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74 Articles found on Friday, 20 April 2012
Witchcraft claims behind murder of Unam student
20-04-2012
A UNIVERSITY of Namibia (Unam) student was stabbed to death by a fellow student at the university’s hostel in Windhoek yesterday morning. Johannes Shapange, a third-year economics student, died on
readIce, baby!
20-04-2012
Keetmanshoop was hit by an unexpected hailstorm on Tuesday. Rooftops and roads were covered with hailstones after rain accompanied by hail and wind hit the town. A cold front accompanied by rain is
readGovt eyes ‘private’ cash stash
20-04-2012
GOVERNMENT bodies have about N$1,6 billion stashed away from official auditing eyes in accounts at commercial banks.“It is a huge problem,” Deputy Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein told The Namibian
readNamport in tender tug-of-war
20-04-2012
ANOTHER controversy has emerged around Namport’s tugboat tender, which is already the subject of a High Court challenge.The Namibian has learnt that Namport is in the process of leasing a tugboat from
readBig bucks roll for personalised number plates
20-04-2012
NAMIBIANS spent nearly N$1,7 million last year to have personal number plates, while they forked out about N$17,5 million to get their learners’ and drivers’ licences.Slightly more than 196 000
readBashir wants to teach South a ‘final lesson by force’
20-04-2012
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Bashir threatened war against his newly-independent neighbour yesterday vowing to teach South Sudan a “final lesson by force” after it occupied a disputed oil
readDe Klerk banned for 8 years
20-04-2012
NAMIBIAN rugby player Andre de Klerk has been banned for eight years by the International Rugby Board after committing a second doping offence.According to the IRB’s website, De Klerk received an
readShell mulling US$4 billion in new Nigerian projects
20-04-2012
LAGOS – Shell has begun looking at a potential US$4 billion in new projects in Nigeria to boost production and reduce the amount of gas burned off into the atmosphere, the company’s chief executive
readWestbridge to buy into oil EPL
20-04-2012
WESTBRIDGE Energy Corporation plans to acquire rights to a prospective Namibian offshore oil property in a share-and-cash deal, valued at US$5 million.Vancouver-based Westbridge said in a media
readNamdeb CEO calls for sustainable business
20-04-2012
THE key to sustainable mining is two-fold, Namdeb Diamond Corporation chief executive officer (CEO) Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi has said.Speaking during the opening of the three-day Sustainable Business
readInfant Industry Protection: A Policy Tool to Enhance Namibia’s Industrialisation
20-04-2012
THE case for infant industry protection (IIP) was first made by Alexander Hamilton in 1791 when he presented his ‘Report on Manufacturers’ that called for the protection of United States’ industries
readPractice being a leader
20-04-2012
To practice leadership in your life, seize opportunities to make and learn from decisions, whenever and wherever they arise, says Harvard Business Review. Leadership is not an innate trait that
readNo braking vehicle sales in March
20-04-2012
VEHICLE sales enjoyed a strong month in March, with 1 349 units sold, up seven per cent from February and 13,5 per cent from last March.A total of 3 645 vehicles were sold during the first quarter of
read‘Gobabis business challenged by racial divide’
20-04-2012
THE Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) is struggling to establish a branch in Gobabis because business people here are divided along racial lines. NCCI chief executive officer (CEO)
readZim’s local mine ownership drive near complete
20-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe’s empowerment minister expects to finalise the transfer of majority stakes in foreign mining companies to local black investors by the end of this month.Saviour Kasukuwere, a
readIMF secures $320 bln in drive for new funds
20-04-2012
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had raised US$320 billion so far in a bid to boost its firepower to deal with the euro zone debt crisis, with Poland and Switzerland
readAfrica’s demographics: Dividend or disaster?
