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70 Articles found on Tuesday, 19 July 2011
ACC probes RFA directors
19-07-2011
TWO Road Fund Administration (RFA) directors have come under the Anti-Corruption Commission’s scrutiny for taking board sitting allowances while in the full-time employ of Government.Board chairperson
readGovernment nurses take to the streets
19-07-2011
THE Namibia Nurses Union (Nanu) has set an August 31 deadline for Government to meet with it and discuss proposed salary structures and re-grading, and the removal of National Nursing Manager Gloria
readElephant poachers caught
19-07-2011
FOUR men were arrested in the Caprivi Region on Saturday in possession of four pairs of elephant tusks. Authorities suspect the men illegally hunted four elephants close to or inside the Chobe
readNFA calls for Newspaper Cup bids
19-07-2011
THE Namibia Football Association yesterday welcomed bids from potential hosts of next year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup.According to a statement by the association, the Cup's sponsors will continue
readCameron calls for emergency session of parliament over scandal
19-07-2011
LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday called for an emergency session of parliament to brief lawmakers on the spreading phone hacking scandal, trying to gain control of a crisis that
readThe world could be Africa’s oyster, says World Bank
19-07-2011
AFRICA’S take-off time is approaching, and developing countries are now the new locomotives of growth in the global economy. This was the over-arching message from a policy seminar “The Day After
readSudan: The Left-Over Country
19-07-2011
THE flags have been waved, the anthem has been sung, and the new currency will be in circulation this week: the Republic of South Sudan has been launched, and is off to who knows where? Perdition,
readNamibia’s Economy: Tea Breaks, Lunch & Skills
19-07-2011
NAMIBIA is endowed with an array of natural resources and yet paradoxically the people are poor. The level of poverty is unacceptable for so small a population. The country is caught up in a trap of
readNotable Quotes
19-07-2011
IN A constitutional state, citizens are entitled to exercise their rights and they are entitled to approach courts, where there is uncertainty as to the law, to determine their rights. – Acting Judge
readSMSes for Tuesday 19 July 2011
19-07-2011
SMS Of The Day *MINISTER of Education we the HIV positive young people are suffering. We passed our Grade 12 with good points and there are a lot of opportunities to further our studies abroad, but
readCharacteristics your team needs
19-07-2011
There are a few key essentials that define the characteristics that could give your team a fighting chance for success, says Harvard Business Review.What makes a team work can feel like a mystery.
readNew era for human resources
19-07-2011
THE Namibian Chapter of the Institute of People Management (IPM), launched last Thursday, intends cleaning up the image of the human resource industry and will not shy away from critical debates
readMilan court rejects Berlusconi trial shift
19-07-2011
MILAN – A Milan court rejected submissions by Silvio Berlusconi’s defence team yesterday in the trial against the Italian premier for alleged bribery and paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl.Lawyers
readOongundu dhuusociale muka
19-07-2011
ONGUNDU yo Swapo otayi ka kwatela komeho oshigongi shoongundu dho Socialist International moAfrica moVenduka pehulilo lyomwedhi nguka.Oshigongi otashi ka kalwa komahangano ngoka ga li nale
