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50 Articles found on Monday, 7 February 2011
Speculation rife about Cabinet meeting
07-02-2011
RUMOURS spread like wildfire over the weekend about the reason for today’s urgent Cabinet meeting after several ministers had to cancel their appointments for today at the eleventh hour.While the most
readCanada worries about Valencia loophole
07-02-2011
THE Canadian government is worried that it doesn’t have the legal clout to stop the Valencia uranium deposit in Namibia from falling into Iranian hands and has informed the CIA, the US intelligence
readROADS WASHED AWAY
07-02-2011
TRAFFIC on the B1 road between Karasburg and Ariamsvlei was disrupted on Friday evening after heavy rains caused extensive damage. Railway lines in the area were also washed away, leaving a freight
readNamfisa investigates bank’s fund
07-02-2011
THE Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa) is launching its own investigation into the Standard Bank Namibia Retirement Fund to find out whether alleged miscalculations have
readGoals light up Leo Cup
07-02-2011
RAMBLERS, Blue Boys and Eleven Arrows recorded emphatic victories in the Leo NFA Cup round of 32 on Saturday. Ramblers’ Eslin Kamuhanga, Eleven Arrows’ Veino Namolo’s and Blue Boys’ striker Jordan
readEgypt’s muslim Brotherhood talking with the government
07-02-2011
CAIRO – Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks yesterday with the government to try to end the country’s nearly 2-week-old political crisis but made clear
readSacu changes will rock the political boat
07-02-2011
NAMIBIA’S cut of the pool of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) is set to drop from 15 per cent to nine per cent under a new revenue-sharing formula suggested by an independent draft
readSMSss for Monday 07 February 2011
07-02-2011
SMS Of The Day *SCHOOL principals and teachers stop the barbaric so-called ‘initiations’ at your schools and secure a friendly, protective environment for new learners. Food for Thought *I PROPOSE
readNotable Quotes
07-02-2011
I AM expecting him [President] to call anytime – Auditor General Junias Kandjeke told The Namibian on Thursday on the readiness of the forensic audit that Cabinet ordered into the Development Capital
readThird landlocked country uses Walvis Bay port
07-02-2011
ZIMBABWE will become the third landlocked nation in southern Africa to make use of Walvis Bay’s harbour.Recent reports from Harare indicate that Namibia has granted Zimbabwe a dry-port facility in
readEgypt creates massive compensation fund
07-02-2011
CAIRO – Egypt has created a five billion Egyptian pound (US$854 million) fund to compensate people for property damaged during the political protests that have rocked Egypt, Finance Minister Samir
readAid during EPA negotiations a mistake, says EU
07-02-2011
THE European Union (EU) made a mistake in the issue of providing development fund to West African countries in the on-going negotiations of the economic partnership agreement (EPA), an Ambassador and
readDRC signs hydro deal with China
07-02-2011
KINSHASA – China has signed a US$367 million deal to build a hydroelectric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Chinese embassy in the central African country said.The country’s ambassador to
readElectricity cuts strangle Zim’s economic revival
07-02-2011
HARARE – The little shop is lit by a single candle propped on the counter as shoppers step into the murky light out of the pitch-black darkness on the outskirts of Zimbabwe's capital.It is a familiar
readVenezuela sees $200 oil if Suez Canal closes
07-02-2011
CARACAS – Oil prices could more than double to US$200 per barrel if the Suez Canal closes because of the crisis in Egypt, though there is no sign of that happening at the moment, Venezuela's oil
readWall Street to defer fat cheques
07-02-2011
DETROIT – US regulators will propose that major financial firms defer at least half of bonuses paid to top executives for at least three years, the Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying on
readEU states fret over Franco-German ‘done deal’
07-02-2011
BRUSSELS – European Union institutions and smaller EU states voiced frustration on Friday over a Franco-German 'fait accompli' on beefing up the euro zone economy, suggesting it rode roughshod over
readStuck with a bad boss?
