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67 Articles found on Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Tender Board to probe Goldex
04-10-2011
THE Tender Board “will do its own investigation” into Goldex Investments, after it became known that Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport & Culture Permanent Secretary Peingeondjabi Shipoh is
readOfficer back at work after 6 years
04-10-2011
THE Namibian Prison Service has officially lifted a six-year suspension of a senior prison official.Assistant Commissioner Melvin Martin was on suspension since 2005 despite the fact that criminal
readDisplaying their culture
04-10-2011
The Omaheke Region on Saturday held its annual cultural festival at Otjinene. The participants were mostly pupils from primary and second- ary schools. The Donkerbos Primary School won in the lower
readGolden handshake for Kiiyala
04-10-2011
PENDA Kiiyala, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Road Fund Administration (RFA), is in line for a handsome package of between three and six months of his annual salary of N$1,6 million as a
readMTC runs the NPL: Haikali
04-10-2011
FORMER Namibia Premier League chief executive officer Mathew Haikali claimed on Sunday that MTC has taken over the administration of the elite domestic division.Haikali told The Namibian Sport that
readFilipinos still trapped on roofs as typhoons kill 59
04-10-2011
MANILA – Floodwaters are slowly receding in many parts of the Philippines after two typhoons killed nearly 60 people.Some people are still stranded on rooftops and local officials are appealing for
readSome 92 000 Namibians roofless, Ekandjo says
04-10-2011
THE National Housing Enterprise (NHE) will need about N$500 million a year to meet its Vision 2030 target of delivering 1 200 houses a year.Statistics released at the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN) annual
readApprenticeships can reduce unemployment, says agri body
04-10-2011
THE Agricultural Employers’ Association (AEA) remains convinced that an apprenticeship system for school drop-outs of farm workers can help alleviate unemployment in the country, the Namibia
readVeld fires wreak havoc, claim thousands of livestock
04-10-2011
VELD fires in the Blumvelde vicinity have claimed at least 2 300 sheep and 28 cattle during the past week, the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) said in its latest newsletter. The union urged farmers
readBetter communal and commercial farms for resettlement purposes
04-10-2011
THE performance of communal farms and the productivity of commercial farms for resettlement purposes must be improved, Johannes !Gawaxab, managing director of Old Mutual’s Africa Operations, has
readNetworking traps to avoid
04-10-2011
Developing certain networks – especially those that are merely echoes of yourself – can impair your career rather than boosting it, says Harvard Business Review.Not all networking is created equally.
readBuilding stats show strong recovery
04-10-2011
BUILDING plans approved by the City of Windhoek last month increased nearly 25 per cent compared to August and about 31 per cent compared to September 2010.A total of 286 plans, worth N$166 million,
readKombat merger clarified
04-10-2011
POTENTIAL investors in Kombat copper mine, Wilhelm Shalli and Ombo Mining, said they never had any involvement or relationship with each other, or held joint discussions with Grove Mining Namibia for
readZambia reverses sale of bank
04-10-2011
LUSAKA – New Zambian President Michael Sata yesterday reversed the US$5,4 million sale of the nation’s Finance Bank to South Africa’s second-biggest lender FirstRand.“There’s no document of sale for
readEurozone mulls aid as Greece misses targets
04-10-2011
LUXEMBOURG – Eurozone finance ministers yesterday discussed whether to unlock vital loan aid for Greece as markets tumbled in Asia and Europe on a warning from Athens that it will miss budget deficit
readAfrica a potential jackpot for SA banks
04-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Up to 90 per cent of Africa’s people do not have access to banking services. With almost a billion potential clients living on the continent this holds enormous potential – and unique
readDBN turnaround restores vital signs for Medipark
04-10-2011
A drastic turnaround strategy, spearheaded by the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN), has seen the turnover at Ongwediva Medipark (OMP) increase fourfold.OMP is the first private hospital in northern
readWill Trichet ride to Europe’s rescue?
