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81 Articles found on Friday, 22 July 2011
Minister announces new taxes
22-07-2011
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday tightened her grip on fiscal policy, introducing a wave of tax amendments to strengthen the money flow into State coffers and prevent Namibia from
readHow cool is that!
22-07-2011
Children everywhere are fascinated by technology and when Allan Corrigan from Hand in Hand for Africa made a video clip of the children at Kanana, a small village about 80 kilometres from Mangetti
readAnother billion for AirNam turnaround
22-07-2011
THE taxpayer will have to fork out nearly N$1,2 billion over the next three years to finance yet another turnaround strategy for Air Namibia, Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said
readDiamond man ‘deported’
22-07-2011
THE management of Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) Namibia allegedly sent a senior employee back to Israel because he wanted to blow the whistle on irregularities about an international deal.Gabi Shitrit,
readAnita Tjombe to launch Iron Lady Promotions
22-07-2011
ANITA Tjombe, Namibia’s only female boxing promoter, plans to launch her own stable next week, she said yesterday. Tjombe, who recently split from former two-time world champion Harry Simon’s Onkugo
readRiots in Malawi claim 11 lives
22-07-2011
BLANTYRE – At least 11 people have been killed in clashes between Malawian demonstrators and police during rioting in three cities against President Bingu wa Mutharika, health officials and relatives
readSA economists predict 4,1% growth for Namibia
22-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Namibia’s economic growth is likely to slow to 4,1 per cent this year after floods destroyed infrastructure and crops and cut output in the mining sector, a Reuters poll showed
readBreak that cartel
22-07-2011
TO say that law firms in Namibia are a cartel is a gross understatement. Not only is the legal profession a close-knit industry with long-established customs, but they have the law and a well-oiled
readA Country And Its Capital City Must Have World-class Aspirations
22-07-2011
IN the world of a columnist or a writer for that matter, every context generates its own realities and biases. The three-hour trip from Geneva to Paris, which I took last Saturday is no different and
readSwapo Government For Sale
22-07-2011
‘GARAGE Sale, Everything Must Go’. That’s a familiar advert in our newspapers. People sell their goods for a number of reasons. Some might simply want to get rid of things they no longer need or don’t
readLeave National Security Out Of It
22-07-2011
‘TWO wrongs don’t make a right’, my colleague for the past 18-plus years, Jean Sutherland, always reminds us. It is wrong for Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga to declare the hidden cameras
readPolitical Perspective
22-07-2011
PERHAPS Education Minister Abraham Iyambo has provided some light relief in an otherwise rather depressing time, by going ‘undercover’ as a construction worker to a local school. But I’m afraid the
readNapwu moves from useless to irrelevant
22-07-2011
THE notion that the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) is useless and becoming increasingly irrelevant is becoming more apparent by the day. It’s probably facing its biggest challenge to date, but
readBank Windhoek, Who Is Your Client?
22-07-2011
I READ with interest the response of Bank Windhoek to my complaint about the lack of security alertness and protection of me as their client. (The Namibian, 20 July 2011)With the implementation of the
readHave Mercy On Lion Killer
22-07-2011
CRUELTY against animals is just uncalled for! However, continuous conflict between man and the beast means one eventually has to make way for the other.I hope that when the person responsible for the
readIn Search Of Child Discipline
22-07-2011
TODAY, I speak to the Namibian nation longing for a well-disciplined Namibian child. I speak with the hope that as a society we can collectively shape the destiny of the Namibia child so that we
readSocialist Swapo Is A Myth
22-07-2011
I WAS very curious about the article ‘Socialist International Africa to meet in city’ (The Namibian, 18 July). The focus of the meeting will be on ‘electoral processes in Africa over the next two
readIyambo’s Approach May End Up Frustrating Subordinates
22-07-2011
I WONDER whether Minister of Education Abraham Iyambo will be comfortable to arrive at his office for work only to find President Hifikepunye Pohamba or even Prime Minister Nahas Angula in the company
readA Job Is A Privilege, Not A Right
22-07-2011
SO MUCH has been said about Namibia’s skills shortage dilemma and I am not going to regurgitate everything that my fellow compatriots have alluded to. What I want to hint on though is that everybody
readLion Poisoning Shocks Pupils
22-07-2011
SURELY you have heard about the lions that were poisoned in the Purros Conservancy in the Kunene region?When our teacher first told us about the three lions which were cruelly killed by strychnine, we
readWhat Crime Have They Committed?
