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56 Articles found on Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Namibia doesn’t need EU farming support - Ndishishi
03-04-2012
THE Ministry of Agriculture lost millions of dollars in funding from the European Development Fund last year after the EU shot down an “outrageous” funding proposal.The ‘absurd’ proposal of N$250
readCaptains of the mukoro
03-04-2012
Mukoros or dugout canoes are widely used on the rivers in the Kavango and Caprivi regions. The stems of jackal-berry trees are usually used to make the mukoros. Mukoros are used to go fishing and to
readDPF claims victim in e-fuel tender saga
03-04-2012
THE company that was awarded the e-fuel provision and tender supply last year has objected to the impression created in contenders’ court applications that it had acted wrongfully to secure the
readPalazzolo raised funds for Swapo
03-04-2012
ITALIAN fugitive Vito Palazzolo, who was detained in Thailand on Friday, has long-standing dealings with Swapo dating back to the apartheid days, allegedly aimed at securing his business
readHigh staff costs slice into banks’ profit
03-04-2012
LAST year proved to be a tough year for the banking sector in Namibia: net profit after tax dropped by 6,5 per cent to N$1,1 billion from 2010.As a result, return on assets slid from 2,5 per cent to
readLauryn Hill tanks at Cape Town jazz festival
03-04-2012
THE Cape Town Convention Centre was transformed into a jazz village as more than 34 000 jazz fans swarmed the place to witness some of the most illuminating performances in the history of the Cape
readMali junta backs down as rebels seize Timbuktu
03-04-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s junta yielded to the threat of sanctions on Sunday, pledging to start handing power back to civilians before a midnight deadline, while in the north, separatist rebels seized the
readWelwitschias get new coach
03-04-2012
DANIE Vermeulen was yesterday unveiled as the new interim head coach of the senior national rugby team.This will be the 36-year-old Mariental native’s second spell in charge of the Welwitschias, whom
readAuas-Süd Stud farming: A name to watch in stud
03-04-2012
TUCKED away in the hills some 13 kilometres east of Helmeringhausen on the Gibeon road is Auas-Süd no.7 – a farm belonging to Johannes ‘Slava’ Motinga and Menethe Motinga.The husband-and-wife
readAgricultural Diary
03-04-2012
• Auctions April 4: Kalahari Game Breeders auction at Farm Kweekwal-West near Aroab. April 10: Ewert Benade total sale at farm Noib in the Mariental district. Dorper, Van Rooy and Nguni cattle.
readMaking a decent living from the Okavango River
03-04-2012
MOSES Sindamba has been employed by the n’Kwazi Lodge near Rundu in the Kavango Region for the past 12 years. In 2004 he decided to grow vegetables in his garden near the Okavango River. “We here have
readMovement of animals in Kavango lifted
03-04-2012
RUNDU – The Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) at Rundu has lifted the ban on the movement of cloven-hoofed animals out of the Kavango Region. The ban on the transportation of thatching grass
readConstruction slow to get off the ground
03-04-2012
BUILDING plans approved by the City of Windhoek in March dropped by 11 per cent to 186 compared to February.This is the second month in a row that the figure decreased, Rudolph Kuschke, analyst at
readMake sure to follow through
03-04-2012
Setting very specific goals and following through on them is a way to make sure motivation, a sometimes nebulous concept, can be converted into action, says Harvard Business Review.When approaching a
readSA Iranian oil imports soar in February
03-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South African crude oil imports from Iran leapt in February to US$364 million from zero the preceding month, customs data showed yesterday, dashing the view that Pretoria has bowed to
readIraq working on Strait of Hormuz tension
03-04-2012
BAGHDAD – Iraq is “working very hard” with Washington and Tehran to reduce tensions over Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil chokepoint, Baghdad’s top energy official said on
readMTN former CEO denies bribes to Iran, South Africa
03-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The former chief executive of MTN Group denied on Sunday that he authorised bribes to Iranian and South African government officials in return for a cellular licence in Iran.“I can
readAgreement on rural micro-lending
03-04-2012
KONGALEND Financial Services and Project Hope Namibia have signed an agreement on financing for rural communities.Speaking at the signing ceremony in Windhoek on Friday, Kongalend chairman Tshoombe
readKenya’s decade-long property boom hits trouble at last
03-04-2012
