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71 Articles found on Friday, 6 July 2012
Controversy over Reho Spa debt
06-07-2012
REHO Spa has run up huge municipal bills and now seemingly has no owner since the public-private partnership between Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) and Reho Spa (Pty) Ltd was ended in April last
readQuick to fix
06-07-2012
Members of the Windhoek Fire Brigade were quickly on the scene to extinguish a raging bush fire at the corner of Nelson Mandela Drive and Metje streets in Klein Windhoek at lunchtime yesterday. Photo:
readKaribib on course to settle water debt
06-07-2012
THE Karibib Town Council has matured enough to repay the remaining N$676 000 of the N$2 million it had owed NamWater since 2004.As a sign of trust, NamWater on Wednesday agreed to end the
readPohamba gets communal land
06-07-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba has received communal land from the Ukwangali Traditional Authority. Ukwangali Chief Sitentu Mpasi revealed in the Kahenge Magistrate’s Court in the Kavango Region this
readNervous Libyans ready for first taste of democracy
06-07-2012
TRIPOLI – Libyans will vote in their first free national poll in more than half a century tomorrow amid fears that violence could taint an election meant to usher in an interim national assembly and
readSA beat Namibia to semis spot
06-07-2012
SOUTH Africa defeated Namibia 67-26 in the first of the quarterfinal matches at the World University Netball Championship in Cape Town yesterday.Namibia started well and looked like they would pose
readListen without reacting
06-07-2012
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
readBarclays ex-CEO avoids implicating UK authorities
06-07-2012
LONDON – The former boss of Barclays, who quit his job over a financial market-fixing scandal, said on Wednesday that a Bank of England official had not encouraged him to report false data at the
readFormer IMF chief Rodrigo Rato faces court probe
06-07-2012
MADRID – Rodrigo Rato, former head of the IMF and once a powerful economy minister, has suffered a steep fall from grace that mirrors Spain’s own fate in the euro zone debt crisis.Rodrigo, an urbane
readPortugal turns to natural resources in crisis times
06-07-2012
BOA FE, Portugal – In the two centuries Rome ruled the Atlantic coast of Iberia, the army mined and shipped home 129 000 ounces of gold and 25 million ounces of silver. More than two millenia later,
readOkakarara Trade Fair slated for September
06-07-2012
THE annual Okakarara Trade Fair will take place in September this year and organisers are promising another memorable event.The fair, which will be hosted for the sixth year running, will take place
readKatutura to showcase its best
06-07-2012
FOLLOWING the success of the first Katutura Central Expo last year, a second one has been scheduled for August 1 to 5 at the Katutura Multipurpose Youth Stadium.The Expo is an initiative of the
readStudy on SME financing commissioned
06-07-2012
INDEPENDENT economist Robin Sherbourne is going to do an in-depth market analysis on the need and relevance of private equity to SMEs, and an investigation into the economic viability of private
readDomestic Government debt increases
06-07-2012
AFTER a slight decrease in May, domestic Government debt increased by N$154 million in June to around N$17,5 billion.This is broken down into Treasury Bills (N$8 billion) and Internal Registered Stock
readNigeria’s first female chief justice
06-07-2012
ABUJA – Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday nominated Aloma Mariam Mukhtar as the next Supreme Court chief justice, the first time a woman has been named to the post.Jonathan submitted
readRussia rejects ‘joke’ of hosting Assad in exile
06-07-2012
MOSCOW – Russia yesterday confirmed receiving requests from its Western partners to help end the conflict in Syria by offering President Bashar Assad asylum, but said it had dismissed the idea as a
readWikiLeaks claims it has data from 2.4 million Syrian emails
06-07-2012
LONDON – The secret-spilling group WikiLeaks said yesterday it was in the process of publishing material from 2.4 million Syrian emails – many of which it said came from official government
readAfrican Briefs
06-07-2012
Rebels seize east Congo village KINSHASA – A civil society leader says rebels have seized the strategic village of Jomba in east Congo thus cutting access to a border crossing into Uganda and Rwanda.
