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62 Articles found on Thursday, 23 August 2012
Corpse gets tied up in red tape
23-08-2012
A FAMILY at farm Vergenoeg, about 90 kilometres from Grootfontein, was forced to keep the body of Anna Noseb (84) for two and a half days after she died because neither the police nor the State
readShared Petroleum under investigation
23-08-2012
AN investigation is underway into the activities of Shared Petroleum, which is accused of not paying fuel levies for the past two years.The company, which obtained a wholesale licence on February 5
readNamibia wins world travel bid
23-08-2012
NAMIBIA has won the bid to host the 2013 Adventure Travel World Summit in October 2013.It will be the first time the summit will be held in Africa. The Minister of Environment and Tourism, Netumbo
readTelecom’s credit rating suffers
23-08-2012
THE international credit rater Fitch doesn’t share Telecom Namibia’s excitement about its plans to become a more competitive mobile operator – on Tuesday it downgraded the company’s credit rating
readRates drop to 38-year lows
23-08-2012
THE first interest rate relief in 21 months is on the cards after Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Ipumbu Shiimi yesterday dropped the repo rate by half a percentage point from 6,0 per cent to 5,5 per
readRomney wants rape remark congressman out of race
23-08-2012
JEFFERSON CITY – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called on a congressman to abandon his United States Senate bid in the Midwestern state of Missouri, but the congressman has refused to
readMcMillan disappointed by U/19 cricket performances
23-08-2012
THE CEO of Cricket Namibia, Graham McMillan, has expressed disappointment with Namibia’s performances at the Under-19 Cricket World Cup after they lost their opening five matches at the
readTutu slams ‘tidal waves’ of violence
23-08-2012
Peace icon and Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Tuesday condemned South Africa’s police “massacring” of 34 mineworkers, but said officers seem powerless against massive levels of violent
readConsumers can make eco-friendly decisions, says Greenpeace
23-08-2012
Greenpeace Africa today launched a new campaign aimed at getting South African consumers to make greener and cleaner decisions in their day-to-day life. An online hub accompanies this campaign,
readConsumer credit health deteriorating in South Africa
23-08-2012
TransUnion, a global leader in credit and information management, has released its report on the South African consumer credit health, which shows deterioration for the third quarter of 2012.Its
readConsumer Protection must reflect the technology that we use
23-08-2012
When US President John F Kennedy was still drawing air, he proposed to the US congress in 1962 that the body ratify a set of basic consumer rights to protect the citizens of the country from
readMilitant SA union marches with Bible, witchcraft
23-08-2012
RUSTENBURG, South Africa – Its leaders call themselves devout Christians and say life is sacred. But its supporters march with spears, machetes and clubs and anoint themselves with magic potions to
readNo-bid coal scandal blackens India’s govt
23-08-2012
NEW DELHI – Angry opposition lawmakers shouted and crowded aisles in India’s parliament Tuesday to demand the prime minister resign after an audit found the government lost huge sums of money by
readChina study warns rural wealth gap near ‘danger’ level
23-08-2012
SHANGHAI – China’s countryside is facing a widening wealth gap as hundreds of millions of residents abandon farming for better paid work in cities, a report said, warning rural inequality was
readANC’s Mantashe slams ‘window-shopping CEOs’
23-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG – ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has said he has “serious grievances” with BEE focusing on shareholding rather helping beneficiaries gain a deeper understanding of business.
readHandle both kinds of conflicts
23-08-2012
Leaders need to figure out whether the inevitable conflict within their teams is of a constructive or destructive variety, and act accordingly, says Harvard Business Review.Every team has a certain
readReward whistleblowers, say companies
23-08-2012
NEARLY 80% of businesses surveyed in Namibia are in favour of whistleblowers reaping financial rewards for original tip-offs of misconduct which results in successful enforcement action. Ernst &
readWorld adventure travel summit comes to Namibia
23-08-2012
Seattle – For its 10th Adventure Travel World Summit, the Adventure Travel Trade Association has selected Namibia – one of the few countries in the world with conservation and environmental management
readSixteenth Namibia Rangeland Forum in September
23-08-2012
WINDHOEK – The 16th Namibia Rangeland Forum is set to take place at Arebbusch Lodge in Windhoek from September 11 to 13 this year.The forum will be taking place under the theme ‘Bush Encroachment – an
readWindhoek struggles to cope with water demand
23-08-2012
THE City of Windhoek’s residents and industry consume approximately 25 million cubic metres of water per year, translating into 70 000 cubic metres per day, with a growth factor of 3 per cent a year.
