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64 Articles found on Friday, 11 March 2011
Stock theft sentences ruled unconstitutional
11-03-2011
THE heavy prison terms that the Stock Theft Act prescribed for people convicted of stealing livestock after the law was changed in 2004 were declared unconstitutional in a judgement of the High Court
readSon in Reho court for mom’s rape, murder
11-03-2011
THE rape and murder case of an elderly Rehoboth woman (76) – allegedly at the hands of her son – took another sordid twist yesterday. George van Wyk (41) claimed abrasions on his genitals – which gave
readSaara ‘spending like there is no tomorrow’
11-03-2011
FOR every dollar of the N$120 billion Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila intends spending over the next three years, only 18 cents will go into physical development for future growth.The
readBA, Civics do battle
11-03-2011
BLACK Africa go into tonight’s match against Civics looking to stretch their lead at the top of the premier league with their rivals aiming to close the gap. Victory for BA would move them seven
readGaddafi forces shell rebels in key oil town
11-03-2011
RAS LANUF – Libyan government forces shelled the key oil town of Ras Lanuf yesterday, advancing from the west under heavy fire as rockets exploded near a mosque and medics evacuated the
readGovt updates financial policy interventions
11-03-2011
THE Namibian Government has put in place various fiscal policy interventions to ensure that it meets the obligations towards the citizens of the country.Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on
readNotable Quotes
11-03-2011
DESPITE numerous efforts of Government to promote economic growth and job creation, unemployment remains high especially among the youth. – Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said while
readSMSes for Friday 11 March 2011
11-03-2011
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIA, our country ... Yet many Namibians do NOT respect our country! They litter everywhere! Where they sit/ stand, they throw papers. When they drive they throw (things) out the
readTunisia’s tourism plunges by up to 80%
11-03-2011
BERLIN – Tunisia expects tourist arrivals to slide this year to 60-80 per cent of last year’s seven million in the wake of January’s revolution, Tourism Minister Mehdi Houas has said.But Houas said
readRights watchdog wary over China, DRC deal
11-03-2011
KINSHASA – Global Witness has criticised as opaque a US$6 billion infrastructure-for-mining deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and China, saying it could not be monitored.The ambiguity of
readChanges needed in euro zone periphery
11-03-2011
LONDON – Debt-stricken euro zone countries need to undergo a painful adjustment process but the future of the single currency bloc is not at risk, European Central Bank policy maker Axel Weber has
readBRIC countries drive growth in world’s billionaires
11-03-2011
NEW YORK – Rising global commodities prices and Asia’s economic boom led to a big increase in the number of billionaires in Russia, China and Brazil in 2011.China nearly doubled its number of
readBuilding bridges at work
11-03-2011
When your good idea meets resistance, you may be tempted to push your agenda harder, convinced you can enlighten your ignorant audience.But, telling everyone you have the perfect answer rarely makes
readSanlam earnings up, looking for deals
11-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African insurer Sanlam reported a 16 per cent rise in full-year profit, helped by a recovery in equity markets and strong underwriting, and said it was looking to spend up to
readStandard Bank intent on Nigeria, Angola growth
11-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Standard Bank is looking to ramp up its business in oil-rich Angola, and has no plans to slow down in fast-growing Nigeria, the head of Africa’s biggest bank said on Wednesday.Jacko
readZim energy minister nabbed
11-03-2011
HARARE – Officials say police have arrested Zimbabwe’s energy minister for unspecified reasons in another blow to the shaky coalition government.Elton Mangoma is a founder of the longtime opposition
readHRW slams Angolan campaign to stop protests
11-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Angola of stifling the opposition and arresting journalists and activists to pre-empt anti-government protests.The New York-based group “expressed
readSA declines comment on Tutu criticism
11-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The presidency on Thursday declined to comment on Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s criticism of President Jacob Zuma and his administration.“You see, he is commenting on
readIvory Coast’s Gbagbo rejects AU’s mediation proposal
11-03-2011
ADDIS ABABA – Ivory Coast’s incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo yesterday rejected a proposal from an African Union panel to solve the country’s months-old leadership crisis, his delegation said.“We
readTwo journalists missing in Libya
11-03-2011
