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55 Articles found on Monday, 6 June 2011
Telecom restructuring in shambles – workers
06-06-2011
THE Telecom Namibia branch of the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) has demanded that the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joel Kaapanda, intervene in the restructuring of
readKatiti justifies his golden handshake
06-06-2011
THE N$2,78 million golden handshake that former Walvis Bay Municipality Chief Executive Officer Augustinus Katiti received when he resigned from his job in March 2007 was justified and deserved
readLady May goes gaga
06-06-2011
LADY May stole the show at the Namibia Music Awards (Namas) with a middle finger and a controversial goodnight on Saturday.Known for her seductive dance moves and revealing outfits, Lady May went a
readBrave Warriors lose their shine, Isaacs still defiant
06-06-2011
A poor Brave Warriors were hammered 4-1 by Burkina Faso in their own backyard on Saturday, however coach Brian Isaacs remained unfazed and insists his side is more than capable of competing at that
readFuel prices remain unchanged for June
06-06-2011
THE Minister of Mines and Energy, Isak Katali, has announced that fuel prices will remain unchanged during this month. As a result pump prices at Walvis Bay will stay at N$8,92 for leaded-replacement
readGerman probe fixes on restaurant’s food chain
06-06-2011
HAMBURG – Investigators searching for the origin of a killer bacteria were attempting to track supplies made to a north German restaurant where 17 guests fell ill, the press reported here
readSMSes For Monday 6 June 2011
06-06-2011
SMS Of The Day *PEOPLE tend to blame the coach, but that’s not the case. We have to look at the NPL. I believe we have to introduce more academic schools for football that consist of basic skills,
readSaints, Sinners And Lady May!
06-06-2011
GOOD morning y’all, saints and sinners! Sounds a bit tame, but there’s no way I can top Lady May’s Nama Awards’ goodnight on Saturday!! Eish, has there ever been such an outcry over two words? Or as
readNotable Quotes
06-06-2011
MR HANGO as a person is not prone to make provocative and irresponsible statements. – Gordon Elliot, the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) chairperson of the board of trustees said last
readWal-Mart pushes plan to keep retailer growing
06-06-2011
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Expanding globally and marketing to the “next generation customer” are Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s long-term goals, its CEO told shareholders Friday, but the company also needs to
readLibyan rebels broke despite pile of gold
06-06-2011
BENGHAZI, Libya – Abdalgader Albagrmi’s office sits above a vault piled high with gold. It’s the dwindling pile of cash next to the bullion, however, that keeps the Libyan rebels’ deputy Central Bank
readSpare us the reorg misery
06-06-2011
There are ways to make your unit’s reorganization successful without the layer of bewildering complexity and motivation-draining dysfunction, says Harvard Business Review.In response to less than
readIt’s all systems go for fair
06-06-2011
ONDANGWA – Ondangwa mayor Leonard Negonga says cities and towns around the world are striving to become economically sustainable through the enhancement and promotion of economic growth and
readOwners tackle Otjozondu dispute
06-06-2011
THE new Australian owners of Otjozondu Mining (Pty) Ltd, Shaw River Resources, met with the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) and employees of the Otjozondu mine on Saturday to discuss recent
readNew Malawi tax measures bound to hurt investment
06-06-2011
LILONGWE – Malawi’s new tax measures announced this week are likely to impact foreign direct investment in the southern African nation, the Malawi Confederation of Chambers and Commerce (MCCCI) said
readEgypt to close $3bln IMF standby accord
06-06-2011
