Archive
46 Articles found on Thursday, 20 December 2012
Eggert is Namibia’s top performer
20-12-2012
NAMIBIA’s best Grade 12 higher level candidate, Andreas Eggert from Otjiwarongo Secondary School, says that studying and a balanced lifestyle are essential ingredients for obtaining top spot in the
readResults show slight improvement
20-12-2012
EDUCATION Minister Abraham Iyambo said there is room for significant improvement in the pass rate of Grade 12 Higher Level and Grade 10 when he announced the results yesterday.But he said that there
readGovt scrambles to cover hikes
20-12-2012
GOVERNMENT is digging into the Contingency Fund and Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) surplus to cover the public servants’ salary increases and service benefit improvements.The public
readON A MISSION
20-12-2012
A lioness making at Gemsbokvlakte in Etosha ready to chase her prey in a different direction where the other lions are waiting to attack. Photo: Jan Poolman
readIsrael settlements face fresh condemnation
20-12-2012
UNITED NATIONS - The Palestinians said Tuesday that all of the UN Security Council members except the United States will condemn Israel’s recent announcements of new settlement construction which are
readMotlanthe to stay on while Malema wants back in
20-12-2012
Reports that Kgalema Motlanthe is leaving government immediately should be treated as rumours, his spokesperson Thabo Masebe says.Motlanthe delivered an unscheduled message to the 53rd national
readObama tells Rwanda to end DRC rebel support, UN peacekeepers put on alert
20-12-2012
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on Rwandan President Paul Kagame to end all support for rebels in the conflict-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo, the White House said.It
readAnother polio worker shot in Pakistan
20-12-2012
PESHAWAR - Another polio worker was shot and badly injured in Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a string of attacks that left six female health workers dead in 24 hours.The shooting in the northern
readWorld title fight in Namibia
20-12-2012
PAULUS ‘The Rock’ Ambunda will challenge Thailand’s Pungluang Sor Singyu for the WBO Bantamweight world title in Namibia on March 2, 2013.The two camps mutually agreed to stage the historic fight in
readSMSes for Thursday 20 December 2012
20-12-2012
SMS Of The Day *POLITICAL Office Bearers get salary hikes of over 50 percent! This is the joke of the year. About 84 percent to the Auditor General, ministers and others. They claim it’s because of
readSelf-knowledge helps David towards greatness
20-12-2012
GRAND CAYMAN – Nicol David has discovered that greater self-knowledge is helping her deal with the pressures as she tries to extend her all-time record of world titles to seven.The already legendary
readNamibia dominate tennis at student Games
20-12-2012
NAMIBIA are well set to scoop a host of medals when the tennis finals at the FASU Games take place this morning.Namibia are already assured of a gold medal in the women’s singles competition after
readMogane payoff still pending
20-12-2012
RUSTEN Mogane’s suspension saga with the Namibia Sport Commission will drag into a third year unless a speedy resolution is sought in the coming weeks.Early last month, Mogane said he had accepted a
readShipahu recalled for Zambia clash
20-12-2012
INTERIM head coach Bernard Kaanjuka yesterday recalled Tangeni Shipahu to the Brave Warriors fold for next month’s friendly international against Zambia.The Thailand-based striker was axed from the
readNamibia breeze past Botswana at Fasu games
20-12-2012
NAMIBIA recorded their first victory in the football competition at the Fasu Games with a comfortable 4-1 win against Botswana on Tuesday.The outcome was all but assured at halftime as Namibia went
read‘Dirty money’ bleeds Nam dry
20-12-2012
NAMIBIA lost nearly N$36 billion in crime, corruption and tax evasion from 2001 to 2010, an international financial watchdog group has said.Washington-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI) this week
readConfusing pricing and its remedy
20-12-2012
Recently I received letters from to consumer regarding their experiences with pricing of items.“I wished to buy some material and was looking at various options in the Chinese shops in the area. I
readIOL explains course cancellation policy
20-12-2012
After a student sent The Namibian Consumer an SMS regarding her failed attempts to cancel a course she no longer wished to study, we contacted Trustco’s Head: Group Corporate Communications, Bob
readMake use of customer check-ins
20-12-2012
Some retailers are successfully leveraging location-based mobile tools like Foursquare to outsmart the competition, says Harvard Business Review.New technologies allow companies to attract, reward,
readFerry travel offers escape from notorious Lagos traffic
20-12-2012
LAGOS – It may not seem like an especially tough choice: spend six hours a day in choking road traffic getting to and from work, or take a ferry, skip the gridlock and cut the commute to 40 minutes,
readSpain in crisis clings to Christmas treats
20-12-2012
MADRID – Decked in luminous tinsel, the market stalls on Madrid’s old Plaza Mayor sparkle with festive glee – but in Spain’s fifth Christmas of crisis, even Santa is tightening his belt.Citizens are
readEconomic reforms bleak under Zuma
20-12-2012
BLOEMFONTEIN – South Africa’s 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
readChasing the dots ... Who Now Is The Terrorist?
