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63 Articles found on Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Moroccan outfits, chicken gizzards and St Valentine
15-02-2012
BY 13h30 yesterday afternoon, the parking lot at the National Assembly (NA) was bursting at the seams with luxury German official vehicles – cordoned off with red and white ribbon like a fresh crime
readCivil wage bill ‘running away’
15-02-2012
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday said it isn’t right that nearly half of Government’s total income has to be spent on salaries for civil servants.Briefing the private sector and
readHopeful Pohamba
15-02-2012
President Hifikepunye Pohamba arrives at the National Assembly for the opening of the fifth session of the fifth Parliament yesterday afternoon. See story and pictures on page 6. Photo: Henry van Rooi
readECN tender faces challenge
15-02-2012
A COMPANY that lost out on a multimillion-dollar contract put out on tender by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is preparing to fight its case in court.The ECN has awarded the contract for
readJanuary inflation drops to 6,6%
15-02-2012
ANNUAL inflation continued its zigzagging trend last month, dropping from 7,2 per cent in December to 6,6 per cent.Food inflation edged up from 9,2 per cent year-on-year (y/y) to 9,3 per cent, with
readIsraeli diplomat attack by ‘well-trained’ operative: India
15-02-2012
NEW DELHI – A bomb blast that badly wounded an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi was a terrorist attack by a highly-trained operative, the Indian government said yesterday, as Israel accused Iran of being
readBA unfazed by chasing pack
15-02-2012
LOG leaders Black Africa are not worried about African Stars’ recent resurgence or the rest of the chasing pack’s ambitions, says their technical director Brian Isaacs. Isaacs said his side a far from
readTo teach, show and tell
15-02-2012
BOSTON – The best way to start to train a novice in any field or to develop good instructional materials is for the expert to actually do the tasks in question, says Harvard Business Review.How many
readCreditors spell out further Greece austerity
15-02-2012
BERLIN – Greece’s international creditors yesterday spelled out the austerity measures promised by Athens that have to be put into practice before it can receive new bailout cash, according to a
readChinese officially bid for Husab mine
15-02-2012
PERTH – The China Guandong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) yesterday launched a A$2,2-billion takeover offer for ASX- and TSX-listed uranium developer Extract Resources, Mining Weekly
readMedical brain drain costs Africa billions
15-02-2012
SUB-SAHARAN African countries have invested billions in training doctors only to lose them to the rest of the world, a new study has shown.According to a study published in the British Medical
readNine European countries slide on ratings
15-02-2012
WASHINGTON – Moody’s has chopped the debt ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal and put France, Britain and Austria on warning, saying they were increasingly vulnerable to the eurozone crisis.Casting
readTech Digest
15-02-2012
Chinese company seeks iPad ban BEIJING – A Chinese company says it will ask customs officials to block imports and exports of Apple iPads in a dispute over ownership of the name for the tablet
readLights out in Zim if Zesa doesn’t pay debt
15-02-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s energy minister has warned the country risks losing electricity imports from its major supplier if it fails to pay a US$90 million debt to Mozambique’s Hydro Cabora Bassa dam.“That
readNamport grants dry ports to neighbours
15-02-2012
NAMIBIA is under obligation from political leaders and various United Nations declarations to make space available to landlocked neighbouring countries for the import and export of their goods.The
readInternational Digest
15-02-2012
Zurich most expensive city CANBERRA – Zurich has topped Tokyo to become the world’s most expensive city, as surging currencies push up the cost of living in countries like Switzerland and Australia,
readObama’s budget: Government still getting bigger
15-02-2012
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has unveiled a record US$3,8 trillion election-year budget plan, calling for stimulus-style spending on roads and schools and tax hikes on the wealthy to help pay
readDie Antwoord video pulled over copyright
15-02-2012
THE teaser trailer for Die Antwoord’s new album ‘Ten$ion’ has been pulled from the internet after copyright concerns over an anti-apartheid sculpture, the Cape Times reported on Tuesday.Martin Heller,
readFirst public photos of Blue Ivy Carter go online
15-02-2012
SHE’S been a sensation since she’s been born, and now Blue Ivy has made her public debut.Five photos of the one-month-old were posted by her parents – Beyonce and Jay-Z – on a page at the blogging
readFrom The Twittersphere
15-02-2012
VALENTINE’S Day, the Grammys, trade and trade-offs ... in short, compensation of many sorts, have been snaking their way down Twitter time lines. Plus, putting a spin on #romanticmovies!@shans: I’ve
readLast Band Standing is back!