CAIRO – Finance Minister Samir Radwan said yesterday Egypt was on the verge of concluding a US$3 billion standby financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but was still working
readLagarde leads race for IMF chief
06-06-2011
TOKYO – French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde will likely become the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with backing of the United States and Japan, the Nikkei financial daily
readJapan PM will quit in August
06-06-2011
TOKYO – Japan’s embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan will be ready to step down in August, his coalition partner said yesterday.Last week Kan survived an opposition no-confidence motion that some
readCheers, gunfights in Yemen as Saleh goes to Saudi
06-06-2011
SANAA/RIYADH – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an attack on his palace, has flown to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, potentially offering a face-saving end to his three decade
readOmusindalandu gwoondohotola okupanga
06-06-2011
OMUSINDALANDU nkene oondohotola ye na oku panga aavu moNamibia ogwa gandjwa koondohotola noshowo kaapangi yoshilongo metitatu oshiwike sha piti. Omushangwa nguka gwomapandja omathele ga 891 otagu ka
readEyalulo lyopashigwana moNamibia muAuguste
06-06-2011
EYALULO lyoshigwana noshowo omagumbo moNamibia ota li ka ningwa oku za momasiku 28 ga Auguste sigo omasiku 10 ga September nuumvo. Eyalulo ndika etitatu, okuza tuu nkene oshiongo sha mangulukile
readNORED noshikonga shegameno
06-06-2011
EHANGANO Lyokwaandjaganeka olusheno mUumbangalantu[NORED] olya tameke oshikonga shoku longa aantu yiigamene kombinga yolusheno.Oshikonga shika otashi longo aakwashigwana nkene ta ya igamene kiiponga
readOmageelo muufuthi wiimuna
06-06-2011
AAPOGOLI muufuthi wiimuna moNamibia ota ya tsikile oku pewa omageelo omadhigu gondholongo ngaashi sha uthwa kOveta yuufuthi wiimuna,konima sho Omutamaneki Ndjayi a kondjitha etokolo lyOhofa
readNabta ita idhidhimikile ootaxi ta dhi yaka
06-06-2011
OSHITAYI shehangano lyOombesa nootekisa lyaNamibia kuumbangalantu woshilongo olya tameke oshikonga shoku kondjitha ootekisa ndhoka tadhi longo dhaana epitikilo lyomondjila oku longa.Nabta okwa tameke
readElliot a gamene euvathano lya Safland
06-06-2011
OMUNASHIPUNDI shewilikongundu lya GIPF, Gordon Elliot okwa ti etokolo okugandja iimaliwa yoodola oomiliona 450 kehangano lyedhina Safland okuza moshiketha shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yepangelo , oli li
readOkommissi yOmathigathano ta yi kondjitha etokolo lyOhofa
06-06-2011
OKOMMISSI yOmathigathanopo ya Namibia[NCC] oya ningi eindilo opo etokolo lyOhofa yOpombanda ndyoka lya ti iipumbiwa ya li ya pulwa yi gwanithwepo ku Wal-Mart Stores omanga inaa hengumukila mumwe
readMajiedt ta kiindila a pewe iifutilemo
06-06-2011
OMUFEKELWA muulingilingi woodola dhoomiliona odhindji, Esmerelda Martina Majiedt ota ka kambadhala, okwiitaalitha Ohofa opo yi mu pe ompito iifutilemo mondholongo yopolisi oshiwike shika.Eindilo lye
readNadal wins French Open
06-06-2011
PARIS – Rafael Nadal won a 10th Grand Slam crown and equalled Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles when he defeated Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 5-7, 6-1 yesterday in the rivals’ latest epic
readOmaruru dressage on the horizon
06-06-2011
FIRST National Bank will be the main sponsor of the popular annual Reiterverein Omaruru tournament which will be held between July 1 to 3.A total of 80 horses and their riders have already entered for
readSchurz shines at senior table tennis championships
06-06-2011
Reinolt Schurz of the SKW Table Tennis Club took both the singles and doubles honours at the annual Namibian Senior Table Tennis Championships, which took place at the SKW on May 26.The previously
readChina anoints French Open champion Li as a legend
06-06-2011
BEIJING - Chinese state media proclaimed Li Na’s victory in the French Open on Saturday as the stuff of legends and miracles, elevating Asia’s first grand slam singles winner to near mythic status in
readBoxing bonanza! WIN N$500 in cash!!
