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62 Articles found on Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Govt bureaucracy delays MCA-N implementation
20-03-2012
WITH only two-and-a-half years left for the implementation of the multimillion-dollar Millennium Challenge Account Namibia (MCA-N) programme, CEO Penny Akwenye has expressed fears that cumbersome
readAccess to water
20-03-2012
The fourth edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report was launched in Windhoek yesterday and co- incided with the commemoration of World Water Day.In the picture Selda Uiras is seen
readBank sells house of single mother
20-03-2012
WALVIS Bay resident Hendrina Haifiku (36) and her five children were left destitute after their home was sold on auction last week for falling behind on her monthly instalments to FNB.According to
readTweya grabs 3 000 hectares of land
20-03-2012
SHAMUNGWA – The Ministry of Lands and Resettlement has verified that the piece of communal land fenced off by Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Tjekero Tweya measures 2 935,86 hectares.Tweya fenced
readChina now owns 80% of Husab
20-03-2012
CHINA Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC) yesterday grew its stake in the Husab uranium project to nearly 80 per cent after Rio Tinto’s Rössing Uranium sold its 14,2 per cent interest in Extract
readGunman shoots 4 at French Jewish school
20-03-2012
TOULOUSE – At least four people, including three children, were killed, when a man on a scooter opened fire outside a Jewish school in Toulouse in southwestern France yesterday, officials said.The
readMbhele plans to rock Ambunda
20-03-2012
CHALLENGER Cleutus Mbhele said he intends to rattle WBO African bantamweight title holder Paulus ‘The Rock’ Ambunda at the Windhoek Country Club tonight.A confident Mbhele said he had seen enough
readCope with your incompetent boss
20-03-2012
Much like the weather, everyone complains about their boss, but nobody does anything about it. Harvard Business Review has some ideas.Everyone complains about his or her boss from time to time. But
readOhorongo Cement lands in Angola
20-03-2012
OHORONGO Cement recently delivered the first of a thousand loads of bulk cement to the south of Angola.A bulk tanker shipped the load to Santa Clara last Monday. It formed part of a contract between
readSaara disappointed at high price of financial services
20-03-2012
FINANCE Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has again bemoaned the current quality of financial products as well as the costs and charges associated with the use of such products for low-income
readIMF’s Lagarde cautiously upbeat on global economy
20-03-2012
BEIJING – IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Sunday measures taken to fight financial woes in Europe and the US were starting to pay off, in a cautiously upbeat assessment of the global economy.But
readSA won’t probe MTN corruption claims in Iran
20-03-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa will not probe allegations that mobile operator MTN paid bribes to win a licence in Iran, in exchange for Pretoria backing Tehran’s nuclear programme, the foreign minister
readInternational Digest
20-03-2012
Yuan internationalisation in good time BEIJING – China’s yuan will inevitably become a unit of international exchange but the timing for when the currency becomes freely convertible cannot be easily
readIllegal fishing plunders and strains West Africa
20-03-2012
FREETOWN/DAKAR – On a recent mission pursuing pirate fishermen off Sierra Leone’s coast, the head of the Fisheries Protection Unit found himself adrift on the high seas with six crew after their
readTop Khomas resettlement farmers awarded by ministers
20-03-2012
AGATHA Jezurura was the first resettlement farmer to receive what is hoped to be the first of an annual – and countrywide – award for the best resettlement farmer on Friday.A joint award given by the
readAgri Shorts
20-03-2012
Strict on animal movement PRODUCERS were notified by the Directorate Veterinary Services that from April 1 2012 no movement permits will be issued for the movement of cattle if any such cattle of the
readAgriculturel Diary
20-03-2012
• Auctions March 23: Virunga Trading cc (Riaan Liebenberg) auction (2 500 dorpers) at farm Virunga in the Leonardville district.March 29: Total sale of the breeding stock (Sussex and Dorpers) of the
readFair trade and sustainability for small-scale miners
20-03-2012
ERONGO is host to Namibia’s largest mineral deposits, among them many sought-after semi-precious stones such as tourmalines and garnets, and because of this abundance the region also has the largest
readLinocut exhibition in Swakopmund
20-03-2012
LINOCUTTING art done at a recent workshop in Swakopund is on a sales exhibition at the ‘Alliance Francaise de la Cote’ in Swakopmund.Elia Shiwoohamba, member of Visual Artists-Namibia (VA-N), held the
readProposed mall on sewage dump
20-03-2012
A GROUP by the name of Greenstone Resorts wants to build a regional shopping mall and other mixed use buildings at Walvis Bay’s old sewerage discharge area.Although the development is considered by
readMiss Coast Namibia’s crown revoked
20-03-2012
MISS Coast Namibia, Ophelia Emvula, had to forfeit her crown last week after the organiser, Maria Malakia, revoked her title and prizes on grounds of alleged “intimidation, misinformation, lack of