15-02-2012
NAMIBIA’S bands will receive a chance to win fantastic prizes when the ever popular Last Band Standing competition will kick off on March 7, announced Enid Johr, public relations and marketing officer
readWhite ‘mafia’ controls judiciary: Malema
15-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – The judiciary is controlled by the white minority, embattled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said at a closed session of the league’s lekgotla. “I have lawyers who are
readJudgement reserved in M&G deformation case
15-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Judgement in a civil case of defamation brought by Bosasa Operations against the Mail & Guardian and a reporter was reserved by the High Court in Johannesburg yesterday.Judge Moroa
readSyria’s Homs battered as civilian plight worsens
15-02-2012
DAMASCUS – Syria’s army killed at least six civilians yesterday in the heaviest shelling of Homs for several days, monitors said, as the international community warned of a humanitarian disaster in
readWorld Briefs
15-02-2012
Iranian blows off legs in Bangkok blast BANGKOK – An Iranian man carrying explosives blew off his own legs and wounded four other people in two blasts yesterday in Bangkok, Thai authorities said.
readAfrican Briefs
15-02-2012
Pirates kill two in attack off Nigeria LAGOS – Pirates fired on a cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria on Monday killing the captain and chief engineer, a maritime watchdog body said as it warned
readNo censorship, says SA’s National Press Club
15-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Had it not been for the media and whistle-blowers, many instances of corruption would not have been exposed, the National Press Club (NPC) said yesterday.The Protection of State
readAnger at teachers sleeping with pupils
15-02-2012
DURBAN – Three high school teachers in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, have allegedly been involved in sexual relationships with pupils, the Sowetan reported yesterday.Esiqiwini High School parents and
readOmbaanga yaanangeshefa aashona nopokati ta yi ka tameka mbala
15-02-2012
OMINISTA yIipindi noofabulika Hage Geingob oya nyenyeta kombinga yuukwanambelewa mboka tawu thikama moshipala okungeshefa moNamibia. Geingob sho a popi petameko lyokwoopaleka omatungo moka tamu kala
readOmambakumbaku goonakulwa aakulu
15-02-2012
OMINISTA yOonakulwa Aakulu, omundohotola Nickey Iyambo okwa konakona oombambaku 46 ndhoka uuministeli we wa landa omolwa ooproyeka dhoonakulwa aakulu oshilongo ashihe.Oonakulwa aakulu oya pitikwa
readAanambelewa yiikwagumbo yiindilwa ya longe nawa
15-02-2012
AANAMBELEWA yoshikondo shiikwameni oya indilwa noku kumikwa opo ya longe nuudhiginini nonondjungu oku yakula oshigwana shoka sha pumbwa ekwatho lyawo ethimbo olindji. Eindilo nelombwelo ndika olya
readOonkundana pafupi mUuyuni
15-02-2012
DAMASCUS: Syria okwa tokola okweetapo egameno nonando opena oonkambadhala tadhi ningwa kUukumwe wa Arab okuhulithapo etiko lyombinzi moshilongo shoka. Oshikundaneki shepangelo Sana osha endulula
readOmufekelwa medhipago lya Neumann a kwatwa
15-02-2012
OMUFEKELWA omutitano medhipago lyomukwashigwana gwaNdowishi, nomunafaalama omushona pomulonga gwa Shiwakopo, Thilo Neumann [40] okwa kwatelwe oshiwike shayi na okwa holokele mompangu ya mengestrata
readIiketha yokukwathela miiponga muukumwe
15-02-2012
AAKALIMO mo Namibia, South Africa ,Botswana na Swaziland ota ya vulu oku pula omakwatho koshiketha shiimaliwa kombinga yiiponga yomoondjila yiilongo mbika. Omaindilo ngoka otaga tuminwa koshiketha sho
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
15-02-2012
HARARE: Omushangwa gwotango gwekotampango epe lya Zimbabwe ota gu ka indika omuperesidende, Robert Mugabe kaa thikame ongo omuwiliki gwoshilongo shoka momahogololo taga landula. Aayambidhidhi ya
readOmupolisi nale a tulwa mondholongo omimvo 8
15-02-2012
OMUWILIKI nale gwosasiona yopolisi okwa tumwa kondjedhililo omimvo hetatu molwonkambadhala yedhipago. Nguka okwa pewa egeelo ndika omolwa onkambadhala ndjoka a ningile konyala, aale adhipage
readAakwati ombambyona yi indile yi ifutilemo
15-02-2012
AAFEKELWA yaali aamwayinathana Veyonne Beukes [23] na Dylan Stramis[18] ota ya ka ninga ishewe eindilo lyokwiifutilamo momasiku 21 ga February, konima sho eindilo lyawo lyotango lya li lya ponyo
readTa ka pangulwa molweyono
15-02-2012
OMULUMENTU omugundjuka ngoka aniwa a li a hingi osheenditho she shuuka miiyenditho ya li ya humbata omukokoliperesidende, Sam Nujoma omumvo 2009 ota ka hokololithwa oshinima shika.Erastus Nashima osha
readEwawa lyaagundjuka mo Swapo lya tala nawa Tipeeg natango
15-02-2012
OMUWILIKI gwaagundjuka mo Swapo okwa konene etulomiilongo lyondungethaneko yokweetapo oompito dhiilonga nokukokeka omahupilo shoka hashi ithanwa[Tipeeg], ati ota yi ende kashona. Elijah Ngurare okwa
readChasing the dots ... Sporting Chances to Ritual Dances
15-02-2012
SPORT used to be about character and usually team building within societies. Sure, there were professional teams who attracted many wild supporters who watched games live as part of their social
readCup inspectors happy with Karas progress
15-02-2012
THE hosts of this year’s The Namibian Newspaper Cup, the Karas Region, passed their latest assessment conducted by the tournament’s organising committee on Monday, according to the head of the
readForeign legion at a glance
15-02-2012
