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58 Articles found on Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Zim puts spark in power tariffs
16-11-2011
NAMPOWER has agreed to pay its Zimbabwean counterpart, Zesa, as much as 36 per cent more for the electricity Namibia imports in terms of a US$40-million barter agreement.NamPower has confirmed that it
readDutch company keeps grape export rights
16-11-2011
THE table grape harvesting season at Aussenkehr in the south of Namibia has started with a crucial court victory for the Dutch fruit trading company Olympic Fruit BV.A marketing and sale agreement
readWe want land
16-11-2011
Members of the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia yesterday marched to the Parliament building to hand over a petition to the Ministry of Lands in which they express support for the Land Tenure Bill
readWrong baby incinerated
16-11-2011
AFTER having arranged a proper burial for a stillborn baby girl, the Isaak family learned with shock that the body had already been disposed of in the Swakopmund state hospital’s incinerator.This
readCAR relegates Namibia
16-11-2011
NAMIBIA and Morocco have been relegated to Division 1B of the Confederation of African Rugby Cup competition, after both countries failed to turn up for the finals of the CAR Cup in Nairobi last
readSyria crackdown gets bloodier as regime isolation grows
16-11-2011
DAMASCUS – More than 70 people died in one of the bloodiest days of the eight-month Syrian uprising, activists said yesterday, as the growing isolation of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime drew an
readTsumeb smelter upgrade ‘We won’t stop until we get it 100% right’
16-11-2011
COPPER producer Namibia Custom Smelters (NCS) has embarked on the second phase of a multimillion-dollar upgrading programme to enhance blister production and improve environmental controls at its
readTwenty die in 3-vehicle crash in SA
16-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Officials say a three-vehicle crash in western South Africa left 20 people dead.Provincial transport minister Robin Carlisle and safety minister Dan Plato say in a statement another 14
readThank you for protecting Bona – Mugabe
16-11-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s president has visited Hong Kong for the graduation of his daughter and thanked authorities there for shielding her from British journalists.State radio in Harare says Bona Mugabe,
readKenya’s gamble in Somalia
16-11-2011
NAIROBI – Kenya’s hopes of creating a border buffer zone in southern Somalia called Azania have been raised by its military incursion there last month, but analysts warn of high risks of such a
readSARB to target inflation, not exchange rate, says Marcus
16-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s monetary policy will maintain its focus on hitting a three to six per cent inflation target over the medium term but will remain sensitive to the domestic economic
readChasing the dots ... Europe’s Last Supper, their EU-charist.
16-11-2011
Strange how major shifts in societal process are often preceded by a brief “creative period” of optimism and are then punctuated by a major event that either carries the change forward or kills it
readListening only goes so far
16-11-2011
BOSTON – Listening is a way to acknowledge others’ experience and expertise, but by talking we acknowledge our own – an important point to remember when stepping into meetings with overconfident
readRecord vehicle sales in October
16-11-2011
VEHICLE sales continued to pick up speed in October, reaching 1 164 – the second highest figure in the 15-year series.Only March 2011 was higher when 1 189 units were sold, Simonis Storm Securities
readECB no bailout lender, says Germany
16-11-2011
FRANKFURT – The head of Germany’s central bank has rejected a broader role for the European Central Bank (ECB) in supporting indebted governments, saying it would endanger the bank’s credibility as an
readChina’s financial system vulnerable, warns IMF
16-11-2011
BEIJING – China’s financial system is at risk from bad loans, booming private lending and sharp falls in property prices, the International Monetary Fund warned yesterday, as it called for sweeping
readPolice evict anti-Wall Street protesters
16-11-2011
NEW YORK – Police wearing helmets and carrying shields moved to evict protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement early yesterday from the park in New York City’s financial district where they
readEU wants to curb rating agencies
16-11-2011
BRUSSELS – Europe yesterday set out long-awaited proposals to regulate credit rating agencies whose assessments are considered to have played a key role in the sovereign debt crisis.Days after an
readAngola eyeing ailing Portuguese assets
16-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Portugal’s Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho travels to Angola on today to strengthen trade ties and discuss Luanda’s interest in buying shares in some of Lisbon’s state companies.The
readPammie to play the Virgin Mary
16-11-2011
Sex-tape veteran and frequent ‘Playboy’ Playmate Pamela Anderson is reclaiming her virginity – at least on Canadian television.The former ‘Baywatch’ babe will play the Virgin Mary – yes, the chaste
readDowning Street defends catnapping ‘mouser-in-chief’
16-11-2011
LONDON – Downing Street defended its resident cat Larry on Monday after British Prime Minister David Cameron reportedly flung a fork at a mouse that had escaped the tabby’s attention.The Daily Mail
