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78 Articles found on Friday, 4 November 2011
Electricity tariffs to double
04-11-2011
BECAUSE of intensive capital investment programmes by power utilities in the region, the average wholesale power supply tariff in the region is expected to be more than double by 2016, according to
readNamcor fuel deal appeal heard
04-11-2011
THE fate of the Cabinet decision which ended the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia’s mandate to import half of the fuel needed in Namibia now depends on the Supreme Court.An appeal against
readAfrican queens
04-11-2011
Miss World 2011 contestants (from left) Miss South Africa Bokang Montjane, Miss Zimba- bwe Malaika Mushandu, Miss Namibia Luzaan Van Wyk, Miss Sierra Leone Swadu Beckley, Miss Botswana Karabo Sampson,
readAmbassador ‘embarrasses’ Government
04-11-2011
THE alleged abusive behaviour of Namibia’s ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU), Kakena Nangula, is threatening to cause embarrassment to the country in international diplomatic circles,
readDrunk woman kills one, injures three
04-11-2011
A WOMAN is facing a charge of murder, two counts of attempted murder and a count of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after she went on a rampage with a knife on a farm in the Outjo
readBlack africa favourites for derby
04-11-2011
BLACK Africa are overwhelming favourites to triumph over bitter rivals Orlando Pirates in the country’s biggest derby at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow. Not even last week’s goalless draw at home to
readTrash, sewage boost disease risk in Bangkok floods
04-11-2011
BANGKOK – Rancid brown water licks at Samroeng Verravanich’s thighs as he wades through one of Bangkok’s many flooded streets. The garbageman plunges a white-gloved hand into the filth, fishes out a
readEU remains dead set on trade deal
04-11-2011
EUROPEAN Union Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht took a “conciliatory but firm stance” on economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations when he recently met with Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP)
readSwedes cleared of terrorism in Ethiopia
04-11-2011
ADDIS ABABA – An Ethiopian court acquitted two Swedish journalists on Thursday of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, but kept them in detention and said they must still answer allegations they
readChinese firms ignoring Zambian workers’ rights: HRW report
04-11-2011
LUSAKA – Chinese mining companies in Zambia ignore labour protections, demanding up to 18 hours of labour a day and flouting health and safety rules, Human Rights Watch said in a report
readStay engaged during a downturn
04-11-2011
When your company goes through perilous times it is natural for individuals to feel powerless, but there are ways to stay engaged and improve you how feel about the daily grind, says Harvard Business
readSacu/Mercosur PTA important milestone - Tweya
04-11-2011
TRADE between the southern African region and Mercosur – the Market of the South – would pick up substantially through the proposed preferential trade agreement (PTA) between the two regions, said
readOndangwa NCCI condemns Ondangwa‘private’ trade fair
04-11-2011
ONDANGWA – The secretary of the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) in Ondangwa has called on members to boycott the Ondangwa Trade Fair set for next month.The branch distanced itself from
readZim’s manufacturing stirs, yearns for cash injection
04-11-2011
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector has increased five-fold since the formation of a unity government in 2009 but lack of capital and low demand for goods are undermining the industry, the main
readSA in ‘debt death trap’, says Manuel
04-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is a nation of highly indebted families, Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel said yesterday.“The move from living hand to mouth... is a death trap,” he told delegates
readOnly 11% of Angolans use banks
04-11-2011
LISBON – Angola lags behind its African peers in the number of bank accounts per capita, showing its banking sector has room to grow by reaching outside the capital, according to a study by global
readGreek government teeters on brink of collapse
04-11-2011
ATHENS – The Greek government teetered on the brink of collapse yesterday over plans for a referendum on a eurozone bailout, with ruling party defections casting grave doubt on whether Prime Minister
readPlay ball or go, EU tells Athens
04-11-2011
BERLIN – Eurozone chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said yesterday that the currency union hoped to keep Greece as a member “but not at any price”, in an interview with German public television.Juncker,
readGeneral strike hits Oakland
04-11-2011
