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47 Articles found on Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Massive fraud exposed at national road carrier
09-02-2011
“ALARMING control weaknesses” are exposing Trans-Namib to fraud and wrong payments running into millions, an internal audit at the parastatal has found.The audit, sent to senior management and dated
readEU and Meatco’s beef continues
09-02-2011
A SWORD is still hanging over Meatco’s beef exports following the discovery of an illegal substance in cattle at its Okapuka feedlot by the European Union (EU) last week.The incident, which sent shock
readAvoidable and fatal
09-02-2011
Three vehicles were involved in a collision on the road between Windhoek and Okahandja just before the roadblock. A VW Golf travelling north was standing at the turn-off to the Mix Informal
readAudit confirms GIPF mess-up
09-02-2011
THE independent audit Cabinet ordered into the Government Institutions’ Pensions Fund (GIPF) has confirmed that civil servants have indeed lost millions in dicey investments made through the
readRisser leads Brave Warriors against Flames
09-02-2011
BRAVE Warriors coach Brian Isaacs yesterday handed Oliver Risser the captain’s armband for tonight’s friendly match against Malawi. Risser, who previously deputised for regular skipper Collin
readCyber-activist’s release galvanises Egypt revolt
09-02-2011
CAIRO – Thousands of protesters flooded Cairo’s Tahrir Square yesterday, galvanised by the release of a pro-democracy cyber activist as a revolt against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak raged into a
readTough times for local manufacturers
09-02-2011
THE Namibian manufacturing sector finds itself in a Bermuda triangle with the severe shortage of skills, the strong Namibia dollar and dropping foreign and local demand resulting in prospects
readSMSss for Wednesday 09 February 2011
09-02-2011
SMS Of The Day *I do not quite understand the pros and cons of governors being appointed by the President. Could one of your journalists perhaps give us a fact-based article? Also; how has such a
readNotable Quotes
09-02-2011
Ignoring these demands of people is unacceptable and self defeating – Theo-Ben Gurirab, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), said this on Monday during a meeting of the Arab IPU meeting
readChasing the dots ...
09-02-2011
The Truth Serum SCHOOL history lessons were fun, spiced with head chopping, vile tortures for those with political and religious differences, witch burning and gunpowder plots; the more serious side
readReduce toxic worry
09-02-2011
Some anxiety is an inevitable part of our lives, but in today’s fast-paced world, it can become overwhelming.Too much stress hinders productivity and can be dangerous to your health. Here are three
readWeatherly International picks up speed
09-02-2011
WEATHERLY International has said commissioning of the concentrator for the Otjihase and Matchless copper mines in Namibia is progressing well and the plant will resume normal operation in accordance
readUK hikes tax rate on banks
09-02-2011
LONDON – The British government said yesterday that it has increased the rate of its bank levy to raise 2,5 billion pounds (US$4 billion) this year to help fund the recovery in the wake of the
readInvestment in Uganda falls before election
09-02-2011
KAMPALA – Uncertainty ahead of Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary election on Feb 18 saw planned investment in east Africa’s third-biggest economy fall 72 per cent year-on-year in
readMining nationalisation ‘road to ruin’ for SA
09-02-2011
CAPE TOWN – South Africa should not heed “false prophets” calling for mining nationalisation because of the damage such a move would do to its economy, the head of global mining giant Anglo American
readCopper price seen around US$9 200/T
09-02-2011
CAPE TOWN – Copper is expected to average US$9 200 per tonne this year and rise to US$10 000 in 2012 on the back of strong demand in emerging markets, especially China, and delays in new mines,
readDBN narrows financing gap
09-02-2011
THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has launched two products as part of its ongoing effort to remove financing gaps in the country, which will further improve small firms’ access to finance and
readDiamonds a ‘minor triumph’for Botswana budget
09-02-2011
GABORONE – Botswana, the world’s biggest diamond producer, has slashed its budget deficit to 6,3 per cent of GDP due to a strong recovery in sales of the gemstones that account for nearly 40 per cent
readZimbabwe gems a ‘balancing act’, says international expert
09-02-2011
CAPE TOWN – The talks aimed at Kimberley Process approval for Zimbabwe diamonds have once again failed, Tacy president Chaim Evan-Zohar has said. Tacy Diamond Consultants is a specialty strategic
readIn Brief
09-02-2011
Millions of US$ seized, 4 arrested in Congo KINSHASA – Authorities in eastern Congo seized millions of US dollars and gold and arrested four foreigners including an American suspected of
readZim parties trade blame after mob rampage
09-02-2011
HARARE – Police have arrested more than a dozen youths after a mob looted shops in Harare, and the two main parties in Zimbabwe’s uneasy unity government traded accusations over who was to blame for a
readToo early to lift sanctions: Suu Kyi
09-02-2011
YANGON – The pro-democracy party of Aung San Suu Kyi endorsed Western sanctions against Myanmar yesterday, saying they hurt the authoritarian regime not ordinary citizens and implied it’s too early to
readMuslim mob attacks court, churches in Indonesia
09-02-2011
JAKARTA – Hundreds of Muslim radicals set two churches ablaze and attacked a court in Indonesia’s central Java yesterday, calling for harsh punishment for a Christian on trial for blasphemy, police
read‘I feel like she’s black’ – Halle Berry
09-02-2011
Halle Berry has said she considers her daughter Nahla, who is at the centre of a bitter custody battle, to be “black”.Her comment emerged a week after the fight between Berry and her ex boyfriend
