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67 Articles found on Friday, 21 October 2011
NBC red-faced over ‘slip of tongue’
21-10-2011
NBC director general Albertus Aochamub says the broadcaster made a national apology to the person and office of President Hifikepunye Pohamba after a presenter referred to Pohamba as the president of
readTycoon denies favours
21-10-2011
BUSINESSMAN Sydney Martin has distanced himself from a report in yesterday’s The Namibian accusing him and other Swapo-aligned businessmen of receiving favours from Swakopmund municipal councillors.A
readKilling of Gaddafi signals end of war
21-10-2011
ROME – Western leaders welcomed the death of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi as the end of despotism, tyranny, dictatorship and ultimately war in the north African country.“It is an historic
readUnderdog France rallies as All Blacks play it cool
21-10-2011
AUCKLAND – Vincent Clerc gave voice to the fears of millions of New Zealand rugby fans by insisting that France could upset the odds and beat the All Blacks in Sunday’s World Cup final here at Eden
readNTC military forces ‘liberate’ Sirte
21-10-2011
TRIPOLI – Libya’s coastal city of Sirte, the final bastion of resistance by forces loyal to strongman Muammar Gaddafi, fell yesterday to fighters of the new regime, one of its top military official
readConstruction trips Nam in global business race
21-10-2011
NAMIBIA has tumbled nine places on the international ranking for doing business, mainly because of difficulties in the construction industry.The World Bank and the International Finance Corporation
readCopper festival promises less alcohol
21-10-2011
THE organising committee of the Tsumeb Copper Festival has decided to scale down the number of stands selling alcohol at this year's festival, starting on October 24.Speaking to The Namibian earlier
readPwC boss businesswoman of the year
21-10-2011
NANGULA Uaandja, the managing director of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has clinched the title of the Namibian Businesswoman of the Year 2011.Uaandja, the 15th recipient of the award, was named the
readYoung unemployed facing difficult years
21-10-2011
GENEVA – A lost generation of unemployed young people in developed economies, some already turning to crime and violence, could face many more difficult years ahead, the International Labour
readWal-Mart continues Massmart fight in Cape Town
21-10-2011
CAPE TOWN – An appeal for a review of the merger between United States retail giant Wal-Mart and local company Massmart Holdings is “factually insupportable” and “legally misconceived”, the
readProtests risk closing London cathedral
21-10-2011
LONDON – St Paul’s Cathedral said yesterday it could be forced to close by anti-capitalist demonstrators who have set up a sprawling encampment outside the historic London landmark.More than 200
readClashes near Greek parliament during anti-austerity protest
21-10-2011
ATHENS – Greek police fired tear gas near parliament yesterday as clashes broke out with hooded protesters on the sidelines of a mass anti-austerity demonstration for a second day in a row, police
read‘Wal-Mart had long history of violations’
21-10-2011
BEIJING – Wal-Mart stores in the central Chinese city of Chongqing were cited for violations 20 times over five years before the latest incident that led to the closure of all the chain’s stores in
readEU raids banks amid interest-rate cartel rumours
21-10-2011
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s competition watchdog said yesterday it raided several banks’ offices in search of evidence that they may have colluded to manipulate euro interest rate derivatives.The
readThe case for African property funds
21-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – First came the mobile phones, then the banks and discount retailers. Now, property companies are training their sights on frontier Africa, attracted by growing stability and wealth, a
readCredit Union Day observed
21-10-2011
CREDIT Unions in Namibia and across the rest of the world came together today to celebrate International Credit Union Day, as well as the role they play in improving the communities they serve and the
readPhone hacking victims get access to critical evidence
21-10-2011
LONDON – Like all good tabloid tales, the News of the World saga is a scandal that keeps on giving.British investigators have spent months sharing thousands of pages of seized evidence with hundreds
readUK navy seizes pirate ‘mothership’
21-10-2011
LONDON – British marines detained four suspected pirates and freed 20 crew members who had been held hostage on a pirate “mothership” in the Indian Ocean, the government said yesterday.The Ministry of
readSSC And Private Medical Entities
21-10-2011
I WISH to bring the issue of injured employees and the refusal of medical services by the majority private medical entities and doctors, to the attention of government and the workers unions.Most
readAbortion Is A Woman’s Decision
21-10-2011
I WOULD like to comment on the ‘two wrongs don’t make it right’ issue (The Namibian, Letters, 7 October 2011).Firstly, I would like to inform Carol-Ann that abortion is not done on a foetus, it is
readHousing Is Not A Priority
21-10-2011
YO! To get a house in Namibia is almost impossible. I was looking in Friday’s (7 October 2011) newspaper and I was more convinced than before that housing in Namibia is definitely not a priority.A
readWhere Would Reparations Start?