OAKLAND, California – Dozens of anti-Wall Street protesters clashed with police, occupied an empty building and torched a barricade in Oakland early yesterday, an AFP photographer said.The masked
readChina, Russia seen most likely to bribe
04-11-2011
BERLIN – Companies from Russia, followed closely by those from China, are seen as most likely to use bribery to secure foreign contracts, according to a new survey released Wednesday by Transparency
readSyrian troops kill seven, day after peace plan agreed
04-11-2011
DAMASCUS – Syrian troops killed seven people in the flashpoint central city of Homs yesterday, a human rights group said, just one day after Damascus pledged to withdraw its forces from protest
readCuba legalises trade in private property
04-11-2011
HAVANA – Cuba announced yesterday it will allow real estate to be bought and sold for the first time since the early days of the revolution, the most important reform yet in a series of free-market
readProtect The Girls
04-11-2011
A RECENT media revelation of high teenage pregnancy in Ohangwena region is very shocking and embarrassing to say the least. It actually shows that our society has reached an unacceptably high degree
readDiscipline Air Namibia Management
04-11-2011
THE story or storm over Air Namibia’s mismanagement is just the tip of the iceberg. I reported that the Air Namibia flight during the weekend (last Friday) to Rundu and Katima was very irregular and
readForget The Government
04-11-2011
I DON’T understand some people. They dropped out of school because ‘school sucks’ and when they are adults they have the nerve to point fingers at the government for the rising unemployment rate. This
readBlame The Spanish, Not Seals
04-11-2011
IN RESPONSE to your article ‘Spain’s hake appetite threatens Namibia’s most valuable fish’ (7 October 2011) we would like to comment as follows: There is a correlation between the unregulated
readChase The Hyenas Away
04-11-2011
DEAR Comrade President, I am writing this to you on the basis of a deep respect for you as a person and with an unwavering conviction in your personal integrity and honour. I do care about you and
readChange Social Leadership
04-11-2011
I HAVE been reflecting on traditional and religious leadership and its effectiveness and/or lack of it in Namibia.They are leaders because they have been leading us over a period of time. We want to
readListen To The People
04-11-2011
MY HEART was so full of joy when I witnessed President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa praise our home-made products in Okavango and Caprivi region. It is indeed a remarkable
readEnd The Golden Handshake Culture
04-11-2011
THE decision by the Road Fund Administration’s (RFA) board to part ways with the company’s CEO, Penda Kiiyala, (The Namibian, 27 October ), without giving him a golden handshake is highly
readWas The Census Budgeted For?
04-11-2011
ALLOW me to express my huge disappointment in the National Planning Commission. To most Namibians ‘census’ is a forgotten topic but to some of us, mapping clerks, it’s the saddest thing that happened
read‘Sex For Marks’ Heading is Misleading
04-11-2011
RECENTLY, an article by your reporter, Nico Smit, appeared in The Namibian under the heading “Poly launches ‘sex for marks’ probe” (The Namibian, 19 October 2011). We wish to record our strong
readHonour What You Signed
04-11-2011
I AM writing to comment on the reaction of the Prime Minister, Nahas Angula, upon being given a petition by our Secretary General of Nantu, Basilius Haingura, (31 October 2011). I may not be an
readTeachers Must Deliver
04-11-2011
WHEN will we in this country realise that demands should be balanced with delivery? You cannot divide these two as they go hand in hand with each other. It disturbs us as parents when listening to the
readHousing Is A Human Right
04-11-2011
READING your article today (Tuesday 1 November 2011) ‘Windhoek land unaffordable’ brought a big lump to my throat.A country of two million, with over 50 percent unemployment, not the biggest economy
readNothing Is More Important Than Shelter
04-11-2011
A FOUR-ROOM house, the colonial township style, in Windhoek sells for nearly N$400 000. A two-bedroom townhouse in Cimbebasia, southern Windhoek, fetches N$1,4 million. A few weeks ago the Windhoek
readHage 2.0 is fraught with system failures
04-11-2011
IF Hage Geingob’s return to Namibian political life was sold as a software package, you wouldn’t see me standing in line to buy a copy. Hell, I wouldn’t even pirate a bootleg copy.The new (and not so
readThe Hall of Mirrors.
04-11-2011
RECENTLY I have been giving mirrors some thinking ...and how much I dislike them. Both, externally and internally, mirrors have always been a fair weathered friend to me.Before I joined The
readSenility In Power And Office: Why We Are Losing A Country?
