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73 Articles found on Friday, 7 October 2011
Spain’s hake appetite threatens Namibia’s most valuable fish
07-10-2011
WALVIS BAY ― Spanish companies are catching an estimated seven out of 10 Namibian hake in what has been considered one of the world’s richest fishing grounds. Despite warnings that the stock
readPastor in court over N$700 000
07-10-2011
A COURTROOM in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court burst at the seams yesterday when members of the Macedonian Parish in Katutura flocked there to support their former shepherd.Former preacher of the
readKhorixas councillors land in court
07-10-2011
EIGHT people, including the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Khorixas Town Council, allegedly concocted a fake tender to help cover a cash shortage at the local post office.Others who allegedly
read‘Noah’s ark’ to Cuba on track
07-10-2011
THE donation of Namibian wildlife to Cuba remains shrouded in secrecy even as Environment and Tourism Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, assured this newspaper that the process would be strictly
readCycle Classic starts today
07-10-2011
THE Kiddies Classic will get the annual The Namibian Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Classic underway at 18h00 at the United Sport Club today. The main race will start at 08h00 Sunday, with the newly established
readNato debates when to end to Libya air war
07-10-2011
BRUSSELS – Nato allies yesterday grappled with how quickly they could end their bombing campaign in Libya, where Gaddafi loyalists are cornered and the number of air strikes has declined in recent
readCards, cellphones and Internet replacing cheques
07-10-2011
ELECTRONIC and card payments are increasingly becoming more popular in Namibia, outstripping the use of cheques by far, FNB Namibia said yesterday.Out of all the retail payments made last year, only
readKassoma wants Oshikandela in Angola
07-10-2011
THE visiting president of the National Assembly (NA) of Angola, Antonio Paulo Kassoma, has called on the Ohlthaver and List (O&L) group of companies to enter into partnerships with Angolan
readWorking for O&L is the best
07-10-2011
THE Ohlthaver & List (O&L) group of companies is officially the best company to work for in Namibia and the second-best in Southern Africa.The company has received a trophy for its second place in the
read‘Difficult outlook for years to come’
07-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – Rising inflation and the slowing pace of economic growth in emerging markets will cloud the outlook of these countries for years to come, the Business Report yesterday quoted South
readSata unstoppable; freezes copper exports
07-10-2011
LUSAKA – Zambian President Michael Sata has halted all metal exports from the copper-rich state until new rules are put in place, in another shake-up by the new leader, according to documents seen
readDiamond dividends add sparkle to state coffers
07-10-2011
THE Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) has paid dividends of N$40 million to Government, bringing the total amount of state dividends this year to N$100 million.To date, the NDTC has pumped N$310
readSuper-rich giving more while markets perilous
07-10-2011
GENEVA – More and more multi-millionaires are opting to give away some of their money while financial markets are so risky, according to bankers to the very rich at the Reuters Wealth Management
readWorld loses gadget genius, master CEO
07-10-2011
CUPERTINO, California – Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the
readDalai Lama blunder can cost SA dearly
07-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The Reputation Institute South Africa has said it believes that not granting the Dalai Lama a visa for South Africa will not only severely tarnish the country’s and the ruling party’s
readGreece pins its hopes on oil
07-10-2011
ATHENS – Greece plans to invite investors next year to search for oil in three areas in the western part of the country, a government minister said yesterday. The move accelerates debt-laden Greece’s
readEU calls for global tax, Canada threatens to block
07-10-2011
BRUSSELS/NEW YORK – The European Commission has said it would push next month’s G20 summit to agree on a global financial transaction tax, but Canada said it may have enough support to block such a
readFailed Security Council resolution on Syria eyed regime change: SA
07-10-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The failed UN Security Council resolution on Syria had a “hidden agenda” to bring down President Bashar al-Assad’s government, South Africa said yesterday, justifying its abstention on
