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55 Articles found on Friday, 21 December 2012
Works reverses controversial Aus rail tender
21-12-2012
THE Ministry of Works has accused its consultant and its own officials of being biased towards a company that was recommended for a N$60 million railway upgrade tender between Lüderitz and Aus.In a
readStricter policing on the roads
21-12-2012
ROAD users have to brace themselves for strict police action this festive season. Deputy Commissioner Edwin Kanguatjivi warned that the number of road blocks has been increased and the police will
readTipeeg in slow motion
21-12-2012
FEWER jobs have been created in the 18 months since Government launched its N$14,7 billion plan to get Namibians off the streets than were supposed to have been generated in a single year.Figures
readWET SPOT IN THE DESERT
21-12-2012
From the ground, the wet spot in the desert landscape just south-east of Dune 7 at Walvis Bay is not visible. Flying over the location, however, gives an aerial view of what some suspect to be
readNamibia dominates Fasu Games tennis
21-12-2012
NAMIBIA dominated the tennis competition at the FASU Games after winning the men and women’s singles titles as well as the men’s consolation plate final yesterday.With Namibia already having won the
readEgypt, Algeria bag more Fasu gold
21-12-2012
EGYPT dominated the Table Tennis competition at the 2012 Federation of Africa Sports Universities (FASU) Games after winning all seven categories, while Algeria won the Men’s Football competition.At
readFixtures
21-12-2012
Friday, December 21 German Bundesliga Schalke v Hannover 21h30 Italian Serie A Pescara v Catania 19h00 Cagliari v Juventus 21h45 Spanish La
readBarca battle on without Vilanova
21-12-2012
MADRID – Barcelona will have to continue their march at the top of La Liga with coach Tito Vilanova sidelines after the club revealed Wednesday he has suffered a relapse of a tumour on which he was
readGovt braces for lower growth
21-12-2012
GOVERNMENT has lowered its economic growth forecast of 4,4% for 2012, and now expects Namibia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to only expand by 4,0% this year.In the Ministry of Finance latest economic
readWorld Bank private arm to issue bonds across Africa
21-12-2012
WASHINGTON – The International Finance Corp, the World Bank’s private sector arm, plans to issue local currency bonds in ten African markets from next year to build capital in one of the world’s
readHong Kong probes UBS over interbank rate rigging claims
21-12-2012
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s de facto central bank said yesterday it would probe UBS over possible rigging of the city’s interbank offered rate, a day after the Swiss giant agreed to pay a huge fine over
readSA pushing for minerals export curbs
21-12-2012
BLOEMFONTEIN – South Africa wants to impose export curbs on minerals such as platinum and iron ore as part of a drive by the ruling African National Congress to create more jobs in industry in the
readCan’t build economy on ‘ag, shame’ – Trevor Manuel
21-12-2012
BLOEMFONTEIN – Journalists who have information on corruption must report it to law enforcement agencies, Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has said.“If you have any evidence of corruption,
readSouth America sees new currency wars
21-12-2012
MEXICO CITY – Currency market intervention has cost South America’s central banks more than US$13 billion in the last two-and-a-half years but they are likely to maintain their defenses against hot
readChina property market revives despite controls
21-12-2012
SHANGHAI – After waiting for a year, accountant Qi Youdi has bought a new home in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, among the millions of buyers bringing the country’s property market back to
readUN slashes world growth forecasts
21-12-2012
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations has slashed its global growth predictions to 2,4% for 2013 and 3,2% for the following year and warned of a lasting employment crisis for western countries.Debt