readMeryl Streep transforms into Margaret Thatcher
09-02-2011
With her bouffant hair, neat businesslike clothing, pearl necklace and slightly bemused expression, you could almost be forgiven for thinking that the woman in the photo is Thatcher herself.But in
readSummer World Cup for Qatar
09-02-2011
LONDON – Fifa president Sepp Blatter added to the confusion surrounding the timing of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by saying he still expected it to take place in the northern hemisphere summer -
readMessi, Ronaldo set for first international clash
09-02-2011
GENEVA – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will finally meet in an international when Argentina faces Portugal tonight.Longtime club rivals in the Champions League and Spain, the gifted forwards have
readMaoris called up for Blue Bulls clash
09-02-2011
NAMIBIAN rugby coach Johan Diergaardt has called up two New Zealand Maori players, Raymond Dobson and Errol Weston, to strengthen the squad for Saturday’s friendly against the Blue Bulls as well as
readMeroro’s training progressing well
09-02-2011
NAMIBIAN boxer Vikapita Meroro says he is working hard in preparation for the World Boxing Council (WBC) Inter-continental light-heavyweight title fight against Malawi’s Isaac ‘Golden Boy’ Chilemba
readMTC rallies behind Welwitschias
09-02-2011
MTC has pledged part of its N$2,5 million sponsorship of the NRU towards the hosting of the Welwitschias’ friendly match against the Blue Bulls. MTC spokesman Tim Ekandjo yesterday announced that the
readViva Espana at Laureus awards
09-02-2011
ABU DHABI – Spain had double reason to celebrate at the prestigious Laureus awards here on Monday as world tennis number one Rafael Nadal was voted sportsman of the year and the Spanish football
readAalongi yiihape ya pumbwa ekwatho
09-02-2011
AALONGI yiikwamboga poshikunino hashi tekelwa po Salem popepi noRundu oya lombwele omuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba kutya oye wete yeekelwahi oshoka ihaya mono omakwatho ngaashi ngoka haga pewa
readOondjila nolutenda muumbugantu natango dheedhila komeya
09-02-2011
EHANGANO lyoondjila[Roads Authority] olya londodha aalongithi yoondjila yaa longithe ondjila yonomola B3 pokati ka Karasburg naLindili konima yekungulukopo lyondjila ndjoka uusiku wetitano ndyoka lya
readOmusenator gwa Brazil a hala iiyemo ya BIG apehe
09-02-2011
OMUSENATOR gwoko Brazil, Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy okwa tsakanene nOmuprima Nahas Angula nelalakano oku humitha komeho etulo miilonga lyedholadhilo lyiiyemo yopetameko nenge Basic Income Grant[BIG]
readOshipotha sha tumwa kompangu yOpombanda
09-02-2011
MENGESTRATA, Philanda Blockstein-Christiaan okwa tumine oshipotha shekwatombambyona, edhipago, noshowo ekwatonkonga shomufekelwa Michael Easter Rooy[29] kompangu yOpombanda opo a ka pulakenwe omanga
readOmaindilo gaakwashigwana na ga pulakenwe nawa
09-02-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE gwo Inter-Parliamentary Union okwa ti omanyenyeto gomomapandaanda mo Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen nomiitopolwa yilwe yomiilongo yArab noshowo palwe olyo eigidho lyuukumwe lyaantu taya pula
readOmutengenekothaneko tagu tulwa komeho goParliamende
09-02-2011
OMUTENGENEKO gwiimaliwa yoodola obiliona 30 gwepangelo ogwa konakonwa kokabinete poshigongi shako showina Omaandaha. Ngashingeyi Ominista yiimaliwa, Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila okwa tegelelwa ashike a
readShaduka acquittal appeal bid argued
09-02-2011
THE case in which Windhoek businessman Lazarus Shaduka was charged with the alleged gunshot murder of his wife in their home in mid-2008 was back in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday for a hearing
readRegional governors sworn in
09-02-2011
THE 13 regional governors took an oath of office yesterday, marking the official start of their terms of office. They were appointed by President Hifikepunye Pohamba in terms of the Special Advisors
readRain traps visitors at Sossusvlei
09-02-2011
HEAVY rains in southern Namibia have flooded roads, preventing residents and tourists from reaching Sossusvlei. Consistent rain over the weekend resulted in the Tsauchab River breaking its banks,
readOwn your destiny, new governor urges Bondelswarts tribe
09-02-2011
KARAS governor Bernardus Swartbooi has urged the Bondelswarts community to take control of their own destiny and to rekindle the tribe’s tradition of “commitment, dedication and vision.”“The
readNamWater increases Hardap outflow
09-02-2011
NAMWATER has stepped up the release of water from the Hardap Dam after the level reached 78,3 per cent yesterday at around 14h30.High inflows of up to 1 400 cubic metres per second due to continued
readMotorists left stranded by contaminated petrol
09-02-2011
THREE motorists including a reporter for The Namibian were stuck for hours at Grünau’s Shell filling station on Saturday after unwittingly filling their cars with water-contaminated petrol. The cars
readKatutura discusses development
09-02-2011
“WE must move from planning for communities to planning with communities,” was the message from Ben Mulongeni, acting Chief Regional Officer of the Khomas Regional Council, at a Katutura Central
readFaster, cheaper Internet has landed
09-02-2011
THE West Africa Cable System (WACS), which promises to transform Namibia’s data-transmission capacity, was brought to shore at Swakopmund yesterday morning.The undersea fibre-optic cable will allow
readBuilders fed up with Chinese firms
09-02-2011
THE Metal and Allied Namibian Workers’ Union (Manwu) is gearing up to face-off with Government over the issue of Chinese construction firms.At a Manwu meeting held on Saturday, a resolution was
readZembas too ripe for Dutch noses
09-02-2011
A GROUP of Namibians from the Zemba tribe were thrown off a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ aircraft in the Netherlands over the weekend “because of the way they smell”.The seven-member group, comprising
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