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68 Articles found on Friday, 13 April 2012
Haimbili in High Court over axing
13-04-2012
FIRED TransNamib CEO Titus Haimbili and chief operations officer Charles Funda will challenge their summary dismissal in the High Court this morning.It has emerged that the two were fired without a
readOmaruru council officials suspended
13-04-2012
THE Omaruru local authority’s human resources manager, Roswitha Kaura, and public relations officer, Ephraim Katjatenja, have been suspended for alleged administrative irregularities, while the CEO
readDangerous driving
13-04-2012
An Iveco minibus transporting passengers overtaking another vehicle in a re- stricted area. This reader’s photo shows the continuous irresponsible driving on Namibian roads, where drivers show no
readNghimtina’s ego bruised
13-04-2012
WORKS Minister Erkki Nghimtina has finally given in to persistent pressure by the Air Namibia board to appoint Theo Namases, the acting managing director of Air Namibia, as managing director.The
readNEF tackles watchdog over affirmative action
13-04-2012
THE Namibian Employers’ Federation (NEF) has challenged the Employment Equity Commission (EEC) to publicly name and prosecute companies hampering affirmative action and to stop making “generalised
readGuns silent in hours after Syria truce deadline
13-04-2012
BEIRUT – Syrian troops held their fire in the hours after a United Nations-backed ceasefire took effect at dawn yesterday, casting a silence over rebellious towns they had bombarded heavily in recent
readBA plan to devour Pirates
13-04-2012
BLACK Africa are primed for a “90-minute guerilla war” at Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow afternoon, during which they intend to “extinguish” bitter foe Orlando Pirates with “cruelty”, the club’s brusque
readThe new drug mule: dagga by donkey
13-04-2012
DURBAN – Eight men accused of transporting dagga by donkey from Lesotho into South Africa have appeared in the Bergville Magistrate’s Court.KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Captain Thulani Zwane said
readFit Mugabe returns from Singapore
13-04-2012
HARARE – President Robert Mugabe returned home yesterday, looking fit, after a trip to Singapore that had ignited speculation the veteran Zimbabwean leader was seriously ill.The 88-year-old president,
readIndependent Algeria’s first president Ben Bella dies
13-04-2012
ALGIERS – Ahmed Ben Bella, the first president of independent Algeria and one of the 20th century’s most vocal anti-imperialists, died on Wednesday at the age of 95.Ben Bella, who had recently been
readTake harsh criticism in stride
13-04-2012
It’s one thing to be a punching-bag for your bosses, but what about the zingers from your supposedly well-intentioned colleague or office rival? Harvard Business Review says keep cool – and remember
readUS pick for World Bank makes case to board directors
13-04-2012
WASHINGTON – Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to head the World Bank, told the institution’s board of directors on Wednesday he would not hesitate to question the status quo and do his best to help the
readInfant industry protection: A policy tool to enhance Namibia’s industrialisation
13-04-2012
During November 2011 the Ministry of Trade and Industry presented Namibia’s first draft Industrial Policy. It builds on the country’s industrial ambitions as contained in Vision 2030 and it will
readChina to build ‘expressway’ for yuan settlement
13-04-2012
BEIJING – China’s central bank is building a new system to settle cross-border yuan payments, a key back-office project aimed at facilitating the Chinese currency’s use in international trade and
readStandard Bank sees rapid branch growth in Angola
13-04-2012
LUANDA – South Africa’s Standard Bank plans to as much as quadruple its branch network in Angola by the end of this year, as it targets explosive growth in the oil-rich nation, the head of its Angolan
readEnd of an era for Europe’s rainmakers?
