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60 Articles found on Thursday, 6 October 2011
Rössing workers pleased with bonus agreement
06-10-2011
RÖSSING and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) reached an agreement yesterday on the contentious issue of production bonuses.The two parties will also drop all court action against each other. The
readRFA’s Kiiyala under more fire
06-10-2011
FRANS Kwala, a board member at the Road Fund Administration (RFA), yesterday charged there was never a board resolution to allow former chief executive officer (CEO) Penda Kiiyala to hike his salary
readStarving
06-10-2011
Helvi Lumbu (56) from Oshaampula village in the Oshikoto Region and her grandchildren, Josephina Tuhafeni (left), Kleopas Kleopas (2) and Natalia Vilho (3), are some of the San people living in this
readEU angers Government
06-10-2011
GOVERNMENT is furious after a hush-hush decision by the European Union (EU) to close its duty- and quota-free markets to Namibian beef, fish and grapes by 2014 unless the country signs a controversial
readTobias supports regions
06-10-2011
THE Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Tobias Boxing and Fitness Academy yesterday donated 100 punching bags to the Namibia Sport Commission for distribution to the regions. According to academy chairperson Nestor
readTutu blasts ANC over Dalai Lama visa
06-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid hero often described as South Africa’s conscience, slammed the ANC-led government as “disgraceful” and said it is worse than the
readBoost for investment, balance of payments
06-10-2011
NAMIBIA’s balance of payments at the end of the second quarter managed to record a surplus for the first time since the end of 2009, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) has said.Releasing the bank’s latest
readWestern Medicine and Africa
06-10-2011
IF you look at a scam, such as an 'ozone machine' that purports to cure cancer or treat some other supposedly incurable affliction, they usually want to play on the distrust of doctors and formal
readAqua Ozone, miracle cure?
06-10-2011
WITH growing concerns about our health, and the rise in the incidence of different kinds of cancer and a growing number of different lifestyle-related diseases, more people are willing to pay whatever
readStop wasting time and money
06-10-2011
Like old-time baseball scouts, many managers listen to their gut when making important decisions – and many times with poor results, says Harvard Business Review.Many managers rely on gut instinct to
readOndangwa businesswoman meets Hillary Clinton
06-10-2011
NAMIBIAN entrepreneur Ottielie Haufiku on Monday met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington.Haufiku, founder and sole owner of Ndeya Trading Enterprises, a peanut-butter manufacturing
readInsurance sector safe and sound
06-10-2011
WRITTEN premiums at NamibRe have grown by nearly 60 per cent from 2007 to 2009, Deputy Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein said yesterday.Speaking at the tenth anniversary celebrations of the national
readMoody’s chops Italy’s ratings
06-10-2011
ROME – Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said Moody’s decision to cut Italy’s bond ratings by three notches was expected and reiterated that the government was committed to its budget
readZambia suspends export permits, fires another governor
06-10-2011
LUSAKA – Zambia’s new government has temporarily suspended metal export permits ahead of the release of new guidelines, the mining ministry said in the latest move aimed at increasing transparency in
readWal-Mart merger ‘potentially devastating’, say ministers
06-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Wal-Mart’s acquisition of Massmart Holdings can have a “potentially devastating” effect on local jobs, three government departments in South Africa have said.The transaction should be
readJapan’s outlook severe, says central bank
06-10-2011
TOKYO – Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa offered a bleak assessment of the country’s economic outlook yesterday as Europe’s debt crisis hurts stock markets and keeps the safe-haven yen at
readFrance, Belgium rush to aid of ailing Dexia
06-10-2011
BRUSSELS/PARIS – France and Belgium have rushed to the aid of Dexia SA, in what will be the first state rescue of a European bank in the euro zone sovereign debt crisis. Account-holders in the
readVeterinarians ban unethical ‘Green Hunting’
06-10-2011
THE increasing method of immobilising animals with drugs during hunting was strongly condemned by Namibian veterinarians. According to a press release by the Veterinary Council of Namibia (VCN),
readSA investigates legalising rhino trade
06-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa may consider legalising trade in rhino horns, as part of a study into combatting rampant poaching, local media said Monday, citing the environment ministry.“The terms of
readShot whale starves to death
06-10-2011
WILDLIFE officials are searching for the person who shot a young whale, causing the nearly 3,35 metre animal to die slowly after a resulting jaw infection left it unable to eat. After it was shot, the
readNo record rains next season
06-10-2011
THE question of weather, in particular rain, is on everyone’s lips as the first raindrops fell in Namibia last week.In the wake of the unprecedented rains that fell across Namibia at the beginning of
readX Factor arrives!
