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65 Articles found on Friday, 25 February 2011
Support ‘meme kapanas’, says Nuyoma
25-02-2011
DEVELOPMENT Bank of Namibia (DBN) chief David Nuyoma has come out in defence of street vendors, launching a scathing attack on what he calls “petty bylaws” and challenging regional governors,
readNamcor’s Beukes suspended
25-02-2011
THE managing director of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), Sam Beukes, was officially suspended yesterday after having been put on ‘special leave’ since November 16 2010 to make
readGaddafi’s hold on Libya slipping away
25-02-2011
FORCES loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a counter-attack yesterday, fighting fierce gun battles with rebels who have threatened the Libyan leader by seizing important towns close to the capital.The
readBA, Ramblers battle for silverware
25-02-2011
THE Leo NFA Cup Last 16 match featuring Black Africa and Ramblers will determine which of the two will still have a chance to emulate defending champions African Stars’ double feat of last season.
readFighting flares as Gaddafi forces counter-attack
25-02-2011
BENGHAZI – Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a counter-attack yesterday as rebels threatened the Libyan leader’s grip on power by seizing important towns close to the capital.The opposition
readMoney starts flowing from Nam copper
25-02-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Aim-listed copper-miner Weatherly International, which on Wednesday posted a US$3,7-million half-year loss, said that it expects the first revenue sales from its reopened Namibian mines
readSMSes for Friday 25 February 2011
25-02-2011
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIA needs a law regulating service providers to assume responsibility when handling clients assets for payment. For example phrases of “management takes no responsibility” and “at
readNotable Quotes
25-02-2011
NOBODY will be protected. Everybody will be dealt with accordingly, – Joel Kaapanda, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, said when he briefed the media on the Cabinet’s decision on
readNeed To Make Good On Textbooks For All
25-02-2011
CURRENTLY there is praise and criticism, both to varying degrees, for the Ministry of Education and more specifically the Minister, Abraham Iyambo, himself.This is without doubt one of the key
readAttempts To Strengthen State House Are Welcome, But…
25-02-2011
OUR state is confronted with a set of complex and difficult challenges, of which the most urgent is the widening gap between the rich and the poor. The underlying cause of inequalities in our country
readImagining The Public Square: Towards a People-Centred Journalism
25-02-2011
THE Internet is to the current ‘velvet revolutions’, which are currently underway in North Africa and the Middle East, what the transistor radio was to the Cuban Revolution for example. The aim was
readThe Human Cost Of Poor Management
25-02-2011
FOR a month in January this year I visited the Intensive Care Unit at the Windhoek Central Hospital on a regular basis and was in awe at the dedication of the staff towards their patients.Almost daily
readPolitical Perspective
25-02-2011
THE myth of the untouchable head of state is finally becoming discredited in Africa.It would have been almost unthinkable a few years back, but now the unseating of long-term dictators and autocrats
readCall For Tolerance For Gays An Open Letter To All Namibians
25-02-2011
AS a Namibian child I grew up being taught by my parents to respect all people from different tribes (races) and all walks of life (irrespective of their colour, age, race, sex, social class). I was
readOn Revolutions, Democracy And Socio-economic Equality
25-02-2011
WE have always had tremendous respect for Theo-Ben Gurirab given his huge contribution to the national liberation of Namibia. However, in the spirit of constructive and democratic debate, we wish to
readIn Praise Of Nakamelah
25-02-2011
I THINK the word of God is made all the better when the servant delivering it is so spiritually anointed to deliver the message in tone and language understandable to the congregation. Admittedly it
readParty For The Elite Must Go Back To The People
25-02-2011
WELL, the debate took off, no doubt about that. Looking at what happened over twenty years and in recent days in Namibia, it is high time for the ruling party to select a different, and this time an
readBIG Won't Help Poverty If The Population Grows
25-02-2011
IN short: The BIG program in Brazil is not a real BIG program, because it applies only to a certain category of families under certain conditions. It is a social program, whereas the Kameeta project
readLearners And The Power Of The Vision
25-02-2011
EVERY year when the grade 10s and 12s final results are released, the blame game becomes the order of the day. While all the stakeholders always get their share in this game, teachers are always at
readNam invited to invest in Dubai World Central
25-02-2011
DUBAI – The Dubai World Central (DWC), a strategic business initiative of that country has encouraged the Namibian government and local private companies to acquire land or office space for the
read‘North Africa uprisings a warning
25-02-2011
CAPE TOWN – South Africa could in the long run face the same type of political unrest that has wracked North Africa if it does not move quickly to create jobs and reduce inequalities, Finance Minister
readMotorists brace themselves for fuel price hike
25-02-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African consumers are facing a shock increase of at least 58 cents per litre in the fuel price over the next couple of months, warned Stanlib economist Kevin Lings yesterday.The
readLSE set to challenge futures trading status quo
25-02-2011
LONDON – The London Stock Exchange, which is buying Canadian peer TMX Group, is poised to muscle into a European futures market dominated by rivals NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse.The LSE said on
readWall St bonuses fall
25-02-2011
ALBANY, New York – Wall Street paid eight per cent less in bonuses to New York City securities industry employees in 2010 compared to 2009, in the first full year after the US recession officially
readKalahari Minerals: Is the Rössing South story approaching a crossroads?
