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53 Articles found on Thursday, 23 February 2012
Sin taxes to hit pocket
23-02-2012
LIFE is set to become less sweet for many Namibians, with the price of cigarettes and liquor jumping by between five and 20 per cent today, and the sugar price increasing by between seven and nine per
readSenegal burning
23-02-2012
Anti-government protesters and bystanders flee as riot police chase them down a main road in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Tuesday. Demonstrators are calling for the departure of 85-year-old
readGurirab speaks out against NBC
23-02-2012
ONE of the proposed resuscitation plans for the cash-strapped Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) was dealt a blow by the Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Theo-Ben Gurirab, this week.On
readTop cop sues over perjury claim
23-02-2012
AN ACCUSATION about perjury which a former magistrate made against Namibian Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga was false, malicious and defamatory, Ndeitunga charged in testimony heard in
read‘Tighten your belts,’ says BoN
23-02-2012
NAMIBIANS – individuals as well as Government – should “tighten” their belts and not get into “too much debt” as global economic uncertainty continues to cloud growth prospects locally, Bank of
readFour killed in protests over Quran burning in Afghanistan
23-02-2012
KABUL – Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan which flared for a second day yesterday in several cities over the burning of copies of the Quran, Islam’s holy book,
readBoxing champs set for Walvis
23-02-2012
ORGANISERS predicted top-drawer action when the 2012 Telecom Namibia Elite and U/20 Youth Boxing Championships start next Wednesday in Walvis Bay. This will be the first time that senior and junior
readObasanjo jets in amidst Senegal’s pre-poll violence
23-02-2012
DAKAR – Hundreds of opposition supporters clashed with Senegalese security forces in the capital on Tuesday as European Union observers criticised a ban on protests and an African envoy jetted in to
readSomalis asked to help get kidnapped South African sailors home
23-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Somalis are being asked to encourage the release of two South Africans who were kidnapped by pirates and are being held for ransom, the Gift of the Givers said yesterday.“All Somalis in
readHosni Mubarak trial enters final day
23-02-2012
CAIRO – The landmark murder and corruption trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak entered its final day of hearings yesterday, with the judge expected to announce the date of the verdict.The
readOn new job sensitivities
23-02-2012
BOSTON –Taking on a new job doesn’t mean stomping all over the people you are now working with and overriding the existing dynamics without first learning what they are, says Harvard Business
readBidvest half-year trading profit up 43,5%
23-02-2012
BIDVEST Namibia, the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) listed fishing and commercial services group, yesterday announced a strong performance for the half-year to December 30 2011, with trading profit up
readAfricn Digest
23-02-2012
S.Sudan warns Trafigura JUBA – South Sudan will refuse do to any business in the future with oil trader Trafigura if it is proven that the firm bought oil from neighbouring Sudan in the knowledge
readInternational Digest
23-02-2012
Google carrying real-time data from EU exchanges LONDON – Google is to carry real-time pricing from leading European stock exchanges, the company has said, marking an expansion of the online search
readNigeria losing 7% of crude to theft
23-02-2012
ABUJA – Oil companies in Nigeria are battling against rising theft costing an estimated 150 000 barrels of crude a day, a top oil official has said.The loss amounts to roughly seven per cent of
readSA’s Gordham puts tight lid on spending
23-02-2012
CAPE TOWN – South Africa projected a lower-than-expected 2012-13 budget deficit yesterday, reassuring bond investors and rating agencies that the government is keeping a lid on spending despite huge
readHuge rare pink diamond found in Australia
23-02-2012
SYDNEY – Mining giant Rio Tinto said yesterday it has unearthed a “remarkable” 12,76 carat pink diamond in Australia, the largest of the rare and precious stones ever found in the resources-rich
readThank you Natis Okahandja
23-02-2012
