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55 Articles found on Thursday, 24 February 2011
N$3m contraband bust
24-02-2011
TWO truckloads full of alcohol and cigarettes have been confiscated by the Police pending an investigation. The goods are suspected to have been smuggled into the country. Khomas Deputy Commissioner
readAussenkehr farmers gets the boot
24-02-2011
THIRTEEN farmers have been evicted from the Orange River Irrigation Project (ORIP) by the Ministry of Agriculture after they refused to sign a contract that would bind them to a sole service provider.
readNamibia countered Gaddafi at AU meeting
24-02-2011
NAMIBIA spearheaded countries standing up to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2009 when he pulled an integration report of the African Union (AU) Commission shortly before an extra-ordinary
readLights dim for Erongo RED
24-02-2011
SHAREHOLDERS of Erongo RED want to dissolve the company, claiming that the financial affairs of the electricity distributor is in a “shambles”.The shareholders on Tuesday unanimously adopted a
read‘Hitman’, main act at Independence bonanza
24-02-2011
PAULUS ‘The Hitman’ Moses will face Argentine Miguel Dario Lombardo in the main attraction of the ten Independence Boxing Bonanza bouts in Windhoek on March 19. The former world champion said he will
readLibyan protesters defiant after Gaddafi speech
24-02-2011
CAIRO – Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and
readBoN holds rates, sees quicker growth
24-02-2011
THE Bank of Namibia yesterday kept its main interest rate unchanged at 6,0 per cent, but said economic growth is likely to be better than previously expected as the economy recovers from a
readSMSes for Thursday 24 February 2011
24-02-2011
SMS Of The Day *GAMBLING is an unproductive activity through which millions are channelled into the pockets of unproductive people. Imagine, all this money could be used to buy shoes, clothes, books
readNotable Quotes
24-02-2011
TO stop him from running away, I did. – Lazarus Shiimi, known as Gazza, admitted to The Namibian this week that he fired a shot in his brother-in-law’s direction, labelling the victim of being a
readBalance bossing with empowering
24-02-2011
Good bosses strike a careful balance between telling people what to do and empowering them to do things on their own. Struggling with this balancing act is common, especially for new managers. Here
readHouse shortage keeps prices high
24-02-2011
THE widening gap between the House Price Index and the House Volume Index was the main point of discussion on Monday as Namene Kalili, Manager: Research and Competitor Intelligence of FNB Namibia,
readDubai hails Namibia’s business environment
24-02-2011
DUBAI – Namibia has a flexible business environment, a lean bureaucracy, political stability and good infrastructure to attract foreign investment, said Brian Barriskil, the Director of the United
readOuattara to extend Ivorian cocoa ban
24-02-2011
ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara will extend until March 15 the period of the ban he has called on cocoa exports to try to unseat his rival, a statement from his
readSaudi king boosts economic benefits
24-02-2011
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia’s king yesterday ordered billions poured into a development fund that helps Saudis buy homes, get married and start businesses, state TV reported, as the oil-rich nation warily
read• OPINION •Investors should ‘Viva!’ the revolutions
24-02-2011
HUNTSVILLE - Rather than fear the spread of people power revolutions, investors should welcome them.Just don’t expect an easy ride in the near term. Lots of people have made lots of money out of
readInvestors crowd Wall St exits on Libyan unrest
24-02-2011
NEW YORK – Wall Street suffered its worst day since August on Tuesday as investors dumped stocks on turmoil in oil exporter Libya, in what could be the start of a long-anticipated pullback after a
readSaudi Arabia seeks to calm market with words not oil
24-02-2011
RIYADH – Top exporter Saudi Arabia on Tuesday stopped short of pouring more oil on to markets that have vaulted above US$100 as unrest swept the Middle East, telling visiting consumer nations prices
readEgypt economy recovering, wants Europe debt relief
24-02-2011
CAIRO – Egypt would like European Union states to cancel its debts to them but has not made a formal request, the EU's local delegation said, as Egypt's economy showed signs of recovery from weeks of
readAngola’s high prices hard to bear
24-02-2011