readRamaphosa tapped as SA’s ‘prime minister’
21-12-2012
BLOEMFONTEIN - Cyril Ramaphosa is back.The stalwart of the anti-apartheid struggle, considered by many to be “the best president South Africa never had,” was appointed deputy head of the ANC this
readEurope launches major British military satellite
21-12-2012
PARIS – A European rocket has launched a major satellite designed to expand telecommunications for the British military from the Kourou space base in French Guiana, flight operators said.Skynet 5D -
readZimbabwe Prime Minister supporters freed after year
21-12-2012
Harare – Twenty-one supporters of Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s party accused of killing a police officer have been freed on bail after spending over a year in detention without trial,
readRioters rampage through South Sudan town
21-12-2012
Juba – Heavy gunfire was reported on Wednesday as crowds rampaged through the South Sudanese town of Wau, setting buildings on fire and forcing many to seek shelter with UN peacekeepers, witnesses
readKarzai welcomes Britain’s Afghan troop pullout
21-12-2012
KABUL – President Hamid Karzai on Thursday welcomed the announcement that Britain will pull thousands of troops out of Afghanistan next year, saying his country was ready to take over security
readObama sets deadline for gun policy
21-12-2012
Washington – US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he is seeking concrete policy recommendations no later than January aimed at curbing US gun violence.Obama, in formally announcing an effort to
readUN warns about sectarian fighting in Syria
21-12-2012
BRUSSELS – The war in Syria has become divided across sectarian lines, increasingly pitting the ruling Alawite community against the majority Sunnis, with foreign fighters assisting both sides, United
readFrench president recognises Algeria colonial ‘suffering’
21-12-2012
ALGIERS – France’s President Francois Hollande said on Thursday in Algiers that he recognises the “suffering” inflicted on the Algerian people during French colonial rule.“Over 132 years, Algeria was
readIsraeli attacks on Gaza journalists unlawful – rights group
21-12-2012
GAZA – Israel’s killing of two Palestinian journalists and attacks on media facilities during its Gaza offensive last month violated the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.Two cameramen
readThe Doomsday Joke
21-12-2012
DECEMBER 21, 2012 - Some religious societies believe in the end of the world on that day and the beliefs are more of a catastrophic destruction of the world to mark the end as we perceive it. People’s
readForget Fake Christmas
21-12-2012
CHRISTMAS is coming; it is very close by already. Plenty of preparations still have to be concluded and each and everything, each and everyone begs not to be forgotten – it’s the same as every year
readStop The Killing
21-12-2012
I AM a woman who is afraid of the senseless killings of women in Namibia. To men out there who kill the mother of your child, what comes into your head before doing it? Doesn’t your child come to mind
readPeople’s Enemies, Our Best Friends?
21-12-2012
CHINA is our best friend if we believe what our ruling party’s leaders say and what the Einsteins of the SPYL say. If we believe them, well, then there are no more noble people walking this earth than
readNocturnal Toxins Over Katutura
21-12-2012
I WOULD like to express my concern about the smell that hangs over parts of Katutura throughout the night until the early morning hours. This stench has worsened to an extent where we can now conclude
readAfrica Must Take The Lead
21-12-2012
ISSUES of the third world countries signing the EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) with the European Union is a cause for concern. This agreement - which we do not know the fine details of - needs
readStrikers With Ulterior Motives
21-12-2012
NOW that the dust over the much-talked-about teachers’ strike has subsided, I feel a dire need to reflect.As a member of the negotiating team, I witnessed how much damage our beloved union [Nantu, the
readHave Norms Changed?
