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72 Articles found on Friday, 17 August 2012
High Court stops TIPEEG tender
17-08-2012
THE City of Windhoek may not go ahead with the awarding of a major tender for the construction of electrical infrastructure in Otjomuise under the Targeted Intervention Programme for Employment and
readHave your plate and eat it
17-08-2012
Tanja Thiemann of Deutsche Höhere Private Schule shows what compostable cutlery looks like, while Nadia Reichstein takes a bite out of an edible plate. The school will have its annual bazaar
readSon jailed for killing mother
17-08-2012
A SON’S fatal axe attack on his 73-year-old mother in the Ondangwa area a year ago was cowardly and savage, a judge commented in the High Court at Oshakati when she sent the killer to prison for 30
readChurch fails to pay staff
17-08-2012
THE Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) has failed to pay its staff’s salaries this month without giving any reason, prompting concerns that funding has become uncertain for
readStrong vehicle sales to drive growth
17-08-2012
NEW vehicle sales in Namibia in July grew by 33 per cent compared to last July, the latest analysis by Simonis Storm Securities analyst Rudolf Kuschke has shown.Kuschke said the strong vehicle sales
readRegional crises to test SADC at summit
17-08-2012
MAPUTO – Southern African leaders meet today in Maputo for a summit that will try to nudge Madagascar and Zimbabwe toward new elections under “roadmaps” that are a test of the region’s commitment to
readSimon wants Tobias fight
17-08-2012
FORMER two- time middleweight world champion Harry Simon wants to fight promoter Nestor Tobias before the end of this year, he said yesterday.Relations between the two former ‘best friends’ appear to
readThree don’ts of persuasion
17-08-2012
There are some simple ways to help persuade people to believe in your idea without alienating them, says Harvard Business Review.Persuading people to believe in your idea is a critical leadership
readUranium off-take agreement for Paladin
17-08-2012
PALADIN Energy, owners of Langer Heinrich, have signed a US$200 million long-term off-take contract for its uranium.Paladin managing director John Borshoff this week said the company signed a six-year
readUS farmers face toxin threat
17-08-2012
CHICAGO – The worst US drought in five decades has parched the land and decimated crops. It now threatens to deal a second blow to farmers, who may have to throw out tonnes of toxic feed. Growers are
readIndia’s diesel price dilemma: Making the rich pay more
17-08-2012
NEW DELHI – Expect a popular backlash if India’s government raises diesel prices to halt the subsidy drain on its finances – not only from the millions of poor who need cheap fuel but from increasing
readSeven banks subpoenaed over rate-fixing
17-08-2012
ALBANY, New York – The attorney generals of New York and Connecticut have issued subpoenas to seven banks over the possible manipulation of a global interest rate, a person with knowledge of the
readBritish city goes rogue with own currency
17-08-2012
BRISTOL – As Britain loses faith in its banks and feels shockwaves from the euro crisis, one city is trying to keep local wealth in local pockets with the launch of its own currency.The Bristol pound
readCompanies paid more to CEOs than in US tax
17-08-2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Twenty-six big US companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax, according to a study released yesterday by a liberal-leaning think tank.The
readStandard’s half-year earnings up 9%
17-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, posted a nine per cent rise in first-half profit yesterday, helped by a jump in its core lending business, but cautioned about lean times
readSA labour union blames Lonmin for strike
17-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Platinum mining firm Lonmin was responsible for the deadly strike at its South Africa operations after it selectively offered wage increases, the National Union of Mineworkers said
readBiggest Asian wildlife traffickers are untouchable
17-08-2012
BANGKOK – Squealing tiger cubs stuffed into carry-on bags. Luggage packed with hundreds of squirming tortoises, elephant tusks, even water dragons and American paddlefish. Officials at Thailand’s
readMilitants kill 22 in Pakistan bus attack
17-08-2012