04-10-2011
LONDON – The one European leader with the power to staunch the eurozone debt crisis and prevent the world economy from sliding into a deep recession is Jean-Claude Trichet.If the 68-year-old outgoing
readKanye makes fashion debut
04-10-2011
Rap star Kanye West – a regular fashion show attendee – staged his runway debut on Saturday night at an off-calendar event on the sidelines of Paris Fashion Week attended by Vogue Editor Anna
readLiz bowled over by Warnie!
04-10-2011
Shane Warne and British actress Liz Hurley are to marry after the former Australia cricketer proposed to the British actress and model during a trip to Scotland, it was confirmed on Sunday.Warne
readThree dead, another 3 wounded in California party shooting
04-10-2011
SAN LEANDRO, California – Three people were killed and three others wounded when at least two gunmen opened fire as partygoers left a California warehouse early Sunday, authorities said.The gunmen
readBank robber grabs 1 million euros at Athens airport
04-10-2011
ATHENS – A man pretending to be an employee for a security company managed to walk away on Sunday with almost one million euros from a bank located inside Greece’s main airport, police said.The robber
readHague court to investigate Ivory Coast killings
04-10-2011
AMSTERDAM – The world’s top war crimes court said yesterday it would investigate killings and rapes committed in the Ivory Coast when violence broke out after disputed presidential elections last
readGaddafi son denies allegations
04-10-2011
TRIPOLI – Muammar Gaddafi’s son, al-Saadi, denied allegations of corruption and intimidation and called Interpol’s decision to put him on the equivalent of its most-wanted list political, according to
readSouth Africa’s Zuma says he is in control
04-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma hit back yesterday at critics of his leadership, saying that he and not outspoken African National Congress (ANC) Youth League front-man Julius Malema
readAssad opponents unite, ask world for help
04-10-2011
AMMAN – Syria’s main opposition groups joined together on Sunday to call on the international community to take action to protect Syrian people facing a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests.A
readMajiedt natango mondholongo
04-10-2011
OMUFEKELWA muufuthi woomiliona dhoodola odhindji ota kala natango mondholongo konima sho iihokolola ye yuundulilwa komeho sigo omomasiku 30 ga Novomba. Esmerelda Majiedt okwa li holoka mompangu ya
readOmaso gaashiwike natango nawa
04-10-2011
AAKALIMO yaali moKatutura mboka ya sile oshiwike shayi aniwa ketiko lyombinzi lyaashiwike ina ya sa ando kuuzigo. Omundohotola, Jack Vries mOshikondo shUundjolowele okwa ti omuntu gumwe otashi vulika
readHerero Mall ta yi tungwa nawa
04-10-2011
OSHILANDO sha Venduka osha tokola okutunga nawa pehala lyomalandithilo ndyoka hali ithanwa, Herero Mall oku li ninga ehala lyopambelewa lyokulandithila. Ota ku tegelelwa pu talike nkene oshinima shika
readMajiedt natango mondholongo
04-10-2011
OMUFEKELWA muufuthi woomiliona dhoodola odhindji ota kala natango mondholongo konima sho iihokolola ye yuundulilwa komeho sigo omomasiku 30 ga Novomba. Esmerelda Majiedt okwa li holoka mompangu ya
readYa hamano ya sa moshiponga shohauto monooli
04-10-2011
AAKWASHIGWANA ye li yatano oya si eso lyombaadhilila noli nyanyaleka sho okatekisa moka ya li mo kiidhenge mumwe nohauto yobakki po Akunaniihole mOndonga mondjila onene yopokati kOndangwa nOngwediva
readOmutamaneki ndjayi a kuthako iiyenditho
04-10-2011
OMUTAMANEKI ndjayi okwa kutha oonkatu dhopaveta , okukuthako iiyenditho mbyoka ya landwa komutoloki gwomompangu ya mengestrata poKatutura. Omutoloki ngoka okwa lundilwa oye ayaka, iimaliwa yoomiliona
readVaatz natango ka kondjitha elukululo
04-10-2011
EPANDAANDA lya Gloudina, molukanda lwa Ludwigsdorf olya lukululwa nokuninga, Joseph Mukwayu Ithana olyomakaya gayi. Elukululo lyepandaanda ndyoka olya ningwa konima yonkambadhala yomunongompango,
readOmuwiliki mo Road Fund eyi thigipo
04-10-2011
OMUWILIKI gwoshiketha shewiliko lyoondjila[Road Fund Administration], okwa thigipo iilonga ye. Penda Kiiyala okwa thigipo iilonga okuza momasiku omilongo 30 ga September nuumvo.Omukwatelikomeho
