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72 Articles found on Friday, 10 June 2011
Orange River could flood
10-06-2011
A WINTER flood wave is heading to the lower Orange River following torrential rains in South Africa this week.Yesterday, Guido van Langenhove, head of the Namibian Hydrological Services, warned that
readUnion members to petition NUNW
10-06-2011
A PETITION from public workers will be handed over to the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) special Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting on Saturday that will decide the fate of Secretary
readJack Frost was here
10-06-2011
The Tsumeb golf course was a spectacle to see yesterday morning, as icicles were hanging from trees and the lawn was covered with ice. The residents of the town streamed to the golf course to witness
readWal-Mart gets go-ahead
10-06-2011
THE High Court’s decision to set aside the conditions that the Namibian Competition Commission attached to its approval of American retail giant Wal-Mart’s planned takeover of South Africa’s Massmart
readSimon confirms Tjombe split
10-06-2011
BOXER Harry ‘Onkugo’ Simon yesterday confirmed his split from manager and promoter Anita Tjombe. Simon, in a media statement, said Tjombe had voluntarily ended their association less than a year after
readPowers plot ‘post-Gaddafi’ future
10-06-2011
ABU DHABI – Major powers met yesterday to map out what the United States calls an inevitable “post-Gaddafi Libya” as Italy promised hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) in aid to answer rebel pleas
readAfrica to launch trade bloc
10-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – African leaders meet on Sunday for talks on forming the continent’s biggest free-trade bloc, aimed at unlocking a multi-billion dollar market and boosting the region’s role in the
readWhat’s Love Got To Do With It?
10-06-2011
THIS week the High Court gave two judgments that would have reminded many Namibians what a progressive and open-minded nation we used to be.The first judgment was the court’s assertion that no
readThe NUNW Is In A State Of Violence Against A Workerist Identity
10-06-2011
EVER since he chose the correct side of history in the GIPF saga and corruption, Evilastus Kaaronda, the Secretary General of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) has been at the centre of an
read‘Letters From America’: Their Role in the Liberation Struggle of Namibia
10-06-2011
IN this modern age of computers, e-mails, cellphones, internet, faxes, etc. it’s easy for people to forget the role that a simple ‘letter’ used to play as a means of communication in those early days
readSPYL Need To Start Own Succession Debate
10-06-2011
RECENTLY the Swapo Party Youth League announced that it had put a lid on the Swapo presidential succession debate. It was not necessarily a good thing but it has created the time and space to debate
readPolitical Perspective
10-06-2011
RECENT and not-so-recent events have prompted me to once again question whether, as a nation, we are not becoming morally bankrupt. I use this term – being deficient in or devoid of morality and
readWhile You Weren’t Watching
10-06-2011
IF you are easily flustered please don’t read this. What’s the worse insult you’ve ever had to endure?After the rather ludicrous furore this week you’d think it’s being called motherf^@#&r by some
readDouble-Barrelled Surnames
10-06-2011
CAN the Ministry of Home Affairs (or this newspaper) outline the requirements and procedures for legally acquiring a double-barrelled surname through marriage?The officials at the Ministry seem not to
readThe Land Reform Myth
10-06-2011
LET us confront the land myth that Zanu-PF almost copyrighted: Exclusively pastoralist and agricultural societies were survival societies but could not produce the widespread wealth that
readReligion And Rights
10-06-2011
THIS is to respond to a question posed to Christian nations by Dr Armas A.D to The Namibian 27 May 2011. “Since Christian countries have build military bases in many Muslim countries, will Christian
readEmploy All Graduates Now
10-06-2011
THE Namibian Government has completely failed to address the issue of unemployment for the past 21 years of independence, with a shocking percentage of 52 percent unemployment rate. This percentage
readFree The Mind, Free The Land
10-06-2011
I was once again impressed with the edition of The Namibian of 3 June. That edition showed that the vibrant democratic debates in Namibia take place in the Readers’ Letters pages of the people’s
readA Closed Museum?
