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60 Articles found on Wednesday, 30 March 2011
BIG RESCUE
30-03-2011
Members of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) place bags of sand on the destroyed portion to rescue the situation.Photos: Nampa
readHake industry shuts down – thousands without work
30-03-2011
UP to 10 000 workers in Namibia’s hake industry will be without work until the end of April due to Government’s refusal to give the industry additional quotas.Some of the companies, like Etale
readFlood emergency declared
30-03-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has for the third consecutive year declared an emergency situation in Government’s attempt to deal with unprecedented rains and flooding in the northern and, to a lesser
readFalcons respect us: Shipanga
30-03-2011
BRAVE Gladiators coach Jacqui Shipanga believes Nigeria’s Super Falcons respect her team, as they plan to field their best players in their first-leg All Africa Games qualifier on Sunday.The Super
readWorld powers meet in UK to plot Libya endgame
30-03-2011
LONDON – Top diplomats met in London yesterday to plot out an endgame for Muammar Gaddafi’s tottering regime and to strike a deal with the Libyan opposition over plans for the country’s future.UN
readMake way for Epangelo, Katali says
30-03-2011
THE mining industry must be realistic, open and allow state-owned Epangelo Mining Company to penetrate the mining sector without facing unreasonable share capital payments, Mines and Energy Minister
readChasing the dots ...
30-03-2011
Odious Obsequiosity! WHINGING time! Saturday I like to go to my Maerua Pasta Palazzo and enjoy cannelloni and a legal limit glass and a half of sweet wine. Usually I eat half and doggy-bag the rest.
readNotable Quotes
30-03-2011
SOME Namibians are dying because there are some doctors who cannot take care of simple cases. – Minister of Health Richard Kamwi admitted that some doctors working for the Ministry of Health are
readSMSes for Wednesday 30 March 2011
30-03-2011
SMS Of The Day *TJIPEKAPORA Herunga, you did it! Beat world champion, Castor Semenya. I knew it, well done. You surely made all Namibians very, very proud. Food for Thought *THE answer to Minister
readSA’s new consumer safety net
30-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – If you buy a kettle next month and it breaks after six months, you will have the right to demand your money back.This is just one the new regulations contained in the new Consumer
readBP might face manslaughter charges
30-03-2011
LONDON – Shares in oil giant BP fell over 1,5 per cent yesterday after an analyst downgrade and a media report that the company’s managers may face manslaughter charges following the Gulf of Mexico
readBenguela deadline set for Dec 2012
30-03-2011
NAMIBIA, South Africa and Angola are hoping to ratify a convention between them next year to protect the Benguela Current environment and ecosystems, Benguela Current Commission executive secretary
readSacu: It’s about the money, not development
30-03-2011
A NEW revenue sharing formula in the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) could boost development but has met with resistance from the governments of poorer states in the sub-region that are
readDisasters cost estimated US$218 bln last year
30-03-2011
GENEVA – The economic cost of natural and man-made disasters jumped threefold to US$218 billion in 2010 from US$68 billion the previous year, with earthquakes the main cause of death and destruction,
readFrance’s BNP Paribas interested in Namibia
30-03-2011
CAPE TOWN – French bank BNP Paribas will soon open an office in Nigeria, boost its South African investment banking presence and look into opportunities in other African countries, including Namibia.A
readAdvantages aplenty in south-south and triangular cooperation
30-03-2011
DESPITE having limited experience with triangular cooperation, there are numerous advantages and benefits to be gained from such cooperation for the southern African sub-region, says a United Nations
readBusiness confidence slow to recover
30-03-2011
The IJG Business Climate Index rebounded by one basis point in February on the back of a slightly improved investment climate. According to the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), compilers of
readHolding onto your good people
30-03-2011
Burnout and work/life imbalance are common obstacles to retaining top employees, but Harvard Business Review says there are a few ways for leaders to at least try to hold onto their talent.Few leaders
readIn Brief
30-03-2011
Syrian Cabinet resigns amid unrest DAMASCUS – Syrian state-run television says the Cabinet has resigned as the country sees the worst unrest in decades. President Bashar Assad accepted the Cabinet’s
readEpilepsy killed celebrity polar bear Knut
30-03-2011
FRANKFURT – Knut, the celebrity orphan polar bear who drew thousands of visitors to Berlin zoo, died after an epileptic fit, according to neurologists quoted by Focus magazine.A CAT scan had revealed