readWall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks
07-10-2011
NEW YORK – Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York’s financial district on Wednesday, their ranks swelled by nurses, transit workers and other union members joining the
readIn Brief
07-10-2011
Tutu’s last-ditch visa appeal rejected JOHANNESBURG – Desmond Tutu’s last-ditch appeal for South Africa to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama on the eve of his 80th birthday was rejected yesterday, amid
readFighting rages in Sirte
07-10-2011
SIRTE – Intense fighting raged in Sirte yesterday when forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a bid to break a siege by fighters loyal to Libya’s new regime of the ousted strongman’s hometown.The
readEnough Of Nored In Caprivi
07-10-2011
I AM sick and tired of the regular power outages in Katima Mulilo and the Caprivi Region at large. We were told last time when Presidents of Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe came together at
readCabinet Members Betray Nationhood Campaign
07-10-2011
LAST week it was reported by the media that there was blatant tension in the National Assembly after RDP MP Jesaya Nyamu introduced a motion on the public hoisting of political party flags.Nyamu
readNamibia’s Independent Media Must Be Liberated
07-10-2011
THE long overdue shifting of the Namibian media landscape as represented by the introduction of Confidente and change of guard at The Namibian should be welcomed as emancipation.It is a major step in
readBuy Your Own Merc
07-10-2011
FELLOW Namibians, one of the top stories on Friday (The Namibian) September 30 2011 says N$15 million dollars for GRN vehicles! Vakwetu, epangelo otalitulile ne moshili mani! (The government is really
readBoys And Girls: Destiny Is Beckoning
07-10-2011
YOU just maturing youth of this beautiful land, remember where you come from and where you are going. Remember the difficulties you endured along the way and the future challenges facing you still. It
readBanks Commit ‘Daylight Robbery’
07-10-2011
ALLOW me to give information on how the private lending institutions are ripping off our hard earned money. A typical real loan of N$9000 (nine thousand dollars) taken at a commercial bank reveals the
readGet Rid of the ‘Old’ Leaders
07-10-2011
WE Namibians see, and that for many years already, that our own ruling party is holding hands with other ruling parties and with individual rulers of countries who are not exercising democracy in
readAttacks On Unam Irresponsible
07-10-2011
THE political reaction by some Namibian political parties’ to the alleged ‘Sexual Transmitted Marks’ at the University of Namibia (Unam) was quite irresponsible, especially when all the facts are
readTwo Wrongs Won’t Make A Right
07-10-2011
With reference to the letter dated 30-09-11 ‘Legalise Abortion to Prevent Baby Dumping’ my question would be the following: how do two wrongs ever make a right?Yes, abortion has been legalised in many
readLet Germans Keep Their Money
07-10-2011
DEAR Comrade President, allow me first to thank you for taking time off your busy schedule and read my humble letter to you and the Namibian people.Pursuant to the above, I am very much disturbed by
readCut Losses And Focus On The Prize
07-10-2011
THE total cost of the opposition parties’ court challenge of the 2009 National Assembly election result is already estimated at about N$7 million, according to people closely involved in the case.The
readThe Republic Must Show Solidarity With The History Of Genocide
07-10-2011
THE history of Namibia at the beginning of the past century was ghastly and laced with barbaric terror in the form of the first genocide against the Ovaherero people, including the mass killing of the
readOn Repatriation, Reparation, Restitution and Reconciliation
07-10-2011
THE long-awaited repatriation of Namibian skulls from Germany is no longer a dream but a historic reality. Unlike others writers, I’m deliberately using ‘repatriation’ instead of ‘return’ to imbue
readLife can be a ‘lotto’ fun without gambling
07-10-2011
SLOWLY Namibian society continues to get hooked on gambling while many of us spend hours pondering how to fight corruption, alcohol abuse, violence and other evils.Gambling has yet to reach the
readPolitical Perspective
07-10-2011
‘PAYBACK’ seems to be the big buzzword these days, in a larger sense than we’ve practised it since Namibian Independence. It concerns me because the question of compensation, financial or otherwise,