NAIROBI – Pamela Onyambu went into the real estate business seven years ago to capitalise on a housing boom fuelled by Kenya’s middle classes. Now she fears interest rates that have doubled in six
readMusical entertainment on Saturday
03-04-2012
LOCAL musicians will make their tunes and voices heard on Saturday at the Woermann House Courtyard as part of the Easter Weekend entertainment in Swakopmund.‘Tribe Union’, made up of local lads
readLow tide beauty exhibitiona
03-04-2012
THE rocky Atlantic shore at low tide has become Burkhard Dobiey’s favourite photographic hunting ground and provides the images for his latest exhibition, ‘Tidal Textures’.Rocks, seaweed, shellfish
readMining brings new business to town
03-04-2012
WITH a growing mining sector in Erongo comes more mine-related business such as technical support, construction contracts, package and export services as well as product analyses services – all new
readNo more ‘growing pains’ for Rent-A-Drum Walvis Bay
03-04-2012
THERE is an understanding that any new business first has to go through ‘growing pains’ before operations start running smoothly; just like a baby first has to wear nappies before he or she can
readDamara unity revived in Swakopmund
03-04-2012
THE Ama ≠Nîsa ≠Nû-Khoen /Hai-Hab !Nans Din (meaning ‘Real proud Damaras of /Hai-Hab group’) was established in Swakopmund last year with the aim of uniting the Damara nation under one
readAn April Fool Egg
03-04-2012
THE story goes that recently two local small miners (names withheld due to sensitivity of the event) might have made the biggest discovery in the history of Namibia.Digging for semi-precious stones,
read‘Strange serpents’ plague Tubuses
03-04-2012
SINCE December last year, Erongo’s Tubuses settlement, north of Usakos near the foot of the Erongo Mountains, has apparently been plagued by hundreds of ‘large strange snakes’.Speculation is rife, but
read‘Hunger Games’ tops ‘Titans’ at box office
03-04-2012
'THE Hunger Games' is still the first item on the menu for movie fans. The blockbuster took in US$61,1m to remain the number one film in its second weekend.Studio estimates on Sunday put 'The Hunger
readPakistan jails bin Laden’s family for illegal stay
03-04-2012
ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court jailed former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two daughters for 45 days after finding them guilty of illegally staying in the country, their lawyers
readRussian plane crash kills 31, 12 survive
03-04-2012
MOSCOW – A Russian passenger plane crashed and burst into flames after takeoff in an oil-producing region of Siberia yesterday, killing at least 31 of the 43 people on board, emergency officials
readHuman Rights Watch urges Angola to end crackdown on protests
03-04-2012
LUANDA – Human Rights Watch yesterday urged Angolan authorities to end their violent crackdown on anti-government protests, which have mushroomed this year ahead of polls. So far this year, five
readSouth Africa considers nuclear fuel cycle facilities
03-04-2012
CAPE TOWN – South Africa is mulling the re-establishment of its uranium enrichment and conversion facilities, which were dismantled during the apartheid era, as it seeks to secure fuel for a new fleet
readThe Failure Of Institutions
03-04-2012
INSTITUTIONS can be described as the rules, conventions, policies and laws, among other things, that structure and govern human interaction; and as a consequence provide the incentive structure in
readTo be or not to be King of Kings
03-04-2012
IS it only me or have you also noticed some hankering to the past and the resurgence of primordial titles - that it is suddenly hip to be a chief.We can only hope that this does not represent a
readSMSes for Tuesday 03 March 2012
03-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *WITH reference to recent SMSes about the misbehaviour of some of our members of Parliament in the National Assembly. Perhaps it would be necessary to remind you guys that a group of
readIinima yomuniilonga gwomomina ya halika kOmutamaneki ndjayi
03-04-2012
OMALIKO gomuniilonga komina yokawe ya Namdeb oga tulwa miikaha yoveta opo kaa ga longithwe nenge ga landithwepo pamautho goveta yokukeelela omuyonena gwalongekidhwa. Ohofa yopombanda yaVenduka oya
readEwilikongundu lya Air Namibia ina li tidhwa
03-04-2012
OMINISTA yIilonga nOmalweendo, oya ekelehi nokutinda omipopyo kutya oya tidha ewilikongundu lya Air Namibia.Erkki Nghimtina okwa ti ehokololo ndyoka lya shangelwe koshifo shimwe shesiku oshiwike sha
readGeier a ulikwa omupanguli omupe
03-04-2012
OSHILYO oshikuluntu shehangano lyatseyimpango lyedhina Society of Advovates of Namibia, Harald Geier okwa ulikwa a ninge omupanguli gwOmpangu yopombanda ya Namibia. Omutse gwoshilongo, Hifikepunye
readI’m just as good as last year: Djokovic