10-06-2011
As an earnestly committed Namibian I thought to spend Africa Day learning something new about my country. My wife and I therefore drove to Okahandja to visit the Military Museum which we hoped would
readIt’s Time To Change Time
10-06-2011
WHILE the minister of education is deciding over the new school calendar, now is the time to change the school attendance times.One of the reasons for changing the clocks in winter was to enable
readPlease, Talk To The Man In The Street
10-06-2011
I REALLY enjoy the opinion pages in the weekend edition of The Namibian. They are actually my main motivation to buy the paper. But I have a problem with [Alfredo Tjiurimo] Hengari. While I mostly
readWe Need A ‘Sports Revolution’
10-06-2011
UNTIL when will Namibian sport codes be mere place-holders at games? One has to ask, is it the sportsmen and women who are weak or is Namibia just not a sporting nation? Having done some research on
readEnough Is Enough
10-06-2011
PLEASE allow me space in your esteemed newspaper to air my views on the evil of domestic violence in Namibia.On Sunday the 5th of June 2011 I was brutally assaulted at my home by my then boyfriend. He
readSMSes For Friday 10 June 2011
10-06-2011
SMS Of The Day *CAN somebody please help our people in the South with blankets? They are dying of cold. Please! Food for Thought *REPORT by Werner Menges: “People married to Namibian citizens do not
readNotable Quotes
10-06-2011
THESE are cold-related deaths, but an autopsy would be carried out to determine the real cause of the deaths.– Police Commissioner Josephat Abel said this week about the three cold-related
readTreat tasks as three steps
10-06-2011
ADOPTING the three-step approach of prep-do-review can be a way of moving seamlessly through tasks that otherwise would crowd your days, says Harvard Business Review.Most managers complain of not
readInnovative Katutours is Katubrilliant
10-06-2011
AN innovative business initiative offering tourists the opportunity to learn the history of Katutura and its people on bicycles received start-up capital from the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN)
readSA govt replaces Eskom chairman
10-06-2011
CAPE TOWN – South Africa has named Zola Tsotsi as new chairman of power utility Eskom, as the government seeks to reshuffle the leadership of its troubled state-owned enterprises, a cabinet statement
readAsian cognac boosts Remy
10-06-2011
PARIS – French spirits group Remy Cointreau handed investors a special dividend yesterday after strong demand for cognac in Asia lifted full year profits, and it said prospects for this year looked
readLagarde pleased with China visit
10-06-2011
BEIJING – French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, a leading candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said yesterday that she was “very satisfied” with her meetings with top Chinese
readUS opens talks on boosting African trade
10-06-2011
LUSAKA – The United States opened annual trade talks with African nations in Zambia’s capital Lusaka yesterday, looking at ways to diversify the continent’s exports under an 11-year-old preferential
readWealthy people in need of financial self control
10-06-2011
THE middle class are not the only ones who want or need more financial discipline. Top earners also wish they had greater self control, and the wealthier they are the greater the wish for
readOpec fails to agree on output increase
10-06-2011
NEW YORK – Oil prices jumped on Wednesday after Opec failed to reach a deal to increase output, raising fears of supply shortages later this year that could fuel a further price rally.The Organisation
readUganda to cut public spending
10-06-2011
KAMPALA - Uganda’s finance minister in a speech on Wednesday pledged to halt spending on government vehicles and cut down on civil servants’ expenses after criticism of perceived lavish government
readTanzania mulls ‘super tax’ on minerals
10-06-2011
DODOMA - Tanzania, one of Africa’s top gold producers, is considering a “super profit” tax on earnings from minerals as one of the ways to fund its five-year development plan, according to documents
readOpec fails to agree on output increase
10-06-2011
NEW YORK – Oil prices jumped on Wednesday after Opec failed to reach a deal to increase output, raising fears of supply shortages later this year that could fuel a further price rally.The Organisation
readSyrians flee to Turkey to evade crackdown
10-06-2011
AMMAN – More than 1 500 Syrians have fled to Turkey to escape a feared army crackdown, officials said yesterday, in another sign that President Bashar al-Assad’s struggle with protesters is
readNamibia ota ka shaina
10-06-2011
EPANGELO lya Namibia ota li ka shaina mbala Euvathano Lya Benguela niilongo Angola na South Africa.Euvathano ndika olya tegelelwa li ka shainwe moshilando sha Benguela moAngola oku ya mu Septemba.