I WOULD like to positively mention and encourage the Natis office in Okahandja to keep up the good work.We had all lined up outside the Natis office early on February 21. By about 07h20 the gate was
readWindhoekers can now buy electricity by cellphone
23-02-2012
SPEAKING at the launch of the new purchasing method for pre-paid electricity in Windhoek on Tuesday, the deputy mayor of Windhoek, Gerson Kamatuka, said the municipality will not repeat the mistake it
readFrom The Twittersphere
23-02-2012
WIT, wisdom and meditations on the ups and downs, irreverences and religiosity, of daily life from Namibian tweeps. Also in the mix are God, DJs and footballer Emmanuel Adebayor – yip, it’s
readMoore for ‘Women of Substance’ conference
23-02-2012
AMERICAN R&B and jazz singer Chante Moore is heading to Namibia where she will perform at a gala event as part of the Women of Substance conference, scheduled to take place from April 15 to 17 in
readElemotho to perform at Volkswagen anniversary
23-02-2012
LOCAL musician Richardo Gaalelekwe Mosimane, better known as Elemotho, and his band have been selected from a number of artists from the African continent to perform at the 50th anniversary of the
readVenezuela’s Chavez faces new cancer scare
23-02-2012
CARACAS - Months after declaring himself cancer-free, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he will undergo more surgery in Cuba to remove a new lesion he said is likely cancerous.The news raised
readAfrican Briefs
23-02-2012
Tribes clash in south Libya, about 100 dead TRIPOLI – Fierce clashes between two tribes in Libya’s remote southeastern desert have killed more than 100 people over the past 10 days, tribal sources
readUN Iran nuclear talks fail
23-02-2012
VIENNA – The United Nations nuclear agency acknowledged renewed failure yesterday after a trip to probe suspicions of covert Iranian nuclear weapons work, in a statement issued just hours after an
readForeign journalists die in shelling of Homs
23-02-2012
BEIRUT – A French photojournalist and an American working for a British newspaper were killed yesterday by Syrian government shelling of the opposition stronghold of Homs, France’s government
readWorld Briefs
23-02-2012
Strauss-Kahn faces more questions PARIS – Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces a second day of questioning by police yesterday after spending a night in prison
readAmerica iha kuthako omandhindhiliko gopakwiita
23-02-2012
EPANGELO lyAmeirca olya ti lyo ina li tegelelwa oku kuthako omishangelo dhopakwiita koondhila noshowo kiilongitho yilwe yopakwiita uuna mbika ya ethiwa okulongithwa paukwiita.Efatululo ndika olya
readHaikali ta kondjele epapa ko Ghana
23-02-2012
OMUDHENGINGONYO mondjundo ompu yo WBO moAfrica, Martin Haikali oku li koGhana oku ka gamena oshishani she komukondjithi gwe, Samuel Amoako moAccra Olyomakaya.Ombinga ya Haikali oyi itaala kutya ota
readOmahogololo goshilando Otjinene guundulilwa manga komeho
23-02-2012
OMUNASHIPUNDI gwoKommisi yomahogololo ya Namibia[ECN], Notemba Tjipueja okwa ti oshinima shokuundulila omahogololo pOtjinene komeho oshi li pampango. Okwa ti shika oshili ngaaka molwaashoka ompango
readSA clinch T20 thriller to win series
23-02-2012
SOUTH Africa clinched the Twenty20 international series against New Zealand after Marchant de Lange claimed two wickets in an eventful final over to seal a thrilling three-run victory in the third and
readUnam men’s hockey stretch league lead
23-02-2012
UNAM’S men’s Premier League side increased their lead at the top of the Telecom Namibia Indoor Hockey League when they comfortably beat the X Team 8-2 in Walvis Bay on Saturday.The X Team did well to
readFliedl wins first table tennis title
23-02-2012
HEIKO Fliedl won the senior title of the Namibian Table Tennis Association season opening championships in Windhoek recently after beating Reinhardt Stanley in the final.The final was a closely
readUK emergency services hold Olympics test
23-02-2012
LONDON - British police, fire and ambulance staff held a huge pre-Olympics security exercise yesterday centring on a mock terrorist attack on the London subway system.The two-day test - called
readCameron issues football racism warning
23-02-2012
LONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron says the recent spate of racism scandals in English football should not “drag us back to the bad old days of the past.” The abuse against black players
readSuper clubs battle World Cup hangover
23-02-2012
