican Stars fans taint local football: Humphries
02-02-2011
CONTINUED disorderly conduct from fans of African Stars is spoiling local football, says Laurentius Humphries, the man responsible for security at premier league matches. According to Humphries,
readHundreds of thousands in Egypt’s day of anger
02-02-2011
CAIRO – Massive tides of protesters flooded Cairo and Egypt’s second city Alexandria yesterday for the biggest outpouring of anger yet in their relentless drive to oust President Hosni Mubarak’s
readAnother spark in Kudu development
02-02-2011
PARTNERS in the Kudu gas field have taken another baby step in developing the project which will pump 500 megawatts of power into the Namibian grid and allow the country to export another 300
readSMSss for Wednesday 02 February 2011
02-02-2011
SMS Of The Day? *THE article on the “saviour” today is the weirdest thing I have ever read in this paper! It beats any April Fools’ story by a mile. Food for Thought *Great news – the dams are full
readNotable Quotes
02-02-2011
I flew to England and Virgin Island a couple of times. So if Interpol wanted to catch me, they would have. – Right-wing fugitive Louis George Rademeyer said this during his brief appearance at the
readAdd structure to social media
02-02-2011
Many companies shy away from the internal use of social media because they fear that all that social activity hinders productivity. But the key is to integrate social media tools in a structured way
readMore than 200 million cellphones in Brazil
02-02-2011
BRASILIA – Brazil has over 200 million cellphones – more than one for each of its 193 million inhabitants – the National Telecommunications Agency said Wednesday.Thirty million of the 203 million
readZim poverty line is twice Govt pay
02-02-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwean officials yesterday said it takes nearly US$500 (N$3 500) a month for families to be above the poverty line in this economically ravaged country, where most teachers and government
readOil disaster spills over into BP profits
02-02-2011
LONDON – BP yesterday posted a loss of US$4,9 billion for 2010, the group’s first annual shortfall since 1992, and raised its estimate of costs arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to US$40,9
readOil stays above $100, IEA moves to calm markets
02-02-2011
LONDON – Oil hovered above US$100 yesterday as the market assessed the risk of Egypt’s social unrest spreading to neighbouring Opec members, but stayed below Monday’s high of US$101 on lower factory
readIMF says ready to help Egypt, others in trouble
02-02-2011
SINGAPORE – The IMF yesterday said it was ready to help riot-torn Egypt and other nations stricken by chronic unemployment, but told governments to tackle economic strains or risk instability and even
readNew way to cut the Sacu cake
02-02-2011
Senior research fellow at the Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis.IF you opened the Southern African Development Community (SADC) home page last year it would have told you that by the
readHundreds of Russians protest against Putin
02-02-2011
MOSCOW – About 500 people demonstrated in a central Moscow square on Monday to demand the ouster of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his “rule of thieves.”The rally took place peacefully, but police
readUN says 219 killed in Tunisia violence
02-02-2011
TUNIS – Some 219 people were killed and 510 injured during the violent protests that led to the ouster of Tunisian strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the head of a UN human rights mission said
readFrance seizes Ben Ali family plane
02-02-2011
PARIS – French authorities have seized a plane belonging to the family of ousted Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, official sources said yesterday.The aircraft was seized at Le Bourget
readSudan leaders working together
02-02-2011
ADDIS ABABA – Sudanese leaders have taken the vitally important decision that they will work together to build two viable African states, chairperson of the African Union High Level Implementation
readCosatu backs ANC in nightclub saga
02-02-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Reducing women to sex symbols for the pleasure of men is an insult to everything the ANC stands for, the Congress of SA Trade Unions said yesterday.“Stripping women and reducing them to
readKhomas Athletics elects new leaders
02-02-2011
VILHO Namufinda will head the Khomas Athletic Region (KAR) for the next four years.Namufinda was elected to the top position during the athletics body’s annual general meeting on Saturday. He replaces
readButch not out of world cup picture
02-02-2011
JOINING the Lions from English Premiership club Bath, is part of Butch James’ plan to impress the Springbok selectors ahead of the World Cup in New Zealand later this year, but the 2007 gold medallist
readWorld Cup ‘power riots’ worry Dhaka
02-02-2011
DHAKA – Bangladesh has ordered electricity companies to show World Cup cricket matches on generator-powered public screens in a bid to prevent protests by irate fans if power cuts disrupt TV
readSchumacher, Mercedes look to turn F1 fortunes
02-02-2011
VALENCIA – Michael Schumacher’s hopes of turning around his return to Formula One began yesterday in testing the new Mercedes car.The 42-year-old Schumacher, a seven-time F1 champion, and teammate
readRugby union under inspection
02-02-2011
THE International Rugby Board has concerns about the state of rugby in Namibia, one of the teams for their 2011 Rugby World Cup, and are taking steps to see what needs doing.According to JJ Harmse of
readNotable football transfers
02-02-2011
Diouf moves on loan to Rangers Rangers have completed a loan deal to sign former African footballer of the year El Hadji Diouf, 30, from Blackburn until the end of the season.Dos Santos joins Racing
readTorres joins Chelsea in deadline day frenzy
02-02-2011
LONDON – The British transfer record was smashed twice on Monday as Liverpool sold Fernando Torres to Chelsea but raided Newcastle United for an immediate replacement in the shape of burly England