readWorld Briefs
06-07-2012
6 Held near Olympic Stadium LONDON – Armed British police carried out an early-morning raid on a residential address near London’s Olympic Park, using smoke grenades and a stun gun in what they said
readFukushima was ‘man-made’ disaster: Japanese probe
06-07-2012
TOKYO – Last year’s Fukushima nuclear accident was a man-made disaster caused by Japan’s culture of “reflexive obedience” and not just the tsunami that hit the plant, a damning parliamentary report
readCruel Church Leaders
06-07-2012
PASTORS are getting away with church resources and finances; reverends are raping and molesting young children; and many church employees today are money-driven and not God-driven missionaries.Many
readCausing Social Crises
06-07-2012
I AM puzzled by what I heard from our leaders about the so-called ‘special’ kids of the liberation struggle.Firstly, if they are special then the nation needs to hear what makes them special. If it is
readNurses, Nurses, Nurses...
06-07-2012
SO MUCH has been said about nurses and their attitudes.When people start to complain about attitudes the first question that comes to my mind is, what is the cause or the contributing factor for these
readThe Poor Are Impotent
06-07-2012
IS IMPOTENCE the prominent attribute describing the Namibian citizen? We Namibians who typically are poor and living on the margins of our society feel indeed impotent; we are impotent.No, we are not
readOkahandja Needs Attention
06-07-2012
DEAR minister Jerry Ekandjo and permanent secretary, we hope this will reach your office as authorities in charge of local government on Okahandja municipality issues.The municipality of Okahandja has
readSocialism Is Possible
06-07-2012
THE letter by Ben Uugwanga (‘Pragmatism is best,’ The Namibian, 29 June) continues the invigorating culture of democratic debate in the people’s paper.This discussion is a microcosm of what is
readThe ‘Kids’ Above ‘Kids’
06-07-2012
OVER the past few years the print media have been inundated with articles on the struggle kids. As interesting as they all were, the one that caught my attention the most was the recent one by Gwen
readSOEs Are Bleeding Namibia
06-07-2012
THE recent wave of reports on parastatals’ losses and inefficiencies is deeply concerning to me.The column of Tsudao Gurirab in The Namibian (3 July 2012) is just the last – and maybe most pertinent –
readAncient Apartheid
06-07-2012
IT IS sad that private schools in today’s independent and so-called equal Namibia are still practicing murky approaches to child psychology like the Windhoek Gymnasium is doing based on the ancient
readHi, Single Mom
06-07-2012
I USUALLY like reading your column in The Namibian, but today’s (The Weekender, 29 Jun 2012) one is a real disappointment to me.From my point of view you make the same mistake as most parents who are
readA Special Division
06-07-2012
I WRITE this with a close eye on the article ‘Exile kids are special – Shalli’ dated 25 June 2012.Democracy is defined as “A political system ruled by the people, either directly or through elected
readTeach Basic Survival Trends
06-07-2012
THE letter dated 29 June 2012, with the title ‘End Children’s Hunger’ has reference. When I went through the letter, two aspects came into my mind. (1) Lack of understanding that many of us might
readStop False Advertising
06-07-2012
I FIND it very disturbing to see advertisement columns about spiritual healers. I don’t understand why certain newspapers let such senseless adverts be placed in their newspapers which promise to
readNdeitunga a indila koshigwana shi yambidhidhe opolisi
06-07-2012
PETHIMBO ta egulula pambelewa omagumbo omape gaapolisi mondoolopa ya Shifo noya Ruacana mEtitano lyoshiwike sha zi ko, Kakukutu kEtanga lyOpolisi moNamibia Ndjayi Sebastian Haitota Ndeitunga, okwa
readOnkalo yomagumbo gepangelo
06-07-2012
AANAMBELEWA yamwe aakuluntu mepangelo naamboka yuulikwa papolitika oya lundilwa yeli momagumbo gepangelo moshitopolwa sha Kavango omanga aniwa haya pewa iimaliwa yokwiilandela omagumbo omwedhi
readOpolisi ya Ruacana ya tungilwa omagumbo
06-07-2012
OPOLISI ya Ruacana ya tungilwa omagumbo omape omawanawa lela noga li ga egululwa ku Kakukutu gwOpolisi ya Namibia Leitenande Ndjayi Sebastian Ndeitunga mEtitano lyoshiwike sha zi ko.Pethimbo ta
readNafwu a lundilwa etidho miilonga nayi
06-07-2012
EHANGANO lyaaniilonga yomoofaalama lya Namibia[Nafwu] naamushanga gwalyo oya lundilwa kutya oya tidha aaniilonga yatatu miilonga shaali paveta. Aaniilonga mboka oya lundile Alfred Angula kutya okwe
readSMS mOshiwambo
06-07-2012
*Ngame omulongwa hesikola ko college no ndili momvula ontiyali andi ningi odiploma,, onzapo yandje ondeyi pita nawa otandi indile moshigwana nenge moo company ngele opuna ngu tavulu oku kwathandje
