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55 Articles found on Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Namdeb counts losses
14-09-2011
NAMDEB and Government, as a 50 per cent shareholder in the company, are heading to court tomorrow as a last resort to end the month-long strike which could cause the diamond giant “irreparable harm”
readN$180 000 for Hage’s birthday bash
14-09-2011
THE recent 70th birthday party for Trade and Industry Ministry Hage Geingob at the Safari Hotel cost a whopping N$180 000.About N$100 000 of the bill was settled the day after the bash at the start of
readSwapo sues Teko duo
14-09-2011
Swapo company Namib Contract Haulage (NCH) has filed a N$1,5 million lawsuit in the High Court against Tekla Lameck and Jerobeam Kongo Mokaxwa.Both Lameck and Mokaxwa were employed by NCH in the past.
readSamoa face gallant Namibia
14-09-2011
SAMOA start their 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign against Namibia in a Pool D clash at Rotorua International Stadium today.While Samoa will start this match as favourites, Namibia showed in their opener
readGunmen kill at least four on Pakistan school bus
14-09-2011
PESHAWAR – Gunmen opened fire on a school bus in the Pakistani city of Peshawar yesterday, killing at least three children and the driver, a police official said.Fifteen children were wounded, he
readEmployers federation worried about labour unrest
14-09-2011
THE Namibian Employers’ Federation (NEF) yesterday said the current labour disputes in the country should be “objectively evaluated” and the “real underlying problems” identified rather than allowing
readMiss Angola is crowned Miss Universe in Brazil
14-09-2011
Miss Angola Leila Lopes, a business student from the town of Benguela in her home country, was crowned Miss Universe on Monday after dazzling a panel of judges with her beauty and impressing them with
readZuma offers olive branch to Malema
14-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma offered an olive branch yesterday to his party’s embattled youth leader Julius Malema, who risks expulsion from the ruling ANC this week.Malema, whose
readLibyans can expect ‘moderate’ Islamic rule from new leaders
14-09-2011
TRIPOLI – Libya’s new leaders pledged “moderate” Islamic rule even as their fighters were accused by Amnesty International yesterday of committing possible war crimes.A defiant Muammar Gaddafi,
readGreece to sack 200 000 civil servants
14-09-2011
ATHENS – Greece will sack 200 000 public servants from 151 state companies long considered a burden on the country’s finances, radio reports said yesterday.Officials said the government has asked
readFrench banks in eurozone debt storm
14-09-2011
PARIS – French bank stocks see-sawed wildly yesterday as executives scrambled to reassure depositors that savings are safe and that the high street giants can weather the eurozone debt storm.After
readPrice monster bares its teeth
14-09-2011
ANNUAL inflation picked up pace again last month, accelerating from 4,8 per cent in July to 5,4 per cent, according to numbers released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) yesterday.Leading the
readOtjikoto assessment shows golden results
14-09-2011
AURYX Gold’s Otjikoto project has the potential to produce 109 000 ounces of gold over a period of ten years at a cash operating cost of US$691 per ounce, an independent study has shown.“We are very
readFirstRand eyes Nigeria, Angola
14-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s FirstRand is still looking for opportunities in Nigeria, where bank valuations are becoming “more realistic”, its chief executive said yesterday.Sizwe Nxasana also told
readWarren Buffett picks another little-known successor
14-09-2011
NEW YORK/BOSTON – Warren Buffett advanced his succession plan on Monday by naming Ted Weschler, a low-profile hedge fund manager who has produced out-sized returns in the last decade, to help manage
readGeithner heads to Europe as debt fears mount
14-09-2011
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner makes a one-day trip to Poland this week for an unprecedented meeting with euro zone finance ministers as growing fears of a potential
readEmployers federation worried about labour unrest
14-09-2011
THE Namibian Employers’ Federation (NEF) yesterday said the current labour disputes in the country should be “objectively evaluated” and the “real underlying problems” identified rather than allowing
readSelling cooking oil made from waste
14-09-2011
BEIJING – Chinese authorities detained 32 people for making and selling tonnes of cooking oil dredged from gutters, the ministry of public security said yesterday, in the latest food safety scandal to
