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87 Articles found on Friday, 6 May 2011
Namibia climbs competitive ladder
06-05-2011
NAMIBIA is one of the three most competitive countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the fourth on the continent, the latest Africa Competitiveness Report (ACR) of the Word Economic Forum (WEF) has
readDon’t forget Mom!
06-05-2011
Jamie and Mia Neveling convinced their dad to take them to a flower shop so that they could choose a colourful bouquet for their mother for Mothers Day, which is being cel- ebrated internationally on
readHelao Nafidi land deal ‘null and void’
06-05-2011
A TRANSACTION in which the Helao Nafidi Town Council sold a plot of land being used by Namibia Breweries to the well-known Namundjebo family was declared invalid in the High Court in Windhoek
readN$71 million corruption accused still in hospital
06-05-2011
TOMORROW it will be one month since multimillion-dollar corruption accused Esmerelda Majiedt was hospitalised for high blood pressure, an ear infection and for her left leg to be elevated.The
readBA eye double conquest
06-05-2011
BLACK Africa are on a mission to complete their domestic double by adding the Leo NFA Cup to the league title that they won last week. The newly crowned league champions will undoubtedly fancy their
readPakistan warns US about more raids
06-05-2011
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan warned America yesterday of “disastrous consequences” if it carries out any more unauthorised raids against suspected terrorists like the one that killed Osama bin Laden.However,
readThe best and worst of Nam’s competitiveness
06-05-2011
NAMIBIA scored top ratings for its profit taxes, soundness of banks and Government’s debt management in the latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) of the World Economic Forum (WEF).On the other
readSMSes For Friday 6 May 2011
06-05-2011
SMS Of The Day *I fully agree with the SMS about the reckless driving of the so-called VIPs. They are not above the law They must get speed fines and must be stopped at road blocks like other people.
readExploit Those Bragging Rights
06-05-2011
NEWSPAPER readers and watchers of other news media could not have missed Government’s boasting over the past week about Namibia’s vibrant media. The Government took out advertisements in nearly all
readSuccession In Swapo Is A Bunga-Bunga Affair
06-05-2011
ITALY’S Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, one of Europe’s most controversial public figures is dubbed by a French journalist as “le bouffon de l’Europe” (Europe’s buffoon). El Cavalieri, as he is
readAfter Bin Laden
06-05-2011
DING, dong, the witch is dead. Osama bin Laden, the author of the 9/11 atrocity in the United States and various lesser terrorist outrages elsewhere, has been killed by American troops in his hide-out
readNo ‘Back To Basics’ For NUNW In Swapo
06-05-2011
IN sport, one does not change the rules of the game at the end of the match, or when you are losing.You keep to them until the end or else don’t compete in the game at all. The inability of the unions
readFestival made me crave lobster
06-05-2011
I READ my colleague, Luqman Cloete, said the annual Lüderitz lobster festival “offered good food, music and fun for people who flocked to the southern town over the weekend”. Undoubtedly, there is
readAochamub Wants To Impress Wrong Bosses
06-05-2011
ALBERTUS Aochamub is normally measured in his criticism. Whether it is directed at sports administrators or Telecom or Leo that suffered under his usually sharp tongue during his MTC days, at least he
readSo this is the media?
06-05-2011
It’s the 20th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration. Let’s look at how well the local media is coming along. To say that the local media fraternity is in a sorry state would be like thinking that
readDoes Osama's Death Guarantee A Peaceful World?
06-05-2011
AFTER hearing about the death of Osama bin Laden, the al Quaeda chief and the most dangerous terrorist the world has even known, my mind started to be filled with many thoughts and questions. I keep
readThe Mamma Africa We Inherited
06-05-2011
FOLLOWING close to 500 years of European colonisation, Africa was delivered from all the ills that came with this unfortunate oppressive period. From Ghana to Zambia to Kenya to Guinea Bissau,
readOn Patriotism...
06-05-2011
RECENTLY I was wondering, what is patriotism? Who is a patriot? He is a person who loves his country.He is not a person who says he loves his country. He is one who cares deeply about the happiness
readWhat’s The Future For The Namibian Youth?