LONDON – A correspondent for British newspaper the Guardian and a Brazilian journalist travelling with him have gone missing in Libya, their papers said yesterday..Guardian correspondent Ghaith
readChina quake kills19, injures 174
11-03-2011
BEIJING – At least 19 people were killed and 174 others injured in an earthquake that struck a remote area of southwest China near the border with Myanmar yesterday, a local official said.The
readDalai Lama to step down as Tibet’s political leader
11-03-2011
DHARAMSALA – The Dalai Lama said yesterday he would step down as Tibet’s political leader, a move seen as transforming the government-in-exile into a more assertive and democratic body in the face of
readDu Toit called up for Welwitschias
11-03-2011
NATIONAL rugby coach Johan Diergaardt has called up Jane du Toit from Cape club Hamiltons to the Welwitschias squad to take on Western Province at Newlands in Cape Town today.According to Diergaardt
readStop making excuses for failure, says Shifeta
11-03-2011
DEPUTY Sport Minister Pohamba Shifeta yesterday told boxing administrators to get their act together and stop making excuses for their failures.Shifeta said the time had come for boxing officials to
readKallis saving runs for big games
11-03-2011
NAGPUR – South Africa’s Hashim Amla yesterday backed team-mate Jacques Kallis to shine at the World Cup despite a poor run for the Proteas’ highest run-scorer in the early stages of the World
readWitvlei hosts National Enduro
11-03-2011
THE second round of the Bank Windhoek Namibian National Enduro Series will take place tomorrow, on the farm Omakwara in the Witvlei district. The National Quad class will provide some excitement with
readStormers, Highlanders test unbeaten run
11-03-2011
WELLINGTON – The unbeaten Western Stormers and Otago Highlanders go head-to-head in the Super 15 on Friday while the Canterbury Crusaders seek to extend their winning comeback from the devastating New
readEnglish FA Cup
11-03-2011
Fixtures Saturday, March 12 Birmingham v Bolton 14h45 Man Utd v Arsenal 19h15 Sunday, 13 March 20h11 Stoke v West Ham 16h00
readSpurs, Schalke progress
11-03-2011
LONDON – Tottenham kept up their impressive debut in the Champions League by ousting AC Milan on Wednesday, while Felix Magath’s future as Schalke coach remains uncertain despite the German side
readNPGA set for golf showcase
11-03-2011
A field of 154 World class professional golfers will next week be competing in what is expected the “greatest golf showcase” for the year in Namibia.The Namibian PGA forms the sixth and last leg of
readUnited plan Arsenal defeat
11-03-2011
LONDON – Two weeks ago Arsenal were dreaming of a quadruple but by tomorrow evening after their FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford they could be reduced to chasing just the
readAakwAmutenya ya ningwa nayi kAanyaanya
11-03-2011
TATE Johannes Amutenya momukunda Eefadoukadona mOshana, otaya ti kutya oya uvithwa nayi kaakalimo yamwe yomomukunda Onyaanya mOshikoto sho ye ya toolitha ko kongombe yawo yomoongombe dhawo ndatu dha
readNABTA a pangula ekwatakwato lyaakadhona
11-03-2011
EHANGANO Lyuumbesa nuutekisa lya Namibia [Nabta] olya pangula nayi onkundana ndjoka tayi ti aahingi yootekisa ohaya kwatakwata aalongwa yakiintu pounivesiti ya Namibia . Omuperesidende gwa Nabta,
readShanghala na Nambala taa ya pulwa mOsoondaha
11-03-2011
AMUSHANGANDJAYI gwOngeleka ya ELCIN omusita, Eliakim Shaanika okwa tseyitha kutya aahogololwambiishofi omundohotola Vaino Shekutamba Nambala nomusita Josephat Shanghala mboka ya hogololelwe
readHolomende okwa dhama pevi natango
11-03-2011
ELONGEKIDHO lyomutengeneko osho omukalo gwoku hogololamo iinakugwanithwa mbyoka yotango ngaashi oku kondjitha okwaana iilonga.Minista Yopevi yiiniwe Calle Schlettwein okwa ti okungongapo omutengeneko
readAatseyi yomahupilo ya kunkwa komutengeneko gwonuumvo
11-03-2011
AATSEYI yomahupilo moshilongo oya ti omutengenekothaneko gwonuumvo ogwe ya kumitha oshoka hasho oyendji ya li ya tegelela gu kale ngaashi gwa tseyithwa kominista yIiniwe, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
readIimaliwa oyindji ta yi ka longithwa
11-03-2011
ELONGITHO lyoshimaliwa oshindji kepangelo omimvo ndatu ta dhiya otali ka londeka pombanda ongunga yopashigwana. Ongunga ndjoka yepangelo oya tegelelwa yi ka indjipale lwaali okuyeleka nomuthika mpoka
readEpangelo lya hala okweeta iilonga
11-03-2011
EPANGELO ota li ka longitha iimaliwa oyindji omimvo ndatu tadhi ya okweetapo oompito dhiilonga. Pamutengenekothaneko gwalyo ngoka gwa tulwa poshitaafula kominista yIiniwe, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila,
readGive A Chance To Job Creation Boost
11-03-2011
WHILE generally economists seem to be ‘shocked’ at what has also been described as an ‘aggressive’ 2011-2012 budget, it is probably also necessary that we give the Finance Minister, Saara
readThinking With And Against Theo-Ben Gurirab: Crafting A Namibian Discussion
11-03-2011
IN his piece, ‘Reflections on African Leadership’ (New Era, 04 March 2011), the Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, provides what is arguably one of the most sound and penetrating
readReflection On The Housing Crisis: But What Crisis?
