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78 Articles found on Friday, 13 May 2011
Potholes cost millions
13-05-2011
THE City of Windhoek is set to fork out roughly N$15 million, nearly five times the usual yearly amount, to fix roads damaged by an unprecedented rainy season this year.Dirk Reed, the divisional chief
readCalling the cutest
13-05-2011
The 31st Miss Namibia pageant was launched yesterday. Entry forms will be available in local newspapers soon and the closing date for entries is July 6. The crowning event will be on July 30 after the
readNew law on investment
13-05-2011
GOVERNMENT is putting the final touches to a new investment law, which will cater for state-owned companies like Epangelo and will empower Namibian investors to claim their stake in the local
readNam diplomat intervenes
13-05-2011
THE Namibian High Commissioner in Nigeria has come to the rescue of the doctor and her small children who are allegedly being held hostage there by her in-laws.Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, the High
readBattle for survival heats up
13-05-2011
WITH the premiership’s league winner already decided, the focus shifts to the battle for premier league survival which sees either of the bottom five sides still at risk of dropping down to the fist
readSpain scrambles tents for refugees of deadly quake
13-05-2011
LORCA – Army and emergency workers pitched tents for thousands of evacuees after a 5.1-magnitude quake smashed through an historic Spanish city, killing nine people and injuring 130.The nine,
readEpangelo expected to play ‘minor role’ in joint ventures
13-05-2011
BANNERMAN Resources, exploring for uranium in Namibia, believes state-owned Epangelo Mining Company will expect up to 15 per cent of the shares when it enters into joint ventures with private
readSMSes For Friday 13 May 2011
13-05-2011
SMS Of The Day *WHY the mistrust of foreigners? If you allow 1 000 small foreign businesses in, employing 10 staff each, that’s 10 000 families with an income, skills training and taxes paid. We come
readCorruption By Another Name
13-05-2011
WE are very familiar with reports concerning huge sums of money disappearing in Namibia through large-scale corruption, but I wish to draw the attention of readers to a more insidious and rarely
readSeal Culling Counters Tourism
13-05-2011
I AM writing to your paper and to good journalists to expose the terrible crimes against nature: the mass slaughter of thousands upon thousand of seals every year in your country.This news of what is
readOn Prime Minister Nahas Angula's BIG statement
13-05-2011
IT is pleasing to note that the BIG debate has resurfaced in Parliament during the budget debate as it is good that the debate continues to take momentum. I will agree with the Prime Minister Nahas
readOn Patriotism, Once More
13-05-2011
SURPRISINGLY, The Namibian published in its scarce Reader’s Letters space an almost identical letter twice: ‘On National Pride And Patriotism’ (29.04.11) and ‘On Patriotism...’ (6.05.11). In these
readNamoloh On Kaure and SMSes
13-05-2011
RESPONSE to SMSes and Mr Alexactus T Kaure’s opinion piece regarding the Namibian Defence Budget (The Namibian, 20 and 21 April 2011) as presented by me, Maj Gen (rtd) Charles DNP Namoloh, Minister of
readBreak The Silence
13-05-2011
NAMIBIANS should be wary of their own government if everyone has become a potential suspect that warranties “eavesdropping” and the interception of mail.It is quite unbelievable to read Christof
readThere Is No Pride In Partisanship
13-05-2011
INFORMATION and Communications Technology Minister Joel Kaapanda’s interview ‘Better Late Than Never’ – The Namibian 6th May 2011 – raised eyebrows and brings up a few questions and remarks.The
readWhat Makes Them Special?
13-05-2011
KINDLY allow us to air our concern in your popular newspaper, The Namibian.We were very shocked to read in the Namibian of the 29th April 2011 that there are plans to provide 37 'special veterans'
readOn Heroes, Ideology And Workers’ Struggle
13-05-2011
I WISH to draw attention to a few contentious political issues over the past week.*In a recent interview, the Minister of Defence, Charles Namoloh, stated that those people who fought at the
readAre civil servants being greedy?
13-05-2011
SPARE a thought for your fellow Namibians who are jobless. Reports that trade unions bargaining with Government officials for a salary increase for civil servants have rejected an offer of N$844
readMy Namibia, My Country, My Pride: Unpacking A Political Façade
13-05-2011
ABOUT two weeks ago, President Lucas Pohamba launched a campaign titled ‘My Namibia, My Country, My Pride’, whose objective is to instil a sense of pride and patriotism among Namibians. The campaign
readMothers Dying At Birth – An Opportunity For Businesses’ Social Responsibility
13-05-2011
MATERNAL mortality, which is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days after giving birth, continues to be a major challenge facing ministries of health in the
readWar Vets, Children Issue Needs A Durable Solution
13-05-2011
SWAPO needs to sort out the recurring problem with the veterans of the liberation struggle as well as the children of the liberation struggle.If not, we will soon have grandchildren of the liberation
readRight idea, wrong move.