21-10-2011
THE extremely one-sided letters and articles on ‘reparations and restitution’ demands as published en masse by nearly all our newspapers reveal the shameless individual and collective greed of
readThe Country Of Two Nations
21-10-2011
THIS letter is meant to advise our government not to buy the planned Mercedes-Benz limos for the elites.As a young person I feel obliged to shape the destiny of our motherland through intellectual
readKaure Is Wrong On Libya
21-10-2011
I THOUGHT A T Kaure is an intelligent man. How he wrote a totally misinformed article titled ‘What Lessons Can We Learn From Malawi?’ is shocking to me as a person of critical thinking
readA World Champion Ignored
21-10-2011
I READ the newspaper and saw the nominations for Sportsman of the Year, and I was just wondering why Botha Jansen, who represented Namibia at the World Championship in South Africa and became the
readThe Electricity Board’s Waste
21-10-2011
DEAR Sir (CEO of the Electricity Control Board), I am appalled at your supplement ‘10th Anniversary’ which was distributed with the 19 October 2011 edition of The Namibian.Is it really necessary to
readControlling Bush Fires
21-10-2011
ALLOW me to express my concerns about ‘Etosha licks its wounds’ published in The Namibian in October.I would like to salute the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, for her
readShalli Is Being Crucified
21-10-2011
WHERE is Namibia heading? There are so many unlawful events that have taken place in Namibia that were supposed to be given a priority for investigation and prosecution, but instead our Prosecutor
readToilet Tender Queries
21-10-2011
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)
readThe Politics Of Housing
21-10-2011
RADICAL shifts towards alternative practices are needed. The 13th Annual Symposium of the Bank of Namibia less than two weeks ago was dedicated to housing. In his opening address, housing minister
readThe Curse Of The Middleman
21-10-2011
FEW would dispute that Namibia is a very expensive country to live in compared to many of its southern African neighbours, and perhaps even more than most countries with comparable indicators.It need
readA Probing Inventory Of President Pohamba
21-10-2011
BEFORE his departure as President of Mali in 2012, Amadou Toumani Touré is ensuring that a second public television channel is on air. The urgency with which he has been driving this project
readDebating the Politics of Political Recycling
21-10-2011
MOVING around the dusty town of Opuwo and its environs one soon realises that a certain imported label is the beer of choice. It is cheaper than our local competitor and one doesn’t have to bring in
readCampaigning At State Expense
21-10-2011
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba’s appeal for minimising foreign trips has fallen on deaf ears. Instead, if anything, these trips have intensified after short lulls.The President himself recently went to
readThe Legend that is Leah
21-10-2011
UP to now I’ve maintained quite a harsh stance on maverick magistrate Leah Shaanika. I should repent, that stance was formed as a result of misinformation spread by Eurocentric newspapers and elements
readWhat happened to good service?
21-10-2011
NOWADAYS you can count on receiving lip service more often than you can ever expect to get good service. Or worse: Lip service is the only other option, next to bad service. And by this I do not mean
readOosikola dha pandulwa mokutsika omiti pudho
21-10-2011
PETHIMBO ta popitha Oshiithanene shokudhimbulukwa esimano lyomiti, iihwa nomakuti muuyuni, sha ningilwe pOsikola ya Sion Sheehama momukunda Okalale mOngandjera mOshitopolwa sha Musati Omuwiliki
readEwiliko lyiiniwe yepangelo olya piyagana unene aniwa
21-10-2011
EPANGELO olya ekelehi konyala oodola obiliona yimwe oshinkwanu yimwe melongitho inaa li ziminwa pokati komimvo 2004 sigo 2008. Kakele kiimaliwa mbyoka oholomende aniwa oyina woo omwaalu gwoodola
readAafadhukipo ya Kahandja yane ya kwatelwa mOhangwena metine
21-10-2011
OPOLISI ya Hangwena oya tseyitha ohela kutya oya kwata po aalumentu yane yomaalumentu yahamano mboka yi iyakele mondholongo ya Kahandja oshiwike shika, Komanda gwopolsi moshitopolwa sha Hangwena
readOmuNamibia momake gopolisi ya Ndowishi
21-10-2011
OPOLISI ya Ndowishi oya ningi omasiku ya edhilila omukiintu omuNamibia, ta fekelelwa edhipago. Omukwashigwana gwa Namibia nguka okwa ningi uule womvula yimwe moshilongo shoka.Anna Shiluwa Povanhu okwa
readElelo lya Shakati lya yamukula Aathingo
21-10-2011
Omupopiliko gwElelo lya Shakati, Jackson Muma, ota ti kutya Etoto lyawo ndyoka opo lya uthwa li kale mpoka, naakwashigwana yomOthingo, molwashoka Othingo oyi li meni lyondoolopa ya Shakati, oya
readA kwatwa sho a lundulula uumbangi we miihokolola
21-10-2011
OMBANGI yepangelo miihokolola yuufuthi wiimaliwa okuza pohofa yamengestrata, gwa Venduka moKatutura oya kwatwa po sho ya lundulula ehokololo lyayo. Francis Gerald Khiba okwa li a gandja uumbangi
readPolitical Perspective
21-10-2011
I’M sure that most Namibians, although by now largely immune to reports of theft and graft and corruption, are newly astounded by the magnitude of this scourge, at virtually all levels of society.