22-07-2011
WHO should I blame - the government, City of Windhoek or both? Because I feel I must.I saw shelters of poor Namibians being shamelessly pulled down on TV. What crime have they committed and in this
readTraffic Cops Do Your Work
22-07-2011
I THINK I speak for most drivers when I say that the lawlessness of drivers in Windhoek have become really bad. Drivers refuse to stop at pedestrian crossings. Some think they are above the law. What
readThrown Out Into The Winter’s Cold
22-07-2011
MANY spoke out. Even hard-boiled journalists were moved by the unnecessary plight inflicted on some of our poorest families. All their hardships were caused by their ruthless eviction from their
readSMSes for Friday 22 July 2011
22-07-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE story by Tye Love entitled: ‘Complain a little less smile a little more’ in Tuesday’s paper was very inspirational. It’s amazing how foreigners always have to remind us of how
readNotable Quotes
22-07-2011
TUN will not stand by when teachers are being humiliated, and I encourage teachers to approach our offices when they are humiliated. – Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) president Mahongora Kavihuha has
readChoose the right IT vendor
22-07-2011
Never underestimate a vendor’s willingness to say yes to a project that it knows it won’t be able to carry out, says Harvard Business Review. Instead, do your research before you get trapped.When an
readGovernor tells entrepreneurs not to fear risk-taking
22-07-2011
KARAS governor Bernadus Clinton Swartbooi has encouraged small and medium entrepreneurs to take business risks to grow their enterprises. Swartbooi said many entrepreneurs fear risk-taking and see it
readLocal business to brainstorm land access
22-07-2011
THE local business community feels that difficult access to land is one of the major stumbling blocks in the growth of their business.Regulatory requirements to access land for business, especially in
readEenhana Fair increases exhibitors
22-07-2011
ONGWEDIVA – Close to 200 entrepreneurs will gather at Eenhana town in the Ohangwena region to showcase their products and services when the 2011 Eenhana Trade and Business Exposition (Expo) starts on
readKeetmanshoop to hold first SME Expo
22-07-2011
SMEs Compete is to host an exposition aimed at promoting small and medium enterprises at Keetmanshoop on July 29 and 30. The expo is scheduled to take place at the community centre located between the
readOkakarara exhibitors should hurry
22-07-2011
GOBABIS – The marketing director of the Okakarara Trade Fair Society has urged interested local and international exhibitors to register for this year’s trade fair before the deadline next week
readSA govt appeals Wal-Mart merger
22-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The South African government is appealing a decision by its own regulators to allow Wal-Mart to buy control of local retailer Massmart Holdings, an official in the Competition Appeal
readZimbabwe threatens to expel foreign miners
22-07-2011
HARARE – Foreign mining firms risk expulsion from Zimbabwe if they miss the September deadline to submit proposals on selling a majority of their shares to locals, a cabinet minister said
readSA should be wary of Euro-crisis
22-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa would not be able to escape an escalated European crisis unscathed, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said yesterday, adding however that its direct economic exposure to the
readChina’s trade partners worried about hard landing
22-07-2011
SINGAPORE – China’s big trading partners worry that its rapid economic growth cannot be sustained and it could suffer a “hard landing” that spreads damage around the world, according to an IMF report
readChina defends rare earth quotas
22-07-2011
BEIJING – China controls its rare earth exports to protect its environment and ensure smooth industry operations, the Chinese industry ministry said yesterday.The ministry also told reporters at a
readNiger’s oil due to start flowing early next year, output to triple
22-07-2011
NIAMEY – Niger’s government said on Wednesday that oil reserves in its eastern Agadem oil block could be three times higher than the previous estimate of 300 million barrels.The poor West African
readApple gunning to become top stock
22-07-2011
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Inc is within sight of catching up with Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company in the world.Based on Apple’s growth trajectory, and a number of catalysts in the pipeline – from
readIn Brief
22-07-2011
Yemen Qaeda chief, 10 soldiers die in fighting ADEN – An al Qaeda leader and 10 soldiers have been killed in a south Yemen battle, a military source and medics said yesterday, as a top official said
readSun to power Jo’burg traffic lights
22-07-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Traffic lights across Johannesburg will be fitted with uninterrupted power supply units to improve mobility for commuters, the Johannesburg Roads Agency said on yesterday.“The city will
readAtlantis makes safe final landing
22-07-2011
CAPE CANAVERAL – The commander who brought shuttle Atlantis to a final homecoming yesterday said US space exploration would carry on, as he lauded the vessel for changing “the way we view the
readClosed squash tourney at Walvis Bay
22-07-2011