SYDNEY – The new Super 15 season gets under way on Friday with the leading contenders fielding squads shorn of some of their most influential stars following serious injuries suffered in the World
readMoses resolves to play for Nigeria
23-02-2012
THE international future of Wigan forward Victor Moses has been settled as the player was called up by Nigeria for their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Rwanda on February
readCarlos Tevez, Manchester City make peace
23-02-2012
MANCHESTER – Manchester City finally got the apology they had been waiting for on Tuesday when striker Carlos Tevez said he was sorry for his behaviour over recent months, setting up a possible return
readPoor Chelsea trounced, Real Madrid held
23-02-2012
LONDON – Chelsea didn’t do much better than Arsenal on its trip to Italy in the Champions League, leaving English clubs in danger of missing the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time
readSMSes for Thursday 23 February 2012
23-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *THE education Conference that took place last year made a number of resolutions of which one was very significant – on the removal of alcohol outlets which are situated in close
readSidney Martin fires lawyer from family trust
23-02-2012
BUSINESS tycoon Sidney Martin said yesterday that Witvlei Meat would appeal the High Court judgement in which the company lost the fight against the law firm Koep & Partners and the Law Society of
readSeaflower workers on strike
23-02-2012
WORKERS at Seaflower Lobster Corporation at Lüderitz have been on strike since Friday after longstanding wage negotiations between the company management and union had reached a deadlock. Seaflower
readRDP wants answers on Swakop property
23-02-2012
RALLY for Democracy and Progress (RDP) MP Anton von Wietersheim challenged the Minister of Regional and Local Government, Jerry Ekandjo, to an answer on a questionable sale of a Swakopmund property to
readQuestions over Omaruru appointment
23-02-2012
THE Omaruru municipality has ignored obvious educational requirements for a position and appointed a person without a Grade 12 qualification as an administrative assistant.What surprised many at the
readNujoma wants Namibia to assume its role in world
23-02-2012
FOREIGN Minister Utoni Nujoma says Africans cannot be the masters of their own destiny if they allow “forces from outside the continent to divide us”. “Those who want to divide us do not have the
readNotable Quotes
23-02-2012
HOW and when does Government intend to correct this imbalance situation before the perception is created that in Namibia ethnicity and/or regionalism is practised? – Usutuaije Maamberua, SWANU
readMensah-Williams praises community policing
23-02-2012
PEOPLE in the Khomasdal North constituency do not only buy into the community policing pilot project, they enrol into it.So says constituency councillor and deputy chairperson of the National Council
read‘Mad Max’ will provide many spin-offs, Shangula says
23-02-2012
WINDHOEK – The filming of ‘Mad Max 4’ in the Dorob National Park will provide many economic spin-offs for Namibians, despite concerns about the environmental impact it might have on the protected
readIPM cautions against mass retrenchment
23-02-2012
THE president of the Institute of People Management (IPM), Tim Ekandjo, has called on companies to exercise caution before embarking on mass layoffs.Ekandjo’s call came in the wake of various mass
readEmotions simmer at disability council
23-02-2012
QUESTIONS are being raised about the appointment of Tjiueza Tjombumbi, a former chairperson of the National Disability Council’s (NDC) management committee, as the NDC’s deputy director for research
read150 springbok shot in breeding season
23-02-2012
ONE hundred and thirty springbok were shot on the farm Solitaire in the Maltahöhe district between Friday afternoon and Saturday evening.According to Walter Swartz from a neighbouring farm, the
readAre large land deals good or bad for Africa?
23-02-2012
‘LAND grabs’ are now one of the biggest issues in Africa.Over the past few years, companies and foreign governments have been leasing large areas of land in some of Africa’s poorest countries. Many
read‘Jossie Joss’ makes political comeback
23-02-2012
JOSEPH Kauandenge, Namibia’s politician turned musician, has decided to try his hand at politics once again, and will soon be launching the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).The country’s ‘most
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