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55 Articles found on Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Fishermen complain about trawler conditions
11-12-2012
FISHING right holders should take responsibility for the treatment of workers on foreign trawlers catching their quotas. The president of the Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna), Paulus Hango,
readNational cultural festival a flop
11-12-2012
THE national cultural festival at the Katutura Youth Complex in Windhoek turned out to be a flop, with scheduled performances boycotted by visiting groups and striking drivers not taking performers to
readBaby dies in arson attack
11-12-2012
MARGARET Mensah-Williams, the regional councillor for the Khomasdal North Constituency, has described an incident in which a seven-month-old baby was set alight and burnt to death as barbaric.She
readIN MEMORY OF FALLEN HEROES
11-12-2012
President Hifikepunye Pohamba laid a wreath after which a moment of silence was observed and tribute paid to the people who died during the Old Location uprising. See story on page 3. Photo: Henry
readN$100k dinner with Pohamba raises eyebrows
11-12-2012
A SECRETIVE dinner held at State House on Thursday evening and touted by some of those invited as a “pow-wow” with Swapo’s “Top Four” cost a minimum N$100 000 a head.The Namibian has learnt that about
readHitman gets his groove back
11-12-2012
PAULUS ‘Hitman’ Moses’s trainer and promoter Nestor Tobias believes the former world champion is back to his best after comfortably retaining his WBO International lightweight title with a unanimous
read4 000 SADC troops pledged for DRC
11-12-2012
Dar es Salaam – Southern African nations pledged on Saturday to provide 4 000 troops for a neutral force to be deployed in eastern Congo where rebels have waged an eight month-long rebellion, the
readStimulus on ‘investment hunt’
11-12-2012
STIMULUS Investments is back in “investment-seeking mode”, and will kick off 2013 with due diligence on a company in the North, a potential deal worth more than N$40 million.“We’re on an investment
readNigeria seeks Swiss help fuel subsidy probe
11-12-2012
GENEVA/ABUJA – Nigeria has sought Switzerland’s help in the West African nation’s investigation of a multi-billion dollar fuel subsidy scam, after some Swiss oil trading houses refused to cooperate
readBlacks come up short in share ownership
11-12-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s black majority directly owns less than 10% of the Johannesburg stock market, a study has showed, evidence that Africa’s top economy remains firmly in white hands nearly
readImplementation of Competition Act a daunting task: Murorua
11-12-2012
LIMITED finances makes the administration and implementation of the Competition Act a daunting and challenging task, Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) chairman Lucius Murorua said last week.The
readFrustration foments in Yangon’s slums despite reforms
11-12-2012
YANGON – Myanmar’s trumpeted reforms are yet to trickle down to Yangon’s poor, rubbish-strewn slums where experts say residents’ frustrations could turn ugly if the benefits of change are not felt
readThree ways to build confidence
11-12-2012
VERY few people succeed in business without a degree of confidence, but no-one is immune to bouts of insecurity, says Harvard Business Review.Few people succeed in business without self-assurance. But
readNamibia maintains sovereign credit rating
11-12-2012
FITCH Ratings has kept Namibia’s outlook as ‘stable’ and has reaffirmed the country’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) at ‘BBB-’.The international rating agency last week kept
readZim seizes farm of ex-leader Ian Smith
11-12-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe has seized a farm belonging to Ian Smith, ex-leader of the former white-minority Rhodesia government, the farm manager said on Saturday.Government officials in September issued
readAgri investment paying off
11-12-2012
MAKING more and better investments in agriculture is one of the most effective ways to reduce hunger and poverty, while safeguarding the environment.The ‘2012 State of Food and Agriculture’ report
readInstead of black gold, Libya eyes olive oil
11-12-2012
TRIPOLI – Libya is turning to olive oil – the green gold of the Mediterranean – to compete with its North Africa neighbours, conquer European markets and diversify its hydrocarbon-dependent
readIslamists seize key north Syria army base
11-12-2012
BEIRUT – Rebels led by the radical Islamist group Al-Nusra Front seized a strategic army base in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Monday after weeks of fierce fighting, a watchdog said.It was