07-02-2011
If you’re stuck with a bad boss, don’t give up. While you can’t change your boss, you may be able to alter the dynamic of your relationship. Focus on trying to better utilise your manager by doing the
readTransKalahari Railway to steam ahead in 2012
07-02-2011
CONSTRUCTION of a railway line connecting Botswana’s Mmamabula coal field with the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, pegged at up to US$9 billion, is expected to start in 18 months, a government official
readCement giant paves way for growth
07-02-2011
NAMIBIA on Thursday celebrated the biggest cement factory on the continent when President Hifikepunye Pohamba officially opened the Schwenk group's N$3,5 billion Ohorongo Cement – the highest private
readThirty Sudanese soldiers die fighting
07-02-2011
JUBA – A South Sudanese administrator says at least 30 soldiers have been killed in fighting as northern army unit soldiers turned against each other.Upper Nile State’s Information Minister Peter Lam
readFat patients force British ambulances to supersize
07-02-2011
LONDON – Britain is having to buy new ambulances and upgrade others to cope with a growing number of fat patients as an obesity crisis grips the country, a report said on Thursday.Every ambulance
readTunisian police fire on crowd, killing 2
07-02-2011
TUNIS – Police fired at an angry crowd of 1 000 attacking the police station in the northwestern town of Kef on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 17 others, the Interior Ministry said.The
readThe party is over for Charlie Sheen
07-02-2011
Charlie Sheen is said to have texted several of his porn star pals and told them - the party is over.The troubled actor made headlines last week after a 36-hour sex and cocaine bender left him
readMercy’s Malawian family plan to sue Madonna
07-02-2011
The family of Madonna’s adopted Malawian daughter are threatening to take legal action against the singer, claiming she has broken her promise to let them see the girl.They say they were guaranteed
readMessi helps Barca to set record
07-02-2011
BARCELONA – Barcelona earned a record 16th straight win in the Spanish league by beating Atletico Madrid 3-0 with a Lionel Messi hat trick on Saturday.The historic win provisionally lifted Barcelona
readJohnson fires Australia to dominant victory
07-02-2011
PERTH – Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson again found the WACA a happy hunting ground to inspire the hosts to a 57-run victory and a 6-1 series hammering of England in the seventh and final one day
readBlatter, Jordaan are 2010’s SA newsmakers
07-02-2011
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and World Cup organising committee CEO Danny Jordaan have been named the South African National Press Club’s newsmakers of the year.“The 2010 Fifa World Cup was in the
readPakistan’s Butt, Amir maintain innocence
07-02-2011
KARACHI – Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir returned to Pakistan yesterday and pledged to clear their names of corruption charges that earned them bans of at least five years each from an International
readHockey sides settle in Germany
07-02-2011
THE senior indoor hockey teams have settled well in their temporary base in Cologne as preparations for their debut at Indoor Hockey World Cup reach the final stages. The Namibian men’s and women’s
readCossasa team selection in March
07-02-2011
THE national junior athletics team for the upcoming Confederation of Schools Sports Associations of Southern Africa (Cossasa) Games will be selected during the regional and national athletics
readWolves end Man Utd run,Newcastle stun Arsenal
07-02-2011
LONDON – An intoxicating day of Premier League action on Saturday ended with leaders Manchester United beaten for the first time this season, title rivals Arsenal blowing a 4-0 lead and a record 41
readAakiintu moKavango niiyimati ya Ndonga Linena
07-02-2011
AAKIINTU yaana iilonga popepi noshikunino shokutekela shopoNdonga Linena moKavango oya mono ompito ombwaanawa sho ya tameke okushingitha iiyimati ,iihape noomboga ndhoka hadhi longwa poshikunino
readOmbaanga yomapendulepo yuumbugantu nOhorongo
07-02-2011
