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41 Articles found on Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Ramaphosa comeback a positive for investor
19-12-2012
BLOEMFONTEIN – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) re-elected President Jacob Zuma as its leader on Tuesday, setting him up for seven more years as head of state of Africa’s biggest
read‘Underpaid for years’
19-12-2012
THE majority of Members of Parliament, regional councillors and heads of uniformed forces would be smiling all the way to the bank if salary increases proposed to President Hifikepunye Pohamba are
readHefty raises for politicians
19-12-2012
FOR what they are supposed to do, office bearers’ salary packages are “hopelessly inadequate” and should be adjusted by a “one-off” average increase of 31%, costing the taxpayer about N$45,8 million,
readAlgeria tops Fasu athletics
19-12-2012
ALGERIA were the overall winners of the athletics competition at the FASU Games, which ended at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on Tuesday. Algeria finished well ahead of the other competing nations
readCheers and jeers at ANC Conference
19-12-2012
A group of ANC delegates from Limpopo on Tuesday mocked those who opposed President Jacob Zuma’s re-election at the party’s Mangaung conference.The Zuma supporters from Limpopo rolled their hands, as
readArandis to boost hotel next year
19-12-2012
ARANDIS – Construction for a N$30-million hotel in Arandis in the Erongo Region has started.Construction work on the hotel, branded a “first-of-its-kind” development for Arandis, is set to be
readRingo shouts his frustration at concert
19-12-2012
THE Peace, Unity and Freedom Concert was not peaceful for all.Legendary musician Ringo Madlingozi started venting his frustration on stage on Sunday night at the Bloemfontein showgrounds by shouting
readThink like an innovator
19-12-2012
Thinking differently and hunting for solutions in new environments does not come naturally to everyone but when done frequently it can transform good ideas into great ones, says Harvard Business
readBuilding appetite picks up strongly
19-12-2012
BUILDING plans approved by the City of Windhoek for commercial and industrial plans in November was the second highest since late 2008, Simonis Storm Securities (SSS) latest analysis of building
readMartin Scorsese to direct Clinton documentary
19-12-2012
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese will get up close and personal with Bill Clinton in a documentary about the former US president, cable channel HBO said on Monday.The documentary, which has full
readZimbabwe population peaks at 13 million: census repor
19-12-2012
tHARARE – Zimbabwe’s population steadily increased to 13 million, up by 1.1 percent from the last count a decade ago, a report released by the National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) on Tuesday
readResignation of Israeli foreign minister takes effect
19-12-2012
JERUSALEM – The resignation of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman went into effect on Tuesday, five days after he was charged with fraud and breach of trust just weeks ahead of a general
readChina detains 100 for doomsday rumours
19-12-2012
BEIJING - Chinese police have detained more than 100 people, among them members of a fringe Christian group, for spreading rumours about the world’s impending end, state media reported Tuesday. Police
readMozambique talks collapse
19-12-2012
Maputo - Talks broke down between Mozambique’s government and restive ex-rebels Renamo on Monday after three rounds of talks on grievances failed to reach consensus, a Renamo leader said.“They are
readObama poised to tackle gun reform
19-12-2012
US President Barack Obama vowed Sunday to battle gun violence, casting the fight as a nation’s duty to protect its young, as a Connecticut town prepared to bury the first two victims of last week’s
readOlukongo lwomuwilik gwa New Era masiku lwa pu
19-12-2012
ETHIGATHANO molwiilonga yuuwiliki pitithi woshifo sho New Era olili poku manithwa. Shika osha tseyikwa sho ngashingeyi olukongo ndoka lwa thigalapo ashike naa indili yiilonga mbyoka yeli yatatu.
readSMS mOshiwambo
19-12-2012
*Meme Olivia Nambashu yaAmapindi mOluteyi mOngandjera ota kongo omunona gwedhina Josephina Sevelinus yaBenjamen.Omunona ota pulwa shinasha neso lyahe. Otandi indile moshigwana ngoka wushi omunona
readOtwa hala okupopya nominista yElongo
19-12-2012
Momukanda nguka otwa hala okuhiya, Minista Abraham Iyambo nomupeha gwe, David Namwandi opo tu tsakanene nayo tse ongaalongi aakulu muumbangalantu, ano miitopolwa, Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshikoto
readIimaliwa mokambo ka Shalli natango ita yi gumwa nande
19-12-2012
IIMALIWA yoodola oomiliona mbyoka yi li mokambo kombaanga medhina lyomuwiliki nale gwomatanga gaakwiita, Martin Shalli ka yina oku longithwa manga sigo oompaka. Iimaliwa mbyoka konyala yi li oodola
readACC ota ka ontamena moshinima sheuvathano po Trans Namib
19-12-2012
OMUWILIKI gwokommissi yokukondjitha iilonga yuulingilingi, okwa ti okommissi otayi tala nawa omishangwa dhiikundaneki kombinga yeuvathano ndyoka TransNamib a shaina nehangano lyedhina Afrikuumba
readSMSes for Wednesday 19 December 2012
19-12-2012
SMS Of The Day *JUST because a person has a different point of view, does not make him/her an enemy. Food for Thought *LOOKING at the Olufuko picture on page 26 in Monday’s The Namibian took me 40
readStudent Games hosts struggle
19-12-2012
NAMIBIA have found the going tough in the majority of events of the Fasu Games currently underway in Windhoek.Namibia’s men lost 2-0 to Algeria in a football match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Monday.