readOmina ya Kombat ya yi miikaha iipe yaaNamibia
19-07-2011
EHANGANO lyoomina lyedhina Shali Mining olya koleke euvathano lyokulandako omina ya Kombat ndjoka yi li momasilu gOtavi. Omunambelewa omukuluntupitithi gwa Shali Mining, Wilhelm Shali okwa koleke
readAapangi ya gandja omaindilo gawo kOministeli Yotango moVenduka
19-07-2011
ONGUNDU onene yaapangi miipangelo yepangelo yomoVenduka oya li ya ende momapaandanda ga Venduka sigo okombelewa yOmuprima gwoshilongo. Pombelewa dhOmuprima oya gandja omaindilo gawo pethimbo
readA pewa omimvo 32 mondholongo
19-07-2011
OMUNIILONGA momatungo okwa tumwa kondholongo omimvo 32 molwedhipago lyomukadhona gwe nale. Johannes Kandjengo ngoka eli omufikili gwiitenda okwa monikile ondjo mokudhipaga omuholike gwe nale
readAaniilonga yaSouth Africa ya taamba egwedhelo
19-07-2011
AANIILONGA mehangano lya National Union of Metalworkers lya South Africa noyomomahangano galwe haga longo niitenda noshowo nomalusheno oya taambako egwedhelo lyoondjambi lyooperesenda 10. Amushanga
readEhulilo shiwike lyaluudha
19-07-2011
MOONDJILA dha Namibia omwa kanene oomwenyo dhaantu yatatu omanga yeli omilongo 22 yeehamekelwamo ehuliloshiwike lya piti.Shika osha ningitha Omukuluntupitithi gwoshiketha shokukwathela mboka ya mona
readMeekulu Febe ota ti okwa yekwa epya lye ku Emilia
19-07-2011
MEEKULU Febe Sakaria (72) gwomomukunda Omafo mondoolopa ya Helao Nafidi mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena ota ti kutya okwa yekwa epya negumbo lye ku meme Emilia Ngaamwa, omukulukadhi kwali gwa
readAaniilonga po Rossing inaya panda etokolo
19-07-2011
AANIILONGA pomina ya Rossing inaya nyanyukilwa omuhona gwawo sho aniwa inaa gwanithapo euvaneko lye okupotokonona omukundu ngoka gokwaana ombili kwawo. Aaniilonga oya shuna miilonga metitano taya
readMajiedt a tindilwa okwi ifutilamo mondholongo
19-07-2011
OMUFEKELWA muulingilingi wiimaliwa yoodola oomiliona dhivule omilongo 70 okwa tindilwa okwi ifutilamo mondholongo. Esmerelda Majiedt ngoka a ningi ethimbo ta kondjo mohofa opo a pewe ompito
readYopombanda ta yi konakona mondholongo
19-07-2011
OMPANGU yOpombanda ya Venduka oya gandja elombwelo opo pu ningwe ekonakono lyopampango, mondholongo ya Venduka. Ekonakono ndika otali tala konkalo mondholongo ndjika. Ompangu ya Venduka oya tokola
readCloete wins five gold medals in Cape Town
19-07-2011
NAMIBIAN swimmer Micaela Cloete won five gold medals and one bronze at the Western Province Aquatics Short Course Nationals in Cape Town, South Africa, held from July 15 to 17.Cloete won the 50m 15-16
readPara-athletes win Tri-Nations
19-07-2011
NAMIBIA’s disabled athletes scooped 15 medals to clinch the Tri-Nations Invitational in Botswana on Saturday. The tournament was held as part of preparations for the All-Africa Games in Maputo,
readNamibia in favourable draw for 2014 World Cup
19-07-2011
THANKS to their recent 1-0 victory over Malawi, the Brave Warriors are now into the seeded pot for the preliminary round draw of the 2014 Fifa World Cup to be staged in Brazil.Before the Malawi match
readNamibia selects netball team
19-07-2011
THE All Namibia Netball Association selected a 21-member training squad after two-day trials over the weekend.The final team of 12 players to represent Namibia in the Netball Nations’ Cup in Singapore
readKudus defeat Unam in the Rugby Premiership
19-07-2011
KUDUS beat Unam 41-17 in an outstanding Round 9 match of the MTC Rugby Premiership played in Walvis Bay on Saturday.The result moved Kudus up one position to sixth while Unam moved down to seventh.