04-11-2011
I LEAVE Paris every Thursday for two troubling days in the undulating Normandy where I teach a course on Europe to students in the flagship Master Grande École at the Rouen Business School.Oddly,
readThe Collapse Of Socialism And Crisis Of Capitalism
04-11-2011
NOT many people talk about Mikhail Gorbachev these days. But it was his reform policies of glasnost and perestroika that, to a great extent, led to the momentous breakthroughs of 1989. The meanings
readKhorixas Group Must Step Aside
04-11-2011
THE Ministry of Regional and Local Government’s decision not to act against those arrested and charged with corruption at Khorixas borders on hypocrisy.The Government spends millions on
readPolitical Perspective
04-11-2011
THE access to information campaign is one very close to my own heart and it is indivisible from the public right to know. Media may do what they can to keep people informed to the best of their
readMboka ya teya po Joe’s Beerhouse ina ya kwatwa
04-11-2011
AAFUTHI ya ne mboka ya li ya teya pehala lyokulongekidha iikulya lya Joe’s Beerhouse kaya li ya kwatwa natango sigo ethimbo oshinyolwa shika sha tolokwa. Aafuthi mboka ota ku hokololwa ya kwatwa
readShikongo a fumvikwa pEenhana
04-11-2011
OMUPANGI omukulu gwomEenhana mOukwanyama mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena,Leefa Shikongo, ngoka a manene oondjenda dhe mOshipangelo shEpangelo sha Shakati Omaandaha geti 24.10.2011 mepipi lyomimvo (78), okwa
readOka lamauka naaniilonga pomina ya Navachab
04-11-2011
Konyala aaniilonga omathele 200 haya longele Lewcor Plant Hire ehangano lya pewa iilonga komina yoshingoli yopo Karibib ya Navachab oya li yiiteka miilonga omaandaha oshiwike shika.Aaniilonga oyi
readOkwa tile otaka dhipaga omukadhona gwe
04-11-2011
OMUFEKELWA medhipago lyaantu yaali, Salmon Nakale okwa tilithile aniwa kutya ota ka dhipaga omukadhona gwe. Etilitho ndika nguka okwe li ningile omwedhi gumwe komeho omanga inee ke li tula miilonga.
readOmbelewa yoMuprima ya yamukula Nantu
04-11-2011
OMBELEWA yOmuprima Minista oya ti amushanga gwehangano lyaalongi lyopashigwana lya Namibia, Nantu, okwa longitha nayi aalongi mokuya heka opo ya katuke oku ka gandja omushangwa gwomanyenyeto kombelewa
readEwiliko lya Venduka lya lundilwa ko RDP
04-11-2011
ONGUNDU yo Rally for Democracy and Progress, oya pangula omukalo ngoka ewiliko nenge muni gwa Venduka ha tengeneke elongitho lyolusheno kaakalimo moshilando.RDP oya ti omukalo nguka ogwa fa tagu fala
readOmupolisi a dhipagwa komukwashigwana
04-11-2011
OMUPOLISI ngoka a kala kOmanda gwOsasiona yOpolisi Onembenge pOnalunike mOndonga mOshikoto okwa si sho a tsuwa nombele komukwashigwana pethimbo a li te mu kwata, sha ningwa mOsoondaha ya zi ko
readA tumwa kondholongo omumvo gumwe
04-11-2011
OMULUMENTU ngoka akwatelwe kopolisi molwaashoka okwa li ta hingi a kolwa, okwa pewa egeelo lyomvula yimwe mondholongo, kohofa ya Mengestrata gwa Shiwakopo oshiwike shayi.Mengestrata, Bernhard
readAandangwa ya pangula omauliko giipindi omape
04-11-2011
EHANGANO lyAanangeshefa mOndangwa olya pangula etotopo lyEhangano tali popiwa aniwa kutya olyo lya kutha ko Omaulikilo giipindi gokomumvo gaNdangwa, hali ithanwa, Ondangwa Trade Fair cc ndyoka aniwa
readWIN with our Rock-in’ Competition!
04-11-2011
SMS and stand a chance of winning a grand prize of one night’s accommodation for two at the Windhoek Country Club and a pair of tickets to see Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda defend his WBO Africa
readExiled Kaimbi re-called for qualifiers
04-11-2011
TWENTY three players were on Monday called up to Brave Warriors squad to prepare for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Djibouti.Most notably, coach Benard Kaanjuka has called up exiled forward
readAnnual Kiddie Sport demonstrations on
04-11-2011
THE Kiddie Sport demonstrations this weekend are set to be the highlight the popular children’s program this weekend.The demonstrations are set for the International Hall at the Windhoek Show
readAmbunda to avoid mistakes
04-11-2011
THERE will be little room for error when WBO Africa Bantamweight champion Paulus Ambunda fights challenger Bongani Mahlangu at the Windhoek Country Club tomorrow.A victory is the minimum requirement
readNamibia take on Kenya
04-11-2011
NAMIBIA take on Kenya in an eight-match T20 Cricket Series starting at the Windhoek High School cricket field today.The series will serve as preparation for next year’s final T20 World Cup qualifiers
readJaguares replaces shirt names with Twitter handles
04-11-2011
MEXICAN Primera Division club Jaguares has taken its dedication to Twitter to a whole new level by printing the players’ individual account handles on the back of their shirts.The Mexican side’s
readBradley leads HSBC Champions charge
04-11-2011
SHANGHAI - Major winner Keegan Bradley forged a two stroke lead at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai yesterday as he seeks to cap a remarkable first professional season by winning the coveted title.The
readCricketers, agent jailed over fixing scam
04-11-2011