11-03-2011
RECENTLY there have been calls through SMS messages and letters in our newspapers from people who are urging (or as the Liberians would say, ‘begging’) the Namibian regime to start addressing ‘bread
read104 000 Jobs Grand Plan: Hopefully Not Another Empty Promise
11-03-2011
TWENTY-one years ago many Namibians had the expectation that ‘all wrongs would be righted’ with the anticipation of ‘houses from heaven’ and jobs for all under a new Swapo-led Government.Fast-forward
readPoliyical Perspective
11-03-2011
I MUST admit that Moses Katjiuongua and I weren’t the best of friends back in the day! Quite the contrary. Serving as he did as a member of the then interim government cabinet, put in place by the
readThe Management Of Textbooks
11-03-2011
THE SMSes and reports in the last two weeks about the shortage of textbooks are interesting but they all miss one very important point; how well the textbooks are managed by the school.A few years ago
readThe Succession Debate
11-03-2011
TO have an open debate on the succession issue is not a bad idea at all. Democracies such as the US and Britain engage top leadership hopefuls on their visions, plans and strategies vis-a-vis. the
readStreet Power And Revolutions
11-03-2011
THE letter ‘Discussing Revolutions’ by S. McCarthy (The Namibian, 4 March) unfortunately assumes that what happened in Tunisia and Egypt were revolutions when these were only revolts or uprisings. It
readOn A Responsive Civil Service
11-03-2011
IN your edition, dated 28 February 2011, you reported the opening of The Namibian Institute for Public Administration (NIPAM) by President Hifikepunye Pohamba.He was inter alia quoted as saying: “It
readThe High Cost Of Property In Windhoek
11-03-2011
I SEE in the last few weeks everybody in the property market is criticizing the City of Windhoek for not supplying the market fast enough with erven for development and especially for housing and that
readCellphone Spying Rampant
11-03-2011
I AM not sure if I should be amused by the thinking that the social media played such an important role in the recent uprisings in North Africa. It seems to me that we should also be very aware of the
readThe ‘Joke’ Of Service Provision
11-03-2011
AT this moment in time, exactly a week ago, my ‘magic box’ from Telecom bit the dust. It was duly reported and a reference number given. So far I made a daily enquiry, as to the status of my fault
readSenator In Support Of BIG
11-03-2011
ALREADY back in Brazil, after a very fruitful and educative trip to Namibia, I had the opportunity to read the two articles published by The Namibian last weekend. I am in total agreement with Mr Bob
readRacism, Coloured People And Black Nationalism
11-03-2011
I WAS shocked by the article ‘Manuel slams ANC spokesman on ‘coloureds’ remarks’ (The Namibian, 3 March) for being such a racist article itself! While addressing a racist incident in South Africa, the
readWater levels expected to rise
11-03-2011
WATER levels in the Omusati and Oshana regions are receding slowly, while rising gradually in the Engela area of the Ohangwena Region.Guido van Langenhove, chief hydrologist in the Ministry of
readTourism: the good, the bad
11-03-2011
NAMIBIA scored top marks as a tourist destination in the sub-Saharan region, placing third behind Mauritius as the top-ranking country and South Africa in second place.According to the 2011 Travel and
readSix-year jail terms end record cocaine trial
11-03-2011
TWO Angolan nationals convicted of dealing in a Namibian record quantity of cocaine in late 2007 were sent to prison for a further six years when their trial came to an end in the High Court in
readResettlement criteria reviewed
11-03-2011
A WORKSHOP with regional governors on the criteria for resettlement last month resolved that the requirement of an annual non-agricultural income of less than N$200 000 should be deleted.Governors
readRDP won’t work with Governor
11-03-2011
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) said in a press release yesterday that it would “have nothing to do” with Khomas governor Samuel Nuyoma, “unless and until” he retracts his statement
readOver N$1 billion for textbooks this year
11-03-2011
MORE than N$1 billion will be spent on school textbooks, and about N$305 million will go the construction of 1 197 additional classrooms this year.This was announced yesterday by the Minister of
readOutjo farmer arrested for unbranded cattle
11-03-2011
OUTJO police have arrested a local farmer and businessman following an investigation after the arrest of a truck driver illegally transporting cattle last week.Adriaan Hermanus Louw Steenkamp was
readOshana prepares for flood
11-03-2011
THE Oshana Region’s chief regional officer (CRO) has warned residents to prepare themselves for another flood wave.“Worse is still to come. A flood has been reported at Shanalumono in the main channel
readNam aviation safety improves
11-03-2011
NAMIBIA has been removed from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Audit Result Review Board (ARRB) list. The ARRB tests the strength of a country’s safety and security oversight
readChildren risk their lives going to school
11-03-2011
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy has been reported missing at Omapopo village in the south of the Oshana Region. The boy went missing on Wednesday after he went with other children to look for cattle.Omapopo
readAround 700 people relocated in northern parts of Namibia
11-03-2011
FLOODING due to heavy rains in northern Namibia has so far caused the relocation of around 700 people to safer areas, says the latest report of the Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa
readEtse Veiko
11-03-2011
Not a good week for the mighty SPYL.On Monday that ball of intellectual dynamism, the SPYL secretary of economic affairs, had to dip into his own pocket to pay the legal fees of his comrade Veiccoh
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