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71 Articles found on Friday, 17 February 2012
Swapo changes conditions to get N$2,6m ‘office’
17-02-2012
SWAPO managed to snatch a prime developed erf (no. 3486), with an ‘office zone’ valuation of N$2,6 million in Swakopmund’s old light industrial area, for only N$30 000, based on ‘new’ conditions that
readGovt bolsters AIDS funding through GIZ
17-02-2012
AS funding for Namibia’s HIV-AIDS programmes dwindle, Government signed into agreement the second phase of the Ministry of Health and Social Services and GIZ multi-sectoral HIV-AIDS response
readPanic about ‘US chopper’
17-02-2012
THE Minister of Works and Transport, Erkki Nghimtina, on Monday suspended the director of civil aviation, Bethuel Mujetenga, after President Hifikepunye Pohamba was allegedly upset about seeing a
readWork starts on road between Ngoma and Nakabolelwa
17-02-2012
NGOMA –Works and Transport Minister Erkki Nghimtina has launched the long-awaited 21-kilometre road between Ngoma and Nakabolelwa, which will be constructed N$46 million over the next 15
readMalnutrition ‘puts 450mn children at risk of stunting’
17-02-2012
LONDON – About 450 million children will be physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years unless the world takes action to tackle malnutrition, a report from Save the Children warned on
readCoastal giants prepare for tough derby clash
17-02-2012
THE focus in the Namibia Premier League falls on the coastal derby when LHU Blue Waters host Eleven Arrows at the Kuisebmond Stadium on Saturday, starting at 16h00.Altogether five encounters will be
readDefine how your team will work
17-02-2012
Once the lofty subjects of purpose, goals and plans have been determined, team leaders need to pay attention to the actual mechanics of how the team will actually do its work, says Harvard Business
readWalvis Bay is mariculture oyster
17-02-2012
WALVIS BAY – Namibian waters are very favourable for growing species like oysters when compared to other areas in the world.“Oysters grow to market size in eight to ten months for a 100 gram oyster in
readBottoming Out
17-02-2012
Champagne producer strikes gold LES RICEYS – A French champagne producer literally hit gold when workers doing up an old building on his property brought down a shower of US coins hidden in the
readOldest Swiss private bank is newest US target
17-02-2012
ST GALLEN, Switzerland – On the morning of January 27, employees at the St Gallen headquarters of Wegelin, Switzerland’s oldest private bank, were told to expect an important announcement from Konrad
readSoccer victory will boost Zambian economy
17-02-2012
ECONOMIC experts and stakeholders in the business community have said Zambia’s winning of the African Cup of Nations will boost the economy and help enhance productivity in the copper-producing
readLibya struggles to revive economy
17-02-2012
TRIPOLI – Oil exports are approaching pre-conflict levels and international sanctions have been lifted, but four months after fighting ended, experts warn that Libya’s financial situation remains
readAfrican Digest
17-02-2012
Egypt lends for power plant WASHINGTON – The World Bank has said it had approved a US$240 loan to Egypt to help finance the Giza North Power Project. It comes on the back of US$600 million in
readSouth Sudan oil row with Khartoum hurting China ties
17-02-2012
JUBA – South Sudan has said its relations with China are being strained by accusations that Chinese oil firms may have cooperated with Sudan in seizing a portion of its oil in a row over transit
readInternational Digest
17-02-2012
EU, China trade to hit record HONG KONG – Bilateral trade between China and the European Union will hit a new record this year, EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht said in Hong Kong
readZim president’s loyalists ‘hide’ diamond cash
17-02-2012
HARARE – A group monitoring blood diamonds said mining officials loyal to the authoritarian president are stashing profits from Zimbabwe’s diamond fields, and cited fears the money could be used for
readMalema won’t go: ANCYL
17-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema will not be removed from his position by anyone but the structures of the league, his deputy Ronald Lamola said
readKey leaders meet in Pakistan for regional sumit
17-02-2012
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday welcomed the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key juncture in peace efforts with the Taliban and amid rising tensions between Tehran and
readAfrican Briefs
17-02-2012
Police in Senegal fire tear gas at protest DAKAR – Protesters defied a government ban on Wednesday and made their way to a square only blocks from the presidential palace, the closest that the
readWorld Briefs
17-02-2012
Iranians planned to attack Israelis BANGKOK – Three Iranians detained after accidentally setting off explosives in Bangkok were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, Thailand’s top policeman said
readNew method could boost malaria drug production
17-02-2012
BERLIN – German scientists have developed a new way to make a key malaria drug that they say could easily quadruple production and drop the price significantly, increasing the availability of
readMost Honduras fire inmates awaited trial
17-02-2012
COMAYAGUA – The prisoners whose scorched bodies were carried out piece by piece yesterday morning from a charred Honduran prison had been locked inside an overcrowded penitentiary where most inmates
readAdvice For The Witbooi Clan
17-02-2012
THE current battle on the Witbooi leadership is not only ugly but will also split both the Witbooi family and the Witbooi clan in pieces. This issue should have been dealt with already in an amicable
readWhy A Dam in the South?