06-06-2011
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
readToromba is Black Africa’s Player of the Season
06-06-2011
BLACK Africa captain, Hartman Toromba was the biggest winner at the club’s awards ceremony held at the Parliament Restaurant in Windhoek on Saturday night.Toromba, who was influential in the club
readBotha claims Simba’s scalp
06-06-2011
FORMER world champion Francois Botha floored South African heavyweight prospect Flo Simba in the sixth round in a non-title clash at Emperors Palace yesterday.The win over a much younger and fitter
readNew Brazil ready for World Cup: Menezes
06-06-2011
GOIANIA – Brazil coach Mano Menezes defended his tactics and did not appear to be too concerned after his team was jeered off the field following a 0-0 draw at home against the Netherlands.Since
readFootball Results
06-06-2011
Selected Internationals Saturday, June 4 Portugal 1 - 0 Norway FYR Macedonia 0 - 2 Rep of Ireland Iceland 0 - 2 Denmark Greece 3 - 1 Malta Montenegro 1 - 1 Bulgaria Slovakia 1 - 0 Andorra Latvia 1 -
readKissinger ponders Fifa corruption role
06-06-2011
LONDON – Henry Kissinger is mulling over an offer from Fifa president Sepp Blatter to help clean up world football’s governing body but said he needed more details before committing himself.A lifelong
readProteas’ Smith apologises to fans
06-06-2011
MORE than two months after South Africa was knocked out of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, Proteas captain Graeme Smith apologised on Sunday in Sandton, Johannesburg, for not explaining to fans earlier
readStormers climb as Reds, Blues falter in Super 15
06-06-2011
SYDNEY – Leading teams Queensland Reds and Auckland Blues were upset as a three-pronged South African challenge intensified this weekend for the season’s Super 15 rugby title.The Reds lost their
readBig Brother Amplified: There’s A Missionary In The House …
06-06-2011
YO! What a weekend. I mean I was just minding my p’s and q’s on Saturday night only to have it interrupted by the news that Lady May had let her m’s and f’s out of the kraal!As if that wasn’t enough,
readIn Brief
06-06-2011
Sudan rejects UN call for Abyei pullout KHARTOUM – Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ali Ahmad Karti has rejected a request by the UN Security Council to withdraw its troops from Abyei, the first response to
readNato pounds Libya as rebels meet British minister
06-06-2011
BENGHAZI – Nato pounded Tripoli yesterday hours after Britain’s top diplomat met rebel chiefs in Libya and Russia voiced concerns the alliance’s military operation is sliding towards a land
readSA mourns anti-apartheid icon ‘Ma’ Sisulu
06-06-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Anti-apartheid activist Albertina Sisulu, one of the last contemporaries of Nelson Mandela, was hailed on Friday as a colossus of the struggle and a mother to South Africa, after her
readWorkers rally behind NUNW’s Kaaronda
06-06-2011
A petition signed by 504 public servants and members of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is calling on the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) and its affiliates to stop the
readTwo police die in crash
06-06-2011
TWO police officers died and several were injured in an alleged drunken driving accident in the early morning hours of Saturday.A man whose identity can only be revealed after his court appearance
readTourists under fire at Otjiwarongo campsite
06-06-2011
AN armed attack on two tourists at an Otjiwarongo campsite has raised fears that crime in the town is spiralling out of control.Vincent Bosch and Karin Vogelaar, a couple from the Netherlands whose
readSix die in accident near Ondangwa
06-06-2011
SIX people, including the driver, died instantly when a taxi they were travelling in was hit by a truck on the main road between Ondangwa and Oshikango on Saturday evening.According to Oshana Police
readShixwameni slams Govt, sets sight on 2014 election
06-06-2011
CALLING for an end to corruption and equitable distribution of wealth, All People’s Party (APP) president Ignatius Shixwameni, has set his sights and those of his party on winning the 2014 National
readOtjiwarongo residents demand better security
06-06-2011
SERIOUS concern about escalating crime in Otjiwarongo has mobilised the community to take matters into their own hands.Neville Neveling, who organised an emergency meeting at the town last week, says
readSADC wants ‘all-inclusive’ Malagasy indaba
06-06-2011
THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) secretariat said it will meet with 11 political players, including ousted former President Marc Ravalomanana, in Madagascar to find a lasting solution
readPolice close shebeens on public holiday
06-06-2011
MORE than 20 shebeens in Keetmanshoop were closed by the Namibian Police on Thursday after it was found that they were operating on Ascension Day, a public holiday.Asked for comment on the matter,
readPlastic Packaging employees set for a strike
06-06-2011
OPERATIONS at Plastic Packaging may grind to a halt as approximately 207 employees of the plastics manufacturer prepare to strike over a failed wage dispute.The dispute, primarily over wages and
readKeetmanshoop rescinds 70 eviction notices
06-06-2011
ABOUT 70 shack dwellers squatting illegally on municipal plots at Keetmanshoop’s Ileni settlement will stay put after council rescinded an eviction notice issued during mid-May. Council had given the
readDeputy Minister’s driver crash into tree
06-06-2011
MINES and Energy Deputy Minister’s driver, Gono Boois was charged with negligent driving and defeating the ends of justice after crashing into a tree during the early hours of Friday.Boois allegedly
readAppeal launched on tourist murder
06-06-2011
THE fate of the two men convicted of murdering German tourist Johannes Fellinger in an armed robbery west of Windhoek in July 2007 is back in the hands of the judge who sentenced them to 46 years’
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