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70 Articles found on Thursday, 5 April 2012
Government housing in shambles
05-04-2012
PEOPLE still live in Government property illegally without paying rent, or using it as private business premises, despite two official reports telling the Ministry of Works and Transport to get its
readIllegal logging
05-04-2012
A consignment of planks from trees that were illegally felled by a foreign company, Gauteng Joinery, at Ngaramambora village east of Rundu was confiscated by the Shambyu Traditional Authority. A
readWay cleared for Leo takeover
05-04-2012
MOBILE operator Leo will be granted its service licence in the coming days after it was cleared as having met all regulatory requirements.Leo could not get a licence because it was entirely foreign
readFresh controversy in Neckartal tender
05-04-2012
FRESH claims have surfaced that the new pre-qualification bidding round for the N$3,2 billion Neckartal Dam construction has already been rigged.The tender specifications, industry sources say, have
readNearly 30 000 Namibians chop and change jobs
05-04-2012
NEARLY 7 000 people were promoted in Namibia last year, while more than 3 000 were fired.Just over 35 000 Namibians were hired, the Employment Equity Commission (EEC) said in its latest annual report.
readIslamists gain ground as pressure builds on Mali junta
05-04-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s junta was facing increasing pressure to give up power yesterday, with world powers tightening the diplomatic screws and Islamists consolidating their grip on the north.United Nations
readCup buzz hits Karas
05-04-2012
KEETMANSHOOP is abuzz in anticipation of the start of The Namibian Newspaper Cup tomorrow. This is according to Harry Jahs, the head of football in the Karas Region. “The people of Karas have been
readSudan minister resigns over sugar plant delay
05-04-2012
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s industry minister announced his resignation on Tuesday after the opening of Africa’s biggest sugar factory was postponed, which he blamed on US economic sanctions.President Omar
readMentees should listen first
05-04-2012
In a mentoring relationship you should be less concerned about showing your mentor how brilliant you are, than listening carefully and absorbing their advice, says Harvard Business Review.It might be
readKnowledge under the hood
05-04-2012
FATTY Nyambe is no ordinary man: on meeting him, his passion and love for his trade as a mechanic shines through. With skills and experience in the driving seat and finance from the Development Bank
readBreweries names new directors
05-04-2012
OMAHEKE regional governor Laura Mcleod-Katjirua has been appointed to represent empowerment group Epia as non-executive director on the board of Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL).Sven Thieme, chairman
readFears in S.Leone over rapid loss of land to foreigners
05-04-2012
FREETOWN – Massive land deals in Sierra Leone have raised concerns for food security and local communities being left out of multi-million dollar accords, the country’s first ever land conference
readForeign interest in Zambian bonds wane
05-04-2012
LONDON – Foreign holdings of Zambian debt have fallen to their lowest since 2005, reflecting uncertainty over the direction of policy following elections last year and the spillover from the global
readThe murky world of Africa oil back in spotlight
05-04-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The International Monetary Fund had bad timing last week in approving the latest tranche of a loan to oil-rich Angola, coinciding as it did with the issuance of a French arrest warrant
readBank stampede keeps Spanish real estate crisis on the ropes
05-04-2012
MADRID – When Jose Morales travelled up from Granada in southern Spain in February to look at a new apartment in the Madrid satellite town of Sesena, he was greeted by long queues of mostly young
readThe MAWF’s white elephants: only the tip of the iceberg
05-04-2012
AN urban legend from central Africa tells of a massive snow-plough that can be found slowly rusting away somewhere in the steamy equatorial jungle. Apparently, after the Belgians abandoned the Congo
readRelocate, don’t shoot: Three Etosha lions get a second chance
05-04-2012
THE Okorusu AfriCat Communal Carnivore Conservation Unit (CCCP) recently subdued and relocated three male lions from a farm just north of the Etosha National Park to a location in the western part of
readReduce, Re-use and Recycle The business of using rubbish again
05-04-2012
NAMIBIA’S fledgling recycling business faces many obstacles, including the volumes of waste and logistical nightmares.In addition to local logistical problems, there are transport regulations in South
readOn The Development Of Divundu
05-04-2012
I WOULD like to enlighten my fellow Namibians on what is happening in Mbukushu or Mukwe Constituency.After Namibia’s independence we were all joyful to the expectations of freedom after the long
readHigh Court Is Against Constitution
05-04-2012
KINDLY afford me space in your esteemed paper to reply to the letter of Peter Watson of the LAC [30 March 2012, ‘House auction is legal’]. I quote from the Constitution of Namibia:“Article 1.