readSwakop council does not like river barriers
20-03-2012
THE ‘Dolos’-Barrier on the northern bank of the Swakop River in the Kramersdorf vicinity is ugly and needs to be replaced, while a fence perpendicular to the river in the same vicinity will have to be
readAfrican Briefs
20-03-2012
Crack down after call for Mutharika to quit CAPE TOWN – Police in Malawi tear-gassed and assaulted opposition supporters and arrested the country’s top human rights official in a weekend of rising
readSuu Kyi’s party complains of ‘unfair treatment’
20-03-2012
YANGON – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party yesterday decried what it described as “unfair treatment” by the authorities ahead of April 1 by-elections.The National League for
readBahrain opposition ready for dialogue
20-03-2012
DUBAI – Bahrain’s Shiite-ruled opposition expressed readiness yesterday for dialogue with authorities to end the political deadlock in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, but demanded a referendum on the
readThree crushed to death ahead of Coptic pope’s burial
20-03-2012
CAIRO – Thousands of grieving mourners massed at St Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo yesterday to pay their last respects to Coptic Pope Shenuda III on the eve of his burial, correspondents said.Undeterred
readDamascus rocked by heavy fighting
20-03-2012
BEIRUT – Fierce clashes between rebel troops and Syrian forces rocked a Damascus district bristling with security facilities yesterday just hours before experts sent by peace envoy Kofi Annan arrived
readFive terror suspects killed in Bali
20-03-2012
BALI – An elite anti-terrorism squad shot dead five suspected militants and seized several weapons in raids on Indonesia’s popular tourist island of Bali, police said yesterday.National police
readOminista yiimaliwa mo Swaziland tashi vulika yi kwatwe
20-03-2012
OMINISTA yIimaliwa yoshilongo shuukwaniilwa sha Swaziland oya tilithwa nokutulwa mondholongo. Etilitho ndyoka olya ningwa komupopi gwoparliamende yoshilongo shoka sha landula etokolo lyominista ndjoka
readOshikunino shokugamena uushitwe oshinene muuyuni sha egululwa
20-03-2012
EHALA lyokugamena uushitwe liwetike olyo enene muuyuni sigo oompaka olya egululwa kiilongo itano yomuumbugantu wAfrica etine oshiwike shayi.Ehala ndyoka lya kwatelamo omahala giinamwenyo nenge
readEhilathano pokamba yoontauki pOsire
20-03-2012
OPENA okwaanombili pokamba yoontauki pOsire, konima yokutulwa pevi kwomulongi gumwe molwa omakwatathano gopaipala ga ningilwa aalongwa yamwe kaalongi yawo.Okomittee yaakalimo pOsire oya nyolele aniwa
readOmahangano ga gongala poshigongi sha MCA-N
20-03-2012
AAKALELIPO yomahangano ngoka ga hala okupewa iilonga mbyoka ta yi futilwa koshiketha sha Millenium Challenge Account Namibia, oga li ga gongala moshigongi shoka sha tetekela egandjo lyiilonga mbyoka
readNamwandi a pandula omutengeneko 2012/13
20-03-2012
MINISTA yopevi yElongo, David Namwandi okwi itaala kutya oku longitha iimaliwa oyindji kwepangelo, ogo omukalo gumwe okwaadha ekoko lyomahupilo ta li kwatelemo aantu ayehe.Namwandi okwa popi ndhika
readIilonga yaahetatu poRossing Foundation tayi kana
20-03-2012
OTASHI vulika aaniilonga ya hetatu yo Rossing Foundation ya ka kuthwe miilonga, sha landula koonkundana kutya ehangano ndyoka olina eshongo enene lyoshimaliwa.Ehangano ndika ota ku tiwa olili
readOmuntu gumwe a likapo kongandu moshitopolwa sha Kavango ishewe
20-03-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomoshitopolwa sha Kavango okwa dhipagwa kongandu pomukunda gwa Karayi, omanga a li ta kwata oohi momulonga. Karayi omukunda gu li muuninginino wa Rundu.Omukiintu gwomimvo [33] okwa
readOmukiintu gumwe a fekelelwa edhipago lyomuholike gwe moVenduka oSoondaha
20-03-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomoKatutura okwiigandjele yemwene kopolisi Osoondaha konima aniwa yokutsa omuholike gwe nombele. Nakutsuwa komukiintu gwe oye nakusa, Simon Augustus[42].Oshiningwanima shoka osha ningilwa
readSMS mOshiwambo
20-03-2012
OvaNamibia muhole ombili nandi mu lombwele,ondili moshikondo sheyameno mono muna eekomanda dalya kombanda naadi dali meni .paafa eshi tava ningi shapuka ovaama ombinga nayi ava hatuti ovaaluki ovatala
readSwapo a sindana momahogololo gotango ga muni pOranjemund
20-03-2012
ONGUNDU yo Swapo oya sindana nooperesenda dhili pombanda momahogololo gelelo lyoshilando shoka ngoka ga ningilwe metitano oshiwike shayi. Ongundu ta yi pangele oya zimo nomawi 1 560, noku mona iipundi
readStrategies for Increasing Women’s Participation in Decision-Making
20-03-2012
NAMIBIA’S quest for democratic governance in the past 21 years has borne witness to significant progress in the area of gender equality through Government policies and programmes, which include the
readA Call On Employers: Let Us Create 10 000 Jobs At N$2 000 Apiece
20-03-2012
LAST year 20 000 pupils sat for the Grade 12 examinations. Only 6 000 full-time and part-time candidates (out of nearly 42 000 students) scored enough points to go to tertiary education.A few others
readFootball results
20-03-2012
Saturday, March 17 Southern Stream First Division Blue Boys 0-0 Tura Magic Monitronic 2-1 Desert Rollers WHK United
readNamibia defeat Oman by 36 runs
20-03-2012