ISLAMABAD – Suspected militants in northwest Pakistan forced passengers to step out of three buses and shot dead 22 of them in an apparent sectarian attack yesterday, officials said.The officials said
readOver 60 miners dead in Congo shaft collapse: officials
17-08-2012
KINSHASA – At least 60 miners were killed when a shaft collapsed in a remote part of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where local armed groups complicated rescue efforts, officials said
readLet’s tackle corruption now – Motlanthe
17-08-2012
CAPE TOWN – It is never too late to fight corruption, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Wednesday.“It can never be too late, nor inopportune to do the right thing. So we have to tackle
read2.5 million Syrians need aid - UN
17-08-2012
DAMASCUS – United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said yesterday as many as 2.5 million people were in need of aid in Syria, where President Bashar Assad’s forces have been fighting rebels
readMoral Decay Matches Poverty
17-08-2012
THE series of devilish crimes being committed in our society at an alarming rate is a wake up call that the moral fibre of our society is degrading.However, most of the people committing crimes might
readLeave Our Meat
17-08-2012
IS THE Minister of Agriculture, John Mutorwa, an enemy of the Namibian farmers? One could easily get this impression!A minister who threatens the meat producers cannot be their friend; that seems
readReject Bible Studies
17-08-2012
THE article ‘The issue of bible studies in schools’ (in an English daily of 9 August) by Ngarikutuke Tjiriange argues that the teaching of bible studies is merely about the Namibian Constitution and
readVoice of Wall Street
17-08-2012
I WAS really intrigued by the article ‘Job creation versus workers’ rights?’ (The Namibian, 10 August) written by Herbert Jauch. Jauch is correct in saying that the labour-hire companies are primarily
readAugust 26 Not A Heroes’ Day
17-08-2012
IF many Namibians were not fools and cowards, Heroes Day on 26 August would not have been celebrated as the launch date for Namibia’s liberation struggle.How does one launch a liberation struggle when
readRemove Roadblocks
17-08-2012
ROADBLOCKS are a huge waste of expenses in manpower, infrastructure, petrol and other resources. They are also extremely ineffective.Criminals avoid them; unroadworthy cars go around them. Police
readNGO body Lacks Transparency
17-08-2012
ABOUT a month ago, a few questions were posed to the current Chairman of Nangof Trust to dispute any wrongdoing. As the reader may be aware this has not happened. Many activists are pretending to be
readNo Need For Inquiry
17-08-2012
COMRADE President, the commission of inquiry on health that you have appointed is a waste of resources.The challenges faced by the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) are well-known and
readStop Threatening Students
17-08-2012
I WOULD like to thank the Minister of Education and his deputy for their efforts in ensuring that access to education is a right for every Namibian child as provided for in Article 15(2) of the
readBotswana, Our People Are Precious Too
17-08-2012
THE article by Bonnang ‘Our animals are too precious’ (The Namibian’s readers’ letters 10 August 2012) cannot go unchallenged.Namibians too have many animals which they value. The writer’s comments
readPensions For Politicians
17-08-2012
IT IS quite interesting to note that most of the liberation movements or fronts in Africa who fought colonial regimes are still in power, after so many years.But I also do not believe that this
readOombapila dhoku teta nokulanditha iipilangi
17-08-2012
IILONGA yokuteta iiti unene tuu moshitopolwa sha Kavango oya thiminike oshikongo shiihwa muuministeli wUunamapya opo shi mweneke manga okugandja oombapila kaantu mboka ya hala oku teta omiti
readElandopo lyehangano lyiikundaneki lyeeta omaipulo methigathanopo
17-08-2012
OMAIPULO kombinga yethigathanopo moshikondo shiifokundaneki oga hololwa pethimbo lyoonkundathana noshigwana dha longekidhwa kokomisi yomathigathano ya Namibia. Oonkundathana ndhika odha li dha
readPohamba iindilwa a holole iizemo yokakomisi puuyelele
17-08-2012
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa indilwa opo a gandje iizemo yokomisi ndjoka tayi konakona onkalo yuundjolowele miipangelo yepangelo puuyelele, uuna mbika eyi pewa.Ndika olyo eindilo lya ningwa
readSMS mOshiwambo
17-08-2012
*Ondili omukalimo womo shitopolwa shaNgenga. Andi pula kombinga yopate yadja kEngela fiyo Okalongo. Hano opate eyi otayi fikamwa naini? Ngenge osha yela kutya oya shainwa nale ndele fiyo opapa kapena