13-04-2012
LONDON – A series of high-profile departures from major investment banks in Europe is raising the question: are these ‘rock star’ bankers the last of a dying breed?As financial watchdogs get tougher,
readConcerns about Rössing’s radiation levels
13-04-2012
AN international nuclear watchdog on Wednesday voiced concern over radiation levels it had detected near Rössing, saying “indications are there might be a problem”.Nuclear physics engineer Bruno
readShooter of black Florida teen may appear in court
13-04-2012
SANFORD – George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, was due to appear in a Florida courtroom yesterday when his lawyer would
readMali new leader sworn in, threatens rebels with ‘total war’
13-04-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s new interim leader threatened to wage total war on Tuareg rebels and Islamists controlling the north of the country as he took the oath of office yesterday, ending a brief period of
readTribal Divisions At School
13-04-2012
THANK you Dr David Namwandi (Deputy Minister of Education) for a quick visit to Ella du Plessis high school.I started my grade eight in 2003 at Ella. By then learners had divided the school into two
readTIPEEG Got It Wrong
13-04-2012
AS I child, I knew little about what it entails to work. Much of what was known was imprecise and speculative in nature but such mystery was not seen as awaiting students after university life.Now
readThe Worker’s Enemy
13-04-2012
SEEING for too long now the poor situation of the Namibian worker and reading about the LIH’s (Labour Investment Holdings) scandals, we are certain that the worker’s enemy is no one other than the
readDeliver Us From Evil
13-04-2012
OUR country’s leaders have to really stand up for the sick who are being taken advantage of by criminals disguised in the name of the church.I agree with the reader’s letter dated 30 March 2012 that
readState Of Confusion In Ohangwena
13-04-2012
THE ‘mysterious’ letters/pamphlets that were recently distributed in Ohangwena as well as some other parts of Namibia is a clear testimony that the wanton attempt to destroy development in Ohangwena,
readRe-use, Save The Environment
13-04-2012
WHAT do your readers think of having a nationwide deposit system for drink containers, so that when people return cans and bottles they get money? Like some of the other great Namibian environmental
readA Case Of Naked Racism
13-04-2012
THE firing of Jan Poolman, editor of the Namibian Sun, seems to be an out-and-out case of naked racism!Was it not for the rather naïve statement of (Democratic Media Holdings) DMH’s CEO/Executive
readWhat Is The ACC For?
13-04-2012
WHAT has happened to the Anti-Corruption Commission? The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry is full of corruption in all sectors but particularly those working for agriculture and forestry.
readA Sinking Town
13-04-2012
ONDANGWA town is going down the drain so fast that even future archaeologists would be puzzled as to how this town so quickly sank into non-existence.Our roads are in shambles. Most of the time there
readPolice Officers Ensure Safety
13-04-2012
ON TUESDAY, 3 April, I was driving in my car at around 8pm. Suddenly, a police car was driving slowly next to me flashing its light. I drove to the next possible stopping area with light, which was
readTender System A Mirror Of Society?
13-04-2012
THE tender process seems to have become a national embarrassment if we can believe the free press.And why shouldn’t we? It is high time that Swapo showed not only ‘thought-leadership’ on how we can
readNWR ota kongo ekwathelo molukongo lwomuwiliki omupe
13-04-2012
EWILIKONGUNDU lyehangano lyiikunino yopaushitwe nomahala gokutalelwapo moNamibia[NWR] olya kongo ekwathelo lyomunawino mekuto lyaaniilonga. Omunawino nguka okwa kongwa opo a kwathele NWR, molukongo
readSyria a umbu omahala gaatsindumbo na Bashir Assad
13-04-2012
AAKWIITA yepangelo lya Syria oya tsikile okuumba omahala gaakwashigwana mboka ya tsondumbo nepangelo lya Bashar Assad, omanga Kofi Annan ta kambadhala oku tula miilonga oplana ye yokuhulithapo
readOondohotola inamu gandja we omafudho giifundja kaalongisikola alikana
13-04-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi oshinene shElongo mOshitopolwa sha Musati pOutapi oshiwike sha zi ko, Ominista yOpevi yElongo, Omundohotola David Namwandi, okwa indila kOondohotola, unene tuu mboka
