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58 Articles found on Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Pull up socks, opposition urges Govt
29-02-2012
OPPOSITION parties have bemoaned the sluggish pace at which Government ministries are implementing programmes and projects. “Not much was achieved. The main problems still exist,” commented Nudo MP
readEconomists welcome belt-tightening
29-02-2012
ECONOMISTS last night mostly gave a sigh of relief in reaction to Finance Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila’s U-turn from big spender last year to penny-pincher this year.“It is time to pull back,”
readBudget of 2012-2013
29-02-2012
* Old-age pensions increased by N$50, to N$550 per month * Spending up 8 per cent, to N$40,15 billion * Income expected: N$35,4 bn
readBudget boost ends
29-02-2012
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila plans to start gradually reining in Government spending again after a succession of years in which public spending was boosted in an effort to stimulate
readChicken industry about to hatch
29-02-2012
NAMIBIA Poultry Industries (NPI) is gearing itself to to supply the entire Namibian market by the end of May, the company said yesterday.The abattoir should be fully operational in April and the first
readSituation in Syria deteriorating: UN rights chief Navi Pillay
29-02-2012
GENEVA – There needs to be an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, the United Nations human rights chief declared yesterday, saying the situation has deteriorated rapidly as the Assad regime
readLiberia to test ‘Project Kaanjuka’
29-02-2012
BRAVE Warriors caretaker coach Bernard Kaanjuka and his remodelled team face arguably their biggest test when they play a star-studded Liberia in Monrovia today. Since his appointment in September,
readSacked Swazi editor flees to SA
29-02-2012
MBABANE – The sacked chief editor of the Swazi Observer newspaper said on Monday that he has fled to South Africa in fear of his life after receiving a tip-off that police wanted to arrest him on
readUN asks Angola for helicopters
29-02-2012
LUANDA UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday asked Angola to provide helicopters for peacekeeping missions in countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.“As you know,
readWade faces run-off poll
29-02-2012
DAKAR – Senegal’s veteran leader Abdoulaye Wade faced the prospect yesterday of a run-off election after conceding he may have failed to secure a first round victory in his bid to remain president
readTry out your customers’ shoes
29-02-2012
BOSTON – Sometimes, what your customers say is not what they will end up doing, so try instead to put yourself in your customers’ shoes,says Harvard Business Review.If your company is looking to
readDeep Yellow gets enviro go-ahead in Namibia
29-02-2012
GOVERNMENT has given Deep Yellow and its Namibian subsidiary Reptile Uranium environmental approval for its TRS uranium project.Deep Yellow is the Australian developers of a breakthrough US$135
readTech Digest
29-02-2012
Facebook offers olive branch BARCELONA – Facebook said it could team up with mobile operators on payments, in an offer that would give them back part of the revenue and influence they have lost in
readConsumerism gaining foothold in communist Cuba
29-02-2012
HAVANA – The decision by high-end retailer Victorinox to open a store in Havana left many people scratching their heads.Who, in cash-strapped Cuba, would be able to afford the pricey Swiss emporium’s
readAfrican Digest
29-02-2012
Banking clients robbed of R180 million JOHANNESBURG –Banking clients were collectively robbed of R180 million in 2010, the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has heard. Testifying in court on Monday,
readSA refineries below capacity
29-02-2012
CAPE TOWN – On average, all South African refineries are producing below 80% of their design or “nameplate” capacity, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters said on Tuesday.Replying to a written question in the
readInternational Digest
29-02-2012
US sales contracts for homes up WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes rose in January to the highest level in nearly two years, supporting the view that the housing
readNigerian politician owns up to graft in British court
29-02-2012
LONDON – The former governor of a Nigerian oil state pleaded guilty in a British court on Monday to laundering millions of dollars in a rare case of a Nigerian politician being held to account for the
readErykah Badu’s Allah symbol sparks anger
29-02-2012
KUALA LUMPUR - A newspaper in Muslim-majority Malaysia apologised on Tuesday after it came under fire for running a photo of American singer Erykah Badu showing body art that included the Arabic word
readAngelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to co-star in new film
29-02-2012
