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62 Articles found on Friday, 4 February 2011
Presidential succession an open battle
04-02-2011
SWAPO Party Youth League Secretary Elijah Ngurare says the wing is wary of seeing the youth being used “to fight anyone’s battle” in the party’s presidential succession race. The succession is wide
readRetired bank workers ‘lost millions of dollars ’
04-02-2011
THE error made when calculating the pension benefits of a Standard Bank Namibia employee may not be an isolated incident and hundreds of other members of the Standard Bank Namibia Retirement Fund may
readCHARGED ... Former Miss Namibia Barbara Ka- hatjipara, in the holding cells.
04-02-2011
CHARGED ... Former Miss Namibia Barbara Ka- hatjipara, in the holding cells at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court before she was released on bail yesterday.
readRössing WikiLeaks continue... US engaged allies’ help
04-02-2011
THE US government in 2009 asked the British and Australian governments to separately put pressure on the Namibian Government to stop Iran from getting access to any local uranium.According to a secret
readNo IRB takeover: Egan
04-02-2011
THE International Rugby Board will not take over the running of the Namibia Rugby Union, IRB official Mark Egan announced yesterday.Word had earlier gone out that the NRU’s administration was in
readCairo clashes rage on
04-02-2011
CAIRO – Thousands of protesters battling to keep control of Cairo’s Tahrir Square stuck to their demands that President Hosni Mubarak quit and the new premier said he was prepared to go and meet
readDevelopment Bank of SA buys stake in Ohorongo
04-02-2011
THE Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd, a state-owned lender, will acquire a 7,3 per cent stake in Schwenk Zement KG’s Ohorongo Cement, Ohorongo General Manager Hans-Willem Schuette said on the
readSMSss for Friday 04 February 2011
04-02-2011
SMS Of The Day *WHAT is the Namibian Government doing about Namibians in Egypt? Note: The Government has instructed its Embassy that all Namibians should leave. The Namibian Embassy has about 10
readNotable Quotes
04-02-2011
Violent demonstrations which we have seen will serve no purpose and should not be tolerated – President Hifikepunye Pohamba warned taxi drivers during the opening of the first session of the Cabinet
readPolitical board appointments ‘corrupt’
04-02-2011
BUSINESS Leadership SA chairman Bobby Godsell said it was corrupt of companies to make board appointments on the basis of their political reach.“Hiring people to a board because of their political
readIvory Coast cocoa in disarray
04-02-2011
ABIDJAN – A cocoa export ban in Ivory Coast and a liquidity shortage since incumbent Laurent Gbagbo seized the central bank’s local branch has left the top grower’s cocoa industry in chaos, with beans
read‘It’s a matter of work, not prestige’
04-02-2011
SWAKOPMUND – The regional councillor for the Swakopmund constituency, Germina Shitaleni, says individuals are not appointed to serve on structures such as the Constituency Development Committee (CDC)
readNo tears at work
04-02-2011
Most people have moments at work that make them want to cry: a colleague gets laid off, your idea is criticised, or you receive a particularly bad performance review. No one is immune to hurt
readEgypt gives markets hope
04-02-2011
LONDON - Stocks edged up on Wednesday as investors grew hopeful that the political standoff in Egypt will be contained and resolved peacefully, while the euro eased back from three-month highs against
readKavango women reap fruit of Ndonga Linena
04-02-2011
NDONGA LINENA – Unemployed women from villages surrounding the Ndonga Linena irrigation project in the Kavango have seized a gap in the market and are selling the fruit and vegetables grown at the
readNo let up: new record for food prices
04-02-2011
MILAN – The UN’s food price index hit a record in January and recent catastrophic weather around the globe could put more pressure on the cost of food, an issue that has already helped spark protests
readJudge finds Feinberg not independent of BP
04-02-2011
WILMINGTON – The administrator of BP Plc’s US$20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill is not independent and the oil company must refrain from calling him “neutral,” a federal
readCopper steadies, but US$10 000 still in sight
04-02-2011
LONDON – Copper rushed towards a record high on Wednesday, nearing US$10 000 a ton before losing momentum, but solid manufacturing data that pointed to higher demand for the industrial metal suggested
readSomali pirates quit one Puntland base
04-02-2011
MOGADISHU – Somali pirates abandoned one of their main bases in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region fearing local security forces were poised to rout them, pirates and residents of Garad said on
readMan confesses to killing Ugandan gay activist
04-02-2011
KAMPALA – Ugandan police said on Wednesday that a man had confessed to murdering a gay rights activist after a “personal disagreement” in an attack last week that sparked worldwide fury.David Kato,
readPolish hunter sues after failing to find elephant
04-02-2011