20-12-2012
TERRORISM, seeking political power through violence and intimidation, a definition that seemed to have held true for many years, but is it? I look at Christianity that grew from ideals and beliefs
readPoaching ‘not yet a concern’ in Namibia
20-12-2012
WINDHOEK – The director of parks and wildlife management in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Colgar Sikopo, says poaching is not yet a matter of concern and is “under control” in Namibia.At a
readLeopards in ‘Little Etosha of the South’
20-12-2012
SEVENTEEN years of nature conservation has turned former Fish River Canyon farms into a wildlife paradise. The wardens of Gondwana Canyon Park were ecstatic when they looked through the pictures an
readGreenpeace welcomes Levi’s pledge on chemicals ban
20-12-2012
PARIS – Iconic US jeans maker Levi Strauss has committed to eliminating all hazardous chemicals from its supply chain by 2020, Greenpeace said last Thursday, claiming a triumph for its global Detox
readFirst environmental crimes conference on cards
20-12-2012
THE first annual environmental crimes conference for Namibia will be held in Windhoek early next year.The organisers, Intelligence Transfer Centre, said the conference will look at compliance and
readIivula Ithana okwiilongekidha okwoopaleka Iikwameni
20-12-2012
OMINISTA yOshikondo shIikwameni nOmatembukilemo, Pendukeni Iivula Ithana okwa indile aaniilonga yomoshikondo shoka opo ye shi opaleke, unene tuu okwoopaleka omutalelo gwasho omwiinayi ngoka shi
readShuunamapya ota shi kwathele aalimimapya miilonga yawo oyindji
20-12-2012
Uuministeli wUunamapya owa tseyitha omakwathelo ngono wa gandja kaakwashigwana ngaashi ha wu ningi omumvo kehe mokupulula,okugandja oombuto nuuhoho womvula ndjino naandji ta yiya (2012/2013),
readSMS mOshiwambo
20-12-2012
*Onda toola okamutse ka Iimbangu ya Gerhard avalwa mo 1979 - 11 - 25. Okwa zile kOmutaku ngele oku uvite ndje alikana nadhengele ndje ko number 0814544762 *Christine Elizabeth ha Tuyoleni, odalele
readEgwedhelo enene moondjambi dhaanapolitika ya Namibia
20-12-2012
OKOMMISSI yOondjambi nomauwanawa gamwe gaanambelewa yopashigwana [POB] oya ti oondjambi dhaanambelewa mbaka odhi li pevi okuyeleka niilonga mbyoka yo yena okulonga.Okommissi ndjika oya ti oondjambi
readJoh Henschel launches ‘Welwitschia’s World’
20-12-2012
THE launch of the book ‘Welwitschia’s World’ by Namibian ecologist Joh Henschel took place at Swakopmund recently. Henschel has a passion for the Namib. His experience with the Namib started in 1977
readUntreated water from wells only source for Omusati villagers
20-12-2012
TWO decades after independence villagers living just 25 kilometres from Outapi, the capital of the Omusati Region, are still using untreated water from wells for their daily needs.Close to 1 000
readUniversal Sounds closes its doors
20-12-2012
The decline in sales of physical music albums, due to the illegal pirating of music has led to a number of music stores in Windhoek being forced to close their doors. One such shop is the popular
readFrom The Twittersphere
20-12-2012
PEOPLE are feeling the heat, and already putting the fest into festive! Today, briefings from Namibia’s holiday outposts, plus goats, aspirations, dogs, carrots, and … 50 shades of
readSPYL slams increases for politicians
20-12-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has urged President Hifikepunye Pohamba to reject the 31% salary increase for politicians recommended by the the Public Office Bearers’ Remuneration and Benefits
readOhorongo rehires convicted employee
20-12-2012
OHORONGO Cement has come under fire for appointing employees with criminal records – allegedly in contravention of its staff policies.An employee of the company claims that Elina Nashixwa, the human
readMinistry abolishes primary school fees
20-12-2012
FREE primary education for children between the ages of six and thirteen will be introduced next year.This spells the end of school development funds for primary schools, which have been a thorn in
readKapofi’s getting the best of both worlds
20-12-2012
SECRETARY to Cabinet Frans Kapofi says he is a public servant and not a public office bearer as he is classified by the Public Office Bearers Remuneration and Benefits Commission (POBC) in its report
readJustice Ministry probes convicted director
20-12-2012
THE permanent secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Peingeondjabi Shipoh, says the ministry has started an investigation into its director of court services, Innocent Kandandu.Shipoh says he
readHome Affairs switches to electronic records
20-12-2012
EMPLOYEES at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration breathed a sigh of relief yesterday at the Continental Building when they kissed manual record-keeping goodbye. Home Affairs Minister
readEvicted family refuses to move
20-12-2012
FOUR family members, who refused to vacate a house that was auctioned by the municipality over debt in 2007, were arrested on Saturday morning on charges of contempt of court and trespassing. They
readCarry an ID when you travel
20-12-2012
WHEN a police officer requests a person for identification, it must be produced.Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi, a police spokesperson, yesterday said: “As an adult, you need to be able to
readBotswana govt accused of San bashing
20-12-2012
HUMAN rights group Survival International last week accused Botswana paramilitary police of having “severely beaten” two San men after accusing them of having hunted without permits in the Central
readBig Brother Africa will be back in 2013
20-12-2012
Exactly a decade after Africa pioneered the world’s first-ever continental Big Brother Brother, the show will return to DStv and GOtv screens next year with more of the must-watch entertainment, drama
readNotable Quotes
20-12-2012
ALL our sources and channels have been activated to look for him. Interpol is one of our sources. – Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa, the Khomas Regional Crime Co-ordinator, saying they have
read