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53 Articles found on Monday, 3 December 2012
Swapo youth league the biggest loser
03-12-2012
THE Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) was given a political lesson after none of their nominated candidates failed to get a top seat at the Swapo congress over the weekend.All three candidates namely
readNew blood in Swapo CC
03-12-2012
THE heads of some members of the Swapo Central Committee have rolled and the number of women in this structure increased by only one compared to the outcome of the 2007 congress.A total of 16 women
readModerates prevail
03-12-2012
THE victory of Hage Geingob in the Swapo vice presidential race has been seen as a win for moderates and inner-party democracy.His victory puts him in the running for the country’s presidency after
readBusiness outlook remains rosy in October
03-12-2012
BUSINESS confidence, as measured by the IJG Business Climate Index (BCI), remained strong in October, dipping from 141,7 points in September to 141,6. September’s reading was the highest in 12
readCongo rebels complete Goma pullout
03-12-2012
Goma – Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda completed their retreat from Congo’s eastern provincial capital on Saturday less than two weeks after taking control of the strategic city, a military
readBA, Stars keep momentum
03-12-2012
LOG leaders Black Africa, African Stars and Orlando Pirates all recorded victories, but Ramblers suffered their first defeat of the season in Round 8 action of the MTC Premiership over the weekend. On
readNBL beers wins European awards
03-12-2012
NAMIBIA Breweries (NBL) has clinched two silver awards at the recent European Star Awards – Windhoek Draught in the category ‘European-Style Mild Lager’ and Windhoek Light in the category
readWays to spot mega-trends
03-12-2012
To spot transformational trends early, companies need to tap into the peripheries of their industry, says Harvard Business Review.All leaders want to know what trends will shape the future of their
readIsland row dulls China land grab fears in Japan
03-12-2012
KUTCHAN, Japan – A spat over disputed islands has put a damper on Chinese sales of Japanese products from cars to cosmetics, but there is relief in one market at a fall-off of foreign buyers – real
readWays to spot mega-trends
03-12-2012
To spot transformational trends early, companies need to tap into the peripheries of their industry, says Harvard Business Review.All leaders want to know what trends will shape the future of their
readWatchdog lifts tight monitoring of Zimbabwe diamonds
03-12-2012
WASHINGTON – A UN-mandated global watchdog on Friday agreed to end a year of monitoring controls on Zimbabwe’s diamond trade, saying the government had allayed concerns over its remote Marange
readMaputo hotel with shady past to open
03-12-2012
MAPUTO – The gleaming 12 storey steel and glass edifice is a familiar feature on Maputo’s skyline, despite the fact the luxury hotel has never opened its doors.Instead the Radisson Hotel has stood
readChariot to sell stakes in fields off Namibia
03-12-2012
UK-BASED Chariot Oil & Gas Ltd explorer will sell stakes in fields off Namibia and Mauritania to help fund drilling costs next year.The company plans to drill at least two wells in Namibia’s central
readCost inflation to hurt miners in 2013
03-12-2012
MINING cost inflation will have a more visible negative impact on mining companies’ 2013 results than in the last couple of years, Fitch Ratings warned last week.The global ratings’ agency blamed this
readDe Beers sees tough 2012 ending on a brighter note
03-12-2012
LONDON – Diamond miner De Beers has seen a pick up in demand for its gems in the final months of 2012, after a year of subdued spending on luxury goods and tighter funding that held back its trade
read3 dead in Japan tunnel collapse
03-12-2012
TOKYO – A tunnel on a major highway in central Japan collapsed yesterday, killing at least three people and starting a blaze, Japanese media reported.Attempts to rescue those still trapped inside the
readPhilippines slams China ship plans
03-12-2012
Manila – The Philippines on Saturday denounced Chinese plans to search ships sailing through what Beijing says is its territory in the South China Sea in the latest irritant between the countries.The
readNorth Korea plans new rocket launch
03-12-2012
Seoul – North Korea said it would carry out its second rocket launch of 2012 as its youthful leader Kim Jong-un flexes his muscles a year after his father’s death, in a move that South Korea and the
