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63 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Strike pending at Rössing
20-09-2011
NEARLY all of the 1 054 Rössing workers who are members of the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN), and who are directly affected by the deadlock in the lingering bonus-payout dispute with the mine,
readMore labour unrest brews at Namdeb
20-09-2011
ONLY days after Namdeb and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) seemingly buried the hatchet, the Office of the Labour Commissioner has to intervene again and try to settle another dispute.Next
readFixed at last
20-09-2011
Nearly all the roads that were damaged by the flooding Klein Windhoek River earlier this year have been repaired.Otjomuise Contractors repaired Metje Street, Andries de Wet Street and Eros and
readOshakati mum on attempted fraud
20-09-2011
MYSTERY surrounds ‘investigations’ into an attempted transfer of about N$700 000 from the bank account of the Oshakati Town Council to an unknown entity in South Africa.While some senior officials in
readNamibia spurns Libya’s NTC
20-09-2011
NAMIBIA stuck to its guns in its continued support for ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Saturday. Earlier last week the UN credential committee
readBok praise for Welwitschias
20-09-2011
SOUTH African reserve back Ruan Pienaar yesterday praised Namibia for playing positive rugby ahead of the two nations Rugby World Cup match in Auckland on Thursday.Pienaar is quoted by Associated
readYemeni forces kill more protesters in capital
20-09-2011
SANAA – Yemeni security forces killed 21 people, some shot by snipers from rooftops, in a crowd of demonstrators yesterday in the worst bloodshed seen since March against a protest movement demanding
readConservation farming threatened by lack of funds
20-09-2011
A SIX year conservation farming project has led to a massive rise in output for around 400 northern agricultural farmers who took part in the trial runs. Statistics show that yield increases at farms
readIn Brief
20-09-2011
Kenyan denies UK couple murder, kidnap LAMU – A Kenyan man charged in court yesterday in connection with a deadly attack on a British couple told officials that a gang abducted him at gunpoint and
readCape Town conference drafts access to info declaration
20-09-2011
CAPE TOWN – African journalists, academics and government officials attending the Pan-African Conference on Access to Information are drafting the African Platform for Access to Information
readGunmen kill dozens in Burundi bar attack
20-09-2011
BUJUMBURA – Gunmen have stormed a bar in Burundi killing at least 36 people, the deadliest attack in the Central African country this year that has heightened fears of a return to civil war.Witnesses
readGet your team to collaborate
20-09-2011
Most teams under-perform, especially on complex initiatives, but there are strategies that can help you beat the odds, says Harvard Business Review.Executing on major initiatives requires teams that
readConcrete sleepers factory opened
20-09-2011
THE Tsumeb-based N$50 million GPT-TransNamibia Concrete Sleepers (Pty) Ltd was inaugurated on Thursday. The project is a joint venture between TransNamib and Indian GPT Group of Companies that has the
readCredit Suisse pays millions
20-09-2011
GENEVA – Credit Suisse has agreed to pay 150 million euro to prevent its staff from being prosecuted in a German tax evasion case, the Swiss bank said yesterday.German authorities had accused Credit
readObama to seek a new tax rate for wealthy
20-09-2011
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is expected to seek a new base tax rate for the wealthy to ensure that millionaires pay at least at the same percentage as middle-income taxpayers.A White House
readAnglo forecasts gold price hitting US$2 200
20-09-2011
CRIPPLE CREEK – The chief executive of AngloGold Ashanti has said he expects gold prices to hit US$2 200 an ounce by next year and hinted the South African miner could boost its dividend.The bullish
