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68 Articles found on Friday, 28 January 2011
Nabta welcomes drivers union
28-01-2011
THE Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) views a union for taxi drivers as a welcome step in the right direction, as it could anchor the drivers into a more effective and law-abiding
readQuestion mark over murder evidence
28-01-2011
AN alleged blood spot that was found on the trousers of murder and rape suspect Junias Fillipus prompted his arrest six months ago, a Police officer testified during a bail application by Fillipus
readMadiba ‘in no danger’
28-01-2011
Children from a school in the vicinity of Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, where former President Nelson Mandela was admitted for routine tests on Wednesday, stand under a drawing yesterday. South
readGrade 12 results no cause for joy
28-01-2011
NAMIBIA’S Grade 12s who sat the Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) ordinary level in 2010 showed no significant improvement compared to the previous year.In fact, Deputy Minister of Education David
readBlack Africa plot Tigers revenge
28-01-2011
TIGERS will hope that former coach Brian Isaacs does not expose their weaknesses when they meet Black Africa in a premier league match tonight. Isaacs in now BA’s technical director and his insight
readMandela in hospital raises concerns
28-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalised overnight for routine medical tests, reviving concern over the health of the frail 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon.Mandela
readCattle-for-cash concept pushed in Kavango
28-01-2011
RUNDU – Livestock farmers in the Kavango Region last year received N$10,1 million as direct payment for their livestock from Meatco, Kavango governor Maurus Nekaro said yesterday when he opened the
readSMSss for Friday 28 January 2011
28-01-2011
SMS Of The Day *CAN the President-appointed Governors please tell us what development and other beneficial community activities they have so far - two months after being appointed - brought about?
readNotable Quotes
28-01-2011
I do not have time for black and white. We need to market the region as a team – Karas governor Bernardus Swartbooi has called for white communities to get involved in national events. A red light to
readSA inflation drops
28-01-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's producer inflation braked to 5,8 per cent year-on-year in December from 6,2 per cent in November, official data showed yesterday. Statistics South Africa said on a
readGiant discoveries possible off Angola
28-01-2011
OSLO – Norway's Statoil sees potential for giant discoveries of a billion barrels of oil in one or more of the Angolan ultra-deep water blocks, known as pre-salt blocks, in which it gained concessions
readStart your workday with a ritual
28-01-2011
Many people constantly feel starved for time, hurrying through the day while fighting countless distractions and struggling to stay focused. One way to remain calm and centred is by bringing rituals
read‘Curb commodity speculators’
28-01-2011
DAVOS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday that regulation was needed to rein in excess speculation and volatility in world prices for key commodities.Sarkozy, who holds the chair of both
readConfident SA attends forum as fifth ‘Bric’
28-01-2011
DAVOS, Switzerland – South Africa set out its stall at the Davos meeting of the global elite, proud to be attending for the first time as a member of the ‘Bric’ stable of new economic powers.China
readChavez threatens bank takeover
28-01-2011
CARACAS – President Hugo Chavez has threatened to nationalise Spanish-Venezuelan bank BBVA-Provincial, saying it had a violated the constitution by refusing to grant housing loans.“If Provincial
readUS deficit to reach historic high
28-01-2011
WASHINGTON – The US budget deficit will hit a record-breaking 1,5 trillion this year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected this week, thanks in part to a recent tax cut deal.Constrained
readEuro prevented ‘terrible crisis’, Davos hears
28-01-2011
DAVOS, Switzerland – Without the euro, Europe would have been plunged into a “terrible crisis”, political and economic elites gathered in Davos heard yesterday, as the EU grapples with its ongoing
readCautious CEOs count on BRICs for growth
28-01-2011
DAVOS, Switzerland – Global business leaders pinned their hopes on roaring growth in emerging markets at the start of the annual Davos forum on Wednesday but rising inflation and political risks cast
readIn Brief
28-01-2011
Bomb at Iraq funeral kills 40, clashes erupt BAGHDAD – A car bomb exploded at a funeral in a Shi’ite part of the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing 40, wounding dozens and triggering clashes between
readElBaradei says it’s time for Mubarak to go
28-01-2011
VIENNA – Prominent Egyptian reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei said he expected large demonstrations across Egypt today and that the time had come for President Hosni Mubarak to leave power.“He has
readProminent Ugandan gay activist slain
28-01-2011
KAMPALA – A prominent Ugandan gay rights activist whose picture was published by an anti-gay newspaper next to the words ‘Hang Them’ was bludgeoned to death after receiving multiple threats, officials
readEgypt activists vow more protests as 1 000 arrested
28-01-2011
CAIRO – Pro-democracy activists vowed yesterday to step up the largest anti-government protests in Egypt in three decades, despite mass arrests and mammoth security following two days of street
readIran censors Ashton’s ‘plunging neckline’
28-01-2011
THE outfit worn by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to the nuclear talks in Istanbul last weekend appeared too revealing for the sensibilities of Iranian media - who sought to
readBerlusconi and 2nd underage girl?