readSwapo a ekelehi omatokolo goshigongi shongundu moCaprivi
17-08-2012
OPOLITBURO yo Swapo oya ekelehi iizemo nomatokolo goshigongi shongundu ndjoka shomoshitopolwa sha Caprivi sha ningilwe pehulilo lyomwedhi gwayi.Oshigongi shoka osha ekelwahi omolwa okwaa uvathana
readSMSes for Friday 17 August 2012
17-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *WHY does our government spend a lot of money on building toilets in rural areas and on cattle ear tags? To me this is really a waste of money while we have our police officers still
readPut Botswana On Tough Terms
17-08-2012
WOULD Namibia comfortably extradite a suspect to a country where the person faces the death penalty? We surely hope not.These kinds of sensibilities in line with our Constitution and moral rectitude
readFear of the ‘other’as a tool of mobilisation in Swapo’s succession politics
17-08-2012
I SPENT the second part of last week in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. I found a city with traces of a beautiful past, but also a people and infrastructure bearing the brunt and scars of a violent
readFrontlining on Twitter
17-08-2012
JUST another day, or two, in the office of life. Birds, grannies, broccoli, Swapo flags, dads ... and taxis. Always taxis! Hearts, minds, thoughts, and more, from the Twitter frontline.@Naffy101:
readA decision of great historic significance
17-08-2012
No, he didn’t! I had that rare coffee-splatter-all-over- the-keyboard moment earlier this week when I opened my newspaper and saw that it finally happened. Hail to the chief! His Excellency President
readGoing to town
17-08-2012
MY wife and I went out to one of the shopping malls close to our house here in Bloemfontein and were shocked at the appearance of many of the shoppers.Many of them looked dishevelled and untidy. Not
readUutoni’s World
17-08-2012
LISTENING to Uutoni Nujoma is like a gorging. Actually, its more like psychological and intellectual suffocation. The man is an enigma wrapped in a riddle. In Uutoni’s world, facts are mere
readA Pluralist Or Polarised Namibia?
17-08-2012
NAMIBIA is not just known for its geographical diversity and contrasting landscape but also for its ethnic, tribal, racial, religious, cultural diversity. In some societies pluralism (read diversity)
readSave the SADC Tribunal
17-08-2012
ESTABLISHED on 14 August 2001, the SADC Tribunal was officially inaugurated in 2005.Based in Windhoek, the Court was a major step forward in the sub-regional establishment of a common rule of law.
readPolitical Perspective
17-08-2012
ONE of the best things about our country is the Constitution. If everyone knew it and abided by it, we would definitely be better off, probably more advanced than we are, and considerably more equal.
readBangladesh crash Namibia
17-08-2012
NAMIBIA crashed to a third successive defeat at the U/19 Cricket World Cup when Bangladesh beat them by seven wickets at the Peter Burge Oval in Brisbane yesterday.Namibia won the toss and elected to
readFootball fixtures
17-08-2012
Saturday, August 18 English Premier League QPR v Swansea 15h00 West Brom v Liverpool 15h00 West Ham v
readVan Persie arrival gives United selection dilemma
17-08-2012
LONDON – The imminent arrival of Robin van Persie gives Manchester United an embarrassment of riches in attack as the deposed Premier League champions begin their quest to wrest the title back from
readFOOTBALL NOTICE
17-08-2012
Ramblers and African Stars are scheduled to play a pre-season friendly at the Sam Nujoma Stadium tomorrow. The match kicks-off at 16+h00 and entrance costs N$10 per head.
readPayouts urged for Australia marathon fire victims
17-08-2012
SYDNEY – Australian officials yesterday said two women runners left with serious and disfiguring injuries after a wildfire swept through a 2011 ultra-marathon should receive government compensation.An
readLions dropped for Kings in Super Rugby
17-08-2012
THE Southern Kings will play in the 2013 Super Rugby competition, with the Lions dropping out for at least one year, the SA Rugby Union (Saru) confirmed yesterday.The top four teams in the South
readMotaung released on bail
17-08-2012
KAIZER Chiefs manager Bobby Motaung was granted bail of R50 000 by the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court yesterday, SABC radio news reported.His co-accused Herbert Theledi was also granted bail of R50 000.