readOmunafaalama ena uuvu wa Rift Valley
10-06-2011
OTAKU hokololwa kutya aaNamibia yaali oye na uuvu mboka hawu ithanwa Rift Valley fever. Omundohotola, Charles Grevelink pokalando Aranos muumbugantu woshilongo okwa koleke kutya omakonakono gombinzi
readKuku Albertina Shipanga Epafras a mana oondjenda
10-06-2011
OMUKULUPE Albertina Shipanga Epafras momukunda nomegongalo Ontananga mOshikoto okwa mana oondjenda mepipi lyoomvula 89 moshipangelo sha Nandjokwe etiyali oshiwike shika.Pahapu dhomutekulu gumwe,
readMajiedt oya kala monkalamwenyo yuuyamba
10-06-2011
OMUFEKELWA moshipotha shuulingilingi, Esmerelda Majiedt pamwe nomulume, Donkie Majiedt oya longitha iimaliwa mokulanda omaliko noshowo iiyenditho yondilo nuupakapaka. Aaihokani mbaka oye na egumbo
readAyambidhdi ya Kaaronda ta ya iyunganeke egameno lye
10-06-2011
EHILATHANO pokati kaawiliki yoNdundahangano yaaniilonga ya Namibia namushangandjayi gwehangano ndyoka Evilastus Kaaronda otashi vulika li, ete etopoko mondundahangano ndjoka. Uutile mbuka owa popiwa
readNamwater a gandja omiti dhokwoopaleka omeya
10-06-2011
OSHIKONDO shokugandja omeya gayela koshigwana moNamibia sha tseyika nedhina NamWater, omasiku ga zi ko osha gandja uushako 400 wu na opela dhokuyeleka omeya dhi li pomayovi ethele limwe noshowo
readAapolisi aape ya piti omadhewo gawo pOndangwa
10-06-2011
Etanga lyOpolisi ya Namibia olya mono ishewe Aapolisi aape sho mEtitano lyOshiwike sha zi ko Aalongwapolisi ye li 969 mboka ya kala taya mono omadheulo gawo goomwedhi hamano mOkapale ka Ndangwa popepi
readOtjomuise momilema
10-06-2011
OSHITOPOLWA shOtjomuise moVenduka osha li momilema uusiku wEtiyali omolwa ondhima yolusheno inaa yi tegelelwa. Ondhima ndjoka oya ningilwe okuza otundi 18h00 nopotundi 21h00 kongulohi. Omupopiliko gwa
readRDP a popi kombinga ye tilitho lya Kaaronda
10-06-2011
ONGUNDU yo RDP oya ti omapopyo kutya otapa ningilwa amushanga Ndjayi gwondundahangano yaaniilonga yaNamibia omatilitho geso ota shi ulike onkalo yopolitika ya fa ndjoka yuukoloni.Amushanga guuyelele
readYatau ya si kuutala muumbugantu
10-06-2011
OMASO gatatu ga etwa kombepo ontalala oga kundanwa muumbugantu woshilongo metitatu. Aakalimo yomo Kaiti oya tseyithwa ya adhika ya sa moshilando shoka konima yombepo ontalala unene moshitopolwa
readBoxing bonanza! WIN N$500 in cash!!
10-06-2011
N$500 in cash is up for grabs ahead of the June 11 boxing bonanza at the Windhoek Country Club.Betuel ‘Tyson’ Uushona and Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda will be the main attraction. Tyson will be fighting
readAmbunda in fifth title defense
10-06-2011
PAULUS “The Rock” Ambunda will defend his WBO Africa bantamweight title for the fifth time tomorrow at the Windhoek Country Club.Ambunda will step into the ring against Tanzanian Emilio Norfat who has
readI don’t give up: ‘Pac’ Paulus
10-06-2011
DISABLED athlete Frans Panduleni Paulus, aka Pac, dreams of being a world champion in the near future, and says he will do just about anything to achieve his goal. But before all that goes down, he
readMan arrested for attempted match-fixing in South Africa
10-06-2011
CAPE TOWN – South African police say a man has been charged with corruption after he was arrested in a sting operation for trying to bribe match officials to fix a football game in a lucrative
readJean Todt forgives Lewis Hamilton after personal letter
10-06-2011
LONDON – Lewis Hamilton wrote a personal letter to the head of Formula One’s governing body to escape a possible race ban for his Monaco Grand Prix outburst against stewards and rivals.The Times
readWanderers looking for an upset
10-06-2011
DEFENDING champions, Wanderers will attempt to end their losing streak when they host current log leaders Reho Falcon tomorrow in Pionierspark.Wanderers are currently at the bottom of the log with
readWorld Cup adds twist to Nations Cup
10-06-2011
THE sixth edition of the IRB Nations Cup kicks off at the National Stadium “Arcul de Triumf” in Bucharest today with the encounter between 2010 champions Namibia and hosts Romania – a repeat of the
readRugby Fixtures
10-06-2011
Friday, June 10 IRB Nations Cup Romania v Namibia 17h00 Georgia v SA Kings 19h00 Argentina Jaguars v Portugal 21h00 Super 15 Chiefs v
readBig derbies to shape Super 15 playoffs
10-06-2011
SYDNEY – Canterbury Crusaders and Auckland Blues battle it out for top spot in New Zealand, while defending champions Northern Bulls must beat the Western Stormers to stay in Super 15’s top six this
readBig Brother Amplified: It’s time to vote for a favourite!