LOS ANGELES – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to star in a movie together.The couple met on the set of ‘Mr & Mrs Smith’ in 2005 and Angelina believes the time has come to join forces
readFrom The Twittersphere
29-02-2012
LEAP Year February seems to have propelled relationships to the fore on more than a few Twitter timelines: Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and the Budget, Angelina Jolie and her right leg (which
readScreenwriting school in session
29-02-2012
WHEN local screenwriter and director Vickson Hangula began writing for film and television in the early ’90s, there was little to no practical training available for those hoping to pursue their
readWorld Briefs
29-02-2012
Gunmen kill 18 on bus in Pakistan PESHAWAR – Gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus in the northern Pakistani district of Kohistan in an apparent sectarian attack on Tuesday, killing 18 people, police
readAfrican Briefs
29-02-2012
Senegal to decide critical election JUBA – Sudanese rebels said yesterday they killed 150 government soldiers in a border battle that prompted Khartoum to threaten retaliation against its newly
readInternet: Russia’s new anti-Putin weapon
29-02-2012
MOSCOW – Russia’s new Internet-savvy opposition is going online to protest and monitor the presidential elections on March 4, bringing its iPhones and Twitter into the fray against Vladimir Putin.As
readOmutengenkothaneko poshitaafula
29-02-2012
OMINISTA yIiniwe, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila okwa tula poshitaafula omutengenekothaneko gwembo lyiimaliwa omumvo 2012/2013 moshigongi shopashigwana moVenduka ohela.Kuugongelwa Amadhila okwa ti
readOonkundana pafupi moAfric
29-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG- Iifonkundana oya kanitha aalandi yiifo omayovi 90 000 omumvo gwa yi pamushangwa gwehangano lya Audit Bureau of Circulation. Omiyalu dha gandjwa ku ABC dhokuza mu Kotoba sigo Desemba
readGates a indile oUN yi kwathele noonkondo oohepele nawa
29-02-2012
OMALUTU goku gandja iikulya gIigwana ya Hangana oga indilwa opo ga longe nuudhiginini nonawa mokukwathela noonkondo mboka ya hepa. Omalutu ngaka gena oombelewa moRome sha Italia oga kumikwa woo ga
readNamibia mompumbwe yolusheno omumvo ngu
29-02-2012
OSHILONGO otashi ka kala nompumbwe yolusheno nuumvo. Nomolwaashika ehangano lyokulonga olusheno lya Namibia olya ningi oonkambadhala opo li longe oshigwana nkene tashi hupitha nokulongitha nawa
readA pewa omimvo 35 mokudhipaga nekatana
29-02-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomEtunda, ngoka a dhipagele omukulukadhi gwe nekatana okwa tuminwa kondholongo uule womimvo 35. Oscar Jacob [42] okwa ziminine ondjo ye oshiwike shayi a tile oye a dhipaga omukadhi
readEteyopo lyomagumbo nomalugumbo lya mwenekwa
29-02-2012
EWILIKO lyoshilando sha Ngwediva olya uvaneke kutya ita li ka teyapo nenge li ngumunepo omagumbo nomalugumbo gaakalimo yomOmatando gotango, omatiyali nomatitatu, ngaashi lya li lya tilitha kutya ota
readOmatompelo ina ge ya pethitha okwi ifutilamo mondholongo
29-02-2012
AAFEKELWA miihokolola yoku kwata ombambyona poShiwakopo natango oya tindilwa okwiifutilamo nonando oya gandja omatompelo kohofa. Mengestrata gwa Shiwakopo, Hannelie Prinsloo okwa ti omatompelo ngoka
readChasing the dots ... Robin Hood to Robbing Hoods
29-02-2012
AS I write (Tuesday) our HonMinFin is polishing up her budget speech, ducking the difficult and winding up the good bits, blaming any woes on the idiocy of the US-induced financial crisis (partially
readFootball Results
29-02-2012
Selected friendlies N Zealand v Jamaica 08h30 Tunisia v Peru 20h00 South Africa v
readSuperb Kohli keeps India alive in Tri-series
29-02-2012
VIRAT Kohli smashed an unbeaten 133 as India chased down a mammoth 321-run target in under 37 overs against Sri Lanka in Hobart yesterday to stay alive in the one-day international Tri-series.To
readBeast in hospital with heart condition
29-02-2012
SPRINGBOK prop Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira is currently being treated in a Cape Town hospital for a heart condition. The popular Sharks player admitted that he was in hospital, but was understandably
readTiger Wheel & Tyre defend Top Score title
29-02-2012
TIGER Wheel & Tyre successfully defended their Top Score Seven-A-Side Soccer League title when they defeated CIC FC 2-1 in a closely contested final on Saturday. The Tiger Wheel & Tyre team where
readSA sheep shearers seek world crown
29-02-2012
SOUTH African sheep shearers are firm favourites to win at the 15th World Shearing Championships starting in New Zealand on Wednesday, industry experts predicted.Cape Wools’ spokeswoman Ona Viljoen
read15-year-old wins Stableford Champs
29-02-2012
JUNIOR golfer Jessica Dreesbeimdieke produced a great performance to win the Maerua Spar Stableford Championships on Sunday.At the end of the 36-hole event, the 15-year-old Dreesbeimdieke was level on