THE Namibian Closed Tournament hosted by Buccaneers Squash Club and sponsored by DStv will take place in Walvis Bay this weekend.The tournament will be held at the Buccaneers and the municipal indoor
readNFA to host Anglophone Women’s Football Symposium
22-07-2011
THE Namibia Football Association will host an Anglophone Africa Women’s Football Symposium in November.NFA secretary general Barry Rukoro revealed this to Namibia Sport on his return from the fifth
readPlayers being ‘trafficked’: Fifa
22-07-2011
LONDON – Footballers from poor countries are being “trafficked” around the world in order to facilitate match-fixing, Fifa’s head of security was reported as saying yesterday.Chris Eaton, who is
readNFA awaits Caf decision
22-07-2011
THE Confederation of African Football will make a decision on the complaint made by the Namibia Football Association about the eligibility of Herve Zengue to play for Burkina Faso in September.NFA
readNamibia’s Brave Warriors B win in Ghana
22-07-2011
THE Brave Warriors second-string side won both matches of their West African tour this past week.According to team manager Jakes Amaning, the team has settled in well at the Lizzy Sport Complex in
readTiger Woods shocks caddie with decision to part ways
22-07-2011
NEW YORK – Tiger Woods has decided to part company with longtime caddie Steve Williams, a move that took the New Zealander by surprise after he helped the former world number one to win 13
readJapan’s 2011 World Cup winners get cash reward
22-07-2011
TOKYO – Accolades continue to shower on Japan’s women’s soccer team after their World Cup triumph with a sponsor paying a bonus of one million yen (US$12 680) to each player for their surprise
readParaguay ride their luck to reach Copa final
22-07-2011
MENDOZA – Paraguay beat Venezuela 5-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the final of the Copa America for the first time since 1979 after a fortunate goalless draw Thursday.Paraguay defender Dario Veron
readAll Blacks to test new tactics
22-07-2011
DUNEDIN – The All Blacks are set to unleash a new game plan as they start their World Cup preparations with a one-off Test against Fiji today.New tactics could include an increased readiness to try
readNew Zealand mulls over unsold tickets
22-07-2011
RUGBY World Cup organisers have 51 days to sell 350 000 tickets or risk New Zealand’s reputation as a rugby – mad nation.But with mostly more expensive tickets left to the big games and soft demand
readWallabies ready for physical Springboks in Tri-Nations
22-07-2011
SYDNEY – Australia’s returning backrower David Pocock says the Wallabies are prepared for a fierce and physical South Africa challenge in tomorrow’s Tri-Nations opener.Australia, eager to make up for
readIilonga yokutunga yathikama
22-07-2011
EHILATHANO mewiliko lyoshigwana shopo Vaalgras ota shi vulika li kateke etulo miilonga lyoo- proyeka dhongushu yoodola omayovi 200 000 mbyoka ya gandjwa kuNamPow- er.Oshifo shika osha kundana kutya
readNaruseb a tidhwa miilonga poTransNamib
22-07-2011
EWILIKO lya TransNamib olya koleke kutya omuwiliki gwalyo gwak- waalukehe gwoonzo dhopantu, Albertus !Naruseb okwa tidhwa miilonga mEtiyali oshi- wike shika.Omupopi- liko gwa TransNamib, Ailly Hangula
readPata Juptner a dhana Oomvula 50 mUupristeri
22-07-2011
PATA Walter Juptner gwOngeleki ya Katoolika ka Roma pOkatana mOshitopolwa sha Shana, mOsoondaha ya zi ko okwa dhana Oshituthihambelelo she sho a gwanitha oomvula omilongontano mUupris-
readIyambo mekalanyana penongelo lyaCentaurus
22-07-2011
ALONGI yamwe pamwe nomukuluntusikola penon- gelo lya Centaurus otaya konakonwa kombinga yokufaula iilonga noshowo okuthika kenongelo ya tokelwa. Ekonakono kombinga yaalongi mbaka otaku tiwa ota li
readIingulu yeetwamo
22-07-2011
EPANGELO olya ti aalandithi naalandi yiingulu nonyama yayo otaya vulu okweetwamo iinamwenyo mbyoka niilongomwa yayo okuza koSouth Af- rica. Iingulu nonyama yayo oya pitikwa yi etwe moshilongo okuza
readYa holola omadhiladhilo kedhipago lyoombwa
22-07-2011
AAGAMENI yuushitwe otaya thiminike Namibia a ethepo okudhipaga oombwa dhomomeya. Olutu halu ithanwa, Earthrace Conservation metitatu olwa londodha kutya, Namibia ngele ita etha okudhipaga iinamwenyo
readNakusa Helena Nepala Nuumbembe Helena Nuumbembe a hulitha
22-07-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Endjeno mUuk- wambi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, kuku Helena Nepala Nuumbembe, okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshakati meti 15 Juli 2011 konima yuuwe- hame nomepipi (96).Etseyitho ndika
readNedbank na Nafinu yiipumumumwe
22-07-2011
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga yomahangano giimaliwa, [Nafinu] otali nyenyeta etokolo lyombaanga ya NedBank shoka aniwa ya gandja egwedhelo lyoondjambi lyooperesenda 6,3 inaayi tseyithila nenge yi kundathane
readOluhepo nalu talelelwe muuthemba womuntu
22-07-2011
OMUWILIKI gwokulipo gwendiki lyokushanga nokukalekapo Uuthemba womuntu po Unam, okwa ti egandjo lyomayakulo okuza kEpangelo oli na okukankamekelwa kuuthemba womuntu.John Nakuta okwa ti omilandu
readOpolisi ya Shana ya kwata po omulumentu
22-07-2011
KOMANDA gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Shana, Komufala gwOpolisi Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa okwa tseyitha mOshigongi naatoolinkundana mOshakati kutya oya kwata po omulumentu ngoka a kala ta kongwa
readBig Brother Amplified: Fab BBA prizes Up For grabs!