readOmaulikilo gIipindi ga Helao Nafidi opehulilo lya Kotoba nonuumvo
04-10-2011
OMUNAMBELEWA Omukuluntupitithi mElelo lyOndoolopa ya Helao Nafidi,Inge Ipinge, okwa tseyitha kutya omaulikilo giipindi gokomumvo ga Helao Nafidi mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena nuumvo otaga ka kala ko
readMinista ya Ndowishi ya zimo moshiithanene
04-10-2011
OMINISTA ya Ndowishi ndjoka ya popi pegandjo lyiipongolo yaaNamibia oya thigipo oshiithanene shoka inaashi hula pambelewa. Ezomo lya minista gwIikwapondje, Cornelia Pieper olya uvitha nayi, noku
readGumwe a dhipagwa aniwa ku sekurity mOshakati
04-10-2011
OMULKALIMO gwomOshakati, Linus Hamukwaya, okwa si eso lyombaadhilila mEtitano lya zi ko sho a yahwa nondjembo , aniwa ku sekurity nokusa, sha ningilwa molukanda lwa Sikai mOshakati.Mboka ya li po
readOmalunduluko mewiliko lyo The Namibian
04-10-2011
OSHIFO sho The Namibia osha mono ewiliko epe. Shika osha landula sho Omudhindi omukuluntu gwoshifo shika uule womimvo 26, Gwen Lister a gandja oshipundi shUudhindi uukuluntu komulanduli gwe, Tangeni
readLouw heads scorers list
04-10-2011
RUDI Louw is leading the MTC Premiership Top Goalscorers’ list after he had scored five goals by the end of the third round.Louw scored a hattrick in African Stars’ 4-0 victory against United Stars in
readNBF appoints Hangala as acting SG
04-10-2011
THE Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) yesterday announced the appointment of Pendapala Hangala as the new acting Secretary General pending his formal appointment by the NBF board. Carlos Manuel, the
readMogane verdict deferred
04-10-2011
SUSPENDED Namibia Sport Commission chief administrator Rusten Mogane will have to wait another two months for his fate to be determined.According to the vice chairperson of the NSC, Ben Naobeb, the
readScotland secure series win over Namibia
04-10-2011
SCOTLAND took an unassailable 3-0 series lead over Namibia in the third Twenty20 of their five-match series with a 26-run win in Windhoek.A strong team performance set up Scotland’s victory as they
readAbisia wins Fish River marathon
04-10-2011
THE 27th annual Fish River marathon was held on Saturday at Keetmanshoop and attracted 256 participants. Tobias Abisia came out victorious in the men’s 42,2-kilometre race, completing it in two hours,
readTiger tumbles out of world’s top 50
04-10-2011
LONDON – Tiger Woods has plummeted to depths he has not reached in 15 years as he dropped out of the top 50 in the world rankings issued yesterday.The former world number one has not triumphed
readNamibia wrestlers impress in South Africa
04-10-2011
THE Namibian wrestling team took part in the Paarl /South Africa at the Regional Championship last weekend. Along with Namibia, the Western Province, Eastern Province, and Boland took part in the
readCAS reject Bin Hammam appeal
04-10-2011
MOHAMED Bin Hammam has failed in his bid to be reinstated as head of Asian soccer by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said yesterday.The 62-year-old
readSmit braced for ‘real World Cup’
04-10-2011
AUCKLAND – One wobbly result in the pool stage has set the scene for a North versus South final at the Rugby World Cup, with the eight surviving teams starting their fine-tuning yesterday for a
readManchester clubs set pace, Barca edge win
04-10-2011
LONDON – While Manchester United and Manchester City have set the pace at the top of the English Premier League after weekend victories, Barcelona sealed a first away win to edge ahead at the top of
readNamibia aims for zero transmission
04-10-2011
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services is reviewing its HIV mother-to-child-transmission prevention programme, which has so far shown great successes. Health Minister Richard Kamwi said the
readFrom The Twittersphere
04-10-2011
UNFILTERED views by Namibians (mainly), on Namibians (mostly), for Namibians – on life, sport and the importance of being:@PoshDani: Nambians put a ‘ME’ in front of almost every sentence. – me I will
readTeacher murder suspect acquitted
04-10-2011
THE man accused of murdering a teacher in a panga attack in northern Namibia in early 2008 was found not guilty in the High Court at Oshakati on Thursday last week.Ten days after an alleged confession