17-02-2012
I STAND to be corrected but I do not see much sense of building a big dam in the southern part of this country. Scientific evidence has it on record that Windhoek is expected to face absolute water
readSenior Citizens Are Veterans
17-02-2012
ALLOW me a space to support a letter by HK, Eenhana, published on 10 February 2012, and titled ‘when will our parents be recognised?’.I am not against veterans getting that huge package of N$50 000. I
readMisplaced Nuclear Power Aspirations
17-02-2012
WITH horror, I read the article ‘Namibia in nuclear plant trade-off with France’ dated 09 February 2012. Is our government so completely blinded by their ego, corruption and ill-gotten gains that they
readUnam’s Easy Money-Making Scheme
17-02-2012
ALLOW me space in your beloved newspaper to express my shocking experience at the country’s highest learning institution.My nightmares started in 2010 when I registered on 31 January for a Diploma in
readOfficer Who Breaks The Law
17-02-2012
KINDLY allow me to direct my grievance via your paper to the attention of the Ombudsman. There have been several reports of traffic officers using their cell phones without hands-free kits while
readFrom A Man’s Rib
17-02-2012
I AM greatly disappointed by President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s opening speech during the Swapo Women’s Council meeting aired on NBC television which appeared to be making a mockery of the Christian view
readDemocracy As Sustainability
17-02-2012
WITH interest I read the article about some Swakopmund people objecting to being kept out of the Dorob Nature Conservancy in the area, and some good strong statements from your Minister of Environment
readFacilitation And Kickbacks
17-02-2012
YOU reported on Hage Geingob’s ‘kickback’ in your Thursday, 9 February 2012 edition. Well, Geingob [Minister of Trade and Industry] seems to be confused on the issue. He stated that he paid taxes on
readValentine’s Day At Schools
17-02-2012
I AM shocked to see schools encouraging celebration of Valentine’s Day among schoolchildren. What love is to be celebrated by school children and love for whom? I may be backward but my understanding
readOn Black Corruption
17-02-2012
I DEFINE black corruption as the process of someone stealing from a dying, hungry, sick, helpless person, mostly committed by people in the public service institutions, including the government, to
readAapolisi yane yatulwa pevi mekengelelo
17-02-2012
AANAMBELEWA yopolisi yane mboka ya kwatelwe shina sha nekengelelo lyiimaliwa yoodola omiliona 2,1 oya tulwa pevi manga oshinima shika tashi konakonwa. Aanambelewa mbaka oyo moshitopolwa shiiniwe
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
17-02-2012
ADDIS ABABA: Sudan okwa kuthako omahooli goongoma oomiliona 2,4 ga South Sudan, naashika osha eta opo omahooli goshilongo shoka ga kuthwapo ku Sudan ga kale ge vule poongoma oomiliona hamano.Iilongo
readIilonga ta yi endelele yo Internet muApril nuumvo