readJapan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant
30-03-2011
TOKYO – Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm yesterday over Japan’s battle to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as pressure mounted on the prime
readIn Brief
30-03-2011
Pirates hijack oil tanker NAIROBI – Pirates in two skiffs fired rocket-propelled grenades and guns at an oil tanker off East Africa before boarding the vessel and hijacking it, naval officials
readANC dodges questions about Malema
30-03-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The ruling ANC yesterday questioned why it should take disciplinary action against youth leader Julius Malema, based on “rumours”.“Why would we be taking disciplinary action on the
readStop your barbaric offensive: Gaddafi
30-03-2011
TRIPOLI – Colonel Muammar Gaddafi urged world powers meeting in London yesterday to end their “barbaric” offensive against his oil-rich country, as rebels in the east set their sights on the key city
readVote ban angers Saudi women
30-03-2011
DUBAI – Activists for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia said its decision on Monday to keep a voting ban in place was “outrageous” at a time that Arab governments are taking steps to avert pro-democracy
readPhotos of US soldiers ‘disturbing’
30-03-2011
WASHINGTON – The US Army on Monday apologised for any distress caused by recently published photos of American soldiers posing with dead Afghans, calling their content “disturbing” and “in striking
readMass protests support Syria’s hard-line regime
30-03-2011
DAMASCUS – Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Syria’s hard-line regime poured into the streets of the capital Damascus and at least four other major cities yesterday, waving pictures of the
readIndia-Pakistan match boosts diplomacy
30-03-2011
NEW DELHI – The decades-old rivalry between India and Pakistan moves back onto the cricket pitch Wednesday in a match that brings the Pakistani prime minister to India on a rare visit that may even
readPonting steps down as Australia captain
30-03-2011
SYDNEY – Ricky Ponting stood down Tuesday as Australia cricket captain, ending a nine-year career that made him one of the country’s most successful skippers, but was marred recently by humiliating
readBoxing championship at Walvis Bay today
30-03-2011
THE harbour town of Walvis Bay will be treated to boxing action when the Telecom Namibia Elite Senior Boxing Championships takes place at the Kuisebmond Football Stadium from today until Friday.The
readKhomas netball selects u/20 team
30-03-2011
THE Khomas regional netball under-20 squad was announced on Monday.The selected 12 players will take part in the national trials to be held this weekend. The team selected will take part in the Cosana
readMurray confirms coaching shake-up
30-03-2011
LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has parted company with coaching consultant Alex Corretja as he seeks to halt a form slump stretching back to January, it was confirmed yesterday.World number
readPetkovic upsets Wozniacki
30-03-2011
MIAMI - World number one Caroline Wozniacki suffered a surprise fourth-round defeat by Germany’s Andrea Petkovic in the Sony Ericsson Open on Monday, falling victim to a smart strategy from her
readMore referee assaults in SSFD
30-03-2011
THE Southern Stream First Division is earning a reputation as the stomping ground of match officials. Following three earlier incidences of physical and verbal abuse hurled at the man in the middle,
readSlabbert impressed by Herunga’s performance
30-03-2011
ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) secretary general Frank Slabbert is “extremely happy” with the performance of runner Tjipekapora Herunga at the Yellow Pages’ Inter-Provincial Series 1 on Saturday.The Namibian
readYa yelwa moNDF
30-03-2011
OMUKULUNTU gwetanga lyegameno okwa tseyitha omayelo mokati kaanambelewa aakuluntu metanga lyaakwiita. Leitenanda Ndjayi, Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah okwa tseyitha kutya Mayora Ndjayi Charles Shalumbu okwa
readAafrica oya taambako ekoko lyomahupilo lya China
30-03-2011
OMPITO yomahupilo ga China ga koke nokuninga oshilongo shoka oshinankondo miimaliwa oshinima sha taambiwako nawa miilongo ayihe menenevi Africa, okuyeleka nombepo yiilongo yilwe oku taambako ekoko
readOshiwiha sha Agra otashi longo nawa
30-03-2011
IILONGITHO yopashinanena mbyoka ehangano lyuunamapya lya Agra ta li longitha oku hwepopeka omayakulo kaanafaalama oya ulike ongushu yayo momalanditho giimuna ngoka ga li ga ningwa omathimbo ga piti
readMubarak nooyandjawo mondholongo
30-03-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE nale gwa Egipiti, Hosni Mubarak pamwe nefamilia lye oye li mondholongo yomegumbo, patseyitho lyewilikongundu lyelelo lyopaukwiita, mbaka oya gandja uuyelele mboka oku ekelahi omipopyo
readOfaabulika yomamate pOniipa
30-03-2011
OFAABULIKA yokuninga omamate gongushu momafufu gOonzi, tayi adhika pOniipa mOshikoto, mewiliko lya Samwel Sheyanena, yedhina Dorkambo Teppiche Co-operative, omasiku ga zi ko oya pewa omagano