readChavez to go under knife, names successor
11-12-2012
Caracas – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was to return on Sunday to Cuba for another surgery in his battle against cancer, which has led him to speak publicly of a successor for the first
read‘Styled to Rock’ with Rihanna
11-12-2012
Singer, actress and now reality television star and executive producer, Rihanna is set to star in and executive produce her own reality television fashion show on the Style network.Known for her
readEgypt opposition urges more protests
11-12-2012
Cairo – Egypt’s opposition said on Sunday it will keep up protests against a referendum on a disputed draft constitution but stopped short of advocating either a boycott or a “no” vote less than a
readSouth Sudan troops kill 10 protesters
11-12-2012
Juba – At least 10 people have been killed after South Sudanese troops opened fire on demonstrators angry at officials moving the seat of local authority outside a state capital, the United Nations
readMahama wins Ghana elections
11-12-2012
Accra – Ghanaian incumbent John Dramani Mahama was on Sunday declared the winner of closely fought presidential polls, but the opposition alleged fraud in a nation that has been seen as a model of
readAanafaalama ya tindi ontotwaveta ya Meatco momu shangelo gwayo
11-12-2012
AANAFAALAMA oya ulike okwaana ombili kwawo kombinga yontotwampango ya Meatco.Omadhiladhilo gokwaanombili ngaka oye ga ulike poshigongi shoka sha ningilwe moVenduka pamwe naanafaalama yomoshitopolwa
readIimaliwa yolufuko tayi longithwa pegumbo lyolufuko
11-12-2012
IIMALIWA yoodola omayovi gomathele 700 000 mbyoka ya gongelelwe pethimbo lyoshituthi sholufuko pOutapi nuumvo otayi ka longithwa oku humitha komeho ehala mpoka pwa li pwa ningilwa oshituthi shoka.
readOmunafaalama a tulwa mokatoo kootjotji medhina lyEkandjo
11-12-2012
OMUNAFAALAMA momudhingoloko gwa Shaanda okwa ningi oshihakanwa shoombudhi konima yokulanditha oongombe 24 dhongushu yoodola omayovi 180 000 lwaampoka. Omunafaalama okwa landitha oongombe dhoka
readSMS mOshiwambo
11-12-2012
*Ongame Nehemia Ulunde Teodor otandi indile kaa Namibia tu yambidhidheni patotwe ocommitee yaakondjelimanguluko mbono ya fila mekondjo. Aavali yawo inaya hupula shili natango otaya kwena naya
readEmanguluko lyiikundaneki oshinima sheso nomwenyo
11-12-2012
OSHINIMA shomupeviperesidende gwoSwapo a uvaneke elongelokumwe niikundaneki konima yokuhogololwa opo a ka landule omuperesidende Pohamba uuna oshikako she shuuperesidende sha puko otashi kumike
readIiponga yomoondjila ya dhipaga aantu yeli 506
11-12-2012
SIGO oshiwike shapiti iiponga yomoondjila moNamibia oya dhipaga konyala aantu yeli omathele 506 nuumvo okuyeleka naantu yeli 492 mboka ya li ya si miiponga yomoondjila omumvo 2011 aguhe.Omwaalu
readSMSes for Tuesday 11 December 2012
11-12-2012
SMS Of The Day *CONGRATULATIONS Prime Minister Hage Geingob! Some of your priority challenges are: Implement the BIG Programme; Increase senior citizens’ pensions to a liveable amount; put the youth,
readNamibian boxers train under trees at Zone 6
11-12-2012
LUSAKA – Namibia’s boxers have been training under trees due to a shortage of venues for teams competing at the Zone VI Games in Lusaka, Zambia. Team Manager Sakaria Mwaala confirmed to Nampa that the
readUnited late show no fluke: Rooney
11-12-2012
MANCHESTER – Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United owe their thrilling derby triumph over neighbours Manchester City to the will to win instilled in the squad by manager Alex Ferguson.Ferguson’s
readNamibia third at Nations Cup
11-12-2012
NAMIBIA finished third overall at the Nations Cup Netball Tournament in Singapore after beating Sri Lanka 76-70 in the third-place playoff on Saturday.In their group match on Wednesday, Sri Lanka came
readNamibia’s top boxers shine in Swakopmund
11-12-2012
NAMIBIAN boxers were on top of their game during Saturday’s ‘Champions in the Desert Boxing Bonanza’ held at the Vineta Sport Complex in Swakopmund. In the main supporting bout of the Paulus Moses
readBradley Wermann sends Stars top
11-12-2012
BRADLEY Wermann scored a hat-trick as African Stars stormed back to the top of the Namibia Premier League table when they beat Eleven Arrows 3-1 in Walvis Bay on Saturday.Stars immediately went on the
readFalcao hails five-star night
11-12-2012
MADRID – Colombian Radamel Falcao hailed an “unforgettable night” after the coveted Atletico Madrid striker hit five goals past Deportivo Coruna to become the first man to achieve the feat in Spain’s
readMessi wants titles, not more history
11-12-2012