10-06-2011
IT’S time to vote again. Seven housemates are up for eviction: Ghana’s Confidence, Zeus from Botswana, Ethiopia’s Hanni, Millicent from Kenya, Vina from Nigeria, Zim’s Vimbai and Weza from
read`Big Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment
10-06-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen: * A shoutout to all ma Bernadina fans … luv u all. – from eddyELIA * I’m
readBig Brother Amplified: The Big Burn!
10-06-2011
Life’s a bust, and then there’s Karen! Or Bernadina for that matter!!Big Brother Amplified’s Tails house is busting … eeeeeeeuw, should be bursting … at the seams. Seems bust is a must if you’re
readIn Brief
10-06-2011
‘19 killed’ in Nigeria head-on collision LAGOS – Nineteen people were killed and nine others injured when a truck slammed into a bus in southwestern Nigeria, police said yesterday.SA ‘likely to
readAfrica demands more help at AIDS summit
10-06-2011
UNITED NATIONS – African leaders on Wednesday called for greater resources to battle the AIDS pandemic at a summit where UN leader Ban Ki-moon set a target of ending new infections by the end of the
readUsakos’ water debt spirals to N$1,5m
10-06-2011
AN INEFFECTIVE revenue collection system and illegal water connections are the reasons identified by Usakos Deputy Mayor Davey van Wyk for the N$1 million debt which the Usakos Municipality owes to
readTransNamib’s GM might hear fate today
10-06-2011
TRANSNAMIB’s suspended general manager: human resources, Albertus !Naruseb, might hear the outcome of his internal disciplinary hearing today.!Naruseb was summoned onto the parastatal’s red carpet
readTokoloshe-battling priest loses appeal
10-06-2011
AN attempt to appeal against a High Court judgement that confirmed his excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church over witchcraft allegations has ended in failure for former tokoloshe-battling
readJuvenile robbers rampant
10-06-2011
KEETMANSHOOP – State Prosecutor Anna Adriaanse is warning elderly people and tourists to be on the lookout for groups of boys suspected of robbing people in this town.She told Nampa that since last
readTracking the Save the Rhino Trust
10-06-2011
MOST people fly in to the Desert Rhino Camp, and no wonder. The drive from Palmwag follows the line of the veterinary fence across rugged countryside that tests even a Land Rover’s suspension. A
readOranjemund a step closer to town status
10-06-2011
CABINET has proclaimed an access road to Oranjemund to pave the way for plans to proclaim the mining town, which is privately owned by Namdeb diamond-mining company. This was revealed by local
readNangof wants DCP audit out
10-06-2011
THE Nangof Trust Economic and Social Justice Sector urged President Hifikepunye Pohamba to release the audited financial statements of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) Development
readMajiedt’s N$71m bail hearing postponed
10-06-2011
ESMERELDA Majiedt (46), who faces corruption charges involving N$71 million, may only hear the outcome of her bail application next week.Her bail application hearing was scheduled to continue
readDamaras split over ‘People’s House’ hand over at Okombahe
10-06-2011
WHAT was supposed to be an act of unity and solidarity yesterday with the handing over of the ‘Damara People’s House’ in Okombahe by the Namibian Government to the !Oë ≠Gân Traditional
readCourt decision on e-challenge expected today
10-06-2011
ACTING HIGH Court Judge Esi Shimming-Chase reserved judgement in the urgent application for an interim relief sought by AFS Group Namibia in the Government e-fuel tender award, and is expected to give
readCold worries livestock farmers
10-06-2011
LIVESTOCK farmers in the Aus area of the Karas Region are worried that the cold weather experienced in the area since Monday might kill their animals.Aus is situated some 200 kilometres south-west of
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