readGreek privatisation delay could bring default
20-09-2011
VOULIAGMENI, Greece – Further delay in long-awaited privatisations in Greece, demanded by the EU and IMF in return for a bailout, could lead the country to default the IMF warned yesterday.“The
readLufthansa returns to Cape Town
20-09-2011
CAPE TOWN – German airline Lufthansa will double its flights to South Africa from October 31.The carrier will reinstate its daily flights between Frankfurt and Cape Town to meet increased demand for
readShining year expected for rough diamonds
20-09-2011
HONG KONG – Diamond producer De Beers expects global demand growth for rough diamonds to set a new record this year on the exceptionally strong performance of its key US market and robust demand in
readSouth Africa to benefit from oil discoveries in the region
20-09-2011
RECENT discoveries of oil in South Africa’s neighbours Mozambique and Namibia may revolutionise economies in the region, and provide substantial opportunity for SA, provided they are managed right.An
readMargulies, Winslet hit home runs at Emmys
20-09-2011
The Emmys keep buying what ‘Mad Men’ is selling. The 1960s Madison Avenue saga won its fourth consecutive best drama series award on Sunday, while big-hearted romp ‘Modern Family’ claimed its second
readArkansas town searching for toe-sucking assailant
20-09-2011
LITTLE ROCK – There’s nothing illegal about a foot fetish but police in Conway, Arkansas, are looking for a toe-sucking man they said has crossed the line into assault.Police have received two
readStrauss-Kahn admits to a ‘moral error’
20-09-2011
PARIS – Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologised to his country on Sunday for a sexual encounter with a hotel maid he said was a ‘moral error’ he would regret all his life, and vowed to stay out of the
readIn Brief
20-09-2011
Rescuers race to quake-hit villages GAUHATI – Rescue workers raced yesterday to clear roads blocked by mudslides as they attempted to reach remote villages cut off after a powerful earthquake killed
readAssange demands fat fee to speak on info access
20-09-2011
One of the founders of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, asked for N$100 000 to speak, via Skype, at the Pan-African Conference on Access to Information in Cape Town.The organisers turned down the request
readSwakopmund Development Agenda Under The Spotlight
20-09-2011
SWAKOPMUND appears to have re-styled itself, grown into a leading tourism brand, and a major attraction for local and international guests today. The town is probably one of the best-run local
readDomestic Financing of Development
20-09-2011
THE financial sector in Namibia is like an Amazon jungle. The financial jungle is forested by agents, stock brokers, investment advisors, bankers, micro-lenders, actuaries, accountants and a host of
readOlusheno lwa tema ishewe etitano
20-09-2011
OKAPANGELO kepangelo pOshaanda noshowo omagumbo gaapangi pondoolopa ndjoka oga li gaana olusheno uule womasiku gatatatu oshiwike shayi. Olusheno lwomahala ngaka gaali olwa li lwa dhimwa aniwa metitatu
readIimaliwa yiilonga yuusiku ya uvathanwa
20-09-2011
KONYALA aaniilonga 80 yehangano lyomahini oya li ya patelwa pondje yiilonga yawo metitano lyayi.Oya li ya patelwa pondje oshoka ka pwali pwa uvathanwa kombinga yofuto yiilonga yuusiku, pokati
readAaniilongapoRossing ya hala okuninga ekanka
20-09-2011
AANIILONGA po Rossing Uranium oya ningi ehogololo ndyoka lya hulu omaandaha komatango oku tukola ngele otaya ningi ekanka. Omahogololo oga ningwa kombinga yokuninga ekanka sha landula eyonuko
readEkateko mepombelo lyoomwe
20-09-2011
OSHIKONDO shUundjolowele osha tindi oku gandja etompelo kutya omolwashike sha kaleke omatengeneko gaamboka ya hala okushilanditha oDDT, ndjoka ha yi longithwa mokupombela omagumbo oku ga gamena
readAaaniilonga aakulu ya TCL taya ka tumina sha ko UN