13-05-2011
He got US$400 million from the sale of UraMin to the French uranium giant Areva for US$2,5 billion on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2008. Don't ask who, but it's one of three main players in UraMin –
readMore money for uncivil swervants – save us!
13-05-2011
So, unions are not happy with government’s announcement to give civil servants an almost billion dollar windfall. They want more! The cheek! The Namibian this week reported that unions were apparently
readNotable Quotes
13-05-2011
WHAT are we now doing here in Namibia if the Namibian authority, led by Swapo party, do not want us anymore. We have decided to go back to Angola, the country where we were born.– Thomas Mahako,
readGlobal bank downgrades still rampant
13-05-2011
FITCH Ratings in a quarterly report yesterday said the number of global bank rating downgrades outpaced the number of upgrades in the first quarter of 2011.A total of 38 banks were downgraded
readFake ‘billionaire’ arrested in SA
13-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A man who claimed to be South Africa’s ‘youngest billionaire’ was arrested in Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg police said on Wednesday.“[On Tuesday] we received information
readNetwork for quality, not quantity
13-05-2011
It may be not what you know but who you know that matters, but having 976 Facebook friends does not necessarily mean you are well connected, says Harvard Business Review. The secret of successful
readWalvis EPZ out, free zone in
13-05-2011
DUBAI – Walvis Bay mayor Derek Klazen plans to turn the harbour town into a free zone in order to attract more investors and create jobs.A free economic zone or free port is an area with relaxed
readFood, fuel prices may crimp regional growth
13-05-2011
DAR ES SALAAM – “If food prices and particularly fuel prices continue to rise, there is some really serious risk to the growth forecast,” Shantayanan Devarajan, World Bank chief economist for Africa,
readGlencore not fazed by ‘market froth’
13-05-2011
HONG KONG – Glencore International CEO Ivan Glasenberg said recent falls in commodity prices were due to “froth” in the market and demand for the company’s initial public offering (IPO), worth up to
readWal-Mart doesn’t bring jobs, expert testifies in hearing
13-05-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A US labour expert has testified at the Competition Tribunal that Wal-Mart’s expansion into a country has very little impact on job creation.Kenneth Jacobs, the chair of the University
readLand registration: claiming Namibia bit by bit
13-05-2011
OSHANA Region is beautiful from the air. In the dry season you can see every hut and mahangu field. The changing land use from subsistence agriculture to urban life is clear too. Zinc roofs sparkle
readUS drone strike kills five: Pakistan officials
13-05-2011
PESHAWAR – US missiles killed at least five alleged militants yesterday in a tribal region along the Afghan border - the third such drone attack since the U.S. killing of Osama bin Laden, Pakistani
readBin Laden eyed small cities as targets
13-05-2011
WASHINGTON – Though hunted and in hiding, Osama bin Laden remained the driving force behind every recent al Qaeda terror plot, United States officials say, citing his private journal and other
readSekuriti ipalutha nondjembo
13-05-2011
OMUGAMENI gwomaliko gomOmashaka mOndangwa mOshitopolwa sha Shana ipalutha nondjembo sho a li a hala okwiidhipaga omutenya gwEtiyali lyoshiwike shika.Otaku tiwa kutya Sekurity nguka, takutiwa kutya
readUunona natango ohawu longithwa
13-05-2011
IILONGA yaanona ota yi monika moNamibia. Konyala aanona yeli peyovi limwe ota ya adhika taya longo iilonga yayooloka miitopolwa Caprivi, Kavango, Ohangwena, nOshikoto. Mbika oyo iinima ya monikwa
readOmudiakoni Herbert Thomas e tu thiga po
13-05-2011
OMUDIAKONI gwOngeleki ya Katoolika pOmege mUukwambi mOshitopolwangeleki sha Katana mOshana ,tate Herbert Thomas Evula okwa manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati ongula yetine 12
readAanamina yokawe natango itaa ya longo
13-05-2011
AAFULI yo kawe mefuta poLindili natango ina ya tameka iilonga yoku mina. Iilonga mbika ina yi tameka oshoka opena okwaa tsa kumwe pokati kaNamdeb nuuMinisteli Woomina Noonkondo kombinga yokutya olye
readOmunambelewa gwa Shana a nyenyetele ookansela
13-05-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA omukuluntu gwoshitopolwa Oshana okwa nyenyetele ookansela yiikandjohogololo, aniwa sho ita ya sile aantu yawo oshimpwiyu unene tuu mboka ya gumwa nayi kefundja no ye li miilando. John
readWoohi nombautu ompe yiilonga