20-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Wanted: Investors for young, hot and thirsty continent. Population to double in 40 years. Poor, but less than it was. Interested parties must think long term.Africa’s demographic
readSafland steams ahead with property development
20-04-2012
SAFLAND Namibia will continue with the construction of business complexes across the country despite Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) worries about the viability of some.GIPF is
readBreivik says initial plan was three bombs
20-04-2012
OSLO – The gunman behind Norway’s massacres told court yesterday he had planned an even bigger killing spree, with three car bombs and more shootings at targets across Oslo.Anders Behring Breivik also
readAfrican Briefs
20-04-2012
More people held in Mali BAMAKO – Twenty-two soldiers and civilians have been detained in Mali in an investigation that uncovered “containers with new weapons”, the national police chief said on
readWorld Briefs
20-04-2012
At least 36 killed in Iraq blasts BAGHDAD – More than 20 bombs hit cities and towns across Iraq yesterday, killing at least 36 and wounding more than 100, police and hospital sources said, raising
readNo clear signal on Syrian peace
20-04-2012
UNITED NATIONS/PARIS – Syria has not fully withdrawn troops and heavy weapons from towns, failing to send a “clear signal” about its commitment to peace, U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon said yesterday,
readScandal claims jobs of three US Secret Service agents
20-04-2012
WASHINGTON – The United States Secret Service said on Wednesday that three employees will leave their jobs over the sex scandal in a hotel in Colombia which tarnished the elite presidential protection
readIndia joins elite club of nuclear nations
20-04-2012
BHUBANESWAR – India yesterday successfully test fired a new missile capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its military
readPolitical Leaders Lack Respect
20-04-2012
ALLOW me space in your esteemed newspaper to express my disappointment with our leaders in Namibia. Our leaders have little respect of the people of this country and their daily conduct proves that
readThe No-Refund Bank
20-04-2012
IT IS after years of utter frustration that I finally decided to put my thoughts on paper.Why is it that we tend to turn a blind eye to things that really matter?Are we not seeing that the ministry of
readCreate A TIPEEG Office
20-04-2012
I AM a staunch follower of the parliamentary debates, and I must say I was really impressed by the contribution made by Ignatious Shixwameni (MP for All People’s Party in the National Assembly)
readBarking In The Suburb
20-04-2012
“Hark Hark The dogs do bark The beggars are coming to town Some in rags And some in jags And some in velvet gowns”IT IS amazing how, with a few vowel changes and the insertion of the odd capital
readThe Unpopular Speech
20-04-2012
NAMIBIA’S 22nd independence celebration at Mariental should have been a remarkably spotless event if it were not for the very unpopular speech delivered by Chief Stephanus Goliath of Berseba.According
readBring Back The Assistant Nurse
20-04-2012
ALLOW me a space in your newspaper share my concern for the future of nursing in Namibia and that of the youth of Namibia.We understand that the ministry of health is importing nurses from Uganda,
readThe South And The Struggle
20-04-2012
ALLOW me to submit to your well-read newspaper a view on the article dated 5 April 2012 in which PA Schmidt mentioned that the speech of former Governor and the deputy chief of the Berseba Clan at the
readGood Degree, No Job
20-04-2012
WELL, what can I say? We go to universities hoping for better pay-cheques, which guarantee you a better life; a university degree being a prerequisite to the middle-class society of this country.When
readMaltahöhe Village Council - Who do we turn to for Help
20-04-2012
I AM a resident of Maltahöhe. What some of us have been through in the last past weeks since end of January has been like a living hell.Maltahöhe Village Council has been like a parasite - sucking us
readBIG Unsolved
20-04-2012
Beyond doubt, if one pumps an amount of N$100 000 monthly into such an isolated area as Otjivero (Omaheke region) one will get a lot of positive results.But the people there did not become angels.