readUN: Yemen president must transfer power
16-11-2011
SANAA – Yemen’s embattled president must speed up reforms and begin a transfer of power according to a plan backed by the international community, a UN envoy says.Jamal Benomar visited Yemen for a
readEuvathano melongo lyOshiputu lya kolekwa
16-11-2011
OMUPEVI Minista Yiikwapondje ya Namibia, Peya Mushelenga nOminista yiikwapondje ya Putu, Luís Brites Pereira oya shaina euvathano lyokulongela kumwe moVenduka omaandaha. Euvathano ndika ota li pitike
readAawiliki moshigongi
16-11-2011
OSHIGONGI oshitimulongo 14 shokomumvo shewiliko lyaaleli yopahedhi moNamibia osha tamekele Omaandaha pOngwediva moshitopolwa Oshana. Oshigongi shika sha egululwa kOmuperesidende Hifikepunye Pohamba
readAamwayinathana yakwatwa
16-11-2011
OMUGAMENI gwomaliko nomumwayinamati oya holoka mOmpangu ya Mengestrata moKatutura omaandaha shina sha nedhipago lyomuniilonga omukwawo noshowo neyako lyiimaliwa yoodola omiliona yimwe pehulilo
readKefas na kuume omwaanawa
16-11-2011
KEFA Ainima ina ya guma esiku limwe ta ka sindana epapa meuliko lyomathigathano goombwa pethimbo a putuka momukunda gwawo muumbangalantu woshilongo.Ndele meputuko lye okwa kala ehole iinamwenyo
readYaandja Beukes ota ya pewa egeelo nena
16-11-2011
AAMATI aamwayinathana yaandja Beukes mboka ya li ya monika ondjo medhipago lyaantu ya hetatu pofaalama ya Kareeboomvloer mu Maalitsa 2005, ota ya ka pewa egeelo kOhofa yOpombanda moVenduka
readEvi olyEpangelo kali shi lyAaleli yopahedhi
16-11-2011
PETHIMBO ta popitha nokweegulula Oshigongi oshitimulongo noshitine shAaleli yOpamuthigululwakalo mOpaaka ya Bennie mOngwediva Omaandaha goshiwike shika, Omupresidende Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa lombwele
readBurger named cricket captain
16-11-2011
CRICKET Namibia yesterday announced the appointment of Sarel Burger as captain of the national team.Following an exciting eight match T20 series against fellow African Associates members Kenya, Burger
readNegongo criticises umpire shortage
16-11-2011
CRICKET Namibia has a shortage of umpires at local league matches, which has led to some matches being umpired by players involved in the games. This state of affairs has enraged some of the country’s
readRoebuck in alleged sex assault of Zimbabwean man
16-11-2011
RENOWNED cricket writer Peter Roebuck was about to be detained over the alleged sexual assault of a Zimbabwean man when he plunged to his death, fellow commentator Jim Maxwell said on
readChelsea probes own fans’ racism
16-11-2011
LONDON – Chelsea has launched an investigation following allegations the team’s striker Daniel Sturridge was racially abused by one or a number of the club’s supporters during a Champions League away
readCronjé fixing scandal to be reopened
16-11-2011
INDIAN police will reopen the match fixing scandal case involving former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronjé, according to a report.This was because Delhi police were still awaiting a forensic
readGinola sues Houllier for defamation
16-11-2011
DRAGUIGNAN – Former France international David Ginola is suing Gerard Houllier for slanderous and defamatory remarks made in a recent book by the ex-national team manager, his lawyer said
readMurphy, Shannon win Triathlon
16-11-2011
PADDY Murphy and Charmaine Shannon were the overall winners of the 2011 Mariental Triathlon which took place at the Hardap Dam near Mariental on Saturday.Despite being a master triathlete at the age
readWindies falter as Laxman, Dhoni run riot
16-11-2011
KOLKATA – Venkatsai Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni led India’s run-spree with superb centuries to put their team in command on the second day of the second Test against a hapless West Indies
readJoe Frazier remembered at funeral
16-11-2011
PHILADELPHIA – Joe Frazier was remembered Monday at a funeral service not only as a superb heavyweight champion but also as a hardworking ambassador for the sport of boxing.Longtime rival Muhammad
readTiger Woods eyes Stricker reunion at Presidents Cup
16-11-2011
MELBOURNE – The pairing of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker that cut a swathe through the Internationals team at the 2009 Presidents Cup could again be set to terrorise the hosts at Royal Melbourne this
readUnam fails to pay salaries
16-11-2011
EMPLOYEES of the University of Namibia (Unam) employees are enraged because they did not receive their salaries yesterday.They say they were not given any reasons why the money was not in their bank
readTwo face charges of assault, rape of sisters
16-11-2011
TWO men appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura yesterday in connection with the alleged assault of two sisters and the rape of one.Jakobus Skrywer Afrikaner (22) was in the dock on a
readFrom The Twittersphere
16-11-2011
Kaunapawa Helvi Crowley (31), seeking bail in a legal tussle with her estranged, self-proclaimed millionaire British husband David Crowley (58), all but gained cult status yesterday, as she became the
readTobacco regulation irks distributor
16-11-2011
BRITISH American Tobacco Namibia (BAT) says although it supports the introduction of tobacco control legislation in Namibia, it is concerned about the packaging and labelling provisions of the
readStampriet strikers cut electricity
16-11-2011
STRIKING workers of the Stampriet Village Council on Wednesday prevented residents from buying pre-paid electricity at a local outlet. The Namibian understands that NamPower officials were selling the
readWIN with SCOOTERS PIZZA!