06-05-2011
NAMIBIA is a country four times the size of the UK or Germany and France combined, with a population of only 2 3 million people, just a bit more than the population of Soweto township in South
readThe Hitlers of Africa.
06-05-2011
TERRY Pratchet wrote a book about “the interesting times we live in”. Well, I just want to repeat what he said, because is Africa changing for good or worse? Aren’t these the repeat of the World War
readWho Is Fooling Whom?
06-05-2011
ALLOW me space in your widely read newspaper to express my serious concern on behalf of the voiceless people of Namibia. My Namibia, my country and my pride were the rallying calls of the campaign on
readThere's More To Hospital Uniform Than Meets The Eye
06-05-2011
OUR State hospitals have been making headlines in media for the last months. We read of a newborn who sustained serious burns at the Grootfontein State Hospital shortly after his birth and a young
readImprove Your Governing, Minister of Defence
06-05-2011
THE recent debates in Parliament regarding the happenings in North Africa and certain remarks during the budget debate allowed us a seldom seen, surprisingly clear picture into the mindset of our
readEducation For Critical Consciousness
06-05-2011
WE note with great interest the upcoming national conference on education (‘Conference on education in June’, The Namibian, 29 April).However, it is hard not to be cynical about this initiative and
readNotable Quotes
06-05-2011
I SUBMIT that by virtue of my domicile in Namibia I am lawfully in Namibia and that the grounds of arrest are false and in fact malicious.– Francesca Annese, a Windhoek businesswoman who found herself
readBoost your chance of success
06-05-2011
There are some specific actions you can take to give yourself a better chance of reaching your goals, says Harvard Business Review.Natural talent gets far too much credit. Achieving your goals is less
readMillions worth of Agribank loans to create jobs
06-05-2011
LOANS worth N$65,9 million for 163 Namibians were approved by Agribank during the first quarter of the year.This represents four per cent of the bank’s total loan book value, which currently stands at
readStrong China demand offsetting Japan slack, says Rio Tinto
06-05-2011
PERTH – Rio Tinto, the world’s third-largest miner, expects global markets to remain volatile in the short term, but said strong demand from China had offset any temporary loss of sales to Japan
readGlencore says fraud, as risks
06-05-2011
LONDON – Commodity trader Glencore, set to list this month in one of London’s largest-ever offerings, has detailed its involvement in a Belgian criminal probe as it outlines risks to investors,
readRegion needs tighter monetary policy
06-05-2011
LAGOS – Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has largely returned to pre-financial crisis levels but monetary tightening has failed to keep pace, with rising fuel and food prices a growing threat,
readGrowth should benefit continent’s people
06-05-2011
CAPE TOWN – Africa needs strong leadership to harness the region’s economic growth to benefit the people of the world’s poorest continent, former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said yesterday.“The
readNew global relationships with Africa needed, says Zuma
06-05-2011
CAPE TOWN – Africa needs to develop new global ties that deepen the continent’s role in the world economy, South African President Jacob Zuma told the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday.“The
readNeighbour wants to ‘nail down’ Wal-Mart on jobs
06-05-2011
CAPE TOWN – South Africa wants “concrete commitments” from US retail giant Wal-Mart not to cut jobs in its proposed takeover of regional chain Massmart, trade minister Rob Davies has said.“We want to
readSA not planning rand intervention
06-05-2011
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s government is not planning to intervene to weaken the rand currency that has helped to cushion the impact of higher oil and food prices, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has
readIn Brief
06-05-2011
Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb AMMAN – Hundreds of Syrian soldiers in combat gear broke into houses and made arrests overnight in the Damascus suburb of Saqba, scene of a mass demonstration
readMayor rescues man from women’s prison
06-05-2011
BERLIN – A mayor in Germany helped rescue a man who became trapped in a women’s prison after mistaking it for a shortcut to a nearby park, police in the northern city of Hildesheim said on Wednesday.