readCommissioner Should Be Impartial
20-04-2012
“THE Swapo succession fight started in earnest this past weekend when the Geingob faction in the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) for a second time failed to oust its secretary, Elijah Ngurare, during
readIncompetent Politicians Must Go
20-04-2012
PLEASE pave the way for youth and women leadership. Elders have been and are the only (seemingly) trusted Namibians to preside over our national affairs, particularly in politics and the general
readNamibia ota ka ninga oshigwana shoonkolwe mbala
20-04-2012
OMAPEKAAPEKO ga ningwa molukanda lwiipeleki lwa Kabila moVenduka oga ulike kutya ooperesenda 38 dhaalumentu noshowo ooperesenda25 dhaakiintu oha ya yi miihulo opo ya pewe omalovu. Oshizemo shimwe
readOnkoshi tayi mana po iimuna mUukolonkadhi
20-04-2012
AANIIMUNA mUukolonkadhi mOmusati, otaya kugu kepangelo li ya kwathe li kuthe mo nenge li dhipage onkoshi ndjoka yi iteyela moohambo dhawo notayi dhipaga nokulya po oongombe dhawo, taya ti ndhoka dha
readAakiintu moSwapo ya upike ontseyo yawo yewiliko
20-04-2012
AMUSHANGA gwewa lyaakiintu moSwapo okwa ti aakiintu oye na oku nkondopekwa pa politika opo ya vule oku kuthombinga momahupilo goshilongo noshowo mehumokomeho lyasho. Petrina Haingura okwa popi oohapu
readSMS mOshiwambo
20-04-2012
*Tangi kelongelo kumwe shiwana sha Namibia. Onda hala oku popya koshinima ndamona sha undifange nayi . Kandili ominge neengundu ndomilameno . Apa vapuka opapa kapena omunhu toyi peeshikola ndele owa
readEkengelelo lya kanithitha iimaliwa oyindji yaa Namibia omumvo 2012
20-04-2012
AAKENGELELI oya li ya kambadhala oku yuga aaNamibia konyala oodola oomiliona 44 omumvo gwayi. Aakengeleli mbaka oya li ya longitha ointernet noshowo ekengelelo pafaks oku kambadhala ya mone iimaliwa
readAlbie Morkel returns for Louis Vorster funeral
20-04-2012
CHENNAI – Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Albie Morkel has flown back to South Africa following the death of his close friend Louis Vorster, who died after being shot by armed robbers at a petrol
readClasico High Noon for Ronaldo and Messi
20-04-2012
MADRID – As well as a potential title decider, tomorrow’s ‘Clasico’ between bitter rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona serves up the latest instalment in the goal-scoring drama featuring record-setting
readNamibia seventh at Africa Junior Squash Champs
20-04-2012
NAMIBIA placed seventh overall at the recent All-Africa Junior Squash Championships hosted at the St John’s Squash Club in Harare, Zimbabwe While the country was represented by crop of talented
readSharks put Chiefs lead to the test
20-04-2012
WELLINGTON – Super 15 leaders Waikato Chiefs face a challenge of “Test-match” intensity from the Coastal Sharks tomorrow as the ninth week of action rustles up a round with little margin for
readRoberto Di Matteo salutes Chelsea old guard
20-04-2012
LONDON – Roberto Di Matteo said Chelsea’s old guard had silenced their critics after leading the club to a 1-0 upset of holders Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.The elder
readBA set sights on Africa
20-04-2012
BLACK Africa will play in next season’s Caf African Champions League, club chairman Cassius Moetie said yesterday. Having already secured a second successive domestic league crown, BA are now plotting
readSMSes for Friday 20 April 2012
20-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *IF all drivers applying for the renewal of their drivers’ licences are required to redo a learner’s test, one will find that the majority of the drivers have no clue about traffic
readSwapo, Government dominate on NBC
20-04-2012
FOR the past three months, Government institutions featured in no fewer than 159 news reports on the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).The ruling party, Swapo, was covered in 15 news reports
readRemains of San couple return to SA from Austria
20-04-2012
THE remains of a San couple, Klaas and Trooi Pienaar, will be returned to South Africa after their bodies were dug up and taken to Austria by anthropologist and ethnographer Rudolph Pöch over 100
readPrincipals threatened with disciplinary
20-04-2012
PRINCIPALS in especially the Khomas Region are up in arms after they were allegedly threatened with disciplinary action if they miss a strategic meeting with Deputy Minister of Education David
readOpposition demands verdict on election challenge
20-04-2012
SUPREME Court Chief Justice Peter Shivute on Wednesday said the verdict of the 2009 National Assembly election result challenge by opposition parties is “under preparation and as soon as it is ready
readOmaruru municipality limping
20-04-2012
THE Omaruru municipality has been hit by a spate of resignations by its senior staff.A letter written by concerned members of the community to the Anti-Corruption Commission said the resignations
readFurther delay in cash heist trial
20-04-2012
AFTER barely a day of proceedings in the High Court in Windhoek, the repeatedly-delayed trial of the six men facing charges in connection with a multimillion-dollar cash-in-transit heist near Windhoek