28-01-2011
ROME – A second under-age girl attended parties thrown by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, according to prosecutors who say they have proof he paid for sex, Ansa news agency said
readGovernment plans new tax to pay for Australian floods
28-01-2011
CANBERRA – Australia’s government proposed a new tax yesterday to partially recoup more than $5 billion it expects to spend on rebuilding after widespread flooding that could prove to be the country’s
readSprinters off to Mauritius
28-01-2011
MERLYN Diamond and Dantago Gurirab will soon be leaving for a High Performance Training Centre (HPTC) in Mauritius.They are part of the group of six junior athletes who received bursaries from the
readGladiators welcome ‘dicey’ Angola
28-01-2011
NAMIBIA’S Brave Gladiators host their burly Angolan counterparts at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow in the return leg of a 2012 London Olympic Games qualifier.The match is of special interest because
readKhomas Athletics to elect new leaders
28-01-2011
THE nine members of Khomas Athletic Region (KAR) will tomorrow elect a new leadership during their annual general meeting (AGM) set for the Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU) head office at the
readIngo Waldschmidt talks about Dakar experience
28-01-2011
THE Namibian Sport caught up with Ingo Waldschmidt, who recently took part in his second Dakar Rally, to get a feeling of his experience in South America. Being the only Namibian to ever compete in
readFederer exits Aussie Open
28-01-2011
MELBOURNE, - First Rafael Nadal, now Roger Federer. Federer, the 16-time Grand Slam winner, was knocked out of the Australian Open 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4 yesterday by 2008 champion Novak Djokovic.The talk
readLi upsets Wozniacki to set up Clijsters final
28-01-2011
SYDNEY - China’s tennis trailblazer Li Na roared back from the brink of defeat to upset world number one Caroline Wozniacki yesterday and set up an Australian Open final against Kim Clijsters.A
readFootball Fixtures
28-01-2011
Friday, January 28 German Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen v Hannover 21h30 SA Premiership Vasco Da Gama v Golden Arrows 18h00 Ajax Cape Town v Moroka Swallows
readTeko leaves Pirates for Sundowns
28-01-2011
TEKO Modise has officially departed Orlando Pirates for title rivals Mamelodi Sundowns after a long, heated battle with Bucs. The Bafana Bafana player wanted out of Parktown as friction with coach
readChelsea up for FA Cup fight, says Terry
28-01-2011
LONDON – Holders Chelsea travel to Everton in the FA Cup this weekend armed with an improving forward line and warning they are a different team to the side the Goodison Park club faced last month.The
readTo Penelope and Javier,a baby boy
28-01-2011
PENELOPE Cruz and Javier Bardem have welcomed their first child.The Spanish actress (36) gave birth to the baby on Tuesday – the same day her husband found out he had been nominated for a Best Actor
readIf you want to enter BBA6 ...
28-01-2011
DETAILS to note if you want to try your hand at being Namibia’s housemate in BBA6, set to start on May 1:• You must be 21 or older, be fluent in English, have a valid passport and be a citizen of any
readDid Chelsea Handler break 50 Cent’s heart?
