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44 Articles found on Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Writing on the wall for Mavara
24-04-2012
OUTSPOKEN Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) Central Committee member Wensel Mavara was unceremoniously ousted as the youth wing’s Rundu Urban district secretary over the weekend.Ironically, Mavara was
readWanted man gets his bail million back
24-04-2012
THE late arrival of a Polish extradition request at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday saw Israeli mining company boss Boris Bannai released from the N$1 million bail which he had to pay
readBasic education to be overhauled
24-04-2012
DRASTIC proposed changes to the basic education curriculum that could balloon the education budget by billions were welcomed as a move in the right direction by educational experts, current and former
readSarkozy courts French far right after Hollande win
24-04-2012
PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters yesterday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by the
readHage Geingob soothes investors on BEE policy
24-04-2012
THE New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (Neeef) is not about “expropriation or indiscriminate repossession”, Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob has said.Speaking on an international
readRehoboth take the lead
24-04-2012
REHOBOTH Rugby Club moved to the top of the Namibian Premier League after beating Unam 16-12 in Windhoek on Saturday.In a close and tough contest, Unam took an early 7-0 lead through a try by
readAnd the 2012 African movie awards go to ...
24-04-2012
POPULAR Nigerian Nollywood star Rita Dominic and ‘bad boy’ Ghanaian actor Majid Michel clinched the top prizes as ‘Africa’s best’ in the world of movies on Sunday – they walked off with the ‘Best
readTaylor verdict takes aim at Africa Big Man impunity
24-04-2012
THE HAGUE/FREETOWN – Begging outside a supermarket in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, Tamba Ngaujah has little doubt who was behind the Revolutionary United Front rebels who, 20 years ago, gave him
readMeatco beef prices
24-04-2012
Grade Price per kilogram A 27.19 AB
readBuckaroo to train horse owners
24-04-2012
AGRA and Auas Vet Med, together with Executive Equest, is again bringing the very best horse training to Namibia. After the success of the 2011 Horsemanship Clinic, Iain Davis is visiting Namibia for
readAgricultural Diary
24-04-2012
• Auctions April 26: Hoogvertoon Dorpers, White Dorpers, Van Rooys and Boergoat auction at farm Goreis near Koës by Oom Kola and Anet Steyn. May 4: Annual joint production auction of Dirk
readAfricans using more fertilisers
24-04-2012
AGADIR, Morocco – Demand for fertilisers from the poorly-fed African continent is on the rise but still has some way to go before crop yields rise to levels that can significantly cut reliance on food
readPitfalls of best practices
24-04-2012
Failure to adapt and failure to adopt are two of the pitfalls that can doom the implementation of so-called best practices, according to Harvard Business Review.When embarking on a new project or
readGlobal gold demand boosts Navachab earnings
24-04-2012
NAMIBIA’S earnings from gold exports climbed about two per cent last year compared to 2010, as especially the eurozone debt crisis triggered a stronger gold price.Even though Navachab produced less
readAfrica’s scarce infrastructure breeds ‘self-reliant’ companies
24-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Companies betting on Africa’s growing affluence are being forced to come up with clever ways of doing business to get around the continent’s dilapidated roads, shaky power supply and
readSovereign funds urged to invest in developing nations
24-04-2012
DOHA – UN and African officials on Sunday urged sovereign wealth funds (SWF) worth an estimated US$5 trillion to invest in developing countries, even as they seek the right climate and demand steps
readLagarde’s next battle at IMF: Power shift
24-04-2012
WASHINGTON – Fresh from a big victory in raising US$430 billion for the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde’s tougher test as head of the global lender will be finding a way to give
read‘Think Like a Man’ devours ‘The Hunger Games’ at US box office
24-04-2012
THE box office competition finally overwhelmed ‘The Hunger Games’ as the romantic comedy ‘Think Like a Man’ beat expectations with a chart-topping US$33 million in US and Canadian ticket sales over
readDutch Prime Minister Rutte to tender resignation
24-04-2012
THE HAGUE – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to tender his cabinet’s resignation to Queen Beatrix after the collapse of talks on austerity measures, Dutch media reported yesterday.Rutte would
readBreivik offers apology to his non-political victims
24-04-2012
OSLO – Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people last July, said yesterday he wanted to apologise for killing “innocent” people in his Oslo bombing, but offered no similar apology for the Utoya
readSudan MiGs bomb market in South Sudan
24-04-2012
BENTIU, South Sudan – Sudanese warplanes bombed a major town yesterday in South Sudan, hitting a market and killing a boy while wounding at least 10 people. South Sudanese troops fired back as the
readSMSes for Tuesday 24 April 2012
24-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *IS it possible to get some statistics or just an update on the land distribution programme? And I don’t mean just how much land has changed hands. I’d like to know what those people