readSuicide bomber kills 20 policemen in central Iraq
06-05-2011
BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomber rammed his explosive-packed vehicle into a barrier outside a police building in a central Iraq city yesterday morning, killing 20 police officers and wounding dozens
readBerlusconi sends army to clean up Naples
06-05-2011
ROME – Italian soldiers will head to Naples to help clean a city that is again filled with garbage despite government efforts to ease the area’s recurring waste problem, Prime Minister Silvio
readFuel scare grounds Israel planes
06-05-2011
JERUSALEM – An Israel Airports Authority spokesperson says all flights set to take off from Israel have been grounded due to fears of contaminated jet fuel.Adar Avisar says dozens of flights have been
readIn Brief
06-05-2011
SA minister’s wife guilty in drug case JOHANNESBURG – Prosecutors say Sheryl Cwele, the wife of the South African Cabinet minister in charge of intelligence, has been convicted of dealing in illegal
readWorkers back at Fukushima
06-05-2011
TOKYO – Workers entered one of the damaged reactor buildings at Japan’s stricken nuclear power plant yesterday for the first time since it was rocked by an explosion in the days after a devastating
readNuclear leak forces Russian ship back to port
06-05-2011
MOSCOW – Russia launched an urgent rescue mission yesterday after one of its atom-powered icebreakers developed a nuclear leak in the frozen seas of the Arctic and was forced to abandon its
readAakondjelimanguluko na ya simanekwe aluhe
06-05-2011
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigwana pOhauwanga muuzilo wOukwanyama moshitopolwa sha Hangwena Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwe shi indile shi simaneke aakondjelimanguluko, mboka ya tilahi ombinzi
readOpolisi niimuna
06-05-2011
OPOLISI moKaras oya hanagula po ongundu yaafuthi yiimuna, naashika osha fala aafekelwa ya heyali mondholongo.Komufala gwopevi gwopolisi moKaras, Johannes Tsuseb okwa ti aapolisi aakuluntu oya li ya
readOhofa ya kwata iimaliwa mbyoka yaadhika naalandithi
06-05-2011
IIMALIWA mbyoka ya li ya adhika megumbo lyaafekelelwa melanditho lyiingangamithi pOmbaye oya tulwa kohi yewiliko lyopolisi poshilando shoka.Iimaliwa mbika oya tulwa mewiliko nomesiloshimpwiyu
readAagameni yomaliko noondjambi
06-05-2011
OSHIKUMUNGU kombinga yoondjambi pokati kaagameni nehangano ndyoka haya longele, Sitore Security Services onkene sha tsikila. Oshinima shika oshi li pokati kaaniilonga mboka ha ya longele puuMinisteli
readOmazimo gopoBerseba ga dhini eindilo lyoMinista Ekandjo
06-05-2011
OMINISTA Yepangelo lyiitopolwa, iilando nomagumbo, Jerry Ekandjo okwa gunu ezimo lyaa /Hai-/Khaua momukunda gwa Berseba opo tango ya konge eyalulwo lyaaulikwa malenga gawo , Johannes Isaak na
readSwapo pomimvo 51
06-05-2011
AAYAMBIDHIDHI yomwaalu omushona yoSwapo oya li ya gongala pOkuryangava moshitopolwa sha Khomas oku dhimbulukwa omimvo 51 dhekalepo lyongundu yoSwapo.Nuumvo ewiliko lyo Swapo olya tokola opo evalo
readOsikola yuunamiti ya egululwa pambelewa
06-05-2011
ELALAKANO lyepangelo okweetela aantu, oyendji oondohotola popepi olya katu onkatu komeho, sha landula eegululo lyosikola yuunamiti yo Univesiti ya Namibia, moVenduka oshiwike sha yi.Peegululo
readNamibia unsure of boxing champs participation
06-05-2011
WITH Namibia having failed to host the Zone Four Boxing Championships, it is now also not certain if its amateur boxers will compete at the event.The Namibia Boxing Federation’s (NABF) secretary
readSports Commission bungled boxing tourney, says Kaperu
06-05-2011
THE Namibia Boxing Federation’s secretary general Joe Kaperu claims that the Sports Commission is to blame for the country losing out on hosting the Zone IV Boxing Championships. Kaperu told The
readCook is England ODI captain