readKandula po oudjuu woye ino ya moshiponga
13-04-2012
Eenghundana doiningwanima inyanyalifa tai ningwa pamikalo da nghinanghenda nanghinakonasha ota di ku ndanekwa efiku keshe moshilongo shetu. Ngee omadipaafano, omalidipao/omalimangeleko, omakupuleshi
readSMS mOshiwambo
13-04-2012
*Aavu yoHIV mboka ihaya longo naa tulwe mumwe naakulupe,oothigwa naamboka aakwanaluhepo ,opo ya vule oku ka eta omiti dhawo,nokulya iikulya mbyoka tai opalele.Epangelo lyetu nali talepo nomeho omanene
readOshigwana sha koko sigo opaantu ye vule oomiliona 2 omumvo 2011
13-04-2012
OMWAALU gwaaNamibia ogwa yi pombanda nooperesenda 15 muule womimvo omulongo dha pitipo nongashingeyi ogwa thikama paantu oomiliona 2,1 okuza pomiliona 1,8 pamayalulo goshigwana gahugunina ga ningilwe
readsmses for friday 13 April 2012
13-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *SOME years ago a graph showed that the actual petrol price is only 27 per cent of the cost. The rest is taxes, etc. Can’t taxes etc be curtailed to keep the price down? Food for
readsmses for friday 13 April 2012
13-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *SOME years ago a graph showed that the actual petrol price is only 27 per cent of the cost. The rest is taxes, etc. Can’t taxes etc be curtailed to keep the price down? Food for
readYouth football leagues to start
13-04-2012
WINDHOEK will be hosting the pilot phase of the Namibia Football Association Youth Leagues project starting this weekend.According to NFA technical Director Klaus Staerk, youth football is their
readMountain bike fun ride in Windhoek
13-04-2012
THE Rock and Rut mountain bike club plans to host a fun ride at the Windhoek Gymnasium School this Sunday.The event is open to anyone with a bike as the organisers have included routes for beginners
readNamibia wins 19 medals at SA Disabled Champs
13-04-2012
NAMIBIA excelled at the recent Nedbank South African Disabled Championships, winning a total of 12 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals, while establishing two African and six South African championship
readMan City still fighting despite Mancini pessimism
13-04-2012
LONDON – Publicly Roberto Mancini says the Premier League title race is already over but the Manchester City boss knows victory at Norwich City tomorrow would have his side breathing down the necks of
readKaizer Chiefs fire VV
13-04-2012
PREMIERSHIP title contenders Kaizer Chiefs have parted ways with head coach Vladimir Vermezovic , with seven league games left in the season. The club said on its website yesterday the Serb’s
readRevised Rugby Fixtures
13-04-2012
Friday, April 13 Super 15 Blues v Sharks 09h35 Force v Waratahs 13h40 Saturday, April 14 Namibia Premier League Mariental v Reho Falcon
readCarter out of place as Crusaders test Stormers
13-04-2012
WELLINGTON – A bristling Canterbury Crusaders have moved All Blacks ace Dan Carter to the midfield in a tactical gamble against the unbeaten Western Stormers for round eight of the Super 15.If the
readThe rule of law is not a luxury – Walters
13-04-2012
ACCESS to justice in Namibia is not only a basic fundamental right, but also a means to fighting poverty, empowering the poor and ensuring that poor and underprivileged communities have the ability to
readSusanne Hoff gets bail, still in hospital
13-04-2012
YESTERDAY was a good day for a “very, very sick” Susanne Hoff (51), alleged mastermind behind a conspiracy to kill her husband Egbert.She was granted bail by both the High Court and the Windhoek
readOranjemund remains closed town
13-04-2012
PUBLIC access to newly proclaimed town of Oranjemund, previously owned by Namdeb, will remain restricted until further notice to manage the anticipated influx of people. The Oranjemund Town Council
readNamibians not keen on N$10 coins
13-04-2012
NAMIBIANS are reportedly reluctant to accept the N$10 commemorative coins from commercial banks in Namibia, and some banks are believed to be stuck with thousands of dollars worth of the coins in
readNam ‘not hideout for criminals’
13-04-2012
ROSALIA Nghidinwa, the Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration, this week denied that Namibia grants residence permits to international fugitives.Peter Naholo of the Rally for Democracy and Progress
readTitus is new MISA regional director
13-04-2012