21-12-2012
WHEN I was in standard one (grade three) I read a story written in Rukwangali, one of the indigenous languages of the Kavango region. The story was titled ‘Nzara zalire nane tate apome evhu’.The story
readPohamba Is A Victim Of Editorial Hooliganism
21-12-2012
I HAVE read over the past few years and noticed that there is an air of hatred harboured by The Namibian’s new editor Tangeni Amupadhi towards Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba.It is obvious in Amupadhi’s
readSMSes for Friday 21 December 2012
21-12-2012
SMS Of The Day *To all Namibians: It costs nothing to let the spirit of compassion and kindness be among us all this festive season towards people and animals and ‘all creatures great and small’. To
read2012 – The year in politics A soap opera without substance
21-12-2012
THERE was always a danger that the Swapo Party congress would overshadow virtually all other issues and so it has proved. The clash of personalities at the top of the ruling party proved to be an
readBullying, corporal punishment prevalent in schools
21-12-2012
A SITUATION analysis done by the National Planning Commission found that bullying and corporal punishment are very common in Namibian schools, and that girls in school hostels are vulnerable to rape
readScanners worth N$300m standing in the rain
21-12-2012
HUNDREDS of millions of dollars’ worth of industrial X-ray equipment, acquired under the controversial ‘Teko Trio’ deal with China’s Nuctech company, has been sitting exposed to adverse weather
readNCS announces big investment
21-12-2012
CANADIAN-BASED Dundee Precious Metals Inc, the owner of Namibia Custom Smelters (NCS), is preparing to construct a N$1,7 billion sulphuric acid plant at its Tsumeb smelter.The acid plant will convert
readNamibian teachers feel insulted
21-12-2012
“WE feel the 31% average salary increment for politicians tabled before the president recently is an insult to teachers, public servants and Namibians at large,” said Ndadi, a member of the Khomas
readMultiple jams cause train delay
21-12-2012
PASSENGERS on a TransNamib train from Keetmanshoop to Windhoek who were expected to arrive in the capital at 07h00 yesterday morning only arrived at 15h00.Upon enquiry, Eugenia Tjaronda, the acting
readMore children in school
21-12-2012
THE Namibian education system enrols an ever-increasing number of children, and more children are retained within the system, although repetition rates are going up.This is contained in a recent
readKandjii joins protest over arrested family
21-12-2012
THE family and friends of the women who refused to be evicted marched to the Katutura police station yesterday in the company of Katutura Central Constituency councillor Ambrosius Kandjii, who
readFraud victim apologises to Ekandjo over allegations
21-12-2012
A GROOTFONTEIN farmer, who was swindled out of 24 cattle by someone using the name of Youth and Sport Minister Jerry Ekandjo, has offered an unconditional apology to the minister for having mistaken
readFaster Supreme Court leads by example
21-12-2012
BY simply getting on with the job and doing what it is supposed to do Namibia’s Supreme Court has started to lead by example over the past year.Like other courts in Namibia, the Supreme Court has in
readAlleged drug mules refused bail
21-12-2012
THE two foreign women who were found in possession of over 20kg of ephedrine earlier this week were refused bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.Priscilla Masa (26), a Zimbabwean
readFrontlining on Twitter
21-12-2012
IF you’re reading this, you’re not just another statistic on the Mayan calendar, you haven’t been caught up in an alternative universe, and you’re not an extra in ‘The Matrix’! It’s 2012’s final of-
readConfessions of an urban single mom
21-12-2012
2012 was... inspiring. i broke down routinely, which was awesome. i’ve learned you can’t truly breakthrough if you don’t break down.2013 will be... The light at the end of the tunnel, the rainbow
read‘Ekandjo Boys’ Vs ‘Geingob Boys’ The Politics of 2012 Swapo Party Congress
21-12-2012
THE Swapo Party constitution provides for a congress to be held every five years to, inter alia, elect new leadership and “to set the policy of the party, review and assess the overall activities and
readMay 2013 Be A Purposeful Year
21-12-2012
FOR all the boasting that Namibia is a rich country, we live like a poor family – unable to get out of the ‘hand to mouth’ cycle. It need not be like that because compared to many countries, Namibia
readThe Nascent ‘African Spring’ in South Africa and Namibia
21-12-2012
FROM a prominent trade unionist, overnight millionaire to an instant ‘police commander’.Questions are being asked as to what role Cyril Ramaphosa, the former trade unionist, and now a millionaire,
read2012: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
21-12-2012
2012 was an interesting and exciting year, but also disappointing. Where to start to reflect on the year that was? Let me start with the first citizen.Every president has his/her own defining moment.
readPolitical Perspective
21-12-2012
IT STANDS to reason that Namibians will fuss over the hefty 31 percent increase for our top politicians, which will not necessarily be ameliorated by the fact that civil servants are getting their
readNotable Quotes
21-12-2012
DESPITE the high level of unemployment and poverty – despite socio-economic hardship; a tiny minority of 239 politicians (ruling party and opposition politicians) are set to march on the path towards
readRambler
21-12-2012
Having survived the onslaught of the agents of darkness, increasingly obvious dementia and backbreaking work, Rambler brought readers of The Weekender his usual brand of sidesplitting social
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