06-10-2011
SIMON Cowell’s ‘The X Factor USA’ hits our screens, M-Net to be more precise, at 18h00 on Saturday!The show, which aims to identify singing talent, is scheduled for 18h00. It reunites Cowell with
readMurray’s girlfriend testifies
06-10-2011
Dr Conrad Murray’s complicated love life became entangled with the life and death of his patient Michael Jackson, prosecutors suggested on Tuesday as they called a parade of women witnesses who
readANC statement on the Dalai Lama visa
06-10-2011
THE African National Congress (ANC) calls upon all South Africans to stay calm, including Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, and afford the Government of South Africa the opportunity to take us all
readTwitter users support Tutu
06-10-2011
PROMINENT South African celebrities, media personalities and politicians took to social networking site Twitter yesterday to express their opinions and disappointment with the cancelled Dalai Lama
readCatholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria
06-10-2011
LAGOS – Gunmen have kidnapped a Roman Catholic priest in southern Nigeria and it was unclear if a ransom had been demanded, police said yesterday.“The armed men kidnapped the Reverend Father Sylvester
readUN resolution on Syria fails
06-10-2011
AMMAN – Russia and China have handed President Bashar al-Assad a diplomatic victory by vetoing a European-drafted UN Security Council resolution against Syria, after six months of a violent crackdown
readICC prosecutors ‘botched’ probe into top Kenyans
06-10-2011
THE HAGUE – Prosecutors botched their probe of Kenya’s deputy prime minister and two others for their alleged role in deadly post-election unrest, a defence lawyer told the International Criminal
readIn Brief
06-10-2011
Tanzania arrests seven pirates DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania has arrested seven suspected Somali pirates after an attack on an oil and gas exploration ship operated by Brazilian petroleum company
readMeya gwa Kaiti a pitimo moshigongi sha ECBM
06-10-2011
EYA gwoshilando sha Kaiti Moses Titus okwa piti mo moshigongi shomauyelele sha li tashi ningwa komuwiliki gumwe gwehangano lyokukondolola egandjolyomalusheno[Electricity Control Board]ECB, Helene
readMuni gwa Shaanda a yugwa
06-10-2011
OMUNTU iiningitha a fa omugameni nenge osekurity okwa yugu muni gwa Shaanda inaapa longithwa oonkondo.Omuntu nguka okwa yugu ewiliko lyoshilando shoka oodola omayovi 50 000 oshiwike shika. Eyugo
readOmufuthi gwomunona a holoka mohofa ya Mengestrata
06-10-2011
OMUKIINTU omugundjuka ngoka a li a kuthapo omunona gwa mukwawo moKatutura osoondaha ya yi okwa tumwa kondohotola yehungomwenyo opo a ka konakonwe ngele oku li nawa.Omufekelwa, Maria David [22]ngoka
readOmulandu gwa Namibia na Libya
06-10-2011
OSHIKONDO shIikwapondje sha Namibia osha ti omulandu gwoshilongo kombinga ya Libya ogwa kankamekelwa komikankalandu ndele ha kehalo lyoshilongo andola oku kutha eliko lyoshilongo
readOku za miilonga kwa Kiiyala ina ku manithwa natango sigo oompaka
06-10-2011
EWILIKONGUNDU lyo Road Fund Administration[RFA] olya gongala komatango getitatu oshiwike shika nolya kundathana omatamaneko gomuyonena ngoka tashi vulika li ningile omunambelewa omukuluntupitithi
readOshipotha shomahogololo sha tsikila
06-10-2011
EINDILO lyopampangu ndyoka ta li utha kutya omahogololo gOshigongi shopashigwana gomumvo 2009 oge na ongushu osha tsikile oshiwike shika okuza sho sha tamekele okupulakenwa omaandaha. Oshipotha shika
readOmitse dhaakuluyonale dha galuka kegumbo
06-10-2011
AANTU konyala omayovi gane yoludhi lwAambanderu, Aaherero naaNama oya tsakaneke omitse dhaakuluyonale, mboka ya li ya dhipagwa kaakwiita yomatanga guukoloni ga Ndowishi pethimbo lyiita yomimvo 1904
readSouth Africa’s Pirates after Shitembi
06-10-2011
BRAVE Warriors midfielder Petrus Shitembi has been invited by South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants Orlando Pirates to attend trials.Shitembi, who was part of the Brave Warriors side that
readWilliams hits century as Namibia thrash Scotland
06-10-2011
CRAIG Williams bludgeoned 116 off 48 balls to lead Namibia to a massive win over Scotland in Windhoek. Namibia had lost the previous three unofficial Twenty20s against Scotland but Williams turned
readSwimmers put through their paces
06-10-2011
THE Namib Swimming Academy hosted an intense training camp between September 30 to 2 October. “The aim of the training camp was to motivate our Namibian swimmers for the long-course season,” said
readYoung Gladiators face Ghana in World Cup
06-10-2011
THE national women’s under-20 football side will face Ghana over two legs in the 2012 Fifa U/20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Namibia’s first play away in Accra on February 18 2012, with the return
readNamibian women’s cricket heads to Africa
06-10-2011