13-05-2011
UUMINISTELI wOohi nOonzo dhomefuta owa mbesitele ombautu yomapekaapeko ompe .Ombautu ndjika yongushu yoodola oomiliona 340 oya pumbiwa omolwa iilonga yomakonakono goohi noonzo dhomefuta ya
readA dhipaga omolwa ongeyo niikonene
13-05-2011
EDHIPAGO lyaantu oyendji pofaalama ya Kareeboomvloer mu Maalitsa 2005 osha li oshiningwanima shokushunina,ndele kashi shi shelongekidho okudhipaga aantu mboka paindilo lyomuntu gwontumba, osho Ompangu
readEkuma lyateka
13-05-2011
EKUMA lyongeleka onkulu pOkombahe olya teka, momasiku 26 gomwedhi gwayi, Aakalimo yomOkombahe oya li ya pendulwa keinyengo enene lya fa lyekakamo lyevi.Mbaka sho ya penduka ongula oya ka dhimbulula
readOkwa li a piyagana sho a dhipaga yina
13-05-2011
OMUFEKELWA medhipago lya yina, Natangwe Ipinge Ngatjizeko ka li nawa momutse sho a dhipaga yina moshiponokela oshiwinayi shoombele megumbo lyaandjawo pehulilo lyomumvo 2006.Omunawino momadhiladhilo
readOndunda hangano yoomina ya londodha
13-05-2011
ONDUNDAHANGANO yOomina oya londodha epangelo kombinga yokulundulula oveta yina sha niikwamina, ya ti shika otashi ka dhigupaleka oonkambadhala dhomahangano omashona goomina oku konga iimaliwa pondje
readYa kuthwapo komatha
13-05-2011
OPOLISI oya kuthapo aagundjuka mboka ya ningi omasiku ogendji ha ya lala popepi nUuministeli Woonakulwa aakulu.Aagundjuka mbaka oya kuthwapo poombelewa ndhika kopolisi koonkondo sho ya li ya indilwa
readAagundjuka yatatu ya kwatwa
13-05-2011
OPOLISI oya kankameke omunyanyo gwongundu yaagundjuka mboka ya li ya hala oku ya kUuministeli Waagundjuka, noya kwatapo aagundjuka yatatu. Aagundjuka yehangano Wisdom Youth Organisation [WIYO] oya
readMalawi win Cosana tournament
13-05-2011
MALAWI won the U/21 Netball Championship of the Confederation of Southern Africa Netball Associations (Cosana) yesterday after beating South Africa 36-26 in the final at the Wanderers Netball Courts
readSimon exhibition bout next month
13-05-2011
FORMER two-time middleweight world champion Harry ‘Onkugo’ Simon’s exhibition fight has been shifted to next month.Simon was initially scheduled to feature in his third exhibition bill at the end of
readNamibian duo out of ABC Zone IV Championships
13-05-2011
NAMIBIAN flyweight Andreas Amupolo and light-welterweight Michael Kavari on Wednesday failed to proceed to the semi-final stages of the African Boxing Confederation (ABC) Zone Four Championships
readGiro organisers promise to inspect race course safety
13-05-2011
GIRO D’Italia organisers have pledged to double check the controversial descent of the Col de Crostis on stage 14 following the death of Belgium’s Wouter Weylandt in a downhill crash on Monday.The
readLiverpool reward Dalglish with new contract
13-05-2011
LONDON – Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has been rewarded for reviving the team’s fortunes with a three-year contract, the Premier League club said yesterday.Dalglish took over the job from Roy
readFootball Fixtures
13-05-2011
Saturday, May 12 English Premier League Sunderland v Wolverhampton 12h45 Blackpool v Bolton 12h45 Blackburn v Man Utd 12h45 West Brom v
readSFA to investigate fan attack on Celtic’s Lennon
13-05-2011
GLASGOW – The Scottish Football Association’s investigation into a touchline attack on Celtic manager Neil Lennon began yesterday when the body’s chief executive Stewart Regan meets the match
readMancini wary of FA Cup final mess up
13-05-2011
MANCHESTER – Roberto Mancini has warned Champions League-bound Manchester City not to take the gloss off their European success by messing up in Saturday’s FA Cup final.Mancini immediately set his
readBarcelona complete La Liga title hat trick
13-05-2011
BARCELONA – Spain Barcelona celebrated its third straight Spanish league title Wednesday evening on the very same pitch where the Catalan club began its current run of unparalleled successes seven
readSuper Rugby Fixtures
13-05-2011
Friday, May 13 Highlanders v Hurricanes 08h35 Reds v Blues 10h40 Saturday, May 14 Chiefs v Stormers 08h35 Brumbies v Lions 10h40 Bulls v Rebels 16h05 Cheetahs v Crusaders 18h10
readRugby World Cup tickets sell slow
13-05-2011
AS fans prepare to receive the first batch of Rugby World Cup 2011 tickets, more than 800 000 tickets to the tournament remain unsold.About 1,6 million tickets are available for the event and
readBlues, Reds showdown as Carter returns
13-05-2011
SYDNEY - Auckland Blues face the Queensland Reds in a top-two Super 15 showdown this weekend, while All Blacks superstar Dan Carter returns to boost the Canterbury Crusaders’ title challenge.The
readBig Brother Amplified: WIN N$500 and BBA t-shirts!