readHave an unregulated tombo on me
07-10-2011
THE Self-regulating Alcohol Industry Forum (Saif) has called for greater co- operation amongst all stakeholders in reducing alcohol related harm. But the regulatory body took aim, in a recent study,
readThe fringe benefits of striking
07-10-2011
I have realised that worker’s unions in Namibia call for strikes primarily as a way to fill the time between elections. Everybody knows these unions have only two jobs: To call unnecessary strikes and
readFrontlining on Twitter
07-10-2011
THE passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the early hours of the morning, Namibian time, quickly became a Trending Topic on Twitter. Some tributes and affectionate remembrances, as well as a dose
readOshikandjosikola sha Nyuulaye sha gandja omagano
07-10-2011
OSHIKANDJOSIKOLA sha Nyuulaye shoka tashi wilikwa kOmutalelisikola gwasho, Abraham Nafine, meti 4 Oktoba 2011 osha gandja omagano giikulya niizalomwa kOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, sha ningilwa pOombelewa
readAngelina Jolie ta kondjo opo aaSomalia ya kwathelwe
07-10-2011
ANGELINA Jolie okwa talelepo olutu lwoontauki lwiigwanahangana mo Geneva pethimbo lyegandjo lyomapapa kehangano lya Yemeni hali kwathele oontauki dhaza moSomalia na palwe muAfrica. Ehangano ndika
readAakwiilongo ina ya pitikwa ya lande
07-10-2011
EPANGELO olya indilwa li mweneke elando lyevi moshilongo kaantu yaashi aaNamibia. Ethaneko ndika olya ningwa komukuluntu gwomapekaapeko mOmbaanga Ya Namibia, Ebson Uanguta. Uanguta okwa popi ndhika
readOmakwatathano giilonga poNTB
07-10-2011
OMAKWATATHANO giilonga pokati komugandji gwiilonga noshowo aaniilonga oga nkundipala nonando omasiku ga ziko aaniilonga oya mono egwedhelo lyoondjambi lyooperesenda 9. Aaniilonga oya ningile ehololo
readOmunangeshefa gwokOndangwa a tsakaneke Hillary Clinton
07-10-2011
OMUNANGESHEFA gwomOndangwa, Ottilie Haufiku okwa tsakanene naamushanga gwIikwapondje gwAmerica, Hillary Clinton moWashington. Haufiku omutotipo gwehangano lyedhina Ndeya Trading Enterprises, ndyoka
readDhokutumina pondje dha mwenekwa
07-10-2011
EPANGELO lya Zambia olya mweneke okathimbo uuthemba wokutumina pondje iikwamina, omanga tali tulapo omulandu omupe gwotumina iikwatenda pondje yoshilongo.Oshikondo shoomina osha ti oshinima shika osha
readAa Usakos ina ya taamba Alugodhi miilonga manga
07-10-2011
EWILIKO lyoshilando sha Usakos olya tokola okwiithana omunambelewa omukuluntu ta kwathele opo a galukile kiilonga. Omunambelewa ngoka ali nale omukuluntu gwiiniwe pokalando hoka, Josephat Uiseb oye a
readIimaliwa ya pumbwa oku longithwa nawa
07-10-2011
IIMALIWA yokufuta oohotela noyomalweendo oya pumbwa oku talwa nawa. Shika osha pumbiw opo pu monike ngele mbika oha yi longithwa ngaa shili nawa nota shi etele oshilongo uuwanawa.Eindilo ndika olya
readMajor issues at Tigers AGM
07-10-2011
RECENT damaging allegations of an illegal land sale and disunity surrounding the Tigers Sport Club is bound to feature during the club's impromptu Annual General Meeting tomorrow.The AGM was initially
readScotland romps to 4-1 series win
07-10-2011
SCOTLAND extended their dominance over Namibia and secured a 4-1 Twenty20 series win with a crushing 126-run victory in the fifth match at Windhoek High School.Richie Berrington’s 63 underpinned
readRooney’s dad and uncle arrested in Liverpool for betting scam
07-10-2011
LONDON – The father and uncle of Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney were among nine men arrested yesterday as part of an inquiry into an alleged betting scam, sources close to the
readFootball Fixtures
07-10-2011
Saturday, October 8 Internationals Costa Rica v Brazil 04h00 Nigeria v Guinea 15h00 Zambia v
readI can’t win games alone: Messi
07-10-2011
BUENOS AIRES - Lionel Messi is trying to ease the pressure on himself ahead of Argentina’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers, saying Tuesday he can’t win matches all on his own.The Barcelona star made the
readDames to start for Leopards
07-10-2011
WINGER Danie Dames, who represented Namibia in the pool stages of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, has been included in the Leopards side to take on the Sharks in their Currie Cup match in Phokeng,
readPsychic sheep backs Boks
07-10-2011
NEW Zealand’s fun-loving sheep Sonny Wool, who has been roped in literally to make some ‘psychic’ predictions of this weekend’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinals, has firmly given the Springboks his
readBakkies out for Boks as England go with Flood
07-10-2011