read‘Happiness survey’ for Britons
14-09-2011
LONDON – Tens of thousands of Britons could be asked by the state to record how they spend every hour of the day.They will be pressed to keep ‘time diaries’ detailing exactly what they eat, how much
readCourt bans grisly ritual
14-09-2011
COLOMBO – A Sri Lankan court has ordered an annual sacrifice ritual in which hundreds of goats are slaughtered to be halted after a petition by animal rights activists, police said yesterday.About 700
readKenyans fear tourism slump after attack
14-09-2011
MKOONI – The night-time attack against a British tourist couple at an elite Indian Ocean resort in northern Kenya has left village residents wondering how they will make ends meet with a ruined
readSowetan sex pictures need apology
14-09-2011
JOHANNESBURG – The Sowetan newspaper’s publishing of prominent pictures of two officers having sex while on duty was not in the public interest, the press ombudsman ruled on Monday.“It need not have
readEgypt’s former spy chief testifies in Mubarak trial
14-09-2011
CAIRO – One of the most secretive figures of Hosni Mubarak’s inner circle testified yesterday at the ousted leader’s trial under a complete media blackout, facing questions whether his former boss
readEtungululo lyontopa ya Kandjengedi noya
14-09-2011
IILONGA yetungululo lyontopa ya Kandjengedi noya Ngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana ya tulwa miilonga pambelewa kOministeli yIilonga nOmaenditho, Errki Nghimtina oshiwike sha zi ko.Oshituthi shika
readOmulonga gwa Katana tagu lafululwa
14-09-2011
EWILIKO lyOshakati olya tegelela egandjo lyiilonga yoku lafulula noshowo okwoopaleka oshitopolwa shomilonga dhomasilu ga Cuvelai.Omulonga ngoka tagu tamekwa okufulululwa tango oongoka waKatana.
readOshigongi shaagundjuka ya ELCIN
14-09-2011
AAGUNDJUKA yoshikandjongelki shOngeleka yEvangeli pa Luther moNamibia[ELCIN] shokuuzilo otaya ka kala noshigongi shokomumvo megongalo lyOniipa moshitopolwa,Oshikoto.Omusita gwaagundjuka
readRossing ita tsukumwe nomaindilo ga MUN
14-09-2011
OMINA ya Rossing Uranium oya ti yo itayi zimine nenge yi tse kumwe noimaindilo gaana omatompelo geshi kupulakenwa taga ningwa kehangano lyaaniilonga yomoomina ya Namibia[MUN], kombinga yiimaliwa
readOngeshefa tayi tungwa poKleine Kuppe
14-09-2011
SAFLAND Namibia ota ka tunga endiki lyoongeshefa enene moshilongo noshowo pondje yaNamibia kakele ka South Africa. Endiki ndika ota li ka tungwa momukunda gwa Kleine Kuppe popepi nomatungo ga Metro na
readOmusati tagu tungwa oondjila dhongalama nuumvo
14-09-2011
PETHIMBO ta tula miilonga pambelewa iilonga yokutunga ondjila yongalama pokati kOutapi nOkapalelona mOmbalantu mOshitopolwa sha Musati Oministeli yIilonga nOmaenditho, Errki Nghimtina okwa ti
readShomahogololo shuundulilwa komeho
14-09-2011
OSHIPOTHA kombinga yiizemo yomahogololo gomumvo 2009 osha undulilwa komasiku 3 sigo ga5 ga Kotoba nuumvo. Oshipotha shika otashi kondjitha etokolo lyOmpangu Yopombanda, ndjoka ya ekelehi eindilo
readAalongi taya konakonwa
14-09-2011
AALONGI yomomanongelo goshigwana naangoka gopaumwene oshilongo ashihe oya shanga uukonakono wOshiingilisa oshiwike shika okutalika ngele elaka ndika oye li shi pamuthika gu li nawa.Oyendji yomuyo oya
readEkanka po Namdeb lya tsikila
14-09-2011
Ehilathano pokati kehangano lyaaniilonga yomoomina ya Namibia[MUN] nehangano lyokawe lya Namibia olya tsikila. MUN okwa tilitha kutya ngele oshinima shika osha tsikile ye ota ka unganeka aaniilonga
readCycle Classic training plan
14-09-2011
CYCLE enthusiasts have the opportunity to sharpen their rinding skills ahead of the eleventh edition of The Namibian Pick n Pay Cycle Classic by engaging in the training plan below, courtesy of the
readAll Africa Games round-up
14-09-2011
Herunga through to 400m final Tjipekapora Herunga came second in the women’s 400m semi-final on Monday to secure a place in the final, which was set for later yesterday. Herunga clocked 52,35
readDjokovic ends Rafa, Roger obsession
14-09-2011
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic capped one of tennis’s greatest seasons with a awe-inspiring US Open triumph on Monday that could just signal an end to the sport’s obsession with ‘Rafa v Roger’ finals.The
readFootball
14-09-2011
Wednesday, September 14 Man City v Napoli 20h45 Villarreal v
readManchester City, the feared debutants
14-09-2011
MANCHESTER – Manchester City begin their Champions League campaign as the debutants no one wants to face thanks to a dazzling start to their domestic season and a squad bursting with expensive