25-02-2011
THE Husab uranium story looks like it may be nearing a crossroads in its development. At Proactive Investors we’ve been talking about the Rössing South uranium deposit in Namibia since June 2007,
readPromote risk-taking
25-02-2011
Over the past few years, the economy has forced many companies to play it safe and take few, if any, risks. If your company culture has become – or always has been – risk-averse, try doing the
readTrans-Kalahari rail line needs US$9 m
25-02-2011
GABORONE – The proposed Trans-Kalahari Rail Line, linking coal deposits in landlocked Botswana to Namibia’s Walvis Bay on the continent’s southwest coast, may cost US$9 billion to build, according to
readOil jumps 15% in four days
25-02-2011
SINGAPORE – Brent crude jumped almost US$7 in 90 minutes yesterday, hitting its highest since August 2008 and sending a shiver of fear through other commodity markets worried about the economy-sapping
readKZN drunk drivers to be named, shamed
25-02-2011
DURBAN – The names of people found guilty of drinking and driving will be published in newspapers, the KwaZulu-Natal transport department said on Wednesday.“I wish to indicate that the naming and
readFormer Egyptian minister, state TV boss arrested
25-02-2011
CAIRO – Egyptian authorities yesterday arrested the country’s former information minister and the chairman of state TV and radio on corruption allegations, security officials said.The arrests of Anas
readDozens in Zim still held for lecture on ‘the Egyptian way’
25-02-2011
HARARE – A Zimbabwean court ordered 46 people to spend a fifth night in jail on Wednesday on charges they intended to plot the overthrow of longtime President Robert Mugabe’s government “the Egyptian
readUK to extradite Assange to Sweden
25-02-2011
LONDON – A British court has agreed to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden where he is accused of sex crimes, dismissing claims such a move would breach his human rights.Swedish
readHope dims for survivors of New Zealand quake
25-02-2011
CHRISTCHURCH – New Zealand rescuers refused to give up the hunt for quake survivors yesterday, despite hope fading for hundreds feared trapped two days after a disaster that has killed nearly
readHaimbili injured, misses SA trials
25-02-2011
BLUE Boys leading scorer Jordan Haimbili missed out on an opportunity to attend trials with South African Premiership side Golden Arrows due to injury.According to Blue Boys marketing manager Marvin
readWelwitschias kickoff in Vodacom Cup quest
25-02-2011
NAMIBIA’s Welwitschias will be part of the 16 teams that line up at the start of the 14th edition of the Vodacom Cup on today aiming to win the title.The Rugby World Cup-bound Namibians and
readMuinjo loses out on CAF seat
25-02-2011
NAMIBIAN Football Association (NFA) president John Muinjo lost out on a Caf executive committee seat for the Southern Zone in an election held in Khartoum, Sudan, on Wednesday.Muinjo managed only five
readNetball social league registration
25-02-2011
ALL companies or teams interested in participating in the Netball Social League this year should contact Wendy Tibinyane.Prospective teams should register before February 28.
readEarthquake hits Super 15
25-02-2011
WELLINGTON – A deadly earthquake cast a shadow over the second round of the Super 15, forcing the seven-time champion Canterbury Crusaders to cancel a match against the Wellington Hurricanes.It was
readFight now, get paid later: Elindi
25-02-2011
WHEN Malakia Natangwe Elindi first got involved in boxing in the mid-1980s, his only motivation was the love of the sport. He fought for fun as an amateur mini-flyweight boxer and was satisfied only
readNZ lose key support for Australia
25-02-2011
NAGPUR – New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori will lead a team worn out emotionally by the deadly Christchurch earthquake when his side takes on defending World Cup champion Australia
readIt’s the Soweto Derby!