An update on some of Namibia’s brightest prospects playing abroad.ENGLAND Burly Namibian striker Wilko Risser this week signed for English League Two (third division) Aldershot Town on a short-term
readRangers intends to go into administration
15-02-2012
GLASGOW - Rangers filed legal papers Monday indicating its intention to go into administration, placing the future of the financially stricken Scottish club in jeopardy.The Scottish champions, who
readFootball Fixtures
15-02-2012
Wednesday, February 16 Uefa Champions League Zenit v Benfica 19h00 AC Milan v Arsenal 21h45 Namibia Premier League Black Africa v Tigers 20h00 SA Premiership Ajax CT v Platinum Stars 19h30 AmaZulu v
readAnnual Windhoek Harriers road running race held
15-02-2012
A TOTAL of 111 of the 125 runners and walkers completed the annual Joseph and Snyman road running event presented by Windhoek Harriers on Saturday. This was the 24th edition of the event sponsored by
readTsumeb hosts coaching course
15-02-2012
THE Namibia Football Association introductory coaching course began in the north-central town of Tsumeb on Monday. The course, featuring at least 30 participants, is the first of the coaching
readTips for the 2012 Cycle Challenge
15-02-2012
WHETHER you are a beginner or a seasoned veteran, here are few tips to get you ready for the Nedbank Cycle Challenge, courtesy of Windhoek Pedal Power: Preparation Make sure that you have trained
readThierry Henry hoping to go out with a bang
15-02-2012
MILAN – Thierry Henry will be looking to give the club he loves a farewell gift as he makes his final appearance for Arsenal against AC Milan in the Champions League tonight.Henry’s second spell at
readCash bonus for Zambia’s Nations Cup winners
15-02-2012
LUSAKA – The Zambian government has given US$59,000 to each player in the national side which won the country’s first Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday, the sports minister said Tuesday.“The
readAfrican champs return to heroes’ welcome
15-02-2012
LUSAKA – Zambia’s national team arrived home Monday to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of fans who gathered to greet the Copper Bullets after they won the country’s first Africa Cup of Nations
readWell murder suspects lose defence lawyers
15-02-2012
BOTH defence lawyers representing the two men accused of murdering two people whose skeletal remains were found in a dry well at a farm in the Kalkrand area in July 2009 withdrew from the men’s case
readUis grinds to halt after the tin ran out
15-02-2012
UIS is a small town not far from Henties Bay, which used to be a vibrant mining town where the open-pit mine once had the reputation of being the largest hard-rock tin mine in the world. Tin was
readSuspect denies nurses’ home murder charge
15-02-2012
MURDER suspect David Kaapanda, who is being prosecuted over the killing of his girlfriend in her flat at the Windhoek Central Hospital Nurses’ Home in late 2009, pleaded not guilty when his trial
readSMSes for Wednesday 15 February 2012
15-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *TO those guys who want the rider monument removed: just take the soldier away but leave the horse alone. These innocent creatures suffered horribly on all sides during the senseless
readPohamba calls for MPs’ commitment
15-02-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba opened the fifth session of the fifth Parliament yesterday afternoon with a clear and unambiguous call on legislators to serve the electorate with dedication and
readNurses’ registration halted
15-02-2012
THE University of Namibia (Unam) yesterday wrote to the Nursing Council of Namibia to halt the registration of some final-year nursing students.This came after a group of students cried foul about the
readNotable Quotes
15-02-2012
PEOPLE cannot make themselves rich out of Tipeeg. – Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) Hardap regional coordinator, Titus /Huisemab, said those exploiting the Government’s Targeted Intervention
readLüderitz tender exemption granted
15-02-2012
THE tender board of the Lüderitz Town Council on Monday granted tender exemption for a N$1,26 million road rehabilitation contract, as requested by the council management.The contract was given to
readJob seekers duped by employment scam
15-02-2012
A NUMBER of unemployed young people might have been duped by an employment scam whose advertisement appeared in local daily on Friday, offering vacancies at Otjiwarongo and Omuthiya.A company called
readIivula-Ithana calls for better justice
15-02-2012
THE Ministry of Justice and its staff must endeavour to deliver better services to the people of Namibia in the year ahead, Justice Minister Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana told staff members of the ministry
readCecilia Ndishishi passes on
15-02-2012
PARLIAMENT yesterday observed a minute of silence in memory of the Ministry of Finance undersecretary of State Accounts, Cecilia Kashikuka Ndishishi, after a long illness on Tuesday evening. “She will
readAus community info centre shuts down
15-02-2012
THE community-owned Aus Tourism Information Centre (ATIC) in the south shut down at the end last year due to financial problems. ATIC, which was funded by the European Union and is the property of the
readArts extension staff unhappy with contracts
15-02-2012
STAFF at the National Arts Extension Programme (NAEP) in Windhoek have expressed dissatisfaction with their employer over a number of issues relating to their terms of employment, and have called on
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