readClashes rock Tunisia town as step made toward peace deal
03-12-2012
SILIANA – Fresh clashes erupted on Saturday in the flashpoint Tunisian town of Siliana, amid rising discontent over poor living conditions two years after the revolution, but a deal was struck aimed
readSwartbooi a gandja omapapa kaapolisi
03-12-2012
NGOLONEYA gwoshitopolwa sha Karas okwa indile aapolisi moshitopolwa shoka ya longe nuudhiginini mokukondjitha iilonga iiwinayi. Bernadus Swartbooi okwa kumike woo aapolisi opo kaaya zimine aantu ya
readOomiliona dhimwe dhaODC dha monika omasiku ngaka
03-12-2012
EPANGELO olya monopo oodola oomiliona 37,5 dhomoomiloma 100 ndhoka dhakala tadhi kongwa nkene dha kanene okuza moshiketha shehangano lya Offshore Development Corporation konyala omimvo omugoyi dha
readElelo lyondoolopa yaShakati lya ningila aakulupe naanona
03-12-2012
ELELO lyondoolopa yaShakati pamwe naaniilonga ya lyo, meti 23 Novemba 2012 olya li lya longekidhila aakulupe naanona yomOshakati iitelekela yOkrisimesa, sha ningilwa mu yimwe yomoohotela
readIilonga yuudhiginini oyo ayike tayi yukipalitha oondjambi oonene
03-12-2012
OMIMVO ndatu dha pitipo omwaalu omunene gwiimaliwa hayi pewa oshikondo shElongo ohayi longithwa okufuta oondjambi dhaanambelewa naaniilonga moshikondo shoka. Omapekapeko oga ulike kutya iimaliwa mbika
readSwapo oku li mondjila yili nawa
03-12-2012
SHOKA shaningwapo moSwapo uule woomwedhi mbali dha piti otashi vulika shi talikeko ongo einyengo lyevi itaali vulu okuyelekwa. Ndele omalunduluko ngoka taga ningwa mongundu otashi vulika ga
readSMS mOshiwambo
03-12-2012
*Human Right taleni nawa oshipotha sho CR No 114/12/05 mohofa yopashitopolwa ya Katutura onomola ontiyali ina yi pangulwa. Ovanhu vetu ova mangelwe omudo 2005 fiyo onena ina va pangulwa medina kutya
readAahingindhila ya Air Namibia ya shuna kiilonga konima yekanka
03-12-2012
AAHINGINDHILA miilonga yomombepo ya Namibia oya zimine oku taamba egwedhelo lyooperesenda ntano ndyoka Air Namibia a kala tati olyo ashike ta vulu okuya pa.Omuperesidende gwehangano lyaahingindhila
readBeckham bows out of MLS in style
03-12-2012
CARSON – David Beckham’s LA Galaxy team-mates urged him to stay on for another year after they won their second successive MLS Cup on Saturday, and while their hopes will surely be in vain, the
readRecords fall at National Swimming Championships
03-12-2012
Records continued to fall at the National Swimming Championships on Saturday as Christine Briedenhann of Namib Swimming Academy joined the two record breakers of Friday - Kiah Borg and Zanri
readMessi one shy of Mueller’s record
03-12-2012
BACK in December 1972, Gerd Mueller raised eyebrows across Europe and the entire football world by overtaking the record of 76 goals within a calendar year established in 1958 by Brazilian legend
readWenger calls for unity as fans revolt
03-12-2012
LONDON – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told the club’s unhappy fans he will bring happier times back to the club after Swansea City beat them 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium.Saturday’s defeat followed
readEngland can win Rugby World Cup, says Hansen
03-12-2012
LONDON – New Zealand coach Steve Hansen said England, as well as his own reigning champions, could win the 2015 World Cup after seeing Stuart Lancaster’s men inflict a record-breaking 38-21 defeat on
readSMSes for Monday 03 December 2012
03-12-2012
SMS Of The Day *GOD help Namibian first time home owners. I am a lecturer qualifying for almost N$800 000 but cannot find a proper house or a plot to buy. An undeveloped plot costs between N$250 000
readSuicide attack at US base
03-12-2012
JALALABAD – Suicide attackers detonated bombs and fired rockets outside a major US base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing five people in a brazen operation that highlighted the country’s security
readTaxpayers foot bill for Zuma brothers’ homes
03-12-2012
Johannesburg – Taxpayers money has allegedly been used to pay for renovations to the homes of President Jacob Zuma’s two brothers, the Sunday Times reported. Michael and Joseph Zuma allegedly had
readSwapo Central Committee
03-12-2012
Name Votes 1. Nahas Angula 391 2. Abraham Iyambo 359 3. Ben
readNotable Quotes
03-12-2012
A CANDIDATE who does not make it has a duty to support the winner without hesitation. – President Hifikepunye Pohamba told the candidates vying for Swapo Party top positions during the opening of the