16-11-2011
Scooters Pizza has now opened an outlet in the Baines Shopping centre in Pioneerspark, Windhoek.To mark the occasion, Scooters, in association with The Namibian, will be giving away a N$150 meal
readPohamba warns traditional leaders over land
16-11-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has hit out at some traditional leaders who instigate or become part of land disputes in communal areas instead of advising him on the control and use of the land.Pohamba
readOluzizi demolition goes to court
16-11-2011
THE City of Windhoek has approached the High Court to have the Oluzizi Bar in Katutura remove or demolish a thatched lapa and the first floor of the popular hangout.The municipality issued a
readNamibians detained all over world
16-11-2011
A NUMBER of Namibians are behind bars in various countries for offences ranging from murder to rape and drug-related charges.According to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the highest
readMaking a difference in children’s lives
16-11-2011
SYLVIA Kaviyu and Sandra Hollweg are from the Early Intervention organisation in Katutura, which works with disabled children in Katutura and the surrounding informal settlements.She does home visits
readWin a N$500 meal from Hartlief
16-11-2011
Hartlief, well known for its quality meat, is set to open a Rooftop Bistro and Conference Centre at its premises in Windhoek’s Northern Industrial area on November 14!To celebrate the occasion, one
readFuel price left unchanged
16-11-2011
MOTORISTS won’t have to bear the burden of a price increase this month despite the weak exchange rate resulting in more expensive fuel imports.Mines and Energy Minister Isak Katali said this week the
readFresh start for violence victims
16-11-2011
MARIA* (16) is an orphan who was living with her stepmother in the Babylon informal settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek. Her father died in 2005 and since then her life has changed for the worse.
readDrop In Centre for jobless
16-11-2011
THE Men on the Side of the Road (MSR) project has opened its MSR IT Drop In and Job Centre. The centre is equipped with Internet-connected computers where members of the project can learn basic
readDecentralisation will help regions fight malnutrition
16-11-2011
THE distribution of more administrative powers and functions to regions will enable regions to fight malnutrition effectively, says Karas governor Bernadus Swartbooi. “Decentralisation will enable
readCorruption killing construction industry
16-11-2011
CORRUPTION has become a predominant factor in the local construction industry, especially in public tenders where Chinese companies are involved, according to findings by the Institute for Public
readCharity run in Katutura
16-11-2011
THE Namibia Runs for Charity event will take place on Saturday at the Independence Arena in Katutura, starting at 09h00. So far 230 people have registered to participate in the event. There are 20
readAgreement on Portuguese language signed
16-11-2011
DEPUTY Minister of Foreign Affairs Peya Mushelenga and Portuguese Secretary of State and Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Luís Brites Pereira yesterday signed an agreement on the introduction of
readSMSes for Wednesday 16 November 2011
16-11-2011
SMS Of The Day *I THINK a study loan and bursary should be available to everyone who is willing to study at tertiary level. Food for Thought *IN my humble view Government is one of the contributing
readNotable Quotes
16-11-2011
Rape is really complex and needs to be addressed nationally. The Government, law enforcers, traditional leaders and healers, churches, schools and other stakeholders need to join hands and fight this
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