readOur Money
05-04-2012
It seems the looks of our money is of great concern to many of us. And obviously, for our leaders of today, it is not good enough to put the heads of our late heroes on that money as other, better
readAgainst Selective Memory
05-04-2012
ALLOW me space in your well read and respected newspaper to mention the following historical truths around the participation of the South in the liberation struggle.On the 21st of March 2012, marking
readDr Death Must Confess
05-04-2012
‘DR DEATH’ is currently facing a hearing in South Africa where he is challenging the medical board to retain his licence to continue practising as a medical doctor.This person’s logic to continue as a
readHave A Backbone
05-04-2012
WITH the change to winter time, a few thoughts come to mind. I can guarantee that no member of the government can remember the reasons why the time change came in way back in the nineties (1990s).I
readFirst Houses, Not Toilets
05-04-2012
I WOULD like to share my concerns and views regarding housing needs in Namibia. Namibia is a small developing nation, with a very small population and very rich in natural resources. Our future as
readFarmers Trapped In Poverty
05-04-2012
IF Northern communal smallholder farmers are enabled to switch to conservation agriculture, specific to our conditions of low and erratic rainfall and poor soils, Namibia will soon be self-sufficient
readDissolve The Left-Wing
05-04-2012
NAMIBIA faces a bleak future in the short to the medium term. The country is suffering an acute crisis of political leadership at this time.There is ever-increasing evidence of the massive looting of
readWhat’s Happened To Our School Spirit?
05-04-2012
Dear parents, I am one of the cyclists who did the tour for the Association of the Handicapped. We commemorated the event with a visit to the school of Augustineum on whose behalf we did the tour as
readGod Guide The Pope
05-04-2012
THE Pope’s remarks during his recent tour to South America, in particular Cuba, cannot go unchallenged. He mentioned, amongst others, that he “hoped Cuba would one day be the home for all Cubans”,
readSMS mOshiwambo
05-04-2012
*Vakwetu fye moLuderitz ohatu mono ohixuna keendjo doTax. Omunhu ngeno oto nanwa ngo alushe komwedi. Ndee otokeli haluka watuminwa ombapila ina eendjo nande odo10 000. Eshi topula koKaiti uningilwe
readIifuta yootekisa ina yi gwedhwa natango
05-04-2012
IIFUTA yootekisa nuumbesa ina yi gwedhelwa natango. Amushanga gwomalweendo mOshikondo shIilonga nOmalweendo, Phillip Amunyela okwa ti oshikondo shawo inashi gandja epitikilo lyegwedhelo natango.
readNghipunduka, a tungila opolisi yomomikunda
05-04-2012
OMUNANGESHEFA tseyika nawa gwomEloolo mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shana tate David Nghipunduka, mwene gwOongeshefa dha tseyika nawa nedhina Peace Garden Group, okwa tungila oWomen and Men Network
readYa kwatwa konima yokuyuga Pepstore
05-04-2012
OMUFEKELWA gumwe okwa li natango ta fadhukapo opolisi pethimbo oshinyolwa shika sha tolokwa, konima sho ye nooyakwawo yaali ya li ya yugu ositola ya Pep Stores moKatutura omaandaha. Aafekelwa mbaka
readSitopeni okukamba ko omahala omanene mevi lyaayehe; Diergaardt a indile
05-04-2012
PETHIMBO ta popitha oshigongi shelangeko lyiilyo iipe yOmalutuwiliki gOmavi mOmavi gaayehe mOngwediva mOshitopolwa sha Shana mEtitano lya zi ko, Omupeviminista gwOmavi nOmatulululo Theo Diergaardt,
readOmolwashike Aaleli yo RDP taya popitha iigongi nokuningwa ookahewa koosikola?