13-05-2011
A number of prizes will be up for grabs during BB Amplified. This week two prizes can be won: N$500 and a Big Brother t-shirt (courtesy of MultiChoice), and a Big Brother t-shirt and a The Namibian
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment
13-05-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen:* Confidence rocks. Hotter than some of the socalled younger ladies. * Make a
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment!
13-05-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen:* I like hearing Weza talk. That deep voice melts my heart. As for our Vina,
readBig Brother Amplified: Boohoo Days And Boogie Nights!
13-05-2011
Who’s had a boob job, who’s a booboo, who’s got a boo and who’s crying boo hoo hoo! And who wants to do who.Eish, there’s enough boo going down in the two Big Brother Amplified houses to bamboozle
readZuma: Don’t be afraid of Malema
13-05-2011
PIETERMARITZBURG – President Jacob Zuma was on Wednesday at pains to reassure farmers, businesspeople and traditional leaders that ANC Youth League president Julius Malema’s utterances on
readBesigye returns on inauguration day
13-05-2011
KAMPALA – Uganda’s top opposition leader flew back home yesterday and was welcomed by large crowds on the same day that the country’s 25-year leader was sworn in to a fourth term.Kizza Besigye landed
readNato strikes Tripoli after Gaddafi appears on TV
13-05-2011
TRIPOLI – Nato airstrikes struck Muammar Gaddafi’s sprawling compound in Tripoli and three other sites early yesterday, hours after the Libyan leader was shown on state TV in his first appearance
readUrbanisation challenges Government - Ekandjo
13-05-2011
INCREASING urban populations, especially in informal settlements, and a lack of suitably qualified personnel are two of the greatest challenges facing local and regional authorities in Namibia,
readThree in court for elephant tusks and dagga
13-05-2011
RUNDU – Three foreign nationals appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of possession of elephant tusks and dagga.The three suspects, two Angolans and one from the Democratic
readThirty-two people die in road accidents in April
13-05-2011
A TOTAL of 32 people lost their lives in accidents on Namibian roads last month. Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia (MVA Fund) Chief Executive Officer, Jerry Muadinohamba, announced this during
readSwapo SG lambastes West
13-05-2011
THE ruling Swapo Party’s secretary general, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, has lambasted the West for allegedly exploiting current situations in some parts of the world for their own selfish gains.
readCancer survivor beats the odds
13-05-2011
TOBIAS Enkono (26) graduated from UNAM with an Honours degree in Education like many other students from across the country, but what makes him special is that he is a cancer survivor. Enkono was
readPeople of the South embrace solar cookers
13-05-2011
WINDHOEK – Solar cooking in the southern parts of the country has been described as a huge success.In an effort to protect the environment, the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) last
readSMS 55555 to save a rhino
13-05-2011
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism and MTC have launched a toll-free number to fight rhino poaching.People with information on any threat to rhinos can send a free SMS to 55555 to alert the
readPeople complain about passive leaders
13-05-2011
PEOPLE at Keetmanshoop yesterday expressed dismay about political and community leaders being passive in the fight against alcohol misuse. They made the remarks at a meeting about the ‘Stand Up
readMassacre trial heads to judgement day
13-05-2011
THE four men facing charges over the killing of eight people at a farm in the Kalkrand area in March 2005 can expect to hear on June 30 when the verdict in their trial will be delivered.The hearing of
readGovt slammed for handling of skulls
13-05-2011
THE Ovaherero/Ovambanderu Council for Dialogue on the 1904 genocide (OCD) has lashed out at Government for allegedly “entertaining divisive voices” instead of linking the return of skulls from Germany
readFamily murder case waits
13-05-2011
THE 72-year-old Tses resident accused of murdering his son in a shooting incident in early 2008 will have to wait a bit longer to hear his fate. Jacobus Quido Apollus, who had pleaded not guilty to a
readChemical ‘park’ threatens tourism
13-05-2011
A PROPOSED industrial park for chemical factories between Mile 6 and Wlotzkasbaken does not sit well with the tourism industry at the coast.South African company Gecko Chemicals introduced its plan at
readCaprivi still waiting for NDF helicopter
13-05-2011
THERE is still no indication when the NDF helicopter will be deployed to the Caprivi Region to distribute food to the region’s flood victims.The Regional Emergency Unit in the Caprivi has not
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