28-01-2011
COMEDIAN, TV host ... man-eater? A source tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands now) that Chelsea Handler dumped 50 Cent just before the holidays, leaving the 35-year-old rapper
readHappy Birthday, Ellen!
28-01-2011
Ellen DeGeneres got quite the birthday surprise yesterday as she celebrated turning 53.The chat show host was treated to a rendition of Happy Birthday by her wife Portia de Rossi, who dressed up as
readShalli’s Removal Lacks Transparency
28-01-2011
ARGUABLY the retirement of Lieutenant General Martin Shalli just like the circumstances surrounding the decision not to accord a Hero’s funeral to the late Cde Danger Ashipala drew predictable mixed
readCouncillors must heed Ekandjo’s warning
28-01-2011
I AM glad Local Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo told regional councillors to keep politics out of their work.He needs to do the same with local authority councillors who keep on meddling in the
readPolitical perspective
28-01-2011
HE is probably the only newly appointed governor who has wasted no time in getting to work, but Bernardus Swartbooi of Karas will probably have a rocky road ahead as he risks denting the egos of
readCan We Win The Future
28-01-2011
Under Pohamba And Angula? THE latest and best selling literary phenomenon in France at present is entitled ‘Indignez-Vous!’ (Cry Out!), by the 93-year-old, Stéphane Hessel - a former Nazi Camp
readAvoidable Conflict In Taxi Protest
28-01-2011
THE eruption of violence this week after Police intervened to stop a march by protesting taxi drivers was unnecessary, and Namibians, all of whom have the right to peaceful protest and demonstrations,
readOn ‘Draconian’ Traffic Fines
28-01-2011
OTHER Namibians have expressed their critical views, opinions, feelings, thoughts, observations, experiences and analyses on the newly introduced traffic fines by the Traffic Department, Namibian
readAustralia and Africa: Converging Continents
28-01-2011
AUSTRALIA is unique among the major developed countries - situated in the ‘south’, between the Indian and Pacific oceans and surrounded by developing countries. The perspective we have on Africa is
readThe Day The Taxis Stood Still
28-01-2011
THE 24th of January 2011 will be marked as a day when the status quo prevailed and the inherited apartheid ideals of capitalism emerged victorious over the plight of the Namibian masses that have
readAnswers To Failure
28-01-2011
IT is very sad to see people put the blame of the education problems on the fact that corporal punishment was abolished.Am I an advocate of corporal punishment? A big NO! I was part of the generation
readThe Power Is In The Streets
28-01-2011
I FULLY support the call by Alexactus Kaure (‘A call to rally academics, intellectuals and scholars,’ The Namibian, January 21) for the intellectuals of Namibia to wake up and to become socially
readName And Shame On The Front Page
28-01-2011
Re: Appalling conditions in Katutura hospital; The Namibian of January 24, 2011, page 5THIS is not the first report on the inhuman hygienic conditions there. In fact, such reports came in from all
read‘No’ To The Bible In Schools
28-01-2011
IN response to Adam Hartman’s article entitled ‘Bible to be reintroduced in schools’ in your January 26 2011 edition.(At the onset of this letter, I would like to make it clear that I am not arguing
readCall For Namibia To Industrialise Now
28-01-2011
AS Namibians we are a young nation with a very small population.Our country is rich in natural resources and wildlife. Life in Namibia could be cheap, with poverty at minimal level. I was shocked
readOmudhanitanga mo Golden Bigs a dhipagwa nombele
28-01-2011
OMUDHANITANGA a tseyika nawa gwomOshakati mOshana ha dhanene Osipana yo Golden Bigs, Johannes Ndemwiimba Fillipus gwoomvula omilongombali nane (24), a tseyika wo nedhina Ono, okwa si eso
readAanambelewa mOmbelewa ya Mangestrata mOshakati ya kwatwa
28-01-2011