20-09-2011
AANIILONGA nale yehangano lyongopolo poShomeya otaya kongo ekwathelo kolutu lwiigwanahangano yuuthemba womuntu, konima sho oompangu dhaNamibia dha tindi okutula eindilo lyawo momusholondondo gwadho
readEkanka lyaniilonga yaNTB
20-09-2011
AANIILONGA pehangano lyewiliko lyomatalelopo [NTB] olya li lya tsikila etitano oshiwike shayi konima sho aaniilonga yehangano ndika yiiteka miilonga molwa etekepo lyoonkundathana kombinga
readEkondo nelaka lyeehameke aanafaalama
20-09-2011
ENGAMBEKO meinyengo lyiimuna okuza moofaalama 200 dhopaipindi noshowo dhomomahala gaayehe, olyo oshinima oshidhigu kuyo.Aanawino yiimuna oya ti aanangombe mboka ya li ya tegelela okumona iiyemo
readOontamanana kombinga yuukwaniilwa otadhi tsikile
20-09-2011
OMUKWANIILWA gwAambalantu okwa li a gwayekwa momasiku 30 ga Juli, ootundi ashike ooshona omanga eindilo ta li kondjisha egwayeko ndika inaali gandjwa kOmpangu Yopombanda mOvenduka.Ndhika odho oohapu
readAadhani yo rugby yeethapo iilonga
20-09-2011
AADHANI yamwe yakalelapo Namibia kuudhano wekopi lyuuyuni lyo rugby oya ethapo iilonga yawo ,na yalwe oya kutha omafudho itaaga futwa opo ya ka kalelepo Namibia puudhano wo rugby mboka wu li metifa mo
readMuni gwa Mbaye taka tokolaAbrahams
20-09-2011
EWILIKO lyoshilando sha Mbaye ota li ka tokola oshiwike shika ngele ota li ka katukila Leevy Lee Abrahams onkatu okuza meni lyelelo ndyoka, konima yokukwatwa kwe ta fekelelwa uulingilingi. Abrahams
readEuvathano lya Namdeb lya ningi elombwelo lyohofa ngashingeyi
20-09-2011
EUVATHANO ndyoka lya hulithapo oshipotaha shuule womwedhi gumwe poNamdeb oshiwike shayi olya ningwa elombwelo lyOmpangu. Euvathano lya shainwa ku Inge Zaamwani Kamwi peha lya Namdeb na Johannes
readWIN LIKE A CHAMPION!
20-09-2011
Kapow! Do you want to see some of Africa’s top boxers, as well as our very own champ, Paulus ‘Hitman’ Moses, in action? Now’s your chance to try and score a ticket KO!The Hitman will fight Brazil’s
readPoor organisation dogs Africa Games
20-09-2011
WHILE the All-Africa Games in Maputo saw many commendable performances from athletes, the continental showpiece fell far short of expectations.Faced with many challenges, Mozambique managed to host
readBlack Africa beat SKW
20-09-2011
DEFENDING champions Black Africa started off their 2011/12 MTC Premiership with a 1-0 win over SKW on Sunday.Bryan Bantam scored the solitary goal of the match in the 75th minute when he connected
readSamoan rants at IRB over schedule
20-09-2011
AUCKLAND – Samoa centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has described Rugby World Cup organisers’ treatment of Samoa as “like slavery, like the holocaust, like apartheid” in a foul-mouthed rant on
readNamibia Netball Association looking for sponsorship
20-09-2011
THE All Namibia Netball Association is still looking for sponsorships in order for them to be able to play international friendly matches in preparation for the Six Nations Netball tournament to be
readWarriors to improve on Fifa rankings
20-09-2011
NAMIBIA is expected to show a massive improvement in its Fifa World Football rankings when the September rankings are released tomorrow.Namibia will be making inroads into the top 30 football-playing
readNamibian teens camp at Chelsea
20-09-2011
LEIGHTON Wemmert and Rivaldo Kamatuka were selected to be part of the International Copa Coca-Cola Football Camp in London, England.The two youngsters’ skill and potential were recently identified
readFerguson relishes flying start
20-09-2011
MANCHESTER – Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United’s flying start to the season is all the more impressive considering the severity of their fixture list.United are two points clear at the top
readFootball Results
20-09-2011
Sunday 18 September 2011 English Premier League Man Utd 3 - 1 Chelsea Sunderland 4 - 0 Stoke Fulham 2 -
readTweets From The Sporting Sidelines
20-09-2011
