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73 Articles found on Friday, 18 November 2011
Tender exemption for Chinese firms
18-11-2011
THE Ministry of Works and Transport has drawn Government into taking a Chinese loan that was rejected two years ago as ‘onerous’ in a road-building contract that has also bypassed official open tender
readNtinda a founding member of RDP, says Hamutenya
18-11-2011
HIDIPO Hamutenya, the president of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), yesterday said the editor of the Swapo mouthpiece Namibia Today, Asser Ntinda, was a founding member of the RDP.Hamutenya
readNepotism alleged in tender
18-11-2011
M&D Construction and Electrical Company, a company owned by the brother of the person in charge of the Government’s multibillion-dollar job-creation scheme, has been accused of getting a N$10 million
readAlweendo clears Tipeeg misconceptions
18-11-2011
GOVERNMENT’S Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg) is aimed at stimulating a number of targeted sectors which would create a move conducive environment for
readPremier League action returns
18-11-2011
AFTER a week of gripping international football, Civics and African Stars get the ball rolling tonight as the spotlight shifts to the Namibia Premiership.While second-placed Stars go in search of
readKuwait in crisis talks after protesters storm parliament
18-11-2011
KUWAIT CITY – Kuwaiti leaders held crisis talks yesterday after protesters demanding the resignation of the premier, a key member of the ruling Al-Sabah family, stormed parliament in a sharp
readChina to lend Ethiopia US$100m
18-11-2011
BEIJING – China is set to loan Ethiopia US$100 million and donate a fleet of 90 vehicles to help the African state complete its water supply projects, the Xinhua state news agency said.China’s Vice
readMake your flexible schedule work
18-11-2011
Working from home can be tough. Without the structure or the camaraderie of office mates, it’s easy to feel disconnected or to let work run your life.If you have a flexible schedule, consider these
readSpecialist engineering company launched
18-11-2011
THE Lidwala Consulting Engineers Namibia was launched in Windhoek this week. It was first established in South Africa in 2001 and has developed into a medium-sized consulting engineering company with
readHilton casino licence under consideration
18-11-2011
THE Gambling Board in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism is scheduled to meet on Monday to consider the casino licence application of the Hilton Hotel in Windhoek.The United Africa Group applied
readUK offers incentives to firms to boost apprenticeships
18-11-2011
LONDON – Britain will encourage companies to take on more apprentices by offering them 250 million pounds (US$395 million) for skills training after youth unemployment hit a 19-year high, Prime
readSwazi fiscal crisis at ‘critical stage’: IMF
18-11-2011
MBABANE – Swaziland’s economic growth will grind to near zero this year as the government’s fiscal crisis rocks banks and private businesses, and hits HIV/AIDs programmes, the IMF warned
readDubai diversifies with push into diamonds
18-11-2011
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates, the world’s fourth-largest oil exporter and home to gold trading hub Dubai, is rapidly becoming a force in trade of another highly valuable commodity: diamonds.Dubai,
readGhana’s pre-poll budget to aid poor, limit deficit
18-11-2011
Mills seeking reelection in December 2012 ACCRA – Ghana will raise spending by over 12 per cent to tackle poverty in a 2012 election year but will keep finances in check with higher state revenues,
readItaly’s new PM Monti to unveil crisis plan
18-11-2011
ROME – Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti was set to unveil his economic programme Thursday, under heavy scrutiny from global leaders, financial markets and parliamentarians wary of hard-hitting
readMyanmar wins diplomatic coup with nod to chair ASEAN
18-11-2011
NUSA DUA – Southeast Asian leaders agreed yesterday to allow Myanmar to chair their bloc in 2014, in a victory for the new government seeking international legitimacy after a series of reform
readIn Brief
18-11-2011
Genocide verdict for Rwandan mayor DAR ES SALAAM – The UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda found former mayor Gregoire Ndahimana guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity yesterday for planning
readWorld Briefs
18-11-2011
Suu Kyi’s party to return to politics? YANGON – Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party is expected to announce its return to the official political arena today after years of
readBritish spies foiled Libya plot to kill westerners
18-11-2011
LONDON – British intelligence agencies have helped disrupt a plan to kill western representatives in Libya and attack the country’s interim leaders, Foreign Secretary William Hague said on
readSA teacher hacked to death in front of class
18-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A teacher was hacked to death with a machete in front of a shocked classroom of primary school students in South Africa, reports said yesterday.Guilford Shapo, 53, was killed on Tuesday
readOver 95 per cent approve E Guinea constitutional reform: minister
18-11-2011
MALABO – Nearly all voters in Equatorial Guinea supported the president’s constitutional reform plan, an official said on Wednesday, but the opposition said the process was a fraud.Interior Minister
readZim journos face defamation charges
18-11-2011
HARARE – Two Zimbabwean journalists have been charged with defamation over a story on a health insurance company linked to a senior central bank official, state media said yesterday.The Standard
readDo Not Stoke Tribalism And Civil War
18-11-2011
THE article by Hewat Beukes entitled ‘Bags of money from Germany will not equal restitution’ (The Namibian, 8 November) keeps the debate about reparations alive. The written piece started off by
readLies, Damn Lies and Unemployment Statistics
18-11-2011
ALLOW me space to comment on Martin Mwinga’s sweeping statements regarding the high unemployment in our beloved country.In Namibia and other SADC countries, one does not need statistics to realise the
readA New Ministry Of Sport In Namibia?