readTwo killed in building collapse
03-12-2012
THE Pick n Pay building at Ondangwa, which also hosts the local Bank Windhoek branch, partly collapsed yesterday, killing at least two people.Among the dead was a nine-year-old girl. Scores of other
readSwakopmund Arts Association threatens to sue newspapers
03-12-2012
THE Swakopmund Arts Association says it turned down an exhibition request because the Woermannhaus gallery was not “technically” suitable and because of “spatial restraints”.The Namibian published an
readNamibia should develop software – Kaapanda
03-12-2012
THE minister of information and communication technology, Joël Kaapanda, says the Universal Access and Service Policy emphasises capacity building and skills development relevant to the Information
readHit-and-run case of Russian woman postponed
03-12-2012
THE case in which a Russian citizen is charged with killing a Windhoek resident in a hit-and-run accident five months ago has been postponed to May next year.Russian national Irina Lavrukhina was
readGoabab verdict set for January
03-12-2012
THE verdict in the corruption trial of former National Assembly Secretary Nama Goabab and parliamentary accountant Abraham George was again postponed in the High Court on Friday, and is now scheduled
readEkandjo to visit Khorixas over high tariffs
03-12-2012
LOCAL Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo will visit Khorixas on December 15 to address residents’ complaints of high municipal tariffs.This was announced at a meeting organised by the Khorixas Huidere
readDerailment costs TransNamib millions
03-12-2012
TRANSNAMIB suffered damages of more than N$65 million to its infrastructure and rolling stock when a train derailed at the coast during the early hours of Saturday.The derailment occurred at 06h15 at
readNamibian Constitution part of Chaskalson’s legacy
03-12-2012
FORMER South African Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, who has died at the age of 81, leaves behind an enduring legacy in Namibia in the form of the country’s Constitution.Chaskalson was one of the
readLabour ministry responds to fraudulent SMS
03-12-2012
THE Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare has condemned a text message doing the rounds aimed at selling information for money.Paulus Ashipala, the ministry’s spokesperson, says: “The public is hereby
readNUNW says Kaaronda should’ve appealed
03-12-2012
THE National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) says its fired secretary general, Evilastus Kaaronda, has not exhausted the federation’s internal procedures by not appealing against his dismissal.As a
readHome Affairs has no ghost workers – ministry
03-12-2012
THE Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, like the agriculture ministry, says it has no ghost workers on its payroll as was asserted in the April 2011 to March 2012 annual report of the Public
readSouth Africa makes progress in fight against HIV-AIDS
03-12-2012
JOHANNESBURG – In the early ‘90s when South Africa’s Themba Lethu clinic could only treat HIV-AIDS patients for opportunistic diseases, many would come in on wheelchairs and keep coming to the health
readWorld’s highest paid musician is ...
03-12-2012
You may be singing ‘Call Me Maybe’, or dancing ‘Gangnam Style’ to this year’s music, but it was veteran hip-hop artist Dr Dre who topped Forbes’s list of the 25 highest-paid musicians in
readFrom The Twittersphere
03-12-2012
NAMIBIAN tweets get to grips with the seriousness of World AIDS Day, as well as talk the talk on the lighter side of the serious business of choosing the Swapo Party’s Vice Presidential
readJudith Sephuma joins Mzansi Magic reality show
03-12-2012
Renowned afro-pop and jazz sensation Judith Sephuma joins ‘Clash of the Choirs SA’, a new reality show on Mzansi Magic, as a choir master for her hometown in the Polokwane, Limpopo, auditions to
readBotha, Honiball win Namibia Masters
03-12-2012
LOUIS Botha and Riekie Honiball were crowned the singles champions of the Namibia Masters tennis tournament at the SKW courts in Olympia yesterday. In the men’s final, Botha beat Deon van Dyk 6-2,
readNamibia gets off to a winning start at 2012 Netball Nations Cup
03-12-2012
NAMIBIA began their 2012 Netball Nations Cup campaign with a 58-25 defeat of the Republic of Ireland yesterday. The Namibians led 19-5 after the first quarter and extended their advantage to 35-10 by
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