readWe Are All Caprivians
24-04-2012
ON Saturday applicants in the election challenge case of the 2009 National Assembly elections marched on the Supreme Court to deliver a petition. They were demanding a speedy pronouncement of a
readA Faith-based View on ‘Setting Religion Aside’ in Namibia
24-04-2012
I religiously follow the Friday columns of Gwen Lister. No different is the recent one of 13 April 2012. I naturally enjoy most of her political views since they address serious political, social,
readEpic Namib Quest Challenge expected
24-04-2012
THE annual Windhoek Lager Namib Quest MTB Challenge has shown phenomenal growth since last year, with 32 two-man teams expected to be at the starting gates on SundayAlready regarded as one of the
readNFA bigwigs at Fifa Workshop
24-04-2012
THE top brass of the Namibia Football Association left for Cairo, Egypt, yesterday where they will attend a 2014 Fifa World Cup Workshop.The delegation is headed by NFA president John Muinjo and will
read‘Lucky’ Muamba hopes to play again
24-04-2012
LONDON – Fabrice Muamba hopes to play soccer again after his remarkable recovery from an unexplained cardiac arrest that struck him down on the pitch last month despite feeling fitter than ever, the
readMancini expects Man U to win derby
24-04-2012
WOLVERHAMPTON – Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini expects his side to lose their key title clash with Manchester United despite seeing the team revive their quest for Premier League
readBassingthwaighte rocks the rut
24-04-2012
THE highly competitive Rock and Rut XC Series, breeding ground for Namibian mountain-bike champions, got off to a flying start on Saturday when more than 200 riders of all ages lined up at the
readNadal shifts focus to Spanish clay after Monte Carlo
24-04-2012
BARCELONA – Rafael Nadal prepared yesterday to move from one record-setting week to the next as the eight-time Monte Carlo champion settled in as top seed at his home Barcelona Open.Less than 24 hours
readBarcelona seek European salvation
24-04-2012
BARCELONA – Chelsea are bracing for a Barcelona onslaught here tonight as the wounded Catalans bid to recover from domestic disappointment by reaching their third Champions League final in four
readFrom The Twittersphere
24-04-2012
NAMIBIANS park off about the peculiarities and hilarities of daily life, at home and abroad, from ‘Game of Thrones’ to iPads, shebeens to tenders, and Gazza to Craig Bellamy! @NickoMaloboka:
readStudent murder suspect’s mental state to be checked
24-04-2012
THE law student accused of murdering a fellow student in a stabbing at the University of Namibia’s campus in Windhoek last week should undergo a period of psychiatric observation, it was ordered in
readOpposition parties petition Supreme Court for verdict
24-04-2012
OPPOSITION parties contesting the 2009 National Assembly election result in an application to the Supreme Court, demanded that the court deliver a verdict on the matter within 30 days. Failing this,
read‘From Namibia with Love’ screening tonight
24-04-2012
After the big success of last years Namibia premiere of ‘From Namibia with Love’, the Goethe-Centre, Windhoek offers Windhoekers who had no chance to see, or want to see it again another opportunity
readGrootfontein lawyer dies
24-04-2012
A GROOTFONTEIN-BASED lawyer and former member of Namibia’s national rugby team, Chris Roets, has died of a suspected heart attack.Roets died at Grootfontein on Sunday evening, his secretary, Stephanie
readKauandenge says opposition parties hypocritical
24-04-2012
JOSEPH Kauandenge, acting president of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM), is perplexed that opposition parties want the 2009 general elections declared null and void while some of them have been
readHousing no priority for veterans
24-04-2012
THE lion’s share of funds for the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs for the 2012/2013 financial year will be used to pay at least 15 000 veterans as a form of recognition for their contribution to the
readFurther delay for Omuthiya election fraud trial
24-04-2012
THE case in which Namibia’s former Director of Elections, Philemon Kanime, and two co-accused are facing charges in connection with the alleged fraudulent registration of a voter before the Omuthiya
readDentist’s headaches continue
24-04-2012
DR PANDULENI Itula, who has been involved in a long-standing feud with the Health Professions Council over registration as a dental specialist, yesterday lost another round against the regulatory
readGerman car thief’s jail time extended
24-04-2012
A GERMAN national who has been on a collision course with the law in Namibia over the past few years heard last week that he faces an additional two years in prison after he has completed serving his
readBergh still in critical condition
24-04-2012
BY YESTERDAY afternoon, no one had been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Windhoek’s Eros suburb on Friday morning, in which farmer Piet Bergh was shot in the head.Bergh, a farmer in the
readNotable Quotes
24-04-2012
PEACE is very dear for us but the dignity of the nation and the sovereignty of the country are dearer for us. – An official statement, from North Korea, warning the US following Washington’s decision
readJoin The Countdown To The Manchester Showdown! N$500 can be won!!
24-04-2012
On Monday, Manchester United and Manchester City will go head to head in a highly anticipated clash that could decide which team wins the English Premier League. Join in the excitement and stand a
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