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64 Articles found on Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Christmas wireman
08-11-2011
Tendai Bamara has been making wire art for the past eight years. He has a stall in the Post Street Mall and every year about this time he creates his Christmas collection. He makes Christmas trees,
readProbe launched into conduct of ambassador
08-11-2011
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Utoni Nujoma, yesterday confirmed that he would launch an investigation into the alleged scandalous behaviour of Namibia’s ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union
readKatoma in the running for Omusati Swapo top job
08-11-2011
THE former councillor for the Tsandi Constituency Leevi Katoma is said to be eyeing the position of Omusati Swapo Regional Coordinator.Currently Rebbeka Iitembu is acting in the position. Iitembu is
readEkandjo blasts sports leaders
08-11-2011
MTC's Chief Human Capital & Corporate Affairs Officer Tim Ekandjo on Friday said the Namibia Sport Commission is a “laughing stock” devoid of professionalism or firm leadership. During a scathing
readGreek leaders set to pick new Prime Minister
08-11-2011
ATHENS – Greek political leaders were set to choose who will lead a new coalition yesterday and push through a bailout before the country runs out of money in mid-December, with local media tipping
readEurobond: Friend or foe of the fiscus?
08-11-2011
TEN years from now, Namibia might have to pay back N$6,3 billion for the approximately N$3,9 billion it is borrowing internationally through its just-issued eurobond.Or it might be lucky and owe only
readCharges against Malema for racist slur
08-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Charges of crimen injuria have been laid against ANC Youth League president Julius Malema for reportedly calling Indians “coolies”, KwaZulu-Natal police said yesterday.Lieutenant Joey
readMugabe supporters stone MDC rally
08-11-2011
HARARE – Young supporters of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe stoned and beat backers of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday, blocking a planned rally of his Movement for Democratic Change
readGreenpeace activists arrested in South Africa
08-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Three Greenpeace activists were arrested at the Kusile power station’s construction site in Mpumalanga yesterday after scaling a crane, Eskom said.Six activists gained entry to the site
readAgriculture diary
08-11-2011
• Auctions November 9: Western Bonsmara Auction at Aub. November 10: Zirco Stud Auction at 17h00 at Namboer Maerua Mall. November 10: Aroab regional ram auction at Private School Exelsior (10h00).
readAfrican farmers struggle to fund green projects
08-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – As South Africa prepares to host UN climate talks at the end of the month, African farmers say they are struggling to access a key programme meant to help them take part in the fight
readChina to become world’s top agri importer
08-11-2011
BEIJING – China will become the world’s largest importer of agriculture products in five to ten years as the country faces from shrinking farmland and other constraints on production, a top government
readCheckpoint a lucrative market
08-11-2011
MASIVI – Villagers from Masivi near Rundu decided to sell wild fruit at a Namibian Police checkpoint near the town as there are limited market facilities in remote areas.The wild fruit, commonly known
readSteps to ensure export
08-11-2011
MEATCO has given the following pointers to producers to ensure their animals meet the export requirements of the EU:• Producers must register all their animals with NamLits. • It is imperative for all
readDumping major threat to local dairy industry
08-11-2011
THE dumping of subsidised milk products was once again high on the agenda at the last meeting of the Dairy Producers Association (DPA) for the year.Clover now officially has a distribution point in
readNamLits teething problems cost Meatco millions in lost exports
08-11-2011
MEATCO has been losing N$1,1 million daily since the beginning of November as the Namibia Livestock Traceability System (NamLits) system struggles to cope with export requirements imposed by the
readLocal business travel industry ‘immature’
08-11-2011
NAMIBIA’S business travel industry is “very immature, but by no means clueless”, Monique Swart, founder of the African Business Travel Association (Abta), has said.Swart reacted on an article on
readPortugal scrutinised by EU, IMF
08-11-2011
LISBON – Officials from the EU, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank arrived in Portugal yesterday to review progress in its debt bailout after calls for the terms of the rescue to be
readHeat on eurozone over Greece, Italy
08-11-2011
BRUSSELS – Eurozone finance ministers regrouped yesterday to press Greece’s new authorities to stick to rescue austerity pledges amid an acute risk that the debt crisis could drag down Italy.As
readFive billion mobile subscribers by 2016
08-11-2011
JOHANNESBURG – A new report from Ericsson says mobile data traffic will grow ten-fold between 2011 and 2016, mainly driven by video.The Traffic and Market Data report, released yesterday, said mobile
readGovt accelerating on debt path
08-11-2011
GOVERNMENT last month borrowed 63 per cent more than it did last October, chasing up total debt to N$15,1 billion.This is well below the N$26,9 billion Government expects its total debt to be by the
readQuestions all managers must ask
08-11-2011
Asking questions effectively is a major underlying part of a manager’s job, but one that most managers rarely think about, says Harvard Business Review.Asking the right questions is an essential skill
readLady Gaga scoops four MTV prizes in a second year of big wins
08-11-2011
Lady Gaga all but stole the show at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast on Sunday, scooping four prizes and going one better than 2010 when she also led the field with three.The flamboyant
read‘I dreamed of being a nun’
08-11-2011