AUCKLAND – South Africa lost ‘enforcer’ Bakkies Botha from the World Cup yesterday as the reigning champions, England and Wales all announced their teams for this weekend’s quarter-finals.Elsewhere,
readRugby Fixtures
07-10-2011
Friday, October 7 Currie Cup Pumas v FS Cheetahs 19h10 Saturday, October 8 Rugby Word Cup Ireland v Wales 07h00 England v France 09h30
readUnam holds squash champs
07-10-2011
THE University of Namibia (Unam) squash club held its championships to determine who will be crowned the top male and female players for 2011.The fledgling sport took off at Windhoek’s main campus
readOpen Letter No 8
07-10-2011
Economy of effort wins the dayDear P. Now you are on the eve of your promised participation, as a cyclist not a spectator, in The Namibian Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Classic at the weekend. So here’s how to
readWorkers lose confidence in Napwu
07-10-2011
NAMIBIA Airports Company (NAC) employees have voiced their dissatisfaction with the airport administrator’s management as well as the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) leadership, and have
readTreason appeal postponed
07-10-2011
THE ten men convicted and sentenced in the second Caprivi high treason trial four years ago will have to wait until early next year at least before their appeal will be heard in the Supreme Court.The
readTaxpayer keeps two Falcons in the sky
07-10-2011
TAXPAYERS will have to maintain two official executive jets after Government backtracked on an earlier decision to sell the existing presidential Falcon once the new one arrived.Erkki Nghimtina,
readReinstated prisons official ‘still has case to answer’
07-10-2011
THE Commissioner General of the Namibian Correctional Service, Evirastus Shikongo, says Assistant Commissioner Melvin Martin, who was reinstated last week after a six-year suspension, still has a case
readParliament considers nuclear treaties
07-10-2011
HEALTH Minister Richard Kamwi proposed the ratification of the African nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty, and the treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons (NPT), in Parliament on Wednesday. The
readMoongo wants law against hate speech passed
07-10-2011
DTA Member of Parliament Phillemon Moongo has tabled a motion in Parliament against what he calls public “intolerant verbal communications” by ruling party officials and individuals. Castigating
readInterdict issued to stop Okombahe ceremony
07-10-2011
PLANS to inaugurate a new leadership for the !Oe-≠Gan traditional community at Okombahe in the Erongo Region this weekend were stopped in their tracks in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.In
readHospital cleaning staff on strike over training
07-10-2011
CLEANING staff at the Windhoek Central Hospital have downed tools over not being allowed to go on “mandatory” training courses.They have vowed not to return to work until they receive a definite
readHausiku wants public service charter ratified
07-10-2011
DEPUTY Prime Minister Marco Hausiku proposed the ratification of the African Charter on the Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration in Parliament on Wednesday.Namibia adopted the
readFisheries observers stop work over increases
07-10-2011
A NUMBER of officers at the Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) at Walvis Bay and Lüderitz stopped ‘fish sampling’ yesterday as the first step towards a much more serious industrial action that could
readMore retrenchments at DMH
07-10-2011
AMID recent changes at Democratic Media Holdings (DMH), station manager of Namibia FM 99, Sandra Williams is the latest in a line of senior staff to be retrenched after six months at the helm of the
readCorruption trial of Health PS underway
07-10-2011
KAHIJORO Kahuure, the Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, maintains that he had authorisation to use the Government car over which he now faces graft
readAngola seeks more cooperation
07-10-2011
THE Speaker of the Angolan parliament, António Paulo Kassoma, says his government wants parliamentary cooperation to respond better to the wishes of the people of the two nations. He expressed the
readSMSes for Friday 07 October 2011
07-10-2011
SMS Of The Day Ramatex *CAN the Minister of Education please turn the Ramatex building into a VTC? Food for Thought *THE expenditure of millions of unscrutinised State revenue, via exemptions from
readNotable Quotes
07-10-2011
THE digital age has lost its leading light, but Steve’s innovation and creativity will inspire dreamers and thinkers for generations – Sony head Howard Stringer said about the passing of Apple
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