18-11-2011
I REFER to your report ‘MTC pulls the plug on NRU’, page 52 in your edition of Friday 11, 2011. We should try to think about what is actually happening here. We are of the opinion that MTC acts as if
readDevelopment Talk Is Irrelevant
18-11-2011
I WANT to engage ‘Citizen Angula’ (Namibia’s Prime Minister Nahas Angula) on his so-called ‘development talk’ (Tuesdays in The Namibian). Yes ‘so-called’ because I don’t see any development coming
readDon’t Lower Poly Standards
18-11-2011
I AM so disappointed and shocked after reading the recent article in the New Era “Sex claims dominate Polytechnic of Namibia fights”. I always regarded the Polytechnic as one of the best institutions
readIn Defence Of Teachers
18-11-2011
IT’S shocking how lecturers and management at training institutions allow student teachers to pass and get diplomas and degrees. It’s shocking to see how highly ranked government officials dealing
readWorst Work, Poor Pay
18-11-2011
CAN you please put for me this letter in your daily newspaper? What do the security guards’ unions do about the poor wages security officers get? Can trade union leaders please fight for us for better
readProvide Libraries, Improve English
18-11-2011
LAST night (Tuesday 15 November 2011) I had the excruciatingly painful experience of listening to the commentary of the Namibia vs Djibouti soccer match played in our capital.One of the television
readFrom Ethiopia To Namibia
18-11-2011
I RECENTLY moved to Ethiopia after living for 14 years in Namibia (and loving it). We hope to return one day. But recently, when I visited Ethiopia’s northernmost province of Tigray, I was reminded of
readToilet Tender Queries
18-11-2011
THE construction of toilets in villages started with phase one during October 2010.Some 26 contractors took part, and on completion 10 contractors (those who performed well and finished work on time)
readNo One Protects Workers
18-11-2011
THE core functions of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare should be, amongst others, to provide sustainable protection for all at the workplace and the enforcement of fair labour relations.In
readEgeelo lyoo Beukes omaandaha ta geya
18-11-2011
AALUMENTU yatatu mboka ya monika ondjo medhipago lyaantu pofaalama ya Kareeboom vloer, na oya li yena okuuva onakuyiwa yawo metitatu, ota ya ka uva omaandaha kutya egeelo ndyoka ompangu tayi gandja
readKaiyamo na Shaetonhodi mombuga yopolitika natango
18-11-2011
AMUSHANGA gwopevi gwewawa lyaakiintu moSwapo, Linea Shaetonhodi natango oku li mombuga yopapolitika konyala omumvo gumwe konima sho a li a tulwa pevi.Omanga oshilyonale shoparliamende, Nico Kaiyamo
readKazenambo a geya noonkondo
18-11-2011
OMINISTA yAagundjuka, Iilonga yopashigwana, Oohedhi nOmaudhano okwa ponokele pakana omutoolinkundana naamushanga gwoshifo sho Namibian Sun, Jan Poolman aniwa sho a nyola kombinga yiimaliwa ya
readYatano ya kwatwa meyugo lyiimaliwa
18-11-2011
OMWAALU gwaafekelwa meyako lyiimaliwa omiliona yimwe okuza mosheenditho shaagameni yomaliko ogwa yi paantu yatano. Omufekelwa omutitatu moshinima shika okwa holokele moHofa ya mengestrata, gwa
readOmukadhi gwomuBritania a tegelela etokolo
18-11-2011
Omukadhi gwomuBritania ngoka a lumbu iiwike ine miikaha yopolisi okwa li a tegelela okuuva ngele ota mangululwa iifutilamo mokakuma kopolisi. Omukalimo gwomoVenduka, Kaunapawa Helvi[Nambahu] Crowley
readEgumbo lya Armas Simon mUuthilindindi lya pya po
18-11-2011
OMUKALIMO gwomomukunda Uuthilindindi mUukwambi mOshitopolwa sha Shana tatekulu Armas Simon gwoomvula 73 oku li iitsa omutse koongolo sho egumbo lye alihe lya pipo shekesheke komulilo komatango
readIilumbu yaNamibia oya hala elelo lyopahedhi
18-11-2011
AATILIGANE yomoNamibia nayo oya halaa okutota po Elelo lyawo lyOpamuthigululwakalo ngashi omihoko omikwawo moNamibia dhi na Omalelo gadho gOpamuthigululwakalo.Elelo lyatya ngeyi lyopmauthigululwakalo
readAagundjuka ya pangula aaniilonga yaakwiilongo
18-11-2011