17-02-2012
ONGODHI yokwenditha omawi noshow uuyelele wopashinanena yedhina West Africa Cable System[WACS] ota yi ka tameka iilonga paipindi mu April nuumvo.WACS ongodhi yomakwatathano yeenda kohi yefuta kooha
readAshona yowala taya vulu okulanda
17-02-2012
KONYALA ooperesenda 14 dhaaNamibia oyo ayeke taya vulu okulanda omagumbo moshilongo. Uuyelele mbuka owa hololwa momushangwa gwomapekaapeko ga ningwa kombaanga Yotango yopashigwana. Pamapekaapeko
readOmalandithilo kiilongo yilwe ga pumbiwa
17-02-2012
AALANDITHI yiilongomwa pondje oya pumbwa oku konga omahala galwe mpoka ta ya tumine iilongomwa yawo. Ethaneko ndika olya gandjwa komunawino momahupilo omukuluntu mombaanga yopashigwana ya Namibia,
readYandeni uukwamuhoko alikana
17-02-2012
OMUPOPI mOshigongi shopashigwana okwa indile aawiliki yopashigwana noshowo oshigwana ashihe shi iyageke uukwamuhoko noshowo okuulika kutya omuntu okwa za koshitopolwa shini. Theo Ben Gurirab okwa
readSpurs circus at Stevenage in FA Cup
17-02-2012
MANCHESTER – Tottenham Hotspur will hope to ride the wave of Harry Redknapp euphoria as they seek to live up to their newfound status of FA Cup favourites when they travel to Stevenage this weekend.
readWits looking to crack top 8
17-02-2012
WHILE much of the Premiership attention tomorrow will be on the Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Moroka Swallows, Bidvest Wits will be looking at reclaiming a place in the lucrative top eight on
readStormers struggle with injuries
17-02-2012
HOOKER Deon Fourie broke a bone in his hand in the Stormers’ pre-season warm-up rugby fixture against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth over the weekend.On Monday, Stormers’ head coach Allister
readMilan routs Arsenal, Zenit also wins
17-02-2012
THE most highly anticipated matchup of the Champions League’s first knockout round was hardly even a contest.AC Milan outclassed Arsenal on Wednesday to plant one foot firmly in the Champions League
readBlack Africa beat Tigers to go 9 points clear
17-02-2012
BLACK Africa beat Tigers 2-0 on Wednesday to stretch their lead to nine points at the top of the Namibia Premier League log.Second-half goals by Bryan Bantam and Marco van Wyk gave them victory, and
readMarc third in Cape Town
17-02-2012
NAMIBIAN mountain bike rider Marc Bassingthwaighte came third overall in the first leg of the SA Exco Cup series in Durbanville, Cape Town, last weekend.The South African champion Burry Stander won
readPick, set, spike – 2012 Fistball season set to start
17-02-2012
NAMIBIA’S fistball season will kick off on Saturday, with the season’s opening tournament. The SKW Sport Club will host a total of eleven teams that will be participating in two categories. The games
readYouths occupy pensioners’ housing
17-02-2012
THE Keetmanshoop chief executive officer, Paul Vleermuis, has expressed concerns over the high number of young people occupying housing units specifically built for pensioners in the Krönlein area.