OPOLISI mOshakati oya kwata po aanambelewa yaali mombelewa ya Mangestrata mOshakati mOshana shi na sha aniwa nuukengeleli nekalo moshipala iilonga yekonaakono.Komanda gwOpolisi mOshana Komufala
readIikala edhipago lyomukadhona gwomunasikola moVenduka
28-01-2011
OMUFEKELWA ngoka ta tamanekelwa ekwatonkonga noshowo edhipago lyomukadhona gwopenongelo lya David Bezuidenhout moVenduka oomwedhi hamano dha piti okwa ti ina tseya nando onale omukadhona ngoka na
readAaniilonga yomepangelo nekanka omwedhi tuuka
28-01-2011
AANIILONGA yomepangelo mekwathelo lyaamushangandjayi gwondundahangano yaaniilonga ya Namibia[NUNW] Evilastus Kaaronda oya tokola oku ninga enyenyeto oshilongo ashihe kombinga yiimaliwa yoopenzela
readIimaliwa ya kana ishewe pompangu ya Katutura
28-01-2011
AAPOLISI natango oye li molukongo lwoodola oomiliona ndatu ndhoka dha kanene poombelewa dhompangu yamengestrata gwa Katutura, mbaka oya lopotelwa ishewe oshipotha oshitiyali shekano lyiimaliwa okuza
readEkanka lya hulu
28-01-2011
AAHINGI yootekisa mboka ya ningile ekanka okuza omaandaha oya shuna miilonga yawo etitatu. Oya shuna kiilonga konima sho ya tsuwa omayele opo yi unganeke yoyene nokutuma omanyenyeto gawo koombelewa
readAahingi yootekisa ya hala okwii unganeka
28-01-2011
OSHIPOTHA shaahingi yootekisa oshiwike shika osha etitha omadhiladhilo mokati kawo opo ya ningepo ehangano lyawo, opo li kale tali ya popile ko.Aahingi yiiyenditho mbika oya uvite kutya shika osha
read‘Worthless land’ no use to Government
28-01-2011
BUYING worthless pieces of land for resettlement will not address the need for land in the country.According to the Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Alpheus Naruseb, some farmers realise their
readTribal versus regional government at Vaalgras
28-01-2011
THE chief of the Orlam tribe, Joel Stephanus, has denied having ordered his followers to boycott a community meeting with Karas governor Bernardus Swartbooi at Vaalgras on Saturday. Stephanus said he
readTaxi drivers in court over violent clashes with Police
28-01-2011
SIXTY-NINE taxi drivers who were arrested in Windhoek on Tuesday after their protest against increased traffic fines turned violent made a first court appearance on four charges yesterday.The 69 men
readRehoboth council ‘wasted chance to tackle corruption’
28-01-2011
BASTER Kaptein John McNab has condemned Swapo members of the Rehoboth Town Council for voting against a motion on corruption.The Baster traditional leader’s comments follow the rejection of a motion
readKaap Agrimark open doors at Keetmans
28-01-2011
KAAP Agrimark, a retailer selling agricultural hardware and household goods, has opened its tenth branch in the country at Keetmanshoop. At the official opening of the shop on Thursday, Karas governor
readGlobal AIDS Fund says no to corruption
28-01-2011
THE Global Fund announced this week that it “has zero tolerance for corruption and actively seeks to uncover the misuse of funds”.The international funder of projects to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
readCelebrate World Wetlands Day
28-01-2011
THE importance of the Orange River Mouth, Sandwich Harbour and the Walvis Bay Wetland as internationally important conservation and eco-tourism sites will be placed in the limelight this year when
readBlood shortage critical
28-01-2011
THE Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia’s (BTSN) has a serious shortage of the universal blood group ‘O’, and has made an urgent appeal to people to donate blood. “We cannot supply any orders at the
readBanks worry about cost of city plots
28-01-2011
FIERCE competition for residential erven in Windhoek and its suburbs not only inflates prices, but also makes land unaffordable for many in the city.Some banks have become sceptical about the
read250 years of veterinary science
28-01-2011
THIS year marks the 250th anniversary of veterinary education.The world’s first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France, in 1761, shortly followed by the Alfort veterinary school, near Paris, in
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