A young woman who spent five years living in a convent and once dreamed of becoming a nun has been crowned Miss World 2011.Miss Venezuela, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares, beat contestants from 113
readBerlusconi plays last cards, denies he will resign
08-11-2011
ROME – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, under huge pressure from international markets and rebels in his party, tried to play his last cards yesterday to hang on to power and denied reports
readBags Of Money From Germany Will Not Equal Restitution
08-11-2011
THE Nama and the Herero nations have initiated their demand for what they call “war reparations” against the German State. The demands essentially stem from the two extermination order of Von Trotha
readYouth Employment Strategies: Lessons from Germany
08-11-2011
IN mid-March this year I visited Germany on the invitation of a civil society organization. I, however, used my stay in Germany to learn about vocational education and training in that country.The
readShisaande Amutenya ependafule mUupolisi
08-11-2011
PETHIMBO ta popitha aanashituthidhimbuluko shanakusa, Shisaande Reinhold Lyaango Amutenya pOsasiona yOpolisi ya Katope oshiwike sha yi, Komanda gwOpolisi mOshitopolwa sha Shana Shikoto, Ohangwena
readYa pumbwa omeya mo Gibeon
08-11-2011
OMIKUNDA dha Asab, Kries, Amperpo, Uiseb na Vleiveld moshikandjohogololo sha Gibeon odhi niwe kenota, omolwa ompumbwe onene yomeya kohi yevi. Kansela gwa Gibeon , Jeremia van Neel okwa gandja ombedhi
readAailongi ya ti ina pa kana iimaliwa
08-11-2011
EWILIKO Lyaanasikola poUnivesiti ya Namibia olya ti kapena nando oshimaliwa shimwe sha dhanenwa oku za miiketha yiimaliwa ye wiliko lyaanasikola mboka. Omuperesidende gwo SRC po Unam, Francine Muyumba
readPohamba ta popi kombinga ya Komufala gwomahogololo
08-11-2011
OMUPERESIDENDE, Hifikepunye Pohamba ota ka popya kombinga yezemo miilonga lya komufala gwomahogololo, gwoKomisi yomahogololo ya Namibia, Rodney Guiseb, ngoka taku tiwa okwa thigapo iilonga. Oshinima
readSanlam Namibia na Namlife ya egulula mOshakati
08-11-2011
SANLAM Namibia Holdings, oshiwike sha zi ko, okwa egulula Oshitayi she oshipe mOshakati tashi adhika momatiungo gomunangeshefa a tseyika nawa Erastus Mvula Mnyaango mpoka wo pu na Ombaanga ya Venduka
readOsasiona yolusheno
08-11-2011
OSASIONA yokudhiga olusheno ompe oya egululwa kOmuperesidende Hifikepunje Pohamba oshiwike shayi pOmbaye. Oshitaasi shika shokugandja olusheno olundji oyo yotango ompe ya egululwa nkene Namibia a
readTheo Ben Gurirab a simanekwa
08-11-2011
INTER –Parliamentary Union oya gandja epapa lye simaneko kOmuperesidende nale gwehangano ndika, Theo Ben Gurirab. Nguka okwa ningwa omuperesidende omusimanekwa gwa IPU. Epapa ndika okwe li pewa
readAnglo American ta landa po iipambuliko
08-11-2011
EHANGANO lyokumina muuyuni lya Anglo American ota li ka kuthapo ewiliko nuumwene wa De Beers, uuna lya landapo iipambuliko yefamilia lya Oppenheimer kongushu yoodola oobiliona dha America ntano
readEhangano lyomahooli lya Eco Oil lya patulula ombelewa
08-11-2011
EHANGANO lyokukokango omahooli lyedhina Eco Oil and Gas olya ningi ehangano etitatu lya egulula ombelewa yalyo moVenduka. Ehangano ndika oli na ombapila yoku konga omahooli nogasa moNamibia. Olya
readKvitova caps season with Fed Cup title
08-11-2011
MOSCOW – Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has capped a memorable season on the WTA Tour by leading the Czech Republic to their first Fed Cup title as an independent nation.Kvitova won both of her
readFar Northern Volleyball season concludes in style
08-11-2011
THE Far Northern Volleyball League (FNVL) officially ended its 2011 season with a variety of general life skills and HIV awareness activities at the Ongwediva Tennis Court on October 29.George
readPep takes pride in battling Barca
08-11-2011
PEP Guardiola has expressed his pride after Barcelona claimed a late point against a “beast” of an Athletic Bilbao side.At a rain-soaked San Mames, Barcelona had to rely on an injury-time goal from
readFootball Results
08-11-2011
Sunday, November 6 English Premier League Fulham 1 - 3 Tottenham Bolton 5 - 0 Stoke Wolves 3 - 1
readBasketball elects new leadership
08-11-2011
THE Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF), as per clause 13.6 of its constitution, held a successful extraordinary congress in Windhoek on Saturday.The purpose of this Special AGM was to discuss and
readNamibia take unbeatable lead in T20 cricket series
08-11-2011
NAMIBIA took an unbeatable lead in their T20 cricket series against Kenya when they won both their matches at the WHS field on Sunday, to take a 4-0 lead in the 8-match series. With only four matches
readWorkers in court over petrol theft
08-11-2011
TWO Mariental municipal workers yesterday made a brief appearance in the local magistrate’s court on a charge of theft. They are Jan Witbooi and Andrew Skrywer. The duo were allegedly seen by
readFrom The Twittersphere
08-11-2011
THE hot and the Red Hot, the chilly and the Chilis, beauties and beloveds, Namibians on Namibians, and a whole lot of randomness from tweeps at home, as well as a few others:@WamboNinja: I swear the
readAudabib squatters face eviction ultimatum
08-11-2011
SQUATTERS of the Audabib farm in the Dordabis area were given until November 21 to leave, or face the wrath of law enforcement. The squatters got a scare on Thursday last week when the sheriff of the
readGerman rehabilitation centre youth disputes labour report
08-11-2011
SHORTLY before she stepped on a plane to return to Germany last week an Austrian youth said she was not ready to go adding that her unexpected return could jeopardise all she has achieved during the
readPublic library to reopen at last
08-11-2011
AFTER close to three years the Windhoek public library could reopen its doors by January next year.Following repeated setbacks, staff at the library on Friday said it appears that this time, the
readNantu’s NTC defends Haingura
08-11-2011
IT is not appropriate for Prime Minister Nahas Angula to personalise issues rather than address them in the proper context, said Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) president Simeon Kavila.
