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65 Articles found on Friday, 23 March 2012
Labour Commissioner advises against NAC retrenchments
23-03-2012
LABOUR Commissioner Bro-Matthew Shinguadja says the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) should negotiate with its workforce over restructuring the company and not with the Namibia Public Workers Union
readNHE ‘ignores’ default judgement challenge
23-03-2012
THE National Housing Enterprise (NHE) is accused of selling an Otjomuise house while a default judgement it obtained against the owners is being challenged in the High Court.Ina Hochobes, who lives at
readSecurity firms refuse to pay minimum wage
23-03-2012
THE 14 000-strong workforce in the Namibian security industry may suffer a setback on the regulated minimum wage if the Ministry of Labour fails to enforce the provision.Although most security
readLong-term insurance on steady grow path
23-03-2012
THE long-term insurance industry wrote N$87,5 million worth of new business in the third quarter of 2011, about 22 per cent more than in the same three months of 2010.However, N$31,9 million worth of
readMali soldiers seize power after palace attack
23-03-2012
BAMAKO – Renegade Malian soldiers went on state television yesterday to declare they had seized power in a coup after the government’s failure to quell a nomad-led rebellion in the north.The soldiers
readTyson primed for Slovene job
23-03-2012
BETUEL ‘Tyson’ Uushona has sounded out vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight gold rival Dejan Zavec, saying he plans to dash the Slovenian’s hopes of claiming glory tomorrow.Uushona who arrived in
readMake your cube a better place
23-03-2012
BOSTON – Given the amount of time you will spend there, it is worth making a few simple adjustments, if you can, to make your cubicle a more comfortable and pleasant place to be, says Harvard Business
readZim orders mining firms to bank locally
23-03-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe has ordered foreign mining firms to deposit their export earnings with local banks, state media reported on Sunday, the latest government move to exert pressure on miners as it tries
readEmerging nations mount challenge for World Bank job
23-03-2012
WASHINGTON – Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to make