read‘Golden voice’ of Namibian radio is gone
04-10-2011
NAMIBIAN radio personality Steven Beresford (45) died of a heart attack at his home studio in Swakopmund yesterday morning.Steven was lately the ‘golden voice’ behind Radio’s Kudu’s daily sports
readPoll appeal hearing off to a slow start
04-10-2011
OPPOSITION parties’ continuing quest to get Namibia’s National Assembly election near the end of 2009 declared invalid made it to the Supreme Court for a day of arguments over tedious technical legal
readOCD 1904 wants direct restoration
04-10-2011
THE Ovaherero/Ovambanderu Council for the Dialogue on the 1904 Genocide (OCD 1904) said the German government should take unconditional responsibility and give an official apology and restorative
readNew strike at Rössing averted by talks
04-10-2011
PLANS by Rössing workers to immediately start voting for another strike, which will not include their initial N$30 000 production bonus demand this time, were stopped by an urgent request from the
read‘Mysterious’ deaths put to rest
04-10-2011
THE 27-year-old woman who died in the Katutura State Hospital on September 24 had liver failure and not a communicable disease.Similarly, the man (41), who died in the Roman Catholic Hospital on
readKazenambo satisfied with German mission
04-10-2011
THE Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture says the Namibian delegation which is in Germany for the repatriation of 20 skulls to Namibia has generally achieved its objectives.Kazenambo
readKatjavivi takes exception to IPPR report
04-10-2011
SWAPO Party chief whip Peter Katjavivi took issue with the recent Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) report on the performance of Namibian Members of Parliament in which it rated the best and
readHai //Om leader drags tribe members to court
04-10-2011
HAI //Om Traditional Authority chief Dawid //Khamuxab has subpoenaed members of the Hai //Om concerned group, Johnie and Sylvester /Aib to appear before the community court at Outjo on Wednesday.
readSix die in northern car accidents last week
04-10-2011
FIVE people, including the driver, died instantly when the taxi they were travelling in collided with a Toyota Hilux pick-up at Akuniihole village on the Ondangwa Oshakati main road last Friday
readBrief hail and chill over Nam
04-10-2011
THE first week of October started with a chill in the air and hailstorms in the south as a result of a cold front spreading across the country.According to the Namibia Meteorological Service, a cool
readAlugodhi’s Usakos deal is off
04-10-2011
THE USAKOS Town Council has temporarily plugged the void of its empty Chief Executive Officer (CEO) post by recalling former Finance Manager and acting-CEO Josephat Uiseb.The move comes as the Usakos
read1 394 swine flu cases in Ohangwena Region
04-10-2011
BY Sunday, a total of 1 394 cases of H1N1, or swine flu, were confirmed in the Ohangwena Region.Most of the patients are reported to be school children. A total of 24 patients had to be admitted to
readA Social Contract For Improved Labour Relations
04-10-2011
AT the height of the Namdeb strike, President Hifikepunye Pohamba, instructed me, as Prime Minister, to assist the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare to bring the strike to an end. I received a
readWhere Oppression Still Reigns
04-10-2011
OVER the past year, the world has watched with great interest as the Arab Spring has dissolved decades of repression. Citizens weary of injustice have stood up and demanded control of their destinies.
readSMSes for Tuesday 04 October 2011
04-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *THE Minister of Transport should tackle the problems of cellphones and speed at the root. The manufacturers and retailers should install bluetooth and govern speed. Problem solved …
readNotable Quotes
04-10-2011
WE have taken pride in our editorial independence, and cherished our strong adherence to human rights reporting and speaking truth to power. – Founding Editor of The Namibian Gwen Lister said last
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