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76 Articles found on Friday, 27 January 2012
Police finally probe GIPF
27-01-2012
EVILASTUS Kaaronda, the secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW), is “happy that the pressure [to charge those responsible for failed GIPF investments] exerted on Government
readMinistry of Education draws battle lines
27-01-2012
THE principal of the Combretum Trust School has been subjected to veiled threats and intimidation by the Ministry of Education following her claims of discrepancies in the marking of examination
readFirst Namibians reach South Pole
27-01-2012
Paul van Schalkwyk and his son Henri this week became the first Namibians to set foot at the South Pole after an overland expedition of approximately 2 000 kilometres over the frozen Antarctic
readCity rejects fresh produce market
27-01-2012
WINDHOEK stands to lose the one-stop shop of a fresh produce business hub to Okahandja after the city fathers turned down a request by the Ministry of Agriculture for a plot in Prosperita.At Wednesday
readTrekkopje results not promising
27-01-2012
PARIS – Rene Ricol, the man who was asked by French president Nicolas Sarkozy to look into Areva’s accounts in 2010, said that unpromising results from chemical Namibia’s Trekkopje mine could lead to
readThree Rio high-rises collapse leaving 19 missing
27-01-2012
RIO DE JANEIRO - Nineteen people were missing early yesterday after three buildings, one of them 20 stories high, collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro, injuring five people, authorities said.The
readLaborn rapped for untimely Olympic swimming comments
27-01-2012
A STATEMENT by Namibia Swimming Union president Klaus Laborn that Namibian swimmers will not qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games has come under fire from various quarters.Laborn had earlier told
readBlackberry CEO dashes hopes for quick turnaround
27-01-2012
FRANKFURT – Research in Motion Ltd’s could have chosen a fiery, inspirational new CEO but they chose a stoic engineer instead, dashing investor hopes for a quick turnaround for the struggling
readThe rise and rise of Stanley Shanapinda
27-01-2012
NO stranger to the local media and telecommunications industries, consultant and one-time head of legal services at Telecom Namibia Stanley Shanapinda looks set to pull off his biggest hat trick yet.
readListen without reacting
27-01-2012
REALLY listening can feel risky, which seems strange because listening doesn’t materially change anything. But sometimes you’ll hear things that are hard to hear, says Harvard Business Review.
readCaptain says was told to approach shore
27-01-2012
GIGLIO – The captain of the Italian liner Costa Concordia said he was told by managers to take his ship close to shore on the night it ran aground and capsized, but the company denied having any prior
readVatican officials warn pope of corruption
27-01-2012
ROME – An Italian news programme has obtained letters from a top Vatican official to the pope in which he begs not to be transferred after exposing corruption in the awarding of Vatican contracts that
readAid workers quits prisons in Libya city over ‘torture’
27-01-2012
TRIPOLI – Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has halted its work in detention centres in a Libyan city because it said its medical staff were being asked to patch up detainees mid-way through
readJapanese doctor jailed for buying kidney from mob
27-01-2012
TOKYO – A Japanese court on Wednesday jailed a doctor who paid mobsters N$800 000 for a kidney for himself that had been taken from a man who reportedly owed money to an organised crime gang.Toshinobu
readRiver pollution triggers water panic buying in southern China
27-01-2012
HONG KONG – Residents of a town in southern China have been rushing to buy bottled water after excessive levels of carcinogenic cadmium were found in a river source of drinking water, state media said
readEx-head of French breast implant maker arrested
27-01-2012
PARIS – Police in southeast France yesterday arrested the former head of a French company at the centre of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide, a police official
readBill Gates injects $750 mln into troubled AIDS fund
27-01-2012
DAVOS – Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund yesterday and urged governments to continue their support to save lives.“These
readPay Guards Better
27-01-2012
SECURITY guards have for long been one of the lowest paid groups of people in Namibia, irrespective of the work they do and the contribution they make in reducing crime, for example shoplifting,
readPrisoners Can Feed Namibia
27-01-2012
THE Namibian Correctional Services (NCS) has done well over the years in executing its primary objective; safe custody. Other key objectives like Rehabilitation and Re-integration were also added to
readLeaders Lack Skills
27-01-2012
WHY is NamPower planning to build a coal-fired power station in the Erongo Region when at the same time they are going ahead with the Kudu gas power station at Oranjemund?Surely, we only need one or
readDeadbeat Dads
27-01-2012
I AM a divorced career woman trying to make a good life for myself and my daughter. I chose to walk out of my marriage with next to nothing because I had been humiliated enough. I had to start all
readNo To Buying Land
27-01-2012
I AM writing this letter to the German government and all who are part of it. From 1904-1908 the German government and their supporters in Germany and Namibia (then South West Africa) murdered the
readInternships Are Valuable
27-01-2012
CONGRATULATIONS to Tuyeimo Haidula for her excellent article on the value of internships [‘Get Your Foot in the Door! The Value of Interning’, January 24, 2012].And of course kudos to The Namibian for
readFencing In And Fencing Off
27-01-2012
THE reporting of The Namibian newspaper on “illegal fencing in communal land (areas)” is confusing. Reference is made here to your report again on this matter in your edition of 19 January 2012, on
readChanging Election Laws?