readVolleyball leagues resume
17-08-2012
THE Bank Windhoek national volleyball leagues will resume tomorrow at the SKW Hall in Olympia. In the women’s league, one of the most anticipated games will be between the leading Khomas Nampol team
readWallabies out to turn tables on All Blacks
17-08-2012
SYDNEY – The Wallabies will attempt to erase a decade of gross disappointment against the All Blacks when the inaugural Rugby Championship begins in Sydney tomorrow.The new southern hemisphere
readTswana chief Kgosiemang dies
17-08-2012
THE 66-year-old paramount chief of the Tswanas, Constance Kgosiemang, died yesterday.Kgosiemang, who was in the process of moving his traditional authority to Aminuis, died of a heart attack. “The
readSwapo elders in Otjozondjupa divided
17-08-2012
MEMBERS of the Otjozondjupa Swapo Party Elders’ Council remain divided, resulting in failure to complete the restructuring process of their political wing here.The newly elected Swapo Party Elders’
readSouth Africa’s lion bones: Asia’s new delicacy
17-08-2012
POTCHEFSTROOM – Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the
readSexual health and reproductive rights spotlighted
17-08-2012
IT is hoped that sexual health and reproductive rights will be improved upon through the alliance of government and civil organisation groups to be brought together at a conference in Namibia from
readReverend Petersen dies
17-08-2012
THE unexpected death of Reverend Hans Petersen (87) has left a leadership vacuum in the ongoing succession wrangle in the Witbooi clan after the death of the late Dr Hendrik Witbooi in 2009. “His
readNBC falls silent
17-08-2012
NAMIBIAN Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) workers will only return to work if their salary demands are met.This was the message from Gabes Andumba, the deputy general secretary of the Namibia Public
readNamaseb faces fraud charges
17-08-2012
IMMS Namaseb, former Namibian soccer chief and current director of the Institute for Development & Empowerment in Africa (Idea), allegedly owes various accommodation establishments more than N$1
readMTC says 4G will come in stages
17-08-2012
WITHIN one year, 45 per cent of Namibian cellphone users, including prepaid customers, are expected to have access to MTC’s fourth generation (4G) technology.This was the assurance that an MTC
readLegal Aid not depleted says Vero Mbahuurua
17-08-2012
ALLEGATIONS that the Legal Aid Directorate, the department within the Ministry of Justice which renders legal aid to those who cannot afford the services of legal practitioners, is financially
readIndigenous rights still not secured in Namibia
17-08-2012
THE Namibian government has been criticised for its reluctance to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 169, which would put into practice the rights of indigenous and tribal
readParties nominate candidates for Sibbinda by-election
17-08-2012
FOUR political parties are fielding candidates for the Sibbinda regional council by-election in the Caprivi Region, scheduled to take place on September 14 to replace deceased Swapo Party councillor
readCabinet gives Gecko the nod
17-08-2012
CABINET on Tuesday in principle approved the controversial Gecko Namibia’s Vision Industrial Park (VIP) for Mile 16, north of Swakopmund.The company issued a statement on Wednesday stating that the
readArandis power plant moves closer
17-08-2012
ARANDIS Power’s 120MW power plant and waste oil recycling plant is a step closer to being realised as the company readies itself to submit its application to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism’s
readSix narrowly escape death on airport road
17-08-2012
SIX adults and a baby were seriously injured yesterday when the minibus they were travelling in left the road and overturned on the road to the Hosea Kutako International Airport, a few kilometres
readThe 5 Stages of Digital Dating
17-08-2012
BEFORE Facebook summarised all appreciation into an ambiguous ‘thumbs up’ that can mean anything from ‘I like this’ to ‘I like you’ to ‘my finger slipped while I was clicking past your status’ – men
readNotable Quotes
17-08-2012
THE truth speaks at the beginning and at the end. In the middle, it doesn’t matter. – Mirjam Hamutenya, member of the opposition Rally for Democracy and Progress party said this in reaction to her
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