22-07-2011
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: Through A Lens Darkly!
22-07-2011
Just when you thought it was safe to order body lifters, memorial plates, urns and coffins, the Big Brother Amplified house has all but risen from the dead.S’true peeps. I’d already looked up Avbob’s
readIn Brief
22-07-2011
New Egypt cabinet sworn in CAIRO – Egypt’s new cabinet was sworn in yesterday as the ruling army council tries to placate protesters demanding faster reforms and a deeper purge of former President
readZim police stop US envoy’s speech
22-07-2011
HARARE – The US ambassador to Zimbabwe says police stopped a youth meeting he was scheduled to address and militants from the president’s party overran the gathering.Ambassador Charles A Ray said
readNew evidence backs circumcision campaign
22-07-2011
ROME – A campaign to encourage African men to get circumcised to prevent infection by HIV gained a powerful boost on Wednesday by three new studies unveiled at the world AIDS forum in Rome.New cases
readTwo children drown
22-07-2011
TWO children, a four-year-old and an 18-month-old toddler, drowned in the North on Wednesday.Peneyambeko Shilamo (4) from Oshitishiwa village in the Okongo constituency drowned in a bucket of tombo
readSan group fights eviction threats
22-07-2011
A group of San people in the western Caprivi claim they are facing eviction threats from the local Police. Members of the Khwe community met with advisors from the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC)
readTirade from suspect after rape verdict
22-07-2011
A YOUNG resident of Okahandja flew into a rage in the Windhoek Regional Court this week when he heard that he had been convicted on a child rape charge.After hearing that he had been found guilty on a
readPresident Pohamba on ‘annual leave’
22-07-2011
DESPITE rumours that President Hifikepunye Pohamba is on sick leave, Prime Minister Nahas Angula and the President’s personal doctor maintain that he is on annual leave. The Prime Minister and
readPortugal finds cocaine in fishing boat from Namibia
22-07-2011
LISBON – Portuguese officials seized nearly 1,7 tonnes of cocaine worth about 80 million euros hidden on a fishing boat and arrested eight Indonesian nationals, police said on Wednesday.The suspects,
readNamibia Dairies workers stage a wildcat strike
22-07-2011
NAMIBIA Dairies employees at the Avis depot in Windhoek went on a wildcat strike yesterday morning, claiming that their employer had failed to implement the provisions of a recognition agreement
readNamibia bush meat trade could save its wildlife
22-07-2011
ABIDJAN – It isn't often conservation groups urge hunting game as a way to save wildlife, but according to one such group, Namibia could conserve its natural bounty more effectively by doing exactly
readWin! WIN! Win! An iPod Shuffle
22-07-2011
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
readKeetmanshoop to hold first SME Expo
22-07-2011
SMEs Compete is to host an exposition aimed at promoting small and medium enterprises at Keetmanshoop on July 29 and 30. The expo is scheduled to take place at the community centre located between the
readHikers missing in Fish River Canyon
22-07-2011
THREE South African hikers have gone missing in the Fish River Canyon at Ai-Ais after they were directed to take a shortcut back when one of them was injured. Ai-Ais Transfrontier Park warden Vinte
readHigh-speed car chase after double murder
22-07-2011
DOUBLE murder suspect Julius Dausab managed to evade the Police in a high-speed car chase before he was arrested over the gunshot deaths of his girlfriend and her mother two years ago, according to
readGroot Aub land dispute at Camp Five rages on
22-07-2011
KHOMAS Rural regional councillor Frederick Arie has summoned opposing groups in the continuing Groot Aub land tussle to the regional head office in Windhoek, but a dispute over a 1 500-hectare camp
readCattle rustling on increase in Omusati
22-07-2011
STOCK theft and illegal export of live animals to Angola from the Omusati Region are rising and the Police have intensified their operations in this regard.Police Commissioner Shinedima Shindinge
readBorrow more, DBN CEO urges
22-07-2011
THE Namibian Development Bank (DBN) chief executive officer, David Nuyoma, has urged entrepreneurs to adopt a culture to borrow more. “The weakness in Namibia is the lack of a strong lending culture
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