NAMIBIA maintained their 100 per cent record at thae T20 World Cup qualifiers with a 38-run victory against Oman yesterday.Namibia got off to their worst start of the tournament as they slumped to
readNamibian athletes shine in Johannesburg
20-03-2012
THE Namibian athletes competing at the Yellow Pages Series in South Africa set the track alight during the Central Gauteng Championships in Germiston over the weekend.After a slow start in earlier
readDi Matteo backs Torres to shine after Cup double strike
20-03-2012
LONDON – Roberto Di Matteo believes Fernando Torres can finally put his miserable run behind him after the Chelsea striker ended his goal drought in the Blues’ 5-2 win over Leicester.Torres had gone
readOn-form Federer sparks grand slam talk
20-03-2012
INDIAN WELLS - Roger Federer has not won a grand slam crown since the 2010 Australian Open but his scintillating form over the past nine months suggests he will be back in the elite winners circle
readShilimela qualifies for Olympics
20-03-2012
WRESTLER Sem Shilimela qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games when he won a silver medal at the Africa and Oceania Olympic Games Qualifying tournament in Marrakesh, Morocco.It was a brilliant
readSMSes for Tuesday 20 March 2012
20-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *TOMORROW is a day to celebrate our politicians’ insatiable egos. We cannot celebrate our independence since we, as a country, have never been more dependent on the world for
readImmanuel Wilderness Lodge wins Ultimate Establishment Challenge
20-03-2012
EIGHT of the most prestigious hotels, lodges, restaurants and hotel and catering schools in Namibia last week took part in the Ultimate Establishment Challenge, an initiative spearheaded by the
readFrom The Twittersphere
20-03-2012
AFRICAN connections, Namibian disconnections, office reflections and ... bank rejections! Just another manic Monday, or maybe not, for the Twitterati, as they thread the 140 narrative.@DavidTocks:
readTaxi fares UP soon
20-03-2012
PASSENGERS’ lives will be in danger if taxi and bus fares are not hiked soon. According to the president of the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta), Magnus Nangombe, taxi and bus operators are
readPSUN calls for inclusive national budget debate
20-03-2012
THE Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) has called on Government to spend money where it is most needed.In a statement released by PSUN secretary general Victor Kazonyati last week, the independent
readNorthern businessmen in court
20-03-2012
A PROMINENT Swapo member and business personality, Sigo Amunyela (41) from Omaalala village, and two others appeared in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with possession of stolen
readNatau declares urgent dispute with NAC
20-03-2012
AN URGENT dispute has been declared with the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) after the parastatal informed all workers that they would be laid off at the end of this month.Namibia Transport and Allied
readFresh Family parts ways with Mshasho
20-03-2012
AFTER signing with Mshasho Productions less than a year ago, the members of energetic kwaito group Fresh Family announced that they are no longer part of the music label which is home to kwaito star
readKeetmans land grab a ‘political football’
20-03-2012
POLICE at Keetmanshoop were yesterday reluctant to help court messenger Desmond Andreas to demolish structures put up by illegal squatters on municipal plots at the town’s Tseiblaagte residential
readIndependence Day live on NBC
20-03-2012
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has changed tack, announcing that it will in fact broadcast tomorrow’s 22nd Independence Day celebrations at Mariental live on television.Albertus Aochamub,
readFighting addiction as friends
20-03-2012
THE Circle of Friends (COF) is a registered welfare organisation that was started in 2006 by Tony Jarman and Rupert Davids. The two men met in a rehabilitation centre and when they left they decided
readEmergency travel documents not recognised
20-03-2012
THE options for Namibians who rely on emergency travel documents for last-minute international travels are becoming increasingly less.On Friday, Elizabeth Negumbo, the chief immigration officer in the
readEckenbrecher still broken
20-03-2012
MORE than a year after heavy rains caused extensive damage to Windhoek’s road network, one of the most seriously damaged streets in the city has not been repaired.An exceptionally long and heavy rainy
readDuped mother to be sentenced for fraud
20-03-2012
A FORMER bank teller who claims an alleged faith healer’s promises to cure her severely disabled son prompted her to steal N$87 000 from her employer is due to be sentenced in the Windhoek Regional
readAupindi’s co-accused in Italy, trial postponed to Sept
20-03-2012
A WARRANT of arrest was issued yesterday for Antonio di Savino, graft co-accused of former Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) boss Tobie Aupindi.Di Savino did not show up at the Windhoek Magistrate’s
readNotable Quotes
20-03-2012
WE should guard the government against Tipeeg becoming yet another tool to empower a selected few as many other programmes such as the fishing quotas. – Clara //Gowaseb, Republican Party member of
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