03-04-2012
KEY BISCAYNE – Novak Djokovic may not be able to match last year’s sensational 41-match winning streak but the world number one believes he is in just as good form heading into the clay-court
readKomesho FC forced out of SA Youth Cup
03-04-2012
KOMESHO FC will not be defending their Metropolitan Under-19 Premier Cup in Cape Town this year, Namibia Football Association Secretary General Barry Rukoro confirmed. The Namibian side became the
readOrganisers predict fireworks at grueling Namib Quest
03-04-2012
SPARKS are expected to fly once the flag drops on April 29 for the start of the second annual Windhoek Lager Namib Quest MTB Challenge. Not only have two teams, fresh from the competing at the Absa
readNewspaper Cup teams selected
03-04-2012
The regions have finalised their squads for The Namibian Newspaper Cup that starts on Friday. Here are the first six regional selections:Karas Wayne Esterhuizen, Revered Matroos, Bernadu Cloete,
readAC Milan threat looms for Barcelona
03-04-2012
LONDON – Victory is the only option for Barcelona as the reigning champions welcome AC Milan to the Camp Nou in the most finely balanced of the Champions League quarterfinals this week.Milan kept
readFrom The Twittersphere
03-04-2012
DAYLIGHT saving time, taxi spending time, and the weather’s ‘confused’ timing were among Namibian preoccupations yesterday! Otherwise, the Twitterati bend it, shake it and work it on an eclectic mix
readTaxi fare war looms
03-04-2012
A DISGRUNTLED public transport user in Windhoek yesterday claimed that a taxi driver wanted to charge her N$10 per trip and threatened to beat her up if she would not pay.According to her, she still
readNHE accused of charging high interest
03-04-2012
WITH the cost of housing and foreclosures by banks taking centre stage, the National Housing Enterprises (NHE) has been accused by some of its clients of not sticking to its mandate of providing
readMore than 50 farmers killed since 1991
03-04-2012
MORE than 50 people have been murdered in at least 69 attacks on commercial farms countrywide since 1991, the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) has said, urging famers to step up security.“These
readHoff still in hospital, probe drags on
03-04-2012
SUSANNE Hoff, alleged mastermind behind a conspiracy to kill her husband Egbert, is still being treated in the Windhoek Central Hospital.Hoff, who appeared frail during her latest court appearance
readHeritage Handbook launched in Windhoek
03-04-2012
ENVIRONMENT and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has again demanded that the developed nations of the world live up to their commitments regarding climate change.Speaking at the launch of
readGenocide remembered at Swakopmund
03-04-2012
ALL human remains of victims of the 1904 to 1908 genocide taken from the former colonial German South West Africa must be returned, emphasised the annual commemoration of the genocide at Swakopmund on
readDiergaardt warns against land grabbing
03-04-2012
THE Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement, Theo Diergaardt, has made a passionate plea to people who have fenced off large tracts of communal land to stop the illegal practice.Diergaardt warned
readCourt orders release of arrested businessmen
03-04-2012
TWO South African businessmen who were arrested as alleged illegal immigrants in Namibia while conducting a disciplinary hearing in Windhoek last week were released from Police custody in the wake of
read‘Con artist’ in court, wants to plead guilty
03-04-2012
PAULUS Vryman, the alleged mastermind behind an SMS scam, yesterday said he wants to plead guilty.Vryman (20) was arrested in a shop in Maerua Mall on Friday afternoon. This came after the Police and
readChina urged to loosen conditions attached to loans
03-04-2012
WINDHOEK – Deputy Prime Minister Marco Hausiku yesterday called on China’s government to loosen some of the conditions attached to loans granted by that government for easier access to the
readStampriet wins Meatco National Braai Competition
03-04-2012
THE 2012 Meatco National Braai Competition, hosted by last year’s champion Aroab Farmers’ Association and held over the past weekend at the Keetmanshoop stadium, was a huge success. The event is an
readNotable Quotes
03-04-2012
WITH the assistance from our big customers to the end-user, NamPower will ensure that there are no power interruptions, and if any, that they be kept to the minimum. – Paulinus Shilamba, NamPower
readWIN tickets to the NAMAS!
03-04-2012
The Namibian is giving away four sets of tickets to Namibia's premier music event, the Namibia Annual Music Awards (Namas) – a pair of VIP tickets and three sets of Premium tickets. To stand a chance
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