27-01-2012
What type of questions do we Namibians have over the election law after the denunciation of the allegedly flawed 2009 election processes and election outcomes? Does Namibia need mere electoral reforms
readQuality Education Needed
27-01-2012
I SUPPORT a probe into the administration of the Department of National Examinations and Assessment (DNEA) of Namibia. I finished Grade10 and received a Junior Secondary School Certificate. This
readStop Harassing ELCRN Leaders
27-01-2012
NAMIBIANS enjoy the luxury of a free Namibia by exercising their rights, such as freedom of speech. It is indeed a reflection of what our forefathers fought for. The only concern that I personally
readFree Education?
27-01-2012
IT IS so hurtful and very disappointing to see that our elected government fails us in various fields of development. These include health provision to the nation, exploitation of workers and
readEducation A Sinking Ship
27-01-2012
AS A concerned teacher, parent, sister and aunt I decided to make my voice heard seeing that everyone has that right to freedom of speech.I’m really tired of people blaming the teachers for the poor
readFlooding Made Worse
27-01-2012
LET me first wish all the Namibian people and Oshakati residents in particular a happy and productive year.I spent my holiday and festive season in and around the Oshakati area and through my
readAampumbu nAakandjengedi ya maashinga
27-01-2012
AAKALIMO yomOmpumbu na Kandjengedi mOshakati mOshana, mEtitatu lyoshiwike shika oya maashinga taya ningi ehololomadhilaadhilo lyombili ya humbata omaplakate taya pula Meya gwa Shakati Onesimus
readOosikola adhihe kumwe 71 dha pata monooli molwomeya
27-01-2012
OOSIKOLA adhihe kumwe 71 moNooli yopokati onkee dha pata konima sho moshitopolwa mwa lokwa unene oshiwike sha zi ko.Okuzilila mOshitopolwa sha Musati, Omupehawiliki mOshitopolwa shElongo sha Musati
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
27-01-2012
Harare: Zimbabwe ota ka gwedhela oshimaliwa shoku shangitha omina yosheela sho Platinum okuya poomiliona oodola dhAmerica 2,5 okuza poodola 300 dhAmerica. Elalakano olyo oku sitha uunye aantu
readIna mu tsilathana ondumbo noshowo okunyalopala
27-01-2012
OMUMVO nguka otagu ku mona omaipyakidhilo ogendji okuza kOshikondo shElongo. Momaipyakidhilo ngaka omuna oku tala kombinga yaalongwa inaaya longekidhwa nawa sho ya thigipo omanongelo, elundulululo
readOshigongi shaunganeki yomaudhano
27-01-2012
OMUNASHIPUNDI gwEhangano lyOmaudhano gAanasikola pOosikola ano gwoNamibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena tate Vaino Shimutwikeni, okwa tseyitha kutya ngula meti 28 Januari 2012
readUnam a shunithako oyendji mboka yi indile oku taambwa menongelo
27-01-2012
OUNIVESITI ya Namibia[Unam] oya taamba aanasikola 4 366 nuumvo okuza maanasikola ye li 15 577 mboka ya li ya ningi eindilo lyokutaambwa moshiputudhilo shoka. Shika ota shi ti konyala aalongwa 11 211
readRavalomanana ina pitikwa a shune
27-01-2012
ETEGAMENO lyomuwiliki nale gwa Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana oku shuna ko Madagascar ehuliloshiwike lya yi ina li gwanithwa. Omuwiliki nguka eli muupongekwa okwa li a tuka nondhila oku za pokapale ka
readOmuntu gumwe a kwatwa ta fekelelwa edhipago pOtjimbingwe