AMUSHANGA gwewawa lyaagundjuka moSwapo, Veikko Nekundi okwa pangula epangelo sho lya pitika opo aaniilonga yo ko Korea lyokuumbangalantu ya longele petungo lyo Museuma yemanguluko unene ongo
readNamibia turns down Cecafa invite
18-11-2011
NAMIBIA turned down an invitation from the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations to play in their Senior Challenge later this month.The Namibia Football Association opted to forgo
readBasketball tournament still on
18-11-2011
THE FIBA 3 on 3 International Basketball Tournament will go ahead as planned at Augustineum on December 3 and 4, NBF president Keri Tjitendero said. Tjitendero said suggestions early this week that
readT20 partially to blame for spot-fixing in cricket
18-11-2011
LONDON – The former British police chief who set up the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit believes the proliferation of Twenty20 cricket is partially to blame for the increase of
readVenus plans comeback against Serena in Colombia
18-11-2011
MILAN – Venus Williams plans to make her comeback in an exhibition match against her sister Serena in Colombia next Wednesday after being forced to pull out of the US Open because of an immune system
readEight-year-old takes gold in Asian Games record
18-11-2011
JAKARTA – An eight-year-old Malaysian girl became the youngest athlete to take gold in Southeast Asian Games history after winning the water skiing tricks event yesterday in front of a stunned
readMessi, Neymar in Fifa anti-doping trials
18-11-2011
ZURICH – Lionel Messi and Neymar will take part in a new anti-doping programme to trial a biological passport in football, Fifa said on Thursday.All players set to be involved in the seven-team Club
readFOOTBALL FIXTURES
18-11-2011
Saturday, November 19 English Premier League Norwich v Arsenal 14h45 Stoke v QPR
readAthletics Grand Prix gets sponsorship
18-11-2011
BANK Windhoek and Athletics Namibia (AN) have renewed their sponsorship agreement for the 2011/2 track-and-field season. Bank Windhoek will sponsor AN to the tune of N$280 000, which will go towards
readNewcastle braced for Man City juggernaut
18-11-2011
LONDON – Newcastle United’s owner Mike Ashley’s bitter-sweet relationship with fans suffered another low last week with his stadium renaming plans, but his waning popularity could improve if the
readFifa’s Blatter downplays racism in football
18-11-2011
GENEVA – With several top footballers facing allegations of hurling racial abuse at opponents on the pitch, Fifa President Sepp Blatter sparked an angry reaction on Wednesday by suggesting that
readDortmund piranhas want to take a bite out of Bayern
18-11-2011
BERLIN – Reigning champions Borussia Dortmund are confident they can take a bite out of Bayern Munich’s five-point Bundesliga lead when the top two clash on Saturday.Dortmund have climbed the table to
readFixtures
18-11-2011
Friday, November 18 Civics v African Stars, Sam Nujoma Stadium, 20h00 Saturday, November 19 Blue Waters v Black Africa, Kuisebmond Stadium, 16h00 SKW v Tigers, SKW Stadium, 16h00 Ramblers v Mighty
readRainy season expected to start this weekend
18-11-2011
MOST of Namibia can expect rain from today until Monday.According to the Windhoek weather bureaua, fairly widespread rains will fall over most parts of the country this weekend. Professor Kobus
readPay up or pay more, says NBC
18-11-2011
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) yesterday warned viewers who have not paid their television licences yet that they should pay up or face stiff penalties.Latecomers have until November 30
readNo U-turn on Somalis
18-11-2011
A PLEA for clemency to the Ministry of Home Affairs not to deport 10 Somalis detained at Seeis outside Hosea Kutako International Airport has been rejected. The United Nations High Commissioner for
readNakanyala and other seniors transferred
18-11-2011
BARELY a few months after Police Commissioner Christoph Nakanyala successfully fought a transfer to the Omaheke Region, he is again scheduled to be transferred on January 1 2012.Earlier this year,