LONDON- Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif and agent Mazhar Majeed were all jailed yesterday in Britain for their role in fixing parts of a Test match against
readThorpe’s return fantastic for swimming
04-11-2011
SINGAPORE - The return of swimming great Ian Thorpe after a five-year hiatus has provided a much-needed fillip to the sport after the negative headlines surrounding performance-enhancing swimsuits,
readReal Madrid qualify, Bayern on course
04-11-2011
LONDON- Cristiano Ronaldo took a leaf out of Lionel Messi’s book when he reached a personal landmark and led Real Madrid into the Champions League knockout stages by scoring both goals in a 2-0 win at
readWuparo Conservancy partners new lodge in Caprivi
04-11-2011
IT was a bit of a test getting to the new Nkasa Lupala lodge, nestled between Mudumu and Mamili national parks. First the bridge was down. This simple pole construction is a lifeline to the lodge,
readTraditional courts found in poor state
04-11-2011
DTA vice president Phillemon Moongo charged that parliamentarians do not want to support a budget sufficient to address the plight of traditional courts. Moongo further charged that traditional courts
readTelecom directory delayed by five months
04-11-2011
TELECOM Namibia has launched an investigation into allegations of irregularities with the issuing of its telephone directory tender.As a result the issuing of the tender for the production of the
readSuspect stabs Police officer to death
04-11-2011
THE Police in the Oshana Region have arrested a suspect who is said to have stabbed a Police officer to death.Sergeant Reinhold Amutenya (57) from the Onembenge Police Substation at Onalunike in
readStampriet workers set to strike today
04-11-2011
STAMPRIET Village Council workers have decided to go on strike today to protest the council's alleged failure to implement a wage deal agreed in 2009. The parties had agreed on a 10 per cent increase
readRepeal of outdated laws proposed
04-11-2011
THE Parliamentary Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs has proposed the repeal of a slew of old, outdated laws still on Namibia’s statute books.These are the Administration of
readPolice still investigating missing GIPF money
04-11-2011
DESPITE rumours to the contrary, a Police investigation into the N$660 million lost through bad investments by the GIPF Development Capital Portfolio (DCP) is still ongoing. “We are hard at it,” said
readInter-Parliamentary Union honours Speaker Theo-Ben Gurirab
04-11-2011
THE Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has bestowed the coveted title of honorary president of the body to the National Assembly Speaker, IPU honours Speaker Gurirab at the end of his three-year term as
readHochfeld squatters evicted, land sale by RCC disputed
04-11-2011
REPRESENTATIVES of about 200 ageing and marginalised former farmworkers evicted from a corridor at Hochfeld have come to Windhoek to seek assistance from the Swapo Party head office, or the
readHage birthday pledges to orphanage trickle in
04-11-2011
A PLEDGE by the organising committee of Hage Geingob’s lavish 70th birthday bash has seen the construction of a two-room pre-fabricated building at Haufiku’s Orphanage at Eenhana in the Ohangwena
readGroup facing eviction wants to purchase land
04-11-2011
MEMBERS of the Tukondjeleni Ombili Savings Group marched to the office of the Councillor Zulu Shitongeni to hand over a petition regarding their land.The group of about 165 people living in Okahandja
readGibeon Constituency facing water shortages
04-11-2011
THE villages of Asab, Kries, Amperpo, Uibes and Vleiveld in the Gibeon Constituency are facing acute water shortages due to insufficient underground water resources. Confirming the water crisis,
readGas shortage continues
04-11-2011
THE household gas shortage which has affected Namibia is set to continue into its second week with no clear indication when gas supply from South Africa will normalise.Last week The Namibian reported
readAre NHE houses too expensive?
04-11-2011
THE National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has dismissed allegations that it has decreased the size of the houses it builds and hiked prices to make a profit.The Namibian was recently approached by an
readSMSes for Friday 04 November 2011
04-11-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE world seems to lack a hold on reality. How much money is wasted on banners, flags, limousines and banquets (to mention only a few things) at the G20 summit while they discuss a
readFrontlining on Twitter
04-11-2011
UNFILTERED views from the Twittersphere on life, the Universe and ... the wooden spoon! And featuring a guest apearance by South Africa’s ‘Queen of Bling’, Khanyi Mbau.@MatthewMizrika: I’m so tired of
readNotable Quotes
04-11-2011
WE cannot comment on that (Caf) decision. – Fifa said in a statement told Reuters on Tuesday it would not get involved in a row involving Burkina Faso and Namibia. THE Police cannot do this alone and
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