06-05-2011
LONDON – Opening batsman Alastair Cook was named as England’s one-day captain yesterday after Andrew Strauss opted to retire from the limited overs game to prolong his test career, England and Wales
readReal decide against buying Adebayor
06-05-2011
SPANISH giants Real Madrid have decided not to buy Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor, according to sports daily Marca yesterday.Adebayor, 27, was taken by Real on a six-month loan from Manchester
readGaza Strip hosts first marathon
06-05-2011
GAZA CITY – More than 1 000 runners have participated in the Gaza Strip’s first official marathon, a landmark recreational event in the war torn territory.The tiny Palestinian enclave on the
readCrusaders strengthen for Stormers showdown
06-05-2011
SYDNEY – All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw returns to his trademark open-side flanker role tomorrow as the Canterbury Crusaders face a top-four Super 15 showdown with South Africa’s Western Stormers in
readSuperSport scores Champions League broadcast rights deal
06-05-2011
SUPERSPORT has secured broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Super Cup and Europa League for the 2012/ 13 – 2014/ 15 seasons. According to a statement released by MultiChoice Namibia
readPacquiao respects Mosley
06-05-2011
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao has been installed as the odds-on favourite for his WBO welterweight title defence against Shane Mosley but the Filipino has taken great pains not to underestimate his
readFederer toils as Nadal and Djokovic cruise in Madrid
06-05-2011
MADRID – Roger Federer came close to another shocking loss before finally seeing off Feliciano Lopez in three gripping sets at the Madrid Open, as rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic continued
readBarca aim for La Liga crown
06-05-2011
MADRID – Barcelona could celebrate their passage to the Champions League final with a third consecutive La Liga crown on Sunday when derby rivals Espanyol visit the Nou Camp.Pep Guardiola’s side will
readMilan have just one more point to prove
06-05-2011
MILAN – The Asti Spumante is on ice and the commemorative T-shirts have been printed, all that remains is for AC Milan to pick up a point at AS Roma tomorrow to seal a long-awaited scudetto.A draw
readFootball Fixtures
06-05-2011
Saturday, May 7 English Premier League Everton v Man City 15h00 Bolton v Sunderland 15h00 West Ham v Blackburn 15h00 Aston Villa v Wigan
readMan U bank on home record
06-05-2011
LONDON – Manchester United will bank on their extraordinary home record to see off the late title challenge from a rejuvenated Chelsea as the Londoners seek victory on Sunday to set up a nail-biting
readBA eye double conquest
06-05-2011
BLACK Africa are on a mission to complete their domestic double by adding the Leo NFA Cup to the league title that they won last week. The newly crowned league champions will undoubtedly fancy their
readBig Brother Amplified: From You To Us
06-05-2011
SOME of the messages sent to our SMS line 99902, and e-mails sent to bba@namibian.com.na:* The country’s quiet; newpapers headlines are dull. They have gagged the VOICE OF REASON! KAARONDA for BIG
readBig Brother Amplified: Not Strapped For Comment
06-05-2011
A selection of some of the messages from the SMS ticker tape that runs across the bottom of the BBA Amplified TV screen. Don’t know if it’s just me, but I seem to be noticing a lot more messages from
readBig Brother Amplified: EES To Amplify BBA Stage on Sunday
06-05-2011
YES JA – THIS IS EES CHECKING IN! And with that said, it’s been confirmed that Namibian artist Eric Sell, aka EES, will amplify the Big Brother Amplied stage on Sunday with his kwaito, afro pop,
readBig Brother Amplified: Something’s Got To Give!