WARSAW – A Polish hunter who dreamt of shooting an elephant has sued a German-based travel company after it sent him to a part of Africa where he said there were no elephants to be found, a newspaper
readEgyptian army rounds up journalists
04-02-2011
CAIRO – The Egyptian military started rounding up journalists, possibly for their own protection, yesterday after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been
readShifeta blasts administrators
04-02-2011
DEPUTY Sport Minister Pohamba Shifeta says some sports administrators are only there for their own interests, and not for sport development.In an interview with Nampa yesterday, Shifeta said some
readThe cup of dreams: Leo NFA Cup
04-02-2011
THE Leo NFA Cup returns this weekend with the last 32 clubs gunning for glory in the lucrative competition.The flagship competition will see teams action at Otjiwarongo’s Mokati Stadium and the Sam
readIndoor hockey starts warming up
04-02-2011
NAMIBIA’s indoor hockey women’s team played their first warm-up game against the Rot Weiss third team which they won 8-3 (halftime 3-1). Scorers for Namibia were Charlize van der Linde with a brace,
readVolleyball for all tomorrow
04-02-2011
THE 28th edition of the annual Volleyball for All tournament takes place tomorrow. The fun-filled event will be held at the DTS club in Windhoek’s Olympia suburb and will see hordes of volleyball
readGrooties masters start training
04-02-2011
ALL the Soccer Masters of Grootfontein Football Club are invited to start training from Monday at the Omulunga sports field.The team will start preparing for the Independence Day match against the NDF
readFootball fixtures
04-02-2011
Friday, February 4 German Bundesliga Dortmund v Schalke 21h30 Saturday, February 5 English Premier League Stoke v Sunderland 14h45 Wigan v Blackburn
readTorres faces old club on Chelsea debut
04-02-2011
MANCHESTER – Fernando Torres gets the chance to break Liverpool fans’ hearts twice in a week with the Spain striker poised to make his Chelsea debut against his former club in the Premier League on
readOkandiina kopolisi
04-02-2011
OKANDIINA kopolisi hoka haka longithwa ketanga lyegameno lya Namibia keli molugumbo lwopolisi poKaiti otaku tiwa ota ka tsikile okukala ehala ewinayi kaakalimo yaahoka.NDF oha hehela okandiina haka
readPohamba a lombwele AU a longe nuudhiginini
04-02-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indile aaleli yAfrica ya longe ya manamo opo ya tsithe oondjodhi ndhoka dhili momathaneko ga Nepad.Olutu lwedhina ndika olwo osheenditho shUukumwe wAfrica
readOocompiuta dha yakwa moshipangelo shaShakati
04-02-2011
AAFUTHI mboka yii teele moshipangelo shepangelo mOshakati oya yaka oocompiuta mbali notiivii yimwe. Omukuluntu gwoshipangelo ndohotola Shannon Kakungulu ina tya sha koshinima shika oshoka aniwa
readNamibia ot afutile olutenda
04-02-2011
NAMIBIA ota ka longitha iimaliwa yemwene okumanitha iilonga yolutenda pokati ka Lindili na Aus naandoka lwopokati kOshikango nOndangwa.Omukuluntu gwoshikondo shomalutenda muuminsteli wiilonga, Robert
readYondondo 10 ota ya tonatelwa
04-02-2011
MINISTA yElongo Abraham Iyambo okwa ti aalongwa mboka ya pitikwa yeendulule ondondo ndjika ota ya ka talelwa ethimbo alihe opo pu konekwe ngele mbaka oyiitulamo tuu shili miilonga yawo nenge ahawe.
readOkabinete kotango nuumvo niilonga
04-02-2011
EWILIKO lyoshinanena, eyakulo lyandjanga, ehumokomeho lyomahupilo, nelongitho nawa lyoonzo dhepangelo, negameno lyiikulya nekondjitho lyokwaana iilonga oyo iinakugwanithwa mbyoka yi lipombanda
readTunisia’s govt purges police leadership
04-02-2011
TUNIS – Tunisia’s interim government moved to impose its control over the country’s security forces and state institutions on Wednesday, firing dozens of senior allies of fallen dictator Zine El
readViolence flares in Harare, 3 injured
04-02-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s state-run radio yesterday accused the prime minister of trying to spark anti-government uprisings similar to those seen in Tunisia and Egypt, as an independent doctors’ group said
readA Visitor's Shock At Unhelpful Service
04-02-2011
ON Thursday 27th January 2011, en route to Lusaka, Zambia from Windhoek, Namibia, my wife and I encountered a clutch problem with the Nissan 4 x 4 which we were driving in at Otjiwarongo at around
readTaking On The Curse Of Alcohol
04-02-2011
I AM writing this in solidarity with Governor Swartbooi’s first brave, failed attempt to curb alcohol abuse in his region.As a young person I was very happy when I first heard the governor’s plan to
readPractical Suggestions For Improved Education An Open Letter To The Education Minister
04-02-2011
Dear Dr Iyambo, We are seeing yet another year of dismal Grade 10 and 12 results. However, Minister, you can’t bear all the blame for the 2010 results as you only started assessing and implementing
readWebsite Not Fit For The President
04-02-2011
I WAS personally shocked to visit the website of the Office of Our President at www.op.gov.naThis is the heading that greets visitors world ide. 'A Decade of Peace, Democracy and Prosperity 1990 -
readBouquets And Brickbats For City Of Windhoek Dear City of Windhoek
04-02-2011