27-01-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomOtjimbingwe moshitopolwa Erongo okwa dhipagwa metiyali oshiwike shika. Theresia Tsuses[64] okwa kwatwa koonkondo nokudhipagwa komulumentu gwomimvo 34 komatango getiyali lyoshiwike
readMali’s Keita feels Afcon expectation pressure
27-01-2012
FRANCEVILLE – Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita has admitted he is under pressure to lead a youthful Mali team to success at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.Along with skipper Cedric Kante, Keita is
readAfcon Fixtures
27-01-2012
Friday, January 27 Niger v Tunisia 18h00 Gabon v Morocco 21h00 Saturday, January 28
readNadal edges Federer in Melbourne thriller
27-01-2012
MELBOURNE – Rafa Nadal came from behind to topple great rival Roger Federer 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-4 yesterday in an enthralling Australian Open semi-final of the highest quality.Like so many of their battles
readEquatorial Guinea reach quarters, Senegal crash
27-01-2012
BATA – Equatorial Guinea produced arguably the biggest ever upset in Africa Nations Cup finals on Wednesday by beating Senegal 2-1 to book a quarter-final place and send one of the favourites tumbling
readBellamy eyes Cardiff as League Cup final prey
27-01-2012
LIVERPOOL – Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy set his sights on shooting down home town club Cardiff after Kenny Dalglish’s side reached their first Wembley final for 16 years here on Wednesday.After
readBarca survive Real Madrid fightback
27-01-2012
MADRID – Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola and his players breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday after they were given a mighty King’s Cup scare by holders Real Madrid before holding on to
readSport Notices
27-01-2012
Sport Notices Off-season friendly in Walvis BLUE Waters and Black Africa will be playing an off-season friendly in Walvis Bay on Saturday January 2012 at the Blue Waters Soccer Field. The match
readNamibia swimming nationals begin
27-01-2012
THE Namibian Swimming Union’s (NASU’s) National Swimming Championships began yesterday at the Olympia Swimming Pool in Windhoek. Riaan Lamprecht of NASU says most of the country’s top swimmers are
readFootball Fixtures
27-01-2012
Friday, January 27 English FA Cup Watford v Tottenham 21h45 Everton v Fulham 22h00
readLiverpool, United renew hostilities
27-01-2012
ONE fixture stood out when the FA Cup fourth round draw was made. It’s a game that pits the two most successful teams in history against each other, a game that represents the clash of two of the
readEnough Said - Just Deliver
27-01-2012
PRIME Minister Nahas Angula and other ministers have apparently hit the ground-running in this Leap Year 2012, talking tough.As if scripted from the same reference notes, the Prime Minister and his
readWhat would Hosea Kutako think of Namibia today?
27-01-2012
DURING my recent visit to the United States, I found a country that is uneasy with what it is and what it is likely to become.I found an America conversing with itself about a variety of topics,
readWaiting to See If Rich Countries ‘Fry the Big Fish’ Over Corruption
27-01-2012
IT’S the turn of the developing world to watch how the West handles fraud and corruption at the highest levels.It is most curious that no senior executive of the failed banks and other senior
readIs It Failure In Planning Or Just Plain Corruption?