readUulingilingi tawu konakonwa moshikondo shUunamapya
06-07-2012
OMALUNDILO kutya omunambelewa moshikondo shUunamapya okwa piti pombambo omautho gootendela mokulanda oopomba dhomeya oga ulumike omutamaneki ndjayi a mweneke elongitho lyiimaliwa yili muumbo une
readAces high as Serena reaches seventh Wimbledon final
06-07-2012
LONDON – Four-time champion Serena Williams buried Victoria Azarenka under a record firestorm of 24 aces to reach her seventh Wimbledon final yesterday.The 30-year-old American claimed a 6-3, 7-6
readCrusaders face Chiefs in crunch Super 15 match
06-07-2012
SYDNEY – Seven-time Super Rugby champions Canterbury Crusaders face dropping out of the top six if they lose to competition leaders Waikato Chiefs in the upcoming penultimate round.The Crusaders, for
readNamibia surge up Fifa rankings
06-07-2012
NAMIBIA’S Brave Warriors were the biggest climbers in Africa on the latest Fifa rankings released on Tuesday, as they shot up 17 places to 117 in the world.In the period under review they beat Kenya
readTribalism, politics are destroying Africa – Iilonga
06-07-2012
“DIFFERENT tribes, races and politicians have come together and fought long and hard for a united Namibian nation. If we do no stay united, but allow divisions to come between tribes and languages and
readSEAs updated to enhance management of coast
06-07-2012
A CAMPAIGN is underway in which strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) for the coast are being reviewed and updated.The last SEA that was commissioned by the Namibian Coastal Conservation and
readRecord Swapo slander claim resurfaces in court
06-07-2012
LAWYERS representing the Swapo Party in a defamation claim against its political rivals, the Rally for Democracy and Progress, and RDP leader Hidipo Hamutenya will have their work cut out for them if
readPPRC to be revived in Swakopmund
06-07-2012
SWAKOPMUND’S Police Public Relations Committee (PPRC) has “died a natural death” due to a lack of commitment, but plans were put into motion recently to revive this body.Swakopmund’s PPRC was
readNamibia appreciates work of International Criminal Court
06-07-2012
A DECADE after it was established, the International Criminal Court (ICC) must contend with reluctance among donor countries to give more funds despite a growing demand for its services.Namibia,
readNam wildlife ready for Cuba
06-07-2012
THE Namibian and Cuban governments have agreed on the translocation of 146 wild animals, valued at N$7,5 million, as a donation to Cuba.Environment and Tourism Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the
readKeetmans squatters agree to move
06-07-2012
ABOUT 100 households who have illegally occupied municipal plots at Keetmanshoop since February have accepted a council offer to move.The illegal squatters, who occupied prime land earmarked for
readBank accounts frozen over RFA refund fraud
06-07-2012
A CASE in which the Prosecutor General has used the Prevention of Organised Crime Act to in effect have two bank accounts frozen has lifted the lid on an alleged scam in which the Road Fund
readAnti-seal campaign worries Government
06-07-2012
GOVERNMENT has put together a task team to deal with negative international publicity surrounding Namibia’s annual seal cull and its effect on tourism, especially the country’s chances to host the
readSMSes for Friday 06 July 2012
06-07-2012
SMS Of The Day *UNTIL when are we going to buy food from South Africa? We have land, but it seems nothing much is happening apart from meat production. Please farm owners, especially the ones still
readKotze saves Namibia’s blushes
06-07-2012
FLYHALF Theuns Kotze came to Namibia’s rescue with a converted try and a drop goal in the final minutes of the match as they narrowly beat Senegal 20-18 in their Africa Cup Division B rugby match in
readNamibia remain in Davis Cup Group III
06-07-2012
NAMIBIA only managed to win one of its three group matches this week and will now meet Kenya in the fifth position playoff match in Pool A at the Davis Cup Africa Group III competition in Tunis,
readSaintfiet to coach Tanzania giants
06-07-2012
DAR ES SALAAM – Belgian Tom Saintfiet has been named as new coach of former Tanzania football champions, Young Africans, club officials said yesterday.The much-travelled Saintfiet, who has previously
readBolt withdraws from Monaco meet
06-07-2012
LONDON – Usain Bolt withdrew from his final race before the Olympics yesterday with what his coach called a “slight” injury problem following the Jamaican trials.Bolt was scheduled to run the 200
readJuly Handicap at Rehoboth
06-07-2012
THE Naris Turf Club will host their July Handicap horse racing event at Rehoboth on Saturday. Ten races are scheduled on the day, with the main race being the July Handicap over 1800m.