readBurger on Twitter
14-09-2011
IF you’re on Twitter and want to follow the captain of the Welwitschias, Jacques Burger, his Twitter handle is: @NabasboerAhead of today’s clash against Samoa, Burger tweeted: “2 Games in 4 days is
readJacques Burger: The patron saint of minnows
14-09-2011
Jacques Burger chuckles when I ask him to take me through his current list of injuries and ailments. “I've done my knee,” says the Namibia captain and budding Saracens great. “I had a 'scope' on that
readWinning photographers awarded at Namibian Month of Photography
14-09-2011
WINNERS of the Month of Photography competition walked away with spectacular prizes at the official opening of the festival at the Museum Alte Feste in Windhoek on Friday evening. Omaruru-based
readFrom The Twittersphere
14-09-2011
‘YOU must be from the North if ...’ was trending among Namibians on Twitter yesterday. Some of their tweets, as well as those of other tweet peeps:#mustbefromthenorth @sinatramania: Has neva gone for
readTimeline of the Namdeb strike
14-09-2011
• 2009: Namdeb and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) sign an agreement on conditions of employment relating to shift pattern changes, providing for a housing and utility allowance for employees
readRoad carnage worries Cabinet
14-09-2011
THE number of accidents on Namibian roads has forced Cabinet to launch an immediate investigation.According to the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Joel Kaapanda, it was decided
readRehoboth woman in court over partner’s death
14-09-2011
MAGDALENA Pieters, who allegedly stabbed her partner to death over the weekend, was refused bail in the Rehoboth Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The 42-year-old woman allegedly killed Petrus Kastoor
readOshakati hijack suspects denied bail
14-09-2011
THREE men accused of hijacking a taxi on the Oshakati-Omungwelume main road last weekend will have to remain behind bars after they were denied bail on Monday.Risto Hodali Ndapoita (25) from Omusati,
readNamdeb strike affects businesses
14-09-2011
BUSINESSES at Oranjemund are losing business because of the 29-day-strike at diamond giant Namdeb.Yesterday, The Namibian spoke to managers of clothing, grocery and fuel outlets who were unanimous –
readMineworkers take Namdeb to court
14-09-2011
THE Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) yesterday worked around the clock to fine-tune an urgent application asking the court to force Namdeb to stick to a 2009 agreement and pay housing and utilities
readLiberty founder faces grilling over finances
14-09-2011
THE founder and former principal officer of the insolvent Liberty Friendly Society is due to face a third day of questioning at an inquiry into the collapse of the financial institution today.August
readKooper’s grave site restored
14-09-2011
THE Nama group !Khara-Khoen has restored the grave site of the legendary Kaptein Simon Kooper at Kgatlwe-Lokgwabe, Botswana with the assistance of the German War Grave Association. The restoration
readKlein Aub Police conduct road safety campaign
14-09-2011
ROADWORTHINESS was high on the agenda when the Klein Aub Police joined hands with Windhoek Traffic Police to fine wrongdoers.During the operation called ‘Tadi’ – Damara Nama for don't do that – fines
readJailed ex-cop’s appeal fails
14-09-2011
THE former head of the Namibian Police’s Criminal Investigation Department at Opuwo will remain a long-term prison inmate after his appeal against being convicted of armed robbery and murder was
readFishing rights applications in home stretch
14-09-2011
THE evaluation of applications for fishing rights finally concluded on Tuesday when chairperson of the Evaluation Committee of New Fishing Rights, Ulitala Hiveluah handed the evaluation report over to
readSMSes for Wednesday 14 September 2011
14-09-2011
SMS Of The Day *TRAGICALLY I confess that the ideal of a ‘One Namibia One Namibia’ becomes increasingly ... a vague dream! I’ve witnessed again an ugly incident of ‘them & us’ between otherwise good
readChasing the dots ... Tunnel Vision
14-09-2011
The 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 atrocity is devalued by so many visual media commentators supporting the “War on Terror” as there has not been a similar incident in the US. True, but the fact is
readNotable Quotes
14-09-2011
We would want to see a situation where we can teach these hypocrites a lesson. – Evilastus Kaaronda, secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers accused Government of being more
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