NAMIBIA is preparing for competition at the Africa Ladies Cricket Tournament set to take place in Uganda during December.Following increased activity in women’s cricket in Namibia, the Africa Cricket
readRevitalised Ivanovic dumps Zvonareva out of China open
06-10-2011
BEIJING – Ana Ivanovic demolished third seed Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-1 as the upsets continued at the China Open yesterday, where Agnieszka Radwanska ended home hopes on the women’s side of the draw.A
readSaracens to play Biarritz in Cape Town next year
06-10-2011
LONDON – English Premiership champions Saracens will make European Cup history after announcing on Wednesday that they will play their home pool stage clash against Biarritz in Cape Town.European
readLeicester offers Becks coaching role
06-10-2011
LONDON – Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has offered David Beckham the chance to join him at Championship club Leicester City in a player-coach role.Beckham’s current contract with Los
readStars set for glittering IRB Awards
06-10-2011
NEW Zealand sports and entertainment stars will join the greats of the game for an evening of celebration and reflection of a compelling year of Rugby at the IRB Awards on October 24 at Vector Arena
readSonny Wool’s a black sheep in the playoffs
06-10-2011
AFTER Paul the Octupus, it had to happen.It looks like Sonny Wool the psychic sheep - the Rugby World Cup’s answer to the tentacled tipster - may be on his way to bleating the odds. The four-legged
readRugby World Cup’s foreigners
06-10-2011
OF course, birth is important but it is not the whole story of life, nor is it the whole story of rugby life. We have here players born in a different country from the one they will be playing for at
readUNHCR staff wait for salaries
06-10-2011
STAFF at the combined United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Ministry of Home Affairs refugee project are angry because they have not received their September salaries yet.The six
readFrom The Twittersphere
06-10-2011
UNFILTERED views – the raw, the uncooked and the kapana! – from Namibian (mainly) and other twitterati:@ChiipaMolatedi: Neva had a mentor unless tormentors count @SaimaGift: Mara this #Flu wat do u
readTerrorism a threat to everyone: Mbumba
06-10-2011
NAMIBIA has made significant progress in consolidating its response to the threats posed by terrorism and the financing thereof, the Minister of Safety and Security, Nangolo Mbumba, said at a workshop
readSkulls received by Government
06-10-2011
THE Namibian Government officially received the skulls of victims of the 1904 to 1908 genocide at Heroes’ Acre yesterday.The sombre occasion was attended by President Hifikepunye Pohamba, founding
readPoverty rife among San in Oshikoto
06-10-2011
SAN people living in Okankolo Constituency in the Oshikoto Region are starving and have called on Government to assist them with food, clothes and other necessities. The Namibian spoke to two
readPoll ruling reserved
06-10-2011
THREE days of arguments in the Supreme Court ended yesterday afternoon with the court reserving its judgement on eight political parties’ appeal over Namibia’s National Assembly election in late
readPanga killer gets 32-year sentence
06-10-2011
THE man responsible for a bloody panga attack which claimed the life of a young man and left a second person with serious injuries three years ago has been sent to jail for an effective 32
readOutjo takes hard line against poachers
06-10-2011
TWO men were sentenced to prison terms shortly after they were caught poaching in the Outjo area last month. The Outjo Magistrate’s Court sentenced Johannes Kashanyha (63) to two years’ imprisonment
readSecurity focus could blur real issues
06-10-2011
A GROWING focus on national and international security challenges posed by climate change could detract attention from the root causes of the problem, the needs of the most vulnerable people and the
readBeresford funeral on Saturday
06-10-2011
STEVEN Beresford, the well-known radio personality who died on Monday, will be buried at Swakopmund on Saturday.The church service will be held at the Stadtmission Swakopmund at 10h00, followed by the
readSMSes for Thursday 06 October 2011
06-10-2011
SMS Of The Day *MOST CEOs from parastatals have a so called "turnaround strategy”. But when they finish it's a tragedy. SMS your views to 99902 Food for Thought *SOMEBODY please explain the
readWhat do ‘rock-eating’ bacteria have to do with our fishing industry?
06-10-2011
EATING fish has become something of a moral dilemma. Reports warn that 70 per cent of global seafood stocks are overexploited or have collapsed altogether. According to the World Bank, this situation
readNotable Quotes
06-10-2011
HEY Mr Zuma, you and your government don’t represent me. You represent your own interests. – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has launched a blistering attack on President Jacob Zuma’s government,
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