readExxon Nigeria unit begins oil spill clean-up
23-08-2012
ABUJA – ExxonMobil’s Nigeria unit said this week it was helping clean up an oil spill near its facility off the West African country’s southeast coast, although the company claim they are not yet sure
readTRAFFIC warns over 500 rhinos could die this year
23-08-2012
JOHANNESBURG - Global wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC warned Tuesday that 515 rhinos could perish by the end of the year if no action is taken to stem the illicit trade in rhino horns.In its
readOmauliko golufuko oge li metifa
23-08-2012
AAFUKO mboka taya kuthombinga moshiithanene sholufuko shili metifa ngashingeyi pOutapi oya thikile pegumbo lyolufuko metiyali oshiwike shika konima yokweenda iinano iile okuza komagumbo gawo. Olufuko
readSMS mOshiwambo
23-08-2012
*Otwa pumbwa ekwatho ko shikondo shaaniilonga opo sheende apehe mpoka hapu longele oosecurity oshilongo ashihe tupopye uudhigu wetu! *Akwetu tse onga oomvalele dha Nyuulae, ngele tatu pula omahala
readOsmetela ya pewa efano lyuundjolowele lili nawa
23-08-2012
UUMBANDA kutya iilonga yohite poShomeya ota yi nayipike uundjolwele waaniilonga noshowo woshigwana owa kandulwapo kiizemo yekonakono lya ningilwe kaanawino muunamiti.Ekonakono lya ningilwe tango
readOshigongi shoshitopolwa Otjozondjupa sheekelwahi kewiliko lyo Swapo
23-08-2012
ONGUNDU yuuhamushanga moSwapo party oya ti iizemo yoshigongi shongundu ndjoka moshitopolwa Otjozondjupa kayi na oshilonga na oyo wala. Oshitopolwa shoka osha ningile oshigongi shasho momasiku 19 Juli
readOpolisi tayi konakona uufuthi woombwa
23-08-2012
OPOLISI yaNamibia, Angola naandjoka ya South Africa otadhi konakona elyenge lyopaigwana lyokuyaka oombwa. Omakonakono ngaka oga tamekwa konima sho iiyenditho iyali ya humbata oombwa dha yakwa moSouth
readOmaruru ga tinda okuvulika ku Ekandjo
23-08-2012
EWILIKO lyoshilando shOmaruru natango olya tinda oku vulika kelombwelo lya minista Gwoshikondo shOmalelo gIitopolwa Niilando, Jerry Ekandjo kutya na li tidhe miilonga Edward Ganaseb, lyo etali mu
readGIPF ti ithana ye mu talelepo mOngwediva
23-08-2012
OSHIKETHA shoopenzela dhaaniilonga yomepangelo nenge Government Institutions Pension Fund [GIPF] nonuumvo omo tashi kala momauliko giipindi gomOngwediva ngoka taga tameke metitano ndika. Pahapu
readUulingilingi mehangano lya FIS aniwa
23-08-2012
OPENA iita pokati kaaniipambuliko mehangano lyekwashilipaleko lyedhina Financial Insurance Services [FIS] na Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority[Namfisa]. FIS okwa li a lundilwa ku
readA pewa omimvo omulongo 17 mondjedhililo
23-08-2012
OMUNAMBELEWA gwopolisi nale ngoka a longela etanga lyopolisi omimvo 22 okwa tokolelwa omimvo 17 mondjedhililo kompangu yopashitopolwa ya Venduka etiyali oshiwike shika.Gabriel Tueufilwa okwa pewa
readKanye West for ‘American Idol’?
23-08-2012
The ‘Stronger’ rapper is said to be negotiating with producers to join the judging panel of the singing talent show, according to gossip website TMZ.com.However, Kanye – who is dating reality TV star
readUnrest spreads in SA mining belt
23-08-2012
RUSTENBURG – Labour unrest in South Africa’s platinum belt spread yesterday, raising concerns that anger over low wages and poor living conditions could generate fresh violence after 34 striking
readDozens of Kenyans hacked to death in bitter clashes
23-08-2012
NAIROBI – At least 48 Kenyans were hacked or burnt to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups, the worst single attack since deadly post-election violence four years ago, police said
readFrance honours Tsvangirai for fighting for democracy
23-08-2012
HARRARE – France on Tuesday gave Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai a prestigious award for his efforts in fighting for democracy in the southern African country.“On behalf of the President
readSA defence minister says sorry for shot miners
23-08-2012
MARIKANA – South Africa’s defence minister apologised on Tuesday to angry miners who held up plastic packets of bullet casings, the first government official to beg forgiveness for the police
readPolice tourney held at Mariental
23-08-2012
MARIENTAL – The 18th Namibian Police Force (NamPol) annual sports championship will kick off at Mariental on Monday.Hardap Regional Sports Officer, Chief Inspector Gerson Garoëb, told Nampa that all
readHeroes’ Day Cup on Rehoboth Turf
23-08-2012
REHOBOTH Turf Club will on Saturday once again present its annual Heroes’ Day Cup in Rehoboth. Race favourite and champion Storminateacup from CFD Stables remains unbeaten since he lost to Regal
readTennis referee charged in husband’s death
23-08-2012
LOS ANGELES – A professional tennis referee from Los Angeles who for years has officiated matches between the game’s top players was arrested on Tuesday in New York City on a felony warrant charging
readJuve coach banned for match-fixing
23-08-2012
ROME – Juventus coach Antonio Conte will serve a 10-month ban for his role in a match-fixing scandal after his appeal was rejected yesterday by the Italian Football Federation.The federation’s
readKlistchko to defend titles against Wach
23-08-2012
HAMBURG – World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko will defend his WBO, IBF and WBA belts against Poland’s Mariusz Wach in Hamburg on November 10, it was announced yesterday.The 36-year-old