readGolden year for improved Murray, regrets for Rafa Nadal
19-12-2012
LONDON – For Andy Murray 2012 marked a golden milestone, for Novak Djokovic the year was an emphatic reminder of his status as the world’s best male player, and for Roger Federer and his army of fans
readWenger hoping Walcott buys his English dream
19-12-2012
READING – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Theo Walcott he wants to build a squad of English players around him after the forward scored in the 5-2 win at Reading on Monday night.Wenger also
readKatongo scoops BBC award
19-12-2012
CHRISTOPHER Katongo has won the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.The 30-year-old Zambia captain beat off competition from Demba Ba, Didier Drogba, Younes Belhanda and Yaya Toure to become
readBin Hammam resigns, gets life Fifa ban
19-12-2012
MOHAMED Bin Hammam, the former Fifa presidential candidate embroiled in corruption allegations, has resigned from all his positions in football and been given a life ban, Fifa said on Monday.The
readDie-hard Zenit fans provoke racism, homophobia row
19-12-2012
ST PETERSBURG – A section of Zenit Saint Petersburg fans on Monday urged the team not to sign gay, black players or those from South America – despite the club’s star striker Hulk coming from Brazil.A
readUN parking closed for security reasons
19-12-2012
KLEIN Windhoek shoppers are up in arms over the loss of parking space at a United Nations office in the vicinity of Otto Nitzsche Street opposite Woermann Brock.According to Fritz Mecker, who
readFrom The Twittersphere
19-12-2012
HOLIDAY snapshots from various parts of Namibia, Jacob Zuma’s re-election as ANC president, Shaduka and English as she is not spoke; mayonnaise and the North … the North and mayonnaise, Usakos,
readOpposition parties gearing for congresses
19-12-2012
OPPOSITION parties are preparing to hold their congresses in the coming year which in all likelihood will elect new leaders in the top positions. First to hold its congress is Nudo of Namibia that
readChild poverty rife in Namibia
19-12-2012
A SHOCKING report indicates that more than 30 percent of Namibia’s children live in poverty, more so than the general population, of whom 28,7 percent are considered poor. A child-focused analysis of
readKhorixas residents demonstrate over corruption
19-12-2012
ABOUT 100 placard-waving Khorixas residents on Monday demanded the suspension of town council officials who have been charged with corruption.Khorixas municipality human resource head Eben Xoagub,
readInterpol on Shaduka’s trail
19-12-2012
THE Namibian Police have roped in the assistance of Interpol to get businessman Lazarus Shaduka behind bars.Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa, the Khomas Regional Crime Investigation
readHoliday camp a treat for underprivileged children
19-12-2012
A TOTAL of 49 children from Rundu, Omaruru and Otavi gathered in Windhoek for the annual three-day BSDaT holiday camp.It is the fourth year BSDaT is running the camp, to which children from orphanages
readHatutale releases second edition of board game
19-12-2012
AFRICAN Challenge is the first educational board game of its kind developed on the continent. Created by a Namibian, Jesaja Denis Hatutale, in 1993, the game uses a professional and modern approach to
readGrape growers fight eviction
19-12-2012
SMALL-SCALE grape farmers evicted from the Aussenkehr Orange River Irrigation Project (ORIP) who were evicted from their plots by a High Court order last year have lodged an urgent application with
readMore drugs found on suspected smugglers
19-12-2012
ANOTHER 10 kg of ephedrine, initially thought to be ‘tik’ (crystal methamphetamine), was confiscated from a Zimbabwean and a South African woman in Windhoek on Monday, bringing the total haul to over
readCity Police tracing owners of abandoned houses
19-12-2012
WINDHOEK – The Windhoek City Police has embarked on a campaign to trace the owners of abandoned houses around the capital as many of the houses are used by criminals as hideaways.City Police
readFinance bids farewell to Schlettwein
19-12-2012
THE newly appointed minister of trade and industry, Calle Schlettwein, yesterday said his goodbyes to his colleagues at the Ministry of Finance, where he served ten years of his career, first as as
readBlossom to drop ‘Komuthima Gwomeya’
19-12-2012
The northern town of Ondangwa will be the centre of attraction this weekend after singing sensation Blossom announced that she will launch her debut album ‘Komuthima Gwomeya’ there on
readNotable Quotes
19-12-2012
WE will look into it based on what is reported in the papers. We’ll analyse the content of the articles and decide whether there is merit to investigate. – Paulus Noa, the director of the
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