readPohamba nonkalo yomo Ivory Coast
02-02-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba oku na omaipulo kombinga yonkalo yegameno moIvory Coast.Omaipulo ngaka ogo ewi lyotango lya Namibia okutya sha kombinga yeshongo lyopapolitika ndyoka lya taalela
readOmuniilonga gwa Triple One Security a kwatwa po
02-02-2011
GUMWE gwomaaniilonga yOkampani yAagameni yOmaliko ya Triple One Security ,ya Laurence Iipinge, taku tiwa oye Festus Salomo Omuhingi mokampani ndjoka okwa kwatwa.Nakukwatwa po nguka okwa holoka nale
readAakulupe ota ya ka futwa openzela yawo omwedhi nguka
02-02-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntu mOkampani ndjoka hayi futu aakulupe, aanuulema noothigwa muumgangalantu yedhina Epupa Investment Technology (PTY) LTD Marius Nangolo okwa lombwele oshifo shika omasiku ga
readIiyemo okuza ko Sacu ta yi kondjelwa
02-02-2011
NAMIBIA ota ka konakona nawa omushangwahokololo ngoka gwa thaneke kutya napa shunithwe pevi iiyemo mbyoka ha yi zi koshiketha nenge kehangano lyoompale lyomuumbugantu wAfrica[Sacu].Minista yopevi
readQueen Namundjebo niilonga yongeshefa nofaalama natango
02-02-2011
OMUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa gwomOngwediva mOshana, Elizabeth Queen Namundjebo, ngoka a valwa nena meti 2 Februari 1936, ano ta dhana nena oomvula dhe omilongoheyali na heyali (77), ota ti okwa
readMutorwa a hala eilongo
02-02-2011
MINISTA yUunamapya, oya hala okumona oshilongo shina aanuunongo miikondo ya yooloka opo mbaka ya yamukule mompumbwe yaanawino ndjoka ya taalela oshilongo. John Mutorwa okwa ti ye keshi omwiitaali gwo
readRademeyer a shunwa ko Kuruman kondholongo
02-02-2011
OMUKWASHIGWANA gwa South Africa ngoka a kwatelwe kopolisi yopaigwana po Cape Cross esiku lyomumvo omupe okwa shunithwa ko Kuruman sha South Africa opo a ka longele egeelo lye lyomimvo 10
readChasing the dots ...
02-02-2011
The Bits that Byte! SO Nero fiddled while Rome burned! Sound familiar? We have the "Swinging Dicks of Davos", the 2500 organised criminals, bankers, moneybag politicians and subservient journalists
readWin! WIN! Win!
02-02-2011
2 N$150 Scooters Pizza vouchers up for grabsFollowing the successful opening of 10 stores in 2010, one of South Africa’s leading family pizza franchises, Scooters Pizza, has expanded into the Southern
readHalle’s bitter battle with ex over custody
02-02-2011
Halle Berry is preparing for a court battle with ex Gabriel Aubrey over custody of their two-year-old daughter Nahla.The couple, who split last April after almost five years together, had previously
readThird time even luckier?
02-02-2011
Ricky Gervais has revealed he’s already been asked to present the Golden Globes next year - but he’s not sure he should.The former ‘Office’ funnyman (49) has announced: “The ratings went up again, and
readTeen stabbed to death over a cigarette
02-02-2011
A YOUNG man has appeared in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on a murder charge after he alleged stabbed to death Etienne Mathys (19) in row over a cigarette. Mathys died shortly after arrival at
readTeachers, inspectors told to be serious with education
02-02-2011
LATE-COMING and laziness by teachers and school inspectors will not be tolerated in the Ministry of Education, Minister Abraham Iyambo said when he handed over three new classrooms at the Control
readStricter checks on cars in the pipeline
02-02-2011
DISCUSSIONS are underway to amend the Road Traffic and Transport Act, as there are too many players administering the various sections of the act.The Ministry of Works, Ministry of Justice, Nampol,
readRains returning to the north-central regions
02-02-2011
WHILE rain continues to fall in central Namibia, the north-central regions are experiencing a dry spell after heavy rains in mid-January.Communal farmers who ploughed their mahangu fields late are
readNon-performing councillors should be booted: Deputy PM
02-02-2011
DEPUTY Prime Minister Marco Hausiku has urged Swapo Party regional and local councillors in the Kavango Region to bury their personal differences and concentrate on serving the electorate.He also
readNghimtina wants taxis regulated
02-02-2011
THE Minister of Works and Transport, Erkki Nghimtina, says he wants a progress report on the taxi industry by the second quarter of the year. Describing what is now known as the taxi wars that broke
readNet outage leads to unpaid bills
02-02-2011
MONDAY’S disruptions to Internet connectivity offered by Telecom Namibia had a significant effect on individuals and businesses making use of Internet banking.Telecom Namibia says “a hardware failure”
readLüderitz’s Seaflower workers on strike
02-02-2011
strike to press for a 5,5 per cent wage increase backdated to May last year. CLOSE to 400 workers of the Seaflower Whitefish Corporation at Lüderitz are on The workers also want the company to
readKey political risks to watch in Kenya’s fragile cabinet
02-02-2011
SIMMERING squabbles in Kenya’s fragile coalition cabinet have broken into open warfare over efforts to suspend the trials of post-election election violence suspects, and a series of top judicial
readICC justice a dream deferred
02-02-2011
THE African Union summit drew to a close yesterday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Among the headline decisions was the continental body’s support for Kenya’s planned request to defer
readDonkey cart drowning victim found
02-02-2011
POLICE in the Karas Region on Saturday found the decomposed body of a man about 30 kilometres from the spot where he was swept way by the Fish River a week ago while crossing it with a donkey
readBenguela convention nearing completion
02-02-2011
NAMIBIA, Angola and South Africa are making good progress in improving the governance of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME). The project, a first of its kind to develop a
readBail granted in theft case over car deals
02-02-2011
AUCTION company owner Sydney Schnugh, who has spent the past two years in Police custody on charges of theft, was granted bail of N$50 000 in the High Court in Windhoek on Monday.After two
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