05-04-2012
OMASIKU ga zi ko opwa kala omuntu nenge aantu taya andjaganeke oombapila tadhi pula kOmuwiliki gwElongo mOshitopowla sha Hangwena me Sanet Steenkamp kutya omolwashike ta etha elongo mOshitopolwa sha
readAngula a hala omakwatathano gena uuwanawa kwaayehe
05-04-2012
OMUPRIMA Minista ,Nahas Angula okwa ti omakwatathano gopamahupilo pokati ka China na Namibia na ga kale ngoka geli muuwanawa wiilongo ayihe iyali. Angula okwa ningi eindilo ndika pethimbo omuwiliki
readFootball Fixtures
05-04-2012
Friday, April 6 English Premier League Swansea v Newcastle 17h30 Saturday, April 7 English Premier League Sunderland v
readRugby Fixtures
05-04-2012
Thursday, April 5 Super 15 Rebels v Blues 11h40 Friday, April 6 Super15 Hurricanes v Sharks 09h35 Reds v Brumbies 11h40 Force v Chiefs 13h40 Saturday, April 7 Super 15 Highlanders v Stormers
readUnited to win title at City: Rooney
05-04-2012
LONDON – Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United are capable of clinching the Premier League title with a victory at Manchester City later this month.United are five points clear at the top of table
readNamibian juniors primed for international squash
05-04-2012
NAMIBIAN junior squash players are set for competition at two prestigious international tournaments in April. The national under-19 team will take on the top junior squash players from across the
readStormers embark on defining Australasia tour
05-04-2012
SYDNEY – South Africa’s Western Stormers kick off what could be a season-defining tour of Australasia with a table-topping Super 15 showdown against the Otago Highlanders in Dunedin on Saturday.The
readHometown honours soccer legend Goraseb
05-04-2012
THE soccer legend Lolo Goraseb last weekend received glowing accolades from the people of Tses – his home village. The Village Council also named their soccer stadium after the legendary soccer player
readBarcelona, Bayern reach last four
05-04-2012
LONDON – Lionel Messi swept holder Barcelona into the Champions League semifinals for the fifth successive year on Tuesday while becoming the competition’s most prolific scorer in a single season.The
readSeven shot dead at US Christian college
05-04-2012
OAKLAND – A former student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting rampage at a small Christian college in Oakland was gunning for a school administrator and classmates
readTen killed in Mogadishu blast
05-04-2012
MOGADISHU – A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives yesterday at a ceremony at the national theatre, killing at least 10 people, including two of the country’s top sports officials.The
readWorld Briefs
05-04-2012
French police swoop on more suspected Islamists PARIS – Police arrested 10 suspected Islamist militants in dawn raids across France yesterday after a shooting spree by an al Qaeda-inspired gunman
readAfrican Briefs
05-04-2012
Six dead, several missing in Nairobi landslide NAIROBI – Massive boulders crashed onto houses in Mathare, a Nairobi slum, yesterday killing at least six people and trapping many underground after a
readSMSes for Thursday 05 April 2012
05-04-2012
SMS Of The Day *PEOPLE should be free to belong to or support any political party they want without being stigmatised or the subject of scurrilous pamphlets. Recognising community leaders is
readSteel manufacturing plant planned for City
05-04-2012
WINDHOEK will soon see the development of a new steel manufacturing plant after the City Council authorised the sale of land for the project.At its monthly meeting last Wednesday the City Council
readSA cocaine courier jailed for six years
05-04-2012
A SOUTH African single mother who was caught smuggling cocaine worth about N$1,35 million into Namibia in late 2009 was sent to prison for an effective six years this week.The offence which Kondela
readPrime Minister joins UN nutrition movement
05-04-2012
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula, convenor of the National Alliance for Improved Nutrition (Nafin), will join the Lead Group of the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) movement at the invitation of United Nations
readPolice officer accidentally wounds colleague
05-04-2012
A POLICE officer had to be rushed to the Katutura State Hospital on Monday after a colleague allegedly shot and wounded him accidentally.The incident took place at the Wanaheda Police station at about
readNew name for Sperrgebiet
05-04-2012