readNamibia to compete at Fistball World Cup
19-07-2011
NAMIBIA will send a men’s team to participate at the 13th Fistball World Cup in Vienna, Austria from August 7 to 14 .The captain of the team, Christof Kubiske said the team would leave Namibia at the
readDarren Clarke wins British Golf Open
19-07-2011
SANDWICH - No matter how long it grows or even how quickly, the list of major champions from the country of Ireland just wouldn’t feel complete without Darren Clarke.He doesn’t have the majestic swing
readMan City agree Corinthians deal for Tevez
19-07-2011
LONDON – Manchester City appear set to sell Carlos Tevez to Corinthians after the Brazilian side agreed on a price for the homesick striker, the Premier League club’s manager Roberto Mancini said
readBrazil, Chile in shock Copa America exits
19-07-2011
LA PLATA – South America’s soccer hierarchy was hit by an Andean tremor as Venezuela stunned Chile 2-1 and Paraguay shocked holders Brazil by eliminating them from the Copa America on
readFrilly pink flower power lifts disaster-hit Japan
19-07-2011
TOKYO – Named after a frilly pink flower, Japan’s World Cup-winning women’s soccer team embodied the iron-willed spirit of a nation united in its battle to recover from disaster.When Saki Kumagai
readTop Ten day promises wealth of information
19-07-2011
COMING Thursday and Friday, all roads will lead to the Agra auction facilities in Otjiwarongo where the Top Ten information day and auction will take place for the third year. On Thursday a wealth of
read‘Value inspections not related to land acquisitions’
19-07-2011
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement is conducting inspections on certain identified farms acquired after 2006 for the new valuation roll of 2012. According to the latest weekly newsletter of the
readWheat, maize prices under pressure
19-07-2011
WHEAT prices stayed above N$3 000 per metric tonne for most of 2011, but have dropped since the middle of June. Similarly, maize prices increased gradually over the year, but fell by ten per cent at
readVulnerable households in SADC face hunger
19-07-2011
DESPITE the expected larger harvests than last year, most Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are facing food insecurity challenges at household level due to inability to
readBigger vineyard for Naute grape project
19-07-2011
KEETMANSHOOP – Work to extend the table grapes vineyard of the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) by 20 hectares has started.The vineyard, about 40 km south of Keetmanshoop, already stretches over
read‘Overwhelming’ response to campaign in Kunene
19-07-2011
OPUWO – Livestock farmers in Kunene have been cooperating with the state veterinarian in Opuwo and nearly 3 000 cattle have been vaccinated and eat tagged.Opuwo state veterinarian, Shepherd
readDeadline for double ear tags still Aug 2
19-07-2011
THE Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) has denied a request by the Livestock Producers’ Forum to postpone the implementation of double ear tags to protect Namibia’s international
readBumper rice harvest expected at Tukwafeni project in Olupito village
19-07-2011
OLUPITO – Rice farmers of the Tukwafeni project at the Olupito village in the Omusati region have started harvesting and are expecting a bumper rice harvest this year.The head of the project, Prisku
readAgriculture diary
19-07-2011
• Meatco Farmers’ Liaison Meetings for 2011 October 17: Windhoek at 09:00 October 18: Otjiwarongo at 09:00 October 19: Tsumeb at 09:00 • Auctions July 21: Top 10 Bonsmara Auction at Otjiwarongo
readProspects for bio trade great, investors needed
19-07-2011
THE prospects for bio trade in Namibia are great, but several steps remain before it can take centre stage in national development.Bio trade is the commercialisation of biodiversity-based products. It
readWorld bank on ways to boost maize crop
19-07-2011
FARM management practices and conservation agriculture in Namibia can increase production and control food prices, the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has said.In its latest Economy Watch,
readSpinning wild silk: From adversity to opportunity
19-07-2011
One of a series of short articles about the Rural Poverty Reduction Programme (RPRP), which was funded by the European Union’s ninth Development Fund and coordinated by the National Planning
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes Up For grabs!
19-07-2011
IT’S time to get Amplified. You don’t even have to watch the show to stand a chance of winning. All you have to do is come up with the right answer! Two lucky readers stand a chance of winning both an
readBig Brother Amplified: Eviction breakdown and nominations
19-07-2011
DEPENDING on Biggie, either four or seven housemates could be up for eviction this week.Adding to the nomination drama yesterday were Luclay, Karen and Hanni, who all decided not to put up anyone. As
readBig Brother Amplified: Bubbly Berny Wants To Play Rugby!