readStars, Blue Waters look to bounce back
21-10-2011
AFRICAN Stars and Blue Waters will both be looking to bounce back from defeats in the previous round when they meet at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow afternoon.Stars lost 1-0 to log leaders Black
readFootball Fixtures
21-10-2011
Saturday, October 22 Namibia Premier League African Stars v Blue Waters, Sam Nujoma Stadium, 16h00 Eleven Arrows v Hotspurs, Kuisebmund Stadium, 16h00 United
readNamibia Volleyball Cup finale on the horizon
21-10-2011
TWO thirds of the prestigious Namibia Volleyball Federation Cup 2011 have been played as the action reaches the final weekend of the elite competition. Once again, the participating teams will fight
readMinnows fail to trouble European giants
21-10-2011
PARIS – A trio of European football giants headed by Chelsea gave Champions League minnows a stark lesson in the gap between them on Wednesday in the latest round of group matches.Chelsea, who are yet
readFootball Fixtures
21-10-2011
Friday, October 21 SA Premiership Swallows v Ajax CT 20h00 Santos v Maritzburg 20h00 Saturday, October
readHigh-stakes showdown in ‘ biggest Manchester derby’
21-10-2011
MANCHESTER – Alex Ferguson is gearing up for what he has called the biggest Manchester derby in his near 25-year spell as United manager, Sunday’s home game against Premier League leaders City.City’s
readNotices
21-10-2011
Pirates supporters’ meeting FNB Orlando Pirates Sport Club invites all its Windhoek-based supporters to the follow-up meeting on the establishment of Windhoek Supporters Club on Sunday. The meeting
readEnduro championship series end
21-10-2011
THE eighth and final race in the Bank Windhoek Namibia Motorsport Federation Enduro Championship Series 2011 took place on Saturday at Gross Barmen. Fifty riders participated in the race, covering 180
readRoad Fund board accepts CEO Kiiyala’s resignation
21-10-2011
THE Road Fund Administration (RFA) board has U-turned on its earlier decision and accepted its former CEO Penda Kiiyala’s resignation.A storm exploded around Kiiyala’s head when he informed the
readOvambanderu burial appeal postponed
21-10-2011
THE postponement of an appeal hearing over the burial of former acting Ovambanderu leader Peter Nguvauva at Okahandja last year will hopefully be the first step towards a reconciliation of the
readNatis needs to improve its system
21-10-2011
THE Roads Authority (RA) is in the process of introducing written learner's licence examinations at all of its Namibian Traffic Information System (Natis) centres, which will not only streamline
readNatau goes head to head with Napwu
21-10-2011
TRADE union representation at the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has become shrouded in uncertainty as officials from both the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) and the Namibia Transport and Allied
readMillions wasted in S&T advances
21-10-2011
THE N$72 million Government officials owed the State in subsistence and travel (S&T) allowances between 2004 and 2008 could have covered Government support to the National Disability Council, old-age
readJudges’ Pensions Bill gets thumbs-up
21-10-2011
THE Judges’ Pension Fund Bill tabled by Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in Parliament on Tuesday was welcomed as long overdue. The bill provides for a transfer of judges’ pensions and
readHome Affairs stamps stolen
21-10-2011
IT has emerged that official stamps stolen from the Ministry of Home Affairs have already been used fraudulently.Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Patrick Nandago issued a notice on Tuesday informing
readWith warped vision, Gaddafi maddened Libya
21-10-2011
TRIPOLI – During nearly 42 years in power in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi was one of the world’s most eccentric dictators, so mercurial that he was both condemned and courted by the West, while he brutally
readFour Okahandja escapees re-arrested
21-10-2011
THE Police in the Ohangwena Region have rearrested four of the six suspects who escaped from the Okahandja Police cells recently.According to Police Commissioner Armas Shivute, the Police rearrested
readLack of strategic plan hinders ETSIP
21-10-2011
THE lack of a clear structure and a strategic plan for the Education Ministry is hindering the implementation of the Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP) and other
readSwartbooi diamond policy factory in Karas
21-10-2011
THE Karas Governor Bernadus Swartbooi says the Karas Region must reap value added returns from diamonds produced in the region.Against this background, Swartbooi called on Namdeb to establish a
readBoois wants Karas officials investigated
21-10-2011
THE Berseba constituency regional councillor, Dawid Boois, has called for Karas Regional Council (KRC) managers to be investigated, accusing them of “irregular practices” that have “damaged the
readMore road accidents this year
21-10-2011
NAMIBIAN roads have become significantly more dangerous in the nine-month period from January to September 2011 when compared to the same period last year, according to the Motor Vehicle Accident
readFrontlining on Twitter
21-10-2011
REINTERPRETING popular sitcoms – in a particularly southern African way! – has been a top trending topic among Namibians and South Africans on Twitter for the past three days. Some more gems from the
readSMSes for Friday 21 October 2011
21-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *MINISTER of Education. Why introduce new school terms that are only in favour of those in flood regions? Learn from countries like the RSA. They have different school terms per
readNotable Quotes
21-10-2011
Gaddafi is dead, absolutely dead. He was shot in both legs and in the head. – National Transition Council spokesman Abdullah Berrassali told Sky News that Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
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