ZOÉ Titus has been appointed as the new regional director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), a position she has acted in since November 1 2011. Titus, a Namibian citizen, has been
readPolice officer’s cattle eat up neighbour’s mahangu fields
13-04-2012
PEOPLE at Epyoliwa village are quarrelling after somebody’s cattle entered the mahangu fields of two other families and ate up the whole harvest.The cattle belong to a Police officer in Oshakati,
readKing Kauluma’s health condition ‘exaggerated’
13-04-2012
THE Ondonga royal family has said that the health condition of their king is being exaggerated and that he was flown to Windhoek only for a general medical check-up.Media reports have been circulating
readHerero mall traders want trading hours extended
13-04-2012
INFORMAL traders in Katutura’s ‘Herero Mall’ have called on the Windhoek Municipality to reconsider their operating hours.They say since their trading hours were reduced from seven in the morning to
readColonial curfew victim feels forgotten
13-04-2012
A VICTIM of a shooting incident as a result of a colonial curfew in the North is struggling to make ends meet 25 years after the incident which claimed the life of his girlfriend.Israel Mwandingi, 45,
readBaby thief sent to prison
13-04-2012
A YOUNG Angolan woman who admitted that she kidnapped a baby in Windhoek early this year was sent to prison for an effective year and a half yesterday.Regla Da Cisneros Felicidade’s crimes were
readAuditors win appeal against ex-partner
13-04-2012
A DEFEAT which chartered accountants Hans-Günther Stier and Bernhard Vente suffered against a former partner in the High Court in late 2008 has been reversed and turned into a victory for them in a
readAnthrax not ruled out in Omaheke
13-04-2012
ONLY one of the five recent ‘mysterious’ deaths in the Omaheke Region appears to have been related to anthrax.However, by yesterday – about two months after a young woman died – no conclusive results
read/Gôagoseb and /Gobanin welcomed by Swapo
13-04-2012
FORMER president of the Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC) Frans /Gôagoseb says there is no longer a place for small opposition parties in African politics, urging Damaras, whites,
readChoosing To Be Poor
13-04-2012
HOW can our leaders comfortably canvass for foreign aid with arguments that Namibians are poor when there are just too many examples of the wastage of our own resources?Brian Nalisa, a human resources
readWorkers Wake Up!
13-04-2012
NAMIBIA’s workers must begin to understand that no one will clean up their dirty backyard but themselves.Soon after independence, the ruling party did a lot to put laws and policies in place to
readDemocracy in Africa is struggling to grow roots
13-04-2012
AFTER the March 2012 presidential run-off vote, the sitting President of Senegal, Abdulaye Wade, accepted electoral defeat to his rival, Macky Sall. The transition of power to Macky Sall was peaceful
readFrontlining on Twitter
13-04-2012
TOMORROW night’s Lady May Awards show ... oops, the Namibian Music Awards ... was starting to get some air time on Twitter yesterday. Otherwise, mothers and fathers also make the mix, along with
readThe broom theory
13-04-2012
Iattended a wedding the other day and before the pastor could even read the ‘I do’s’ the groom nodded excitedly – yes, yes. His eyes glittering with love at the though of spending the rest of his
readLet’s Get Real
13-04-2012
IF we are serious about creating more jobs in the tourism sector, then we have to get more tourists to come to Namibia. It is that simple; but it’s not easy or cheap.In Namibia, we have limited
readNew Sickness In Namibia: The Middleman Syndrome
13-04-2012
IT is probably not illegal to have someone link you up for some sort of deal but the extravagant cost at which it takes place makes one wonder why we need to go that route.In recent years the country
readPolitical Perspective
13-04-2012
MUCH as I try to maintain a positive spirit about the state of our nation and the prospects of progress for the future, my hopes have once again been dashed in the wake of yet another slew of media
readNotable Quotes
13-04-2012
It does not help for you to work in isolation, each pulling in a different direction, yet we still have one common objective to address and that is to improve the quality of teaching and learning. –
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