I HAVE a couple of questions that I would like to be answered.In December 2010 the City of Windhoek requested that the residents of Windhoek save water and to enforce this the tariff structure was
readJackboot Tactics Don't Belong In Independent Namibia
04-02-2011
THE blooded images of taxi drivers on the streets of Windhoek should trigger flash-backs in every Namibian who once yearned for independence - freedom, justice, and liberty - during the
readTime For Namibia To Shine
04-02-2011
I PENNED this letter a few hours before the dawn of the new year, 2011. While many people countrywide were making their final touches and preparations for the New year, women at open markets in
readNo ‘African solution’ to African problems
04-02-2011
THE African Union (AU) and member countries may quite sincerely want to find African solutions to African problems, but they still have a long way to go.They’ve been tested, and found wanting, in too
readThe Ovaherero Genocide:Africa’s Forgotten Narrative
04-02-2011
AT the beginning of this week, February 1 to be exact, a group of prominent Europeans, Africans and Asians paid a visit to the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Germany.The group was composed of
readChina’s African Front
04-02-2011
DAKAR – China’s sacred text is not a holy book like the Torah, the Bible, or the Koran. Instead, it is ‘The Art of War’ by Sun-Tzu. Sun’s core belief is that the “ultimate excellence lies not in
readPohamba’s Dilemma:Whether To Support Angula Or Geingob
04-02-2011
OK, I’ve been paying a disproportionate amount of attention to Swapo and its internal politicking, but it’s not my fault. Most of the debate within the opposition parties is incredibly boring. In
readPolitical Perspective
04-02-2011
THE ongoing protests in Egypt are clearly a sign of a people who’ve had enough! And who wouldn’t? This is the kind of fate that surely eventually awaits autocratic regimes the world over. How can it
readWindhoek water – brown but safe
04-02-2011
THE welcome rains have brought about unwelcome brown drinking water in Windhoek. For the past week, people have observed that the water has taken on a light brown tinge, sparking fears that the water
readStoffels murder suspect awaits ruling on bail
04-02-2011
RAPE and murder suspect Junias Fillipus can expect to hear on Thursday next week whether he will be released on bail or not.Fillipus (32), who is charged with the alleged rape and murder of schoolgirl
readPoor student gets a lucky break
04-02-2011
A LOCAL motor spares supply and fitment centre has taken the initiative on social responsibility and empowerment. Wilbur Willemse, manager of Madiba Motor Spares in Khomasdal, recently advertised a
readPohamba to be briefed on GIPF
04-02-2011
THE Auditor General (AG) is ready to present President Hifikepunye Pohamba with the findings of the forensic audit that Cabinet ordered into the Development Capital Portfolio (DCP) of the Government
readNurse’s murder trial postponed to March
04-02-2011
THE murder trial of Kenyan nurse Kenneth Orina, who is accused of killing his wife and then dismembering her remains at Grootfontein in September 2007, has been postponed for seven weeks. Orina’s
readNudo welcomes Grade 10 repeats
04-02-2011
NUDO has applauded the decision to allow Grade 10 pupils who have failed to make the grade to repeat the year. “[Minister Abraham] Iyambo has succeeded to break the ice, the bureaucracy of
readNew hands steering LIH
04-02-2011
“I AM here to make a difference, and to put out the LIH to generate local business, make an impact on unemployment, and contribute to the national economy,” said the recently appointed CEO of Labour
readLightning strikes Bethanie
04-02-2011
BETHANIE has been without electricity since Tuesday, when lightning damaged power-distribution equipment.Besides forcing residents to rely on generators, candlelight and gas stoves, the blackout had
readKalahari railway line dream getting closer
04-02-2011
CECIL John Rhodes’s empire-building dream of linking Cape Town to Cairo by rail to foster African trade came to naught before he died.More a century later, after much huffing and puffing, the more
readCity to focus on shantytowns
04-02-2011
IT will “not be business as usual” this year, were the words mayor Elaine Trepper kicked off the first council meeting of the year with on Wednesday.“We should start the year with the shoulder at the
readCanine poachers in custody while owners free on bail
04-02-2011
EIGHT dogs who are members of a suspected poaching syndicate busted in the Otjimbingwe area last week are in custody at Swakopmund’s SPCA, while their eight owners were granted bail on Monday.Steven
readBeauty in court on fraud claim
04-02-2011
FORMER beauty queen Barbara Kahatjipara is free on bail of N$5 000 after appearing in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on a charge of fraud yesterday.Kahatjipara (38), who was crowned Miss Namibia in
read‘Dolphins’ stolen from Omaruru River
04-02-2011
A SET of dolphin sculptures made of polyurethane and fibreglass and coated with river sand as part of an art exhibition by Swakopmund artist Seth Forthmeyer were stolen on Wednesday.The exhibition was
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