06-05-2011
JUST when you thought it was safe to say Kasikili island again, Botswana goes and has a Sedudu moment.OK, OK, no raising of flags here over the disputed island in the Caprivi (if you’re Namibian!).
readSwiss freeze over N$500m linked to Gbagbo
06-05-2011
GENEVA – Switzerland has frozen N$534,6 million linked to former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and his associates, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said yesterday.Gbagbo had refused to leave power
readFeared Egypt interior minister gets 12 years
06-05-2011
CAIRO – A court sentenced once feared Egyptian interior minister Habib al-Adly to 12 years for corruption yesterday in the first trial of an official from the regime of ousted president Hosni
readPlan to free frozen Libyan assets to help rebels
06-05-2011
ROME – The United States is trying to free up some of the more than N$198 billion it has frozen in Libyan assets so it can support the opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, US Secretary of State Hillary
readTrepper calls for change of Local Authorities Act
06-05-2011
WINDHOEK mayor Elaine Trepper has called for an amendment of the Local Authorities Act to provide for central government subsidies to cities and towns.Speaking at the Windhoek City Council’s monthly
readSwakopmund’s river swallows cars
06-05-2011
THE road behind the dunes between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay does not exist anymore – except insofar as it can be called a car graveyard.It is not certain how many cars have been buried under the mud
readTransNamib explains ‘runaway’ locomotive at Arandis station
06-05-2011
A TRANSNAMIB locomotive and wagon were involved in a “runaway incident” at Arandis station during the shunting process at around 02h25 on Sunday morning. According to a press release from TransNamib,
readSuspect claims Police seized more cocaine
06-05-2011
AN ANGOLAN national accused of smuggling more than 700 grams of cocaine into Namibia inside his intestines claimed in the Windhoek Regional Court this week that the Police recovered even more
readPolice stop major stock-theft operation
06-05-2011
POLICE in the Karas Region are claiming success in smashing a major stock-theft operation which has landed seven suspects behind bars. Deputy Police Commissioner Johannes Tsuseb said senior officials
readSADC Tribunal suspension to be challenged
06-05-2011
A formal notification was sent to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) of the intention of Swissbourgh Diamond Mines (Pty) Ltd, and others, to institute legal action against member states
readTransNamib explains 'run-away' locomotive at Arandis
06-05-2011
A TRANSNAMIB locomotive and wagon were involved in a “run-away incident” at Arandis train station during the shunting process at around 02h25 on Sunday morning. According to a press release from
readPresident calls on Namibians to respect each other
06-05-2011
SPEAKING at the commemoration of Cassinga Day at Ohauwanga in the east of the Ohangwena Region on Wednesday, President Hifikepunye Pohamba called on all Namibians to be inspired and guided by the
readRehoboth police crack down on drinking and crime
06-05-2011
THE strong arm of the law ruled the town of Rehoboth over the long weekend as the Police arrested 34 people and successfully kept serious incidents of crime and violence at bay.NamPol station
readMedia freedom still under siege
06-05-2011
THE media should critically interrogate their reporting style to determine if they add value to African development, said the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Stanley
readLight rains pour in southern Namibia
06-05-2011
DRIZZLE to light rain was reported in the south-eastern part of the country over the past two days. The weather office’s Albertina Anderson yesterday said thundershowers in that part of the country
readKleine Kuppe market workers claim unfair labour practices
06-05-2011
SOME workers at the Food Lovers Market in Klein Kuppe, Windhoek, are claiming unfair labour practices by their employer.They said this week that they are not paid for overtime or for working on public
readIncrease awareness about gender violence, Sioka urges staff
06-05-2011
THE Minister of Gender Equality and Welfare, Doreen Sioka, has directed the ministry’s staff to sensitise all levels of the community about gender violence. “We must declare war on gender-based
readHistory should not be forgotten: Nujoma
06-05-2011
FOUNDING President Sam Nujoma said history should not be forgotten, nor should people keep it to themselves but should share it with the young generation.Speaking at the 33rd Cassinga Day
readGovernors free to pay surprise visits – President Pohamba
06-05-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba says regional governors are lawfully appointed by the Head of State, and they have the right to visit public places and institutions without making any
readGang terrorises Otjiwarongo
06-05-2011
A GANG of 50 schoolboys suspected to be behind a spate of robberies, rapes and knife attacks are terrorising the Otjiwarongo community. The Police yesterday warned the town’s people to be on the
readEkandjo supports /Hai-/Khaua installation
06-05-2011
THE Government has no problem with the planned inauguration of the designated /Hai-/Khaua tribal chiefs, Johannes Isaak and Stephanus, planned for tomorrow. This was said by Local Government Minister
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