27-01-2012
THERE is a saying which goes: if you fail to plan, you actually plan to fail.Many of the events currently taking place in Namibia can be associated with that saying. What immediately comes to mind are
readPolitical Perspective
27-01-2012
NOW’S the time that the Prime Minister and other Cabinet colleagues address their staff on the year ahead – a bit belatedly I must say! Lest we forget, it’s the end of the first month of the New Year
readNanso ina nyanyukilwa iizemo yo 2011
27-01-2012
EHANGANO lyaailongi lyopashigwana lya Namibia[Nanso] ina li nyanyukilwa iizemo yekonakono lyondondo 12, na olya indile opo oshindji shi longithwe melongo opo li ningwe lyongushu nenge opo ongushu
readWoman arrested with Mandrax tablets
27-01-2012
THE Karas Police on Wednesday arrested a 45-year-old female South African citizen after Mandrax tablets with a street value of N$111 725 were allegedly found hidden in her luggage.Deputy Commissioner
readSMSes for Friday 27 January 2012
27-01-2012
SMS Of The Day *SOMEONE lied to Premier Helen Zille! The shebeens open when and where they want to. Maybe the delegation visited during the day and missed the actual party in the early hours of the
readMinistry of Labour springs to defence of security guards
27-01-2012
THERE is hope for an improvement in security guards’ pay and working conditions.Guards working for private security companies have grown increasingly impatient with their sub-standard working
readQuestions remain in Khomasdal murder
27-01-2012
TWO days after Khomasdal resident Carlos van Neel was murdered, there are still more questions than answers.Yesterday, the Police were still hard at work to put the pieces of the murder puzzle
readNamibian press among 20 most free
27-01-2012
THE latest standings on the Press Freedom Index for 2011/2012 have revealed a positive placing for Namibia, not only within the region and the continent but globally.Namibia was placed 20th in the
readMinistry bemoans continued violence against vulnerable
27-01-2012
THE Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare heralded the New Year with an official ministerial staff meeting yesterday morning. At the occasion senior officials within the ministry spoke of
readKeetmanshoop residents grab land
27-01-2012
TIRED of the long wait to be allocated plots by the town council, some Keetmanshoop residents on Wednesday illegally allocated themselves plots at the town's Tseiblaagte residential area. The illegal
readYoung Namibian woman accused of killing family
27-01-2012
THE Angolan and the Namibian police are investigating a case of murder after a 35-year-old Namibian woman allegedly hacked her husband and their two children to death in southern Angola on
readKeetmanshoop mayor speaks out
27-01-2012
THE mayor of Keetmanshoop, Moses Titus, has urged local community committees to focus on socio-economic development issues instead of becoming pressure groups with political agendas. Titus single out
readJudgement reserved on Ombalantu crowning
27-01-2012
THE disputed crowning of a new king for the Ombalantu community in northern Namibia made a return to the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.In a case argued before Judge Dave Smuts, the head of the
readHospital school takes care of sick children
27-01-2012
CHILDREN in the Katutura State Hospital’s children’s wards do not miss out on any schooling. The Katutura Hospital School was started in 1999 by the Namibia Association of Occupational Therapists and
readInjured horses recovering
27-01-2012
SIX adult horses and a foal are recovering from the injuries they sustained after being tightly squeezed into a trailer for a drive from Karasburg to Okahandja last week.Hillary du Plessis of the SPCA
readGovt bought 13 farms
27-01-2012
THE Ministry of Lands and Resettlement bought 13 farms equivalent to 62 110 hectares of land at a combined cost of N$73,3 million during the last financial year. Of the targeted 99 families, 71 were
readFloods close 71 schools in central North
27-01-2012
AT least 71 schools have been closed and children sent home after recent rains pushed up water levels in the North.The acting director of education in the Omusati Region, Loide Shatiwa, says 64
readNotable Quotes
27-01-2012
WE here in this room are the global political and business elite and we have the power, the money and the knowledge to ensure that all people have access to prevention and treatment services to lead
readCity Council should serve ‘God’s people’
27-01-2012
THE coordinator of the Faith, Justice and Society Unit at the Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) took a swipe at Windhoek city councillors on Wednesday night, urging them to make land available to
read15-Point plan to improve education
27-01-2012
It is my opinion that many of the shortcomings which I believe exist could be overcome fairly simply. I have designed a 15-point plan to improve the structure and administration of examinations in
read‘Million-dollar man’ donates to charity
27-01-2012
JANET Wicks, director of Men on the Side of the Road (MSR), was overjoyed when the organisation received a N$250 000 donation from Namibia Breweries.Jesaya Indongo, the winner of the Windhoek Draught
readFrontlining on Twitter
27-01-2012
UNFILTERED wit and wisdom from mainly Namibians on the warp and woof of daily life. Take it as it comes!@101vict0r: Dumpsites in #Namibia are doing a better job of feeding the poor than the govern-
readViva! Eight to Five Nation Viva!
27-01-2012
LIKE so many of you I was also confronted with the article ‘You lazy (intellectual) Afri- can scum!’ circulating on the interwebs this week. While I don’t think the character Walter really exist I
readBrand new year, Same ol’ us....
27-01-2012
AND with that I mean that The Trolls are still two incredibly naughty, hyperactive, eccentric kids and I, the Urban Single Mom still... dangling on the edge of insanity.At the end of last year I
readWhat a Namibian can teach you
27-01-2012
Namibians are dripping with talent. And no, not the kwaito or singing kind most of us so relentlessly force ourselves to possess – I’m talking about our talent to educate.Our need to sometimes, force-
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