19-07-2011
So close to the US$200 000 yet so far away – that’s the reality for our Bernadina who, together with Zeus and Mumba, was evicted from the Big Brother Amplified house on Sunday. Nevertheless our Berny,
readFormer South African defence chief Magnus Malan dies at 81
19-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Former South African defence minister Magnus Malan, who militarised the country to battle a perceived “total onslaught” on the apartheid regime, died yesterday at age 81, his family
readEgypt delays swearing-in of new cabinet
19-07-2011
CAIRO – Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf yesterday postponed the swearing-in of a new cabinet intended to deflect anger over the pace of reform as protesters said the shakeup did not go far
readTunisia PM says unrest aims to derail polls
19-07-2011
TUNIS – Tunisia’s Prime Minister yesterday warned against attempts to derail October elections, as a surge in violence fuelled fears that the country’s democratic revolution was being rolled
readSuicide ends Walvis murder case
19-07-2011
THE case of a Walvis Bay resident who was accused of murdering his girlfriend in a knife attack a year ago has made a last turn in the High Court in Windhoek.Sevelinus Shakunu has committed suicide,
readSeal filming a ‘threat to safety’
19-07-2011
THE secret filming of Namibia's controversial annual seal culling at Cape Cross could pose a threat to national security, according to the Chief of Police.The filmed material may have leaked out
readWin! WIN! Win! An iPod Shuffle
19-07-2011
AS the countdown starts to choosing Miss Namibia 2011, join in the fun and let us know who you think the winner will be.All you have to do is send an SMS to 45045. Type in WIN followed by the name of
readLawyer dies a week before wedding
19-07-2011
OSHAKATI-BASED lawyer Ester Taimi Ndalulilwa, who died in a fiery road accident on Friday last week, was set to get married this coming weekend.Ndalulilwa’s wedding would have been celebrated at
readHelping hands for the San community
19-07-2011
THE Hand in Hand for Children organisation based in Germany has been active in Namibia since 2003. The organisation was originally founded to help children with cancer in Germany but in 2010 the
readGroot Aub grapples with proclamation prospect
19-07-2011
RESIDENTS at Groot Aub said an unspecified campaign, presumably spearheaded by Windhoek Rural Constituency councillor Frederick Arie, to cut the sizes of their plots is under way while a freeze on
readGrade 7 tests show disappointing results
19-07-2011
STANDARDISED achievement tests for Grade 7s showed an overwhelmingly poor performance in English, Mathematics and Natural Science, while rural-urban, public-private, and gender dichotomies still dog
readFired managers guilty, says Muluti
19-07-2011
“THEY are guilty; they can appeal but it won’t change anything,” said Profysen Muluti on the appeal of Sem Iyambo and Paul Nashitati against their dismissals last week.Muluti, who acted as legal
readBeware fake census workers
19-07-2011
A NATIONAL Planning Commission (NPC) deputy director, Liina Kafidi, has called on the public to report any questionable census officials to the NPC and the Police.Kafidi’s plea comes in the wake of a
readBank Windhoek client security under scrutiny
19-07-2011
CLIENT security at Bank Windhoek has been called into question following an alleged breach of protocol when three individuals attempted to fraudulently cash a stolen cheque at one of the bank’s
readHenties Fish Festival celebrates decade
19-07-2011
THIS year will mark the tenth celebration of the annual Henties Bay Fish Festival.The two-day event for this year is scheduled to take place on August 26 and 27 and the organisers believe that many
readKaras learn from Erongo
19-07-2011
THE Karas Regional Council visited their Erongo counterparts last week with the aim of strengthening ties for future cooperation.The Karas councillors, led by chairperson Jan Scholtz, were briefed on
readYoung man commits suicide
19-07-2011
A YOUNG man committed suicide outside Swakopmund between Friday evening and Saturday morning.According to Deputy Commissioner Chris Kalimbula of the Erongo Police, the 25-year-old Jakob Blaauw hanged
readSwakop hosts 21st anniversary of Nam-Botswana security
19-07-2011
WHEN Swakopmund played the host for the 21st Namibia/ Botswana joint permanent commission on defense and security last week, Charles Namoloh, the Minister of Defense said the Sudan “remains a security
readWalvis water ‘back to normal’
19-07-2011
WALVIS Bay residents had to endure the umpteenth water restriction this past weekend.But according to Benjamin Nangombe, spokesperson of the Walvis Bay town council, the town’s water supply was only
readNamibian flag on Mt McKinley
19-07-2011
A SWAKOPMUND resident, Elana Repina, recently became the first person “who brought [the] Namibian flag to the top of [the] American continent – Mount Mc Kinley”.According to Repina, she is “very
readErongo Police concerned about theft
19-07-2011
THE Police in the Erongo Region have warned the residents of especially Swakopmund and Walvis Bay that theft out of motor vehicles is on the increase.According to a statement by the Erongo Police
readSwakop-Walvis road ‘notorious’
19-07-2011
THE road between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay “is slowly but surely becoming notorious for its fatal accidents that continue to claim many lives”.According to the Minister of Works and Transport, Erkki
readHake conversion worries Esau
19-07-2011
BERNHARD Esau, the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, has expressed concern about “some hake fishing rights holders [who] are still indebted in the form of quota fees and levies”.Another area
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