readAnnual Cycletec Spring Festival on the horizon
23-08-2012
THE annual Cycletec Spring Festival is undergoing big changes as it moves towards becoming a community event. What started out as a fun ride 14 years ago has now evolved into a multi-sport festival
readVilanova, Mourinho go eye-to-eye in Super Cup
23-08-2012
MADRID – Tito Vilanova was still Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona assistant when he hit the headlines last August after Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho jabbed him in the eye during a touchline scuffle in the
readLomu better but still expecting new transplant
23-08-2012
PARIS – Legendary All Black Jonah Lomu, treated twice for renal problems in hospital recently, said in an interview published yesterday that he feels better but still expects to undergo another kidney
readDavid Philander - chasing his dream in New Zealand
23-08-2012
A DREAM come true is how Namibian international David Philander describes his signing for the Poverty Bay team for the Heartland Championship.“I have always dreamed of playing rugby in New Zealand,”
readRift widens within Witbooi family
23-08-2012
A SUCCESSION dispute within the Witbooi clan’s royal family deepened when Hendrik Ismael Witbooi (Isaxub), a chieftaincy contender, was barred from giving a musical performance at Hans Petersen’s
readFrom The Twittersphere
23-08-2012
THE top topics on Namibian Twitter timelines yesterday were the NBC strike and the Olufuko initiation taking place in northern Namibia. Not unexpectedly, there were mixed views on both issues. Some of
read/Gowati employees strike
23-08-2012
EMPLOYEES of the /Gowati Hotel at Khorixas stopped working for three hours on Tuesday, claiming that they had not been paid their July salaries. They also alleged mistreatment by the hotel owners.At
readSperrgebiet to be renamed
23-08-2012
STAKEHOLDERS within the Namibian tourism sector have expressed differing views on the implications government’s plan to rename the Sperrgebiet National Park to the ‘Tsau //Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National
readSMSes for Thursday 23 August 2012
23-08-2012
SMS Of The Day *Why should we depend on other countries to feed us if we can grow our own food here? For sure we have plenty of water and soil. Food for Thought *If I see how schools dictate the
read‘Sizwe Bansi is Dead’ to be staged at Ultimate Theatre
23-08-2012
THE third and final play of Committed Artists of Namibia’s (Can) festival this year, will be staged at the end of this month. The Athol Fugard play, ‘Sizwe Bansi is Dead’ has been adapted for the
readRed Flag Day commemoration in the balance
23-08-2012
DESPITE simmering tension between various Herero groups, the Ovaherero and Ovambanderu communities have announced that the Red Flag Day commemoration at Okahandja this weekend will go ahead. The
readBewitching Katoucha stars in ‘Ramata’
23-08-2012
The poetic and theatrical film, ‘Ramata’ by Leandre Alain Baker and starring one of the first African supermodels, Katoucha Niane, tells the story of a striking woman in her fifties who lives in an
readPolice warn Herero groups to abide by the law
23-08-2012
THE police on Tuesday held a meeting with two rival Herero groups who are set to attend the annual Red Flag Day commemoration at Okahandja this weekend.Otjozondjupa Police Commissioner Joseph Anghuwo
readNBC woes far from over
23-08-2012
AFTER November, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) will be so broke that it won’t be able to pay salaries.Albertus Aochamub, the director general of the NBC, yesterday said: “There is no
readCondom Day commemorated
23-08-2012
CONDOM use among Namibian men and women remains poor, says Albert Tjaronda, the manager: condom use and promotion in the directorate of special programmes in the Ministry of Health and Social
readChurch finally pays staff
23-08-2012
THE Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) has paid its staff after failing to do so last week. The salaries, which are normally paid on the 15th of each month, were finally
readCemetery theft continues
23-08-2012
THE large bronze statue known as the Barella Angel that stood over the grave of Ludwig Barella (1878-1951) at the Gammams Cemetery in Pionierspark, Windhoek, has been stolen again and only a foot
readAyoub’s appeal for release dismissed
23-08-2012
A CELL in Windhoek Central Prison will remain the current abode of Lebanese national Fadi Ayoub, who is resisting being extradited to France on a charge of rape, after an appeal through which he was
readArmed robbers strike at Swakopmund
23-08-2012
Louw and his partner, Dawie de Bruin, returned home from a business function on Sunday morning.“I was busy in the bathroom when I heard Dawie screaming. I immediately went to the bedroom and saw him
readAmathila launches memoir
23-08-2012
“FAILURE is not in my vocabulary,” Libertina Amathila, former Namibian Deputy Prime Minister, a medical doctor and a leading member of Namibia’s liberation struggle, said yesterday.She launched her
readNotable Quotes
23-08-2012
HE did not speak a lot, but when he spoke, he was an intellectual who spoke sense. – Margaret Mensah-Williams, the deputy chairperson of the National Council on Moses Kgao !Coma, Tsumkwe constituency
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