readGhana host Egypt, Namibia
06-07-2012
GHANA’S under-20 national team will host a friendly international tournament in the coming week. The other two nations will be the same age-group teams from Egypt and Namibia. The initial venue was in
readFrontlining on Twitter
06-07-2012
REAL men, comrades, the ‘Zuma Identity’, through a glass darkly, beer and cheer, and ... where there’s vision, snow will fall and Samsung S3s multiply. Namibian tweeps hit the weekend
readScary, Silly, Single days.
06-07-2012
REMEMBER the beginning of June? And all my astrological blah, blah about the Venus Transit?June (and Venus) has come and gone. In fact, just the other day I had to bear witness to this rather
readBack home and speaking in tongues
06-07-2012
Inever thought that I would miss The Land of The Brave so much. I left the country in early January for the Free State, the longest time I’ve ever stayed away. When the longing got too much, I
readMaking A Mockery Of Land Reform
06-07-2012
SO, President Hifikepunye Pohamba got himself a handsome piece of land in western Kavango courtesy of Ukwangali Chief Sitentu Mpasi?This distressing information came up in the Kahenge Magistrate’s
readA Noble Political Conversation With Prime Minister Nahas Angula
06-07-2012
FOR the past six years of my life, the time it took me to research, write and submit a 500-page doctoral dissertation written in French at the Sorbonne, I had tried to use in this space my twin
readPolitical Assassinations As Politics By Other Means
06-07-2012
‘IF you can’t beat them, join them,’ so goes an old political adage. We have seen how in this country groups of people, even prominent individuals, would defect from their parties to join mainly the
readSuccession: Shouldn’t We Also Think Outside The Box
06-07-2012
CANDIDATES have strategies to win the race in Swapo but do they have the strategies to run the country? And do they have the qualities of a leader the country needs?These are but two of the most
readPolitical Perspective
06-07-2012
SO southern towns in the Karas and Hardap regions now want Government bailouts, and it is only a matter of time before other villages countrywide follow suit. As far as one is able to establish – and
readNotable Quotes
06-07-2012
THE fight is more with families who would come and insult and threaten doctors for keeping patients in State facilities. – MVAF spokesperson Stephen Tjiuoro said that after first managing to change
readNDTC Shining Light model search winners revealed
06-07-2012
IF any one of these four young women ever doubted that dreams could come true, those doubts have surely died away as they were selected as the winners of the NDTC Shining Light Award model search for
readEric Kabera Film pioneer helps Rwanda build new identity
06-07-2012
OVER the last few years, several films have recaptured the devastating legacy of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, recreating the unimaginable pain and loss that defined the darkest period in the history of
readFrom the Desert to the Catwalk
06-07-2012
THE drinks were as cold as the dry winter’s night, the fashion as fierce as the roaring fire in the swanky white hearth at Jaguar Land Rover, and as the famed and the fashionable sipped on cocktails
readAn idiot abroad
06-07-2012
While the world rejoiced this week with the news of the possible discovery of the God-particle, Namibia has not yet managed to house, provide healthcare for and jobs to two million people. To add
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