readNigeria bank on Odemwingie for goals
29-02-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria hope Peter Odemwingie can transfer his scoring touch from the English Midlands to Rwanda as the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers begin today.The West Bromwich Albion goal
readLiverpool stars want more after League Cup glory
29-02-2012
LONDON – Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has challenged his team-mates to use their dramatic League Cup final win over Cardiff as a springboard to restore the club to former glories.Gerrard lifted
readPakistan wants cricket ties with India
29-02-2012
ABU DHABI – Pakistan foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday called for the resumption of cricket ties with arch-rivals India.“Pakistan pushes for cricket ties with every country, especially with
readEurope’s top clubs reach agreement with Uefa
29-02-2012
NYON – Europe’s top football clubs have reached a new cooperation agreement with Uefa to give them a bigger share of European Championship profits and insure salaries for players injured on
readSMSes for Wednesday 29 February 2012
29-02-2012
SMS Of The Day *NAMIBIA what is happening in our retail industry? There is no one to welcome you as a customer when entering any store, staff seem to have their own small meetings gossiping about
readSay yes to the dam: //Hoëbeb
29-02-2012
OPUWO – The Governor of the Kunene Region, Josua //Hoëbeb, has called on the residents of the region to take a positive decision on the proposed construction of a hydro-power station.//Hoëbeb made the
readNotable Quotes
29-02-2012
I WANT to finish the job the Australian people elected me to do when I was elected by them to become prime minister. – Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister, announced on Friday that he would challenge
readNeighbours to sign Benguela convention
29-02-2012
NAMIBIA, Angola and South Africa are expected to sign a convention which will form the joint management and policy framework of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME), the first of its
readNamWater’s casuals fuming
29-02-2012
PART-TIME employees of NamWater at its Cuvelai operation in Oshakati are alleging that the national water utility is in contravention of the Labour Act for a number of reasons, including a claim that
readNAC workers deny ‘restructuring’ claims
29-02-2012
WORKERS of the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) have expressed confusion after a local daily reported that the company is merely undergoing a restructuring process, and that it is not planning a
readKeetmans lays charges against land grabbers
29-02-2012
THE chief executive officer (CEO) of the Keetmanshoop Municipality, Paul Vleermuis, on Monday laid charges of contempt of court against three residents who illegally marked off municipal plots here.
readJacobs given 24 hours to get a lawyer
29-02-2012
THE Keetmanshoop Regional Court Magistrate, Sunsley Zisengwe, yesterday ordered former Karas chief regional officer Salmaan Jacobs to obtain legal representation within 24 hours following his court
readGovt faces legal action over stock theft case
29-02-2012
A MAN who was acquitted of stock theft charges in 2009 is now contemplating legal action against the Namibian Government and the individual who accused him of stealing cattle.In 2003 Windhoek resident
readGIPF workers unhappy over ‘preferred’ candidate
29-02-2012
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) board of trustees still has not made a decision on the appointment of the fund’s new CEO despite congratulatory messages already streaming in for the
readEU mission welcomes close of treason case
29-02-2012
THE European Union Delegation in Namibia has welcomed the close of the prosecution’s case in the marathon main Caprivi high treason trial.“The EU welcomes the closure of the prosecution’s case,
readDrug trafficker’s property seized
29-02-2012
A KEETMANSHOOP resident convicted of being in possession of dagga with an estimated value of N$309 000 was sentenced to an effective six-year prison term in the Keetmanshoop regional court yesterday.
read‘Butterfly’ jailed over farm attack
29-02-2012
A FORMER farm worker convicted of carrying out a brutal attack on his elderly employers in the Dordabis area in mid-2006 was sent to prison for 15 years yesterday.Benestus Kazondovi (35), who is also
readBus drivers still waiting
29-02-2012
MUNICIPAL bus drivers in Windhoek have still not received any response from the Windhoek Municipality following daily demonstrations which started last Thursday over a dispute relating to overtime
readAmbitious recycling plan launched
29-02-2012
THE landfill sites in Windhoek are filling rapidly but each resident can help by recycling their refuse.By recycling people are helping in putting valuable materials back into the manufacturing stream
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