MADRID – Lionel Messi insists that his record-breaking 86-goal haul in 2012 will count for nothing if Barcelona miss out on La Liga and Champions League titles.The Argentine star wrote his name into
readCrying Pacquiao ‘let fans down’
11-12-2012
MANILA – Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao shed tears on national television yesterday, saying he had let his country down in his devastating knockout loss to his great Mexican rival Juan Manuel
readWomen still suffer inequality and violence
11-12-2012
WOMEN’S Day, which was commemorated yesterday, celebrated the achievements of women in social and economic aspects of life.Despite a number of achievements, women still face economic and social
readFrom The Twittersphere
11-12-2012
PRESIDENT Pohamba’s Cabinet reshuffle continues to spawn views for Africa! As well as subtweets on politics and power. Also, the unbearable seriousness of being. Not! With a supporting cast that
readCity condemns Otjomuise shacks
11-12-2012
AT LEAST one family settled in the area opposite the Otjomuise clinic over the weekend in defiance of warnings by the City of Windhoek.When The Namibian visited the area over the weekend, a
readRDP condemns ‘draconian’ research regulations
11-12-2012
WINDHOEK – The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) has called on President Hifikepunye Pohamba to immediately scrap the new regulations on research and reprimand officials who proposed the
readPohamba honours Namibian women
11-12-2012
“THE 1Oth of December is remembered in the annals of the history of our country because of the events that happened on this day at this place 53 years ago,” President Hifikepunye Pohamba said
readI want Oviritje music to appeal to other people – Diop
11-12-2012
Diop Katuuo is a young musician on a mission.Widely regarded as one of the finest singers in the fast-growing Oviritje music genre, the gifted tenor declared to The Namibian during a recent interview,
readTo My Generation: Listen. Listen Very Carefully
11-12-2012
Nelson Mandela famously said that the day the ANC does to us what the Apartheid government did, we should do to the ANC what we did to the Apartheid government. Corruption, greed and the rising
read‘Tis the Season of Goodwill…
11-12-2012
Dear Hadago, Congratulations and all that on your reconfirmation in your position of VP at the recent congress of your party and the subsequent reappointment as prime minister of our country. No,
readOmbudsman opens Erongo regional office
11-12-2012
THE Office of the Ombudsman opened its Erongo regional office in Swakopmund on Friday.The new office is situated in the same building as the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court. The official opening of the
readNghimtina beats own drum
11-12-2012
THE minister of works and transport, Erkki Nghimtina, says his ministry has “achieved notable milestones” in its quest to fulfil its obligations.Nghimtina made the remark at the ministry’s year-end
readCriminals warned with killers’ sentencing
11-12-2012
A WARNING that criminals who go about disrupting people’s lives and committing robbery and murder would, without exception, be made to feel the full wrath of the law was reiterated in the High Court
readFire at old-age home kills one
11-12-2012
A FIRE that broke out at the Huis Palms old-age home in Walvis Bay on Saturday night led to the death of 88-year-old Hendrina Els.At around 20h30 Fire Chief Willie van Zyl received the first call that
readEx-magistrate appeals against dismissal
11-12-2012
DISMISSED Magistrate Leah Shaanika wants her old job back.Shaanika is appealing against her dismissal, which ended her career as a magistrate on a low note at the end of June this year. Her appeal
readEducation particularly hard hit by HIV-AIDS
11-12-2012
THE challenges faced by the Namibian education system as a result of HIV-AIDS were highlighted at the commemoration of World AIDS Day by the Ministry of Education on Friday.Alfred Ilukena, the
readThe Race Is Far From Over For Geingob’s Supporters
11-12-2012
DURING the early hours on Sunday the good heavens were witness to new Prime Minister Hage Geingob being anointed as the ruling party’s presidential candidate for 2014.While he and the rest of the ‘top
readNotable Quotes
11-12-2012
WE need to create a bill that will function for now and in the future. We need a total new platform to discuss and negotiate with government on this bill. – A farmer at the consultation meeting on the
readFrontlining On Twitter
11-12-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps are already starting to go 'Gangnam' on 2012! The list is growing of issues, actions and things they don't want to see on repeat, or replayed, in 2013. Plus, Fidel Castro and
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