OMBAANGA yomapendulepo muumbugantu wAfrica ota yi ka kutha iipambuliko mofabulika yosamende yOhorongo ndjoka yi li pokati kiilando Otavi nOshomeya.Inapa tseyika kutya oopersenda ndhika odha kalelapo
readOmalukanda giinyakwi otaga ka silwa oshimpwiyu
07-02-2011
AALELI yoshilando sha Venduka oya indilwa ya tameke iilonga yewiliko lyoshilando neitulemo enene mokutula epepe kondjoko mokugandja omayakulo ga pumbiwa kaakalimo yomshilandopangelo. Elombwelo indilo
readA tegelela etokolo meindilo lyeifutilemo
07-02-2011
OMUFEKELWA mekwatonkonga noshowo edhipago ota ka uva metine lyoshiwike shika ngele ota pewa okwiifutilamo nenge ahawe. Junias Fillipus[32] ngoka ta tamanekelwa ekwatonkonga nedhipago lyomunona
readKandjeke ta ka tseyithila Pohamba iizemo GIPF
07-02-2011
OMUYALULI ndjayi okwiilongekidha okugandja iizemo yekonakono lyoshiketha sho GIPF shomapendulepo.Iizemo mbika yekonakono lya ningwa kehangano lyaayaluli mambo ya BDO pehala lyombelewa yomuyaluli
readPohamba nootekisa
07-02-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ti ootekisa odhi na okwii yutha koompango dhomoondjila noshowo komautho gomoopate ngaashi ashike aalongithi yalwe yoongalama. Okwa ti omahololodhiladhilo
readEthigathano lyoshipundi shuuperesidente
07-02-2011
AMUSHANGA gwewa lyaagundjuka yoSwapo, Elijah Ngurare okwa ti ewawa lyaagundjuka ina li hala oku monika ta li longithwa komuleli gwontumba mongundu ngoka a hala oshipundi shuuperesidente
readSwapo has forfeited the moral high ground, says Melber
07-02-2011
Two decades after Namibian independence, scholar, activist and longstanding Swapo member Henning Melber pulls no punches in his judgement of the party’s moral failures, power struggles, and
readSecond flood wave hits Noordoewer
07-02-2011
LOW-LYING irrigation fields and properties along the Orange River at Noordoewer and Aussenkehr were again inundated after the river broke its banks for the second time in less than a month, spelling
readRains aplenty to continue
07-02-2011
A VERY wet January over large parts of Namibia is expected to be followed by continued higher than normal rainfall until the end of this rainy season, weather experts are saying.“There is still a lot
readQuarter of Karas children malnourished
07-02-2011
THE Karas Region, especially the Keetmanshoop health district, is plagued by high rate of child malnutrition. It is estimated that 25 per cent of children under the age of five are suffering from
readPolice shoot man in city
07-02-2011
A WINDHOEK resident who allegedly failed to comply with a Police order to stop was shot dead in the city in the early hours of yesterday morning.The man was shot dead between 00h00 and 02h00
readNantu raises alarm over Grade 12 results
07-02-2011
THE Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) says the low number of 2010 Grade 12 candidates qualifying for admission to tertiary institutions is “unacceptable”. Of the 41 199 candidates that sat for
readNamibia’s tourism sector stronger than ever
07-02-2011
NEARLY one million tourists visited Namibia in 2009 and the tourism sector employs 81 000 people countrywide.According to the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), which celebrates its tenth anniversary this
readThird landlocked country uses Walvis Bay port
07-02-2011
ZIMBABWE will become the third landlocked nation in southern Africa to make use of Walvis Bay’s harbour.Recent reports from Harare indicate that Namibia has granted Zimbabwe a dry-port facility in
readIllegal liquor shops raided in China Town
07-02-2011
CUSTOMS officials on Friday raided two shops suspected of selling illegally imported alcohol without liquor licences in Windhoek’s China Town area.The officials descended on China Town’s unit 48 and
readFaster Internet here soon
07-02-2011
TELECOM Namibia is set to announce the connection of the country to the West Africa Cable System (WACS) tomorrow. WACS is a fibre-optic submarine communications cable which links South Africa with the
readBuilders want 25% pay hike
07-02-2011
THE Metal and Allied Namibian Workers’ Union (Manwu) has received a mandate from its members to engage the Construction Industries Federation of Namibia (CIF) in negotiations and demand a 25 per cent
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