readMariental considers writing off debts owed by pensioners
08-11-2011
THE Mariental Town Council this week will consider a recommendation by its management committee to write off close to N$800 000 in debt owed by pensioners.The recommendation stems from a management
readLong delay in comet watcher murder trial
08-11-2011
THE trial of the three men accused of murdering a Windhoek resident during a comet-watching excursion in the Goreangab Dam area in early 2007 will only continue in July next year.The three accused men
readFinance Ministry to educate taxpayers
08-11-2011
THE Ministry of Finance has embarked upon a taxpayers education campaign to teach the public about tax laws. Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Thursday said although a degree of
readDentist to fight health council tooth and nail
08-11-2011
DR PANDULENI Itula, who has been involved in a long-standing feud with the Health Professions Council over registration as a specialist, plans to appeal the council’s latest decision in the High
readWalvis strengthens ties with Drakenstein and Lobatse
08-11-2011
THE twinning of Walvis Bay with Lobatse (Botswana) and Drakenstein (South Africa) earlier this year will very likely strengthen on a business level, said the harbour town’s Mayor, Derek Klazen.Klazen
readNamport taking the ‘maritime lead’
08-11-2011
NAMPORT was appointed to host the 37th Annual Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) conference and exhibition from November 28 to 30 at Swakopmund under the theme, ‘Ports
readCarenet retirement village takes off in Swakop
08-11-2011
CONSTRUCTION of the first Carenet affiliated retirement estate, a new concept in retirement property development introduced to Namibia, started last week in Swakopmund.The Swakopmund Carenet
readWalvis Bay TB ward to see facelift
08-11-2011
NAMPORT recently donated N$1 million towards the TB ward at the Walvis Bay State Hospital, which Health and Social Services Minister, Dr Richard Kamwi, said, “will go a long way” in redesigning the
readWalvis Bay airport fire station inaugurated
08-11-2011
WALVIS Bay International Airport’s fire station, which cost nearly N$9 million, was officially inaugurated by the Minister of Works and Transport, Erkki Nghimtina last week.The fire station was
readInvestment confrence promotes Arandis
08-11-2011
REGARDLESS of the global financial turmoil caused by national debts, and further fears of negative growth of countries’ GDP’s due to a ‘double-dip’ recession’ that negatively effects the morale of
readSA’s V8 Toyota Hilux fine-tuned in Namib
08-11-2011
LAUBERVILLE, on the banks of the Kuiseb river south of Walvis Bay near Rooibank, hosted South Africa’s Imperial Toyota Off Road Racing team over the weekend during their preparations for the 2012
readN$70 million passenger terminal for Walvis airport
08-11-2011
BY the end of 2013 Walvis Bay International Airport will boast with a new N$70 million passenger terminal.Last Wednesday, Minister of Works and Transport, Erkki Nghimtina, was the first to participate
readMulti-billion development for Swakop
08-11-2011
STACKS Property 37 of local businessmen Steven Skoppelitus and Paulo Shipoke, in partnership with TransNamib, last week announced their multi-billion development plan for Swakopmund, appropriately
readSMSes for Tuesday 08 November 2011
08-11-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE Japanese concentrated on Japan and shaped their economy and their laws based on their own conditions until the USA forced them to open up. They did not criss-cross the world with
readNotable Quotes
08-11-2011
I think we should not lower standards and compromise quality by changing marks given by a lecturer simply because some students perceive others were favoured. – Suspended Head of Department (HOD) for
readNdjarakana should be held to account
08-11-2011
SOURCES close to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said the judgement of High Court Judge President Petrus Damaseb on the election challenge should have been used as an opportunity to
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