readWitnesses recount bloody knife attack
17-02-2012
TWO alleged eyewitnesses recounted the deadly stabbing of a Namibian Defence Force member at Gobabis in mid-2010 in chilling testimony heard in the High Court in Windhoek this week.“I only saw that he
readVeteran langarm musician Gonny dies
17-02-2012
NAMIBIA is mourning the death of veteran musician Gonny Klazen (63), who died of a heart attack at his home in Rehoboth on Wednesday evening.The founding member and owner of the Reho Combo Langarm
readSwapo women to support female candidate
17-02-2012
THE Swapo Party Women’s Council (SPWC) will throw its weight behind a female candidate, should a woman within the ruling party be nominated for any top-four position at the upcoming congress of the
readStandards needed in construction
17-02-2012
KAVANGO Block Brick (KBB) founder Heinrich Schroeder has called on Government to adopt a code of standards for the construction sector.According to a statement released by KBB, a lot of time and
readSMSes for Friday 17 February 2012
17-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *FOLLOWING the news and happenings of last week, I wonder whether we have strong leaders who can deal with racism, favouritism, nepotism and all kinds of evil which already destroy the
readSettlement in school molestation claim
17-02-2012
A HARD-FOUGHT case in which a Windhoek mother was suing a school where her daughter was allegedly sexually molested by a group of small boys was settled in the High Court in Windhoek this week.In
readRailway line celebrates 100 years
17-02-2012
ALMOST a century ago on March 3 1912, the railway line between Windhoek and Keetmanshoop was completed and opened for business. The railway line was built by Bau- und Betriebskonsortium Bachstein
readNBC cuts costs to the bone
17-02-2012
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) will soon cut its television broadcasting hours drastically in order to keep head above water.Spending on locally produced programmes will also be slashed,
readMinistry wins some, loses some
17-02-2012
STAFF shortages in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, especially of registered nurses, doctors and pharmacists, remain a serious problem hampering quality healthcare delivery.This was the
readMCA assists with communal land reform training
17-02-2012
THE Millennium Challenge Account Namibia (MCA-N) will this month team up with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to raise awareness of its Communal Land Support (CLS) programme. The MCA-N
readKhorixas residents rally against corruption
17-02-2012
ABOUT 500 Khorixas residents yesterday demonstrated against corruption at the local council, calling for the removal of the chief executive officer.The demonstrators in no uncertain terms called for
readEarly detection necessary to treat childhood cancer
17-02-2012
GLOBAL childhood cancer organisations have launched an early detection campaign to save the lives of thousands of children.February 15 was International Childhood Cancer Day. The International Society
readDomestic employers’ body gets organised
17-02-2012
AN interim steering committee has been selected by the proposed Employers of Domestic Workers in Namibia Organisation (Edwono), with its name to remain the same for now. A handful of employers of
readDocumentary explores ending Black History Month
17-02-2012
AFTER hearing actor Morgan Freeman call Black History Month “ridiculous” on a television news show a few years ago, New York filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman set out to challenge the February
readAbraham Iyambo ‘cool’ and well
17-02-2012
ABRAHAM Iyambo, the Minister of Education, yesterday told The Namibian that he is “cool and doing very, very well”.President Hifikepunye Pohamba recently announced that Iyambo is on six months’ sick
readHarvesting Garbage
17-02-2012
THE Minister of Finance, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, and Swapo Youth League Secretary Elijah Ngurare called our attention to the same issue in the past week, while talking about different matters.What
readFrontlining on Twitter
17-02-2012
WHETHER it’s school, fashion or food – you name it – Namibia’s Twitterati have a view, or two, or three. Be schooled!@iamthefritz: School vs. Social life. School wins. #tooschoolforcool @justThabo:
readIn the year 3012
17-02-2012
100 years from now when we’ve buried most of our collective tribalistic baggage, we will hopefully cease to be such a collective bore.Maybe if we all look the same and do the same mundane thing with
readThe New Division of Africa
17-02-2012
SUDAN was bombing South Sudan again last week, only a couple of months after the two countries split apart. Sudan is mostly Muslim, and South Sudan is predominantly Christian, but the quarrel is about
readThis way central ... A pirate comes
17-02-2012
OH my gosh! Oh. My. Gosh!!!! It finally happened! I, the Urban Single Mom have met a man person! A real, non fictional, bona fide man person! One that truly exists! And not just in the figments of my
readLet’s Take Responsibility For Our Destiny
17-02-2012
MY piece this week is inspired by a sermon delivered by a clergyman last Sunday which centred around taking responsibility.Pastor Gareth Stead of His People spoke about responsibility – a subject I
readKazenambo, The Ungrateful Turkey And Dark Clouds Of Tribalism In Namibia
17-02-2012
WHEN Martin Luther King Jr. completed his doctorate in 1955 at Boston University, he had the choice of pursuing a quiet, comfortable and unproblematic university life as an academic or a Baptist
readPolitical Perspective
17-02-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba touched on it recently and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Theo-Ben Gurirab, followed suit; both warning about the dangers of tribalism. Nothing wrong with what
readNotable Quotes
17-02-2012
OTHERWISE we would be like impostors and wolves in sheep’s clothing. Dignified and sustained upliftment is what all our people yearn for all the time and everywhere. – The Speaker of the National
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