LUANDA – Oil revenues have made Angola one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, but the high cost of living that has come with the boom makes life difficult for many in the war-weary
readIn Brief
24-02-2011
Egypt’s cabinet meets for first time CAIRO – Egypt’s new cabinet met for the first time yesterday with security high on its agenda and under attack from the Muslim Brotherhood and others who want it
readSenegal cuts ties with Iran
24-02-2011
DAKAR – Senegal severed diplomatic ties with Iran yesterday, accusing Tehran of supplying weapons to separatist rebels in its southern Casamance region that killed three Senegalese soldiers this
readSchool pregnancies straining SA clinics
24-02-2011
DURBAN – The high pregnancy rate in KwaZulu-Natal schools was putting pressure on the province’s public health institutions, the health department said yesterday.“The MEC (Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo) is
readZuma tackled over Ivory Coast stance
24-02-2011
ABIDJAN – Ivory Coast’s internationally recognised election winner Alassane Ouattara met African leaders on Tuesday on a new mission to mediate rival claims for the presidency amid a surge in deadly
readColourblind adoption policy: UK
24-02-2011
LONDON – Race should no longer be a key criteria for social workers seeking adoptive families for children in care, Britain’s government said on Tuesday - stressing that the priority must instead be
readPirates kill 4 Americans of Somalia
24-02-2011
NAIROBI – A United States Navy destroyer was shadowing a hijacked yacht with four Americans aboard when a pirate fired a rocket-propelled grenade, followed by bursts of gunfire. US special forces
readShilongo, Seibeb disputes settled
24-02-2011
THE protracted disputes that kept promising young striker Benson Shilongo and seasoned midfielder Johannes Seibeb in the stands for months have finally been put to bed.Seibeb, who missed the entire
readSponsors come to Welwitschias rescue
24-02-2011
THE Namibian rugby team, the Welwitschias, and the Namibian Rugby Union received support from their sponsors MTC and the Namibia Sport Commission at the official handover of the Welwitschias’ rugby
readPonting faces charge for TV rage
24-02-2011
NEW DELHI – Australia skipper Ricky Ponting yesterday faced a charge by the International Cricket Council after he damaged a dressing room television set.Ponting smashed the TV in a fit of fury after
readStrauss slams poor England
24-02-2011
NEW DELHI - A jolted England will need to shed their jaded look if they are to achieve skipper Andrew Strauss’ twin targets of playing smart cricket and spoiling India’s party on Sunday.The country
readFootball Fixtures
24-02-2011
Southern Stream First Division Saturday, February 26 Unam v Young Beauties 11h00 Tura magic v Fedics Utd 14h00 Winter Roses v Young Ones 16h00 Friends v Swakopmund 16h00 Monitronic v Spoliers 16h00
readIt’s the Soweto Derby!
24-02-2011
WIN N$1 000 in cash!! RELIVE some of the thrills and spills of last year’s World Cup; dust off those vuvuzelas, haul out your makarapas, get your soccer vibe on and join us in the run-up to one of
read‘Tupac’ happy with South Africa performance
24-02-2011
NAMIBIAN wheelchair cyclist Frans ‘Tupac’ Paulus says he is happy with the time he clocked at the Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge in George, South Africa, on Saturday.Paulus came seventh overall in the
readChelsea’s Anelka shines, Lyon hold Real Madrid
24-02-2011
LONDON – Real Madrid was frustrated again by Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday but Nicolas Anelka’s well executed double allowed Chelsea put aside its domestic troubles to comfortably win at FC
readLyolusheno mErongo
24-02-2011
EHANGANO lyookwaandjaganeka olusheno moshitopolwa Erongo olya futa oodola dhi vule oomiliona 225 komalelelo giilando moshitopolwa shoka omimvo ntano dha piti.Erongo RED okwa futu iimaliwa mbika
readOombapila dhuudha nomashina uunake
24-02-2011
OTASHI vulika eindiko lyomahala gokudhana omashina gojackpot li kuthwepo. Shika otashi vulika shiningwe konima sho okabinete ka tokola noku lombwela ominista yomudhingoloko nomatalelopo, Netumbo
readAaniilonga moapoteka dhepangelo ya geya
24-02-2011
OTASHI vulika iilonga yoapoteka dhepangelo yi thikame ngele oshikumungu shoondjambi dhaanapoteka yepangelo ina shi monenwa eyamukulo.Aanapoteka naakwatheli yawo oye uvite uudhigu oshoka aniwa
readOtashi vulika efundja li ka nuke ko
24-02-2011
OMOLU omvula onene ndjoka tayi loko moshitopolwa shAangola shokUumbugantu, okwa tegelelwa omulonga gwa Cuvelai gu ka fuluke nokweeta ekuthikuthi lyomeya gefundja ku Namibia muule wiiwike twa