25-02-2011
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
readLegends predict Soweto Derby outcome
25-02-2011
AS the excitement mounts ahead of tomorrow’s Soweto Derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium, soccer legends Isaac ‘Shakes’ Kungwane and Ernest ‘Botsotso’ Makhanya took time out
readFootball Fixtures
25-02-2011
Friday, February 25 Wolfsburg v M’gladbach 21h30 Saturday, February 26 English Premier League Everton v Sunderland 17h00 Wigan v Man Utd 17h00
readFerguson hopes for better return leg
25-02-2011
MARSEILLE – Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson conceded that his side’s 0-0 draw at Marseille had been a dreadful spectacle but said he remained optimistic ahead of the second leg.United were
readOmbili ya halika moLibya
25-02-2011
NAMIBIA oku na etegameno kutya otapa adhika omukalo omwaanawa okupotokona uudhigu mboka wu li moLibya omasiku ngaka.Minista Yiikwapondje ya Namibia , Utoni Nujoma okwa ti oshilongo inashi hala
readSchoombe dhingi mo ku thaneka O
25-02-2011
MUGUNDJUKA gwomimvo 18 nomukalimo moShomeya oye omuthaneki dhingi gwoshilongomwa shiikwa ulyenge nuulinga nuumvo. Richard Lee Schoombe okwa sindanapo oshishani shika ongo omusindani kombanda yaayehe
readTa ya tidhwa
25-02-2011
AANAFAALAMA 13 po Aussenkehr oya lombwelwa ya thigepo omapya gawo,ngoka geli oshitopolwa sha Orange River Irrigation Project. Iilonga yokutekela mbika oyi li kohi yUuministeli wuunamapya. Aanafaalama
readIilandithomwa yuumbudhi
25-02-2011
OPOLISI oya kwata oololi mbali dha londekwa omalovu nomakaya guusekereta. Opolisi otayi konakona iilandithomwa mbika oku tala kutya oye yamo ngiini moshilongo, sho ta ku fekelwa inaa yi lopotwa
readOoyene yErongo RED ya hala lya hulitha iilonga
25-02-2011
OOYENE yehangano lyomalusheno lyoshitopolwa shErongo oya hala lya edhilwa. Oya thaneke ndika li edhilwe oshoka iinakugwanithwa yalyo yopashimaliwa oya vundakana. Aaniipambuliko mehangano ndika oya
readWillieboy has a dream
25-02-2011
THE arrival of UB40 in Namibia has, for the moment, placed Willieboy Kasper’s usual dreams, such as having a job, a home, or even just a mattress, in the background. “I know their music. It is my
readSuspect admits farm rape and murder
25-02-2011
A STEALTHY night-time attack in which a naked intruder murdered and raped a young woman on a farm in the Mariental area almost a year ago was recounted in chilling detail in the High Court in Windhoek
readSouth Africa losing interest in SADC customs union
25-02-2011
A SCHISM about the division of revenues in the world’s oldest customs union threatens to derail the process of regional economic integration in Southern Africa.In some cases this drop is significant.
readRussians to cross Atlantic in rubber boat
25-02-2011
TODAY, four Russians will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the first Trans-Atlantic voyage on an inflatable rubber vessel (trimaran).Captain Anatoly Kulik, expedition diplomat Evgeni
readReport on hospital lift accident expected soon
25-02-2011
TWO months after two men fell to their death in a lift at the Katutura State Hospital, the investigation into the matter seems to have ground to a halt.The Ministry of Labour officials responsible for
readPower rift short-circuits Walvis upgrades
25-02-2011
ERONGO RED yesterday hit back at its shareholders, accusing them of dragging their feet to approve financing for urgent bulk power upgrades in especially Walvis Bay to avoid load-shedding in the near
readPolytech nips fraud scam in bud
25-02-2011
A MAN who claims to be a former business management student at the Polytechnic of Namibia (PoN) yesterday allegedly defrauded several students in a renting scam.The man placed a classified
readNamdeb production loss not yet known
25-02-2011
NAMDEB’S management is expected to meet today to quantify the losses suffered due to the seven-day production shutdown after a fatality at its Oranjemund mine last Friday.Managing director Inge
readHit-and-run despair at hospital
25-02-2011
A WOMAN injured in a hit-and-run accident last weekend says she was horrified at the lack of attention and treatment she received at the Katutura State Hospital.Petrina Kautondokwa (19) was hit by an
readFinnish mayor visits
25-02-2011
THE Windhoek City Council had a special guest in the person of the mayor of the Finnish city of Vantaa at its monthly meeting on Wednesday.Vantaa and the city of Windhoek have a twinning agreement
readCan’t help falling in love with UB40
25-02-2011
DESPITE having a music career that spans 30 years, UB40 certainly have no intention of hanging up their guitars any time soon. The British band, who arrived in Windhoek on Wednesday afternoon, held a
readBoois and Goliath bury the hatchet
25-02-2011
FORMER Karas governors Dawid Boois and Stefanus Goliath, almost a year after splitting over a tribal leadership impasse, yesterday settled their differences for the unity of the /Hai-/Khaua clan. The
readAmendments to pensions law on cards
25-02-2011
PARLIAMENT yesterday deferred discussions on financial amendment bills tabled by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila to next week. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila introduced a bill to amend the 1956
read27-year jail term for knife killing
25-02-2011
A FORMER adult educator who murdered the mother of his child in a ferocious knife attack near Oshikango almost two years ago was sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment at the end of his trial in the High
readWrestle mania gone crazy
25-02-2011
Everyone and his dog seems to consider themselves a bit of a sports fanatic and expert. Most local football fans are quite knowledgeable as they enjoy watching a variety of leagues on offer here.I
readDeath of the ageing dictator, what a sad day
25-02-2011
OK. Just want to shatter some of the anti-dictator euphoria that’s going around in thick wads at the moment. What will the world be with a few old crackpot politicians clinging on to power for dear
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