As @Al_dog7 tweeted “Morning peeps! Its a Monday but hey, it could be worse.. Just ask quade cooper/liverpool/arsenal/chelsea! Hahahaha!” Sports fans are having a field day chirping about especially
readWage increases for Roads’ staff
20-09-2011
THE Roads Authority (RA) and the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) concluded a 5 month negotiation period when they signed a wage agreement in Windhoek on Monday.The agreement, which includes
readVictory for Nero and lawyer
20-09-2011
ALLEGED double murderer Sydney Nero and his lawyer, Flora Gaes, yesterday tasted victory in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court in Katutura.Nero was granted bail of N$3 000 and the court agreed with Gaes
readFrom The Twittersphere
20-09-2011
Namibians and other tweet peeps get their wit and wisdom on:@IAmPhilmos: If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. Step out of your comfort ZONE. @kamdrew: Namibia
readSixty two to collect Namibian skulls
20-09-2011
A 62-member strong Namibian delegation will travel to Germany for the official handing over of Namibian skulls by the German government on September 30.Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and
readPolitical parties not embracing gender equity
20-09-2011
WHILE political parties in Namibia say they intend to promote gender equality and women’s participation in decision making, they lack measures or provisions in their policy documents to do so. This is
readOne of the suspects in Graig attack gets bail
20-09-2011
ONE of the suspects in the armed robbery case of former Windhoek mayor Vivienne Graig was granted bail yesterday.Paulus Lukas, who admitted that he transported stolen goods from Graig’s house, was
readNgurare hits out at ‘detractors’
20-09-2011
THE secretary of the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL), Elijah Ngurare, has proposed that the party’s Politburo open the presidential succession race instead of limiting it to the top four in the party
readMother and children die in hut fire
20-09-2011
A 34-year-old woman from Onambeke village in the Oshikoto Region burnt to death with her two children on Friday night.It is suspected that the fire was caused by a candle that was not extinguished.
readMore settlements coming
20-09-2011
THE Ministry of Local Government, Housing and Rural Development is in the process of upgrading the status of settlements to that of local authorities.Otjinene in the Omaheke Region and Oranjemund in
readKatima officials found guilty
20-09-2011
THE Katima Mulilo Town Council’s chief executive officer, Vincent Sazita, and financial manager, Charles Nawa, have been found guilty by a disciplinary committee, but will have to wait a little longer
readDouble farm murder fugitive delays trial
20-09-2011
ALLEGED double farm murderer Ebson Tumbireeko is still a fugitive from justice, a year and seven months after he escaped from Police custody at Omaruru.Tumbireeko’s trial was supposed to start in the
readCourt rules Omaruru valuation process ‘non-compliant’
20-09-2011
DUE to a typo in a notice for Omaruru’s 2011 valuation roll, and resulting consequences for the lodging of public objections, the Omaruru Valuation Court on Friday ruled that the town’s valuation
readAsab developer and council in tug of war
20-09-2011
THE development of a shopping complex at the sleepy southern village of Asab on the B1 main road has been dogged by controversy and has been stalled for 18 months because of a land dispute.However,
readSMSes for Tuesday 20 September 2011
20-09-2011
SMS Of The Day *I THINK some people don’t get it. If I have voted for Swapo, I have the right to complain about Swapo. SMS you views to 99902 Food for Thought *HOW come Intaka Technology was awarded
readNotable Quotes
20-09-2011
If this is true then it should not be happening. – Acting Namibia Sport Commission chief Walter Haseb said to revelations that some members of Namibia’s rugby squad quit their jobs while others went
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