readDhompilameno tadhi shuna kompangu
24-02-2011
OONGUNDU dhompilameno odha ti otadhi ka indila ohofa onene yoshilongo yi talulule etokolo lyompangu yOpombanda koshipotha shomahogololo gomumvo 2009. Eindilo lyoongundu ndhika ota li ka gandjwa omanga
readJudge downgrades Chris Brown’s restraining order
24-02-2011
Chris Brown doesn’t have to stay away from Rihanna anymore after a judge on Tuesday downgraded a restraining order in the singer’s felony assault case.Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg’s ruling
readLast Chance to Enter BBA
24-02-2011
Only a couple more days remain to hand in your Big Brother Africa application form, but even if you haven’t applied, local auditions will be taking place at The Playhouse Theatre, 45 Tal Street, Old
readZachary’s Hawaiian holiday with Daddy and Papa
24-02-2011
At the age of almost 64, fatherhood has come late to Sir Elton John – but he is enjoying making up for lost time.His delight in parental duties was evident as he and partner David Furnish enjoyed
readNew book on enviro law
24-02-2011
A NEW publication on environmental law and policy will be launched in Windhoek this morning.The Hans Seidel Foundation in Windhoek, which funded the publication, says environmental law has
readGlobal warming could increase red tides
24-02-2011
WASHINGTON – Global warming could spur the growth of toxic algae and bacteria in the world’s seas and lakes, with an impact that could be felt in 10 years, US scientists said Saturday.Studies have
readTwo convicted ofnOtavi farm murder
24-02-2011
THE two suspects accused of murdering an 81-year-old woman in her home on a farm near Otavi almost five and a half years ago were convicted of murder and housebreaking and robbery in the High Court at
readRelatives still waiting for answers on hospital deaths
24-02-2011
CLOSE to two weeks after two patients died in a State hospital after their oxygen supply was cut off, their families are still waiting for answers.The families of Magrith Somaes (19) and Godwin Jones
readNamibia wants more business with Finland
24-02-2011
THE Namibian and Finish governments have vowed to strengthen bilateral trade investment and economic relations. Namibia would like to see particularly its meat, grapes and other agricultural products
readNamibia wants peace in Libya
24-02-2011
NAMIBIA’s Foreign Affairs Minister Utoni Nujoma says he is still awaiting independent reporting on the Libyan situation from diplomatic staff accredited to that country. In the meantime, he said, he
readLüderitz laughs off Air Namibia conditions
24-02-2011
THE business community at Lüderitz have dismissed as “ridiculous” a proposal by Air Namibia to bind them to a “risk-sharing arrangement” should it reinstate its coastal route from Eros Airport to
readGIPF scandal: ‘Nobody is above the law’
24-02-2011
THE Government, and not just its workers, are victims of the GIPF investment scandal and those guilty, regardless of how powerful, will have to face the law, Information Minister Joel Kaapanda vowed
readFire destroys school
24-02-2011
A FIRE destroyed the Chris Lotter Primary School at Koës village in the South on Monday. The region’s acting education director, Cecilia Mostert said, a tree next to the school building caught fire
readEngelbrecht sets record straight
24-02-2011
CAROLA Engelbrecht has asked The Namibian to withdraw a statement in yesterday’s article headlined ‘Heads must roll at ECN, says activist Carola Engelbrecht’.The sentence read: “She felt that the
readEducation faces many challenges
24-02-2011
THE Namibian education system is facing many challenges. Deputy Minister of Education David Namwandi said yesterday that among these challenges are a lack of learning and teaching materials, lack of
readDiscover the night sky
24-02-2011
SOLNA, which stands for Space Observation Learning Namibia, will offer a beginner’s course in astronomy every month this year.Robert Johnstone, executive director of Solna, says he presented three
readBrazil sells cultural ties and shared interests
24-02-2011
NIMBA-BUCHANAN RAILWAY, Liberia – In the muggy forest of central Liberia, a gang of workers is inching its way along a railway track, cut long and straight through an otherwise impenetrable mesh of
readFisheries to get custom-built scientific research vessel
24-02-2011
NAMIBIA’S first fisheries research vessel will be delivered next year.The state-of-the-art ship is being built by Finnish shipbuilders, STX Finland’s Rauma shipyard. The agreement was signed between
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