readDiergaardt ina holoka mohofa
30-03-2011
OMINISTA yopevi Yevi nOmatulululo, Theo Diergaardt aniwa okwa ndopa okuholoka mompangu yamengestrata moKatutura omolwa epulakeno lyoku futila oyana iimaliwa yokuya kwatha[nenge shoka haku ithanwa
readAaniilonga ya geya yomatungo ya taalela ehangano lyaaChina
30-03-2011
AANIILONGA yomatungo yakutwa kehangano New Era Investment oya yi momapandaanda omaandaha taya kambadhala oku thiminika omuhona gwawo opo a uve omaindilo gawo kombinga yonkalo yiilonga yawo.Mombilive
readOmeya taga topolwa mErongo
30-03-2011
OMPUMBWE yomeya moshitopolwa shErongo oya londo pombanda, ya pitilila egandjo lyomeya oku za kuNamwater. Onkene ehangano lyoku gandja omeya olya tokola opo li kale tali topola omeya ngoka lina po
readTsvangirai a kundathana na Pohamba
30-03-2011
OMUPRIMA Minista gwa Zimbabwe , Morgan Tsvangirai okwa ti epangelo lyuukumwe moshilongo she ndyoka lina oomvula mbali ngashingeyi otali nkundipala omolwa omapopyo kombinga yomahogololo ngoka ga li ga
readOshitopolwa sha Libya molukongo lwo mahooli
30-03-2011
OSHITOPOLWA sha Libya molukongo lwomahooli komunkulofuta gwa Namibia osha mwenekwa, konima sho oshilongo shika sha tulilwapo oondjindikila kuukumwe waEuropa.Oondjindikila odha ningilwa epangelo lya
readThundershowers rumble on
30-03-2011
IN THE WAKE of heavy rains across Namibia in the past week, forecasters say Namibians should brace themselves for more rain despite some parts drying up.According to a meteorologist at the weather
readStock-theft suspects caught red-handed
30-03-2011
TWO Keetmanshoop residents were arrested on Monday after the Police allegedly caught them selling 67 stolen sheep valued at N$100 500. The two allegedly stole the sheep from the farm Garnus in the
readStand up and be counted
30-03-2011
THE third Namibian population census will take place in August. The census, run by the National Planning Commission (NPC), is tentatively scheduled to begin in late August, says Vikitoria Hango, a
readStampriet council backtracks on suspension decision
30-03-2011
THE Stampriet Village Council on Friday lifted the suspension of its chairman Susanna Motinga. The council decided last Tuesday suspended Motinga for a month to investigate a misconduct charge against
readPolice investigate leopard tragedy
30-03-2011
THE Police have confirmed that they are still investigating the death of a German woman who was killed by a leopard two weeks ago.Veronika Bauriedl (46) died after she was attacked by the leopard on
readNo date in sight for extradition hearing
30-03-2011
A HEARING that should determine if Israeli-born businessman Jacob (‘Kobi’) Alexander will be extradited to the United States of America to be put on trial on fraud and other charges will only be
readNamugongo to wait for appeal hearing
30-03-2011
FORMER Ministry of Environment and Tourism official Sackey Namugongo will have to wait a while longer before his appeal against the corruption conviction that landed him in prison last year will be
readMore poachers arrested in Otjozondjupa
30-03-2011
TWO men were fined N$500 each by the Outjo Magistrate’s Court this week after they were caught red-handed with stolen meat on a farm in the area last week. According to Detective Chief Inspector Moses
readHospital chief resigns amidst controversy
30-03-2011
THE head of the Katutura State Hospital has resigned amidst accusations of conflict of interest.Dr Rheinhardt Gariseb came under fire in January for allegedly spending too much time at his private
readCuban doctors struggle to prove credentials in US
30-03-2011
ROBERTO Carmona sneaked away from his superiors disguised as a South African cowboy. While working in Namibia, the doctor donned boots and a big hat so he could slip out to the American Embassy, where
readChinese firm bows to worker pressure
30-03-2011
NEW Era Investment has given in to demands made by the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union (Manwu) one day after construction workers employed by the building contractor engaged in a wildcat
read2 Keetmans residents in hospital after bar brawl
30-03-2011
THE owner of the YB Inn Club at Keetmanshoop, Hangula Shipanga, and a patron, Barend Plaatjies (27) are both in the local State hospital after bar fight on Saturday night. Shipanga sustained three
read‘China shops’ raided at Swakop
30-03-2011
SEVERAL ‘China shops’ were raided by customs officials at Swakopmund over the weekend and truckloads of counterfeit merchandise, mostly clothes and DVDs, were seized.The raid followed complaints from
readMissing Zoo cobra makes presence felt on Twitter!
30-03-2011
THE Bronx Zoo’s missing cobra hasn’t been found, but according to Twitter he’s alive, well, and happily slithering around New York City.A spoof Twitter account created with the name @BronxZoosCobra
readWhoa! It’s Noah!!
30-03-2011
TALL, handsome and funny – Trevor Noah is all of these. And a hoot to boot! The South African funny man is in town and his inner comedian is coming out to play at the National Theatre of Namibia
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