readHealing wings expands its wingspan
18-11-2011
SEVENTY-FIVE per cent of child abuse cases in Namibia are not reported, according to the Healing Wings Trust for abused children.In order to create more trust to encourage people to report cases, the
read//Gowaseb’s Afrikaner clan leadership disputed
18-11-2011
THE /Hoa /Aran //Aixa //Aes Afrikaner Traditional Authority is split in two over the appointment of Isak //Gowaseb as the new leader after the death of Hendrina Afrikaner. Petrus Olman, who was
readElephant poaching on the increase
18-11-2011
THE elephant was killed with an automatic weapon. Spent cartridges were still to be found in the sand, just 500 metres south of the Angolan border in Caprivi’s Bwabwata National Park. She was one of
readChurch supports skating craze
18-11-2011
EDDIE Sebbraio from the All Nations Church in Windhoek has been in charge of building a roller-skating park at the church for the past eight months. “Once the park is completed we can hold real
readBecome someone’s guardian angel
18-11-2011
THE Guardian Angels are volunteers who offer their time, companionship and help to needy aged or sick people. The volunteers help their allocated person with trips to the grocery store or doctor’s
readBail for volatile wife
18-11-2011
Crowley (31) bade farewell to her cellmates with a blanket invitation to them to visit her “Big Brother house” for a party some time. She left the court holding cells on bail of N$5 000, which
readStop Flying Without Wings
18-11-2011
IF THIS country is to develop really fast, we must have safety measures to cushion us against fatal crashes. As things stand, we are like a small, light car with a rocket-propelled engine or a biker
readBy Being Obsessed With The West (And Now China), We Throw The African Future Under The Moving Bus
18-11-2011
COMPARED to the Arab world, I have always held the belief that the process of democratisation which started much earlier in Sub-Saharan Africa would allow for sustainable growth.Democracy (and its
readNujoma’s Conversion To A Capitalist Agenda
18-11-2011
WHEN we think about the events and the meaning of 1989, we think about big issues: the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the Soviet sphere of influence and the disintegration of the Soviet Union
readWe Suffer From Terrorism Paranoia
18-11-2011
FOR years Namibia's intelligence services were abused for political ends but in 1990 the new political leaders promised that never again would those in power be placed in a position to misuse the
readLies, damn lies, statistics and bloody excuses
18-11-2011
WHAT’S with Namibians who are always looking to rubbish figures, statistics and research outcomes with made up figures, blatant lies and lame excuses?Last year Hage Geingob questioned the accuracy of
readCinderella is Not Welcome Here
18-11-2011
LAST week I promised a continuation, and come hell or high water, this week I will stick to my word. I will be courageous. I will persevere. The seeds of doubt have been planted regarding who I am as
readDouble talk on the Big Happy
18-11-2011
IF the sex work industry is one of the oldest in the world, then the the sex work debate should be at least as old. It is widely suspected that we have been around for at least 200 000 years. So, for
readFrom The Twittersphere
18-11-2011
MINISTER Kazenambo Kazenambo’s meltdown over a journalist questioning the skull repatriation expenses spilled over onto Twitter, as Namibia’s twitterati dug into the issue!@PrincessNdilo: So now,
readPolitical Perspective
18-11-2011
YOUTH Minister Kazenambo Kazenambo should be called onto the carpet by President Hifikepunye Pohamba because he has contravened his oath of office. He overstepped the bounds in a number of respects at
readNotable Quotes
18-11-2011
THE bloody Boer has no sensitivity; he is still operating in a Koevoet mind. He [Poolman] must keep his white arrogance to himself. – Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture Kazenambo
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