readEx-Magistrate accuses Ndeitunga of lying
20-04-2012
THE former magistrate being sued by Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga for claiming that Ndeitunga had committed perjury stuck to his guns when he testified in his own defence in the High
readEkandjo gives wheels to regional governors
20-04-2012
THE Ministry of Local Government has spent N$6 million to equip the offices of regional governors with cars and bakkies.The governors’ offices were separated from the regional councils after the
readDumpsite people not a new phenomenon
20-04-2012
PEOPLE scavenging at dumpsites is not a new phenomenon in Namibia, as the poor before Independence were also dependent on discarded food for survival and the collecting of other items for their
readChante Moore a no-show
20-04-2012
THE Woman of Substance music show that was supposed to take place on Wednesday evening did not happen because the main act, American R&B singer Chante Moore, was a no-show.The show was scheduled to
readBusinessman and farm manager face charge of stock theft
20-04-2012
A BUSINESSMAN and a farm manager were released on bail of N$5 000 each following their second court appearance in the Karasburg Magistrate’s Court on a charge of stock theft on Monday. Willem Johannes
readAnother land grab threatened at Rehoboth
20-04-2012
REHOBOTH residents have threatened to seize council plots by the end of this week if land is not provided to them.“With or without council approval, the Khaibasen Development Committee will allocate
readAffirmative action progress poor - Muheua
20-04-2012
THIRTEEN years after affirmative action legislation was implemented, it still leaves much to be desired.According to the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Alphäus Muheua, “the level of
readAccess to land to be eased
20-04-2012
THE Flexible Land Tenure Bill, which aims to accelerate access to and delivery of secured tenure in informal urban areas, was discussed in Parliament with no amendments proposed. Minister of Lands and
read‘Strawberry’ coloured leopard discovered in South Africa
20-04-2012
A LEOPARD can’t change its spots, but apparently it can change its colour. African leopards normally have tawny coats with black spots. But a male leopard with a strawberry-coloured coat has been
read‘Elders are to blame for tribalism’
20-04-2012
“THE current youth should not be blamed for the negativities of ethnicity and tribalism. Our parents or ancestors are the ones to be blamed because we are learning this in our households at a very
readMonkey Sees, Monkey Does
20-04-2012
NAMIBIA is not becoming a nation of drunks, we are already a country full of dronklappe. Yet, we are in denial even with qualitative research pointing out the damage and statistics showing an alarming
readOur Country Is Broken – We Need To Fix It
20-04-2012
EN route to Paris, I had made an Easter-weekend detour to London, an eclectic city, whose weather is pretty horrific. Notwithstanding the dull grey skies, I found a city and a country in a
readFrontlining on Twitter
20-04-2012
PREOCCUPATIONS, occupations and medications: Profound and ‘unsound’ briefs from the frontline of daily life!@LoudimaD: -> Blessed is an understate- ment RT @TemusT: We are blessed with beautiful
readI believe Jesus would cry crocodile tears
20-04-2012
THE Namibian music industry needs divine intervention. If Jesus was walking the holy sands of the Land of the Brave today, would he attend a public function wearing a shiny matric farewell suit with
readPolygamy, not all it’s cracked up to be
20-04-2012
JACOB Zuma took a fourth wife (well sixth really, but one committed suicide and the other he divorced after she cheated on him) at the age of 70, and I was thinking – what a lucky man. Polygamy is one
readDating 101: Love advice from The Pixie
20-04-2012
HUGS and kisses. Hearts and fairy dust. Good old fashioned l-o-v-e. Everywhere I seem to look around in my world now; there is a case of jungle fever.Male best buddy The Smurf has definitely come down
readI Don’t Want That Loot
20-04-2012
THE poet, writer and social critic George Bernard Shaw received the Nobel Price in Literature in 1929. The Irish critic, who emphasised social and economic issues instead of romance, adopted the
readHas God Moved Offices?
20-04-2012
TB Joshua has become the latest religious household name in Namibia, especially among those who are able to access the free-to-air satellite television channels. The average TB Joshua broadcast is a
readIncompetence And Impunity – They Just Couldn’t Care Less
20-04-2012
RECENT reports about the government’s nonchalant attitude in service delivery (or rather, lack thereof) were not an admirable advertisement for its role as trustees to a narrow but diligent band of
readNotable Qoutes
20-04-2012
IT IS tragic that murder has become a solution when there differences. – Sakkie Coetzee of the Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) said about an incidence where a confrontation with a former farmworker
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