THE Sperrgebiet National Park in the Karas Region will soon be renamed. The Sperrgebiet, which covers 26 000 square kilometres, is the most biodiverse region in Namibia and the Succulent Karoo plant
readNamibia needs healthy girls
05-04-2012
THE patron of the Maternal and Child Health Agenda in Namibia, First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba, says Namibia needs healthy girls who become healthy mothers and give birth to healthy babies.Namibia’s
readJerry Ekandjo wants better planning
05-04-2012
LOCAL Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo has spelled out his plans for Windhoek and has called on the city planners to keep an eye on the future.Ekandjo was speaking at the opening of a workshop on the
read/Goagoseb ‘not worth electorate confidence’
05-04-2012
THE Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has slammed claims by the president of Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC), Frans /Goagoseb, that he was hoodwinked by the RDP into joining the
readTipeeg created 9 362 jobs
05-04-2012
A TOTAL of 9 362 jobs have been created through the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and Economic Growth (Tipeeg) during the first year of implementation, says Finance Minister Saara
readRössing, contractor settle over money
05-04-2012
A DISPUTE that landed uranium giant Rössing Uranium Limited and a security business in court yesterday morning was settled a few hours later.Rössing Uranium, through its lawyers, LorentzAngula Inc,
readMental patient’s detention ruled unlawful
05-04-2012
A WOMAN who was kept in a mental hospital as a President’s patient for months after her release was recommended to the Minister of Justice has won a Supreme Court appeal against the Government.In a
readMutjavikua wants air cleared
05-04-2012
ERONGO Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua has not taken kindly to a article published by The Namibian yesterday, in which he was put at the centre of a controversial transfer of funds from a company in
readNamibian graduates not well prepared for work
05-04-2012
THE majority of employers are not satisfied with the level of written English of university graduates.This was revealed in a study conducted by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)
readAn ode to my bank
05-04-2012
MANY of my compatriots have only vile things to say about you my faithful bank but I will be eternally grateful for your unequalled service.At least you helped me get rid of that bloody kamboroto.
readPolitics On School Grounds: Let The Playing Field Be Equal
05-04-2012
WE have a serious problem on our hands when a deputy minister visits a school to address teacher and pupil indiscipline but ends up making unnecessary racist statements – in the process creating more
readFrontlining on Twitter
05-04-2012
NAMIBIANS wind down and word up ahead of the Easter long weekend. From Gobabis to Hungary, Katy Perry to Lionel Messi, it’s no protocol observed!@CecilyIita: If only most of our leaders were like the
readIs It A Dam Or A Scam?
05-04-2012
WHY is the Government hell-bent on rushing into spending more than N$3 billion on one project whose process still suggests it is littered with dubious intent? Why is the government not ready to
readWhat Naive Namibia Can Learn From Pragmatic Belgium
05-04-2012
FOR the past five weeks, I have been in Brussels, orbiting around the Quartier européen on Schuman where political and economic Europe seeks to speak with one voice in order to advance the interests
readWhat Role For Government-Owned Media?
05-04-2012
POLITICIANS are not oblivious to the critical role the media can play in contemporary society. Thus most governments, especially in Africa, run official media – anything from state television,
readPolitical Perspective
05-04-2012
NAMIBIA’s Speaker of Parliament, also President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Theo-Ben Gurirab, doesn’t want to hear references to either ‘Arab’ or ‘Spring’. Speaking at the 126th session of
readNotable Quotes
05-04-2012
MTC has with justification criticised the slovenly manner of decision making and record keeping by the regulator. – Judge Dave Smuts said on Tuesday a legal challenge which the dominant player in
readFortune adds some Nam Flavour to ‘MasterChef South Africa’
05-04-2012
NOT only has Fortune Kangueehi made it to the Top 18 in ‘MasterChef South Africa’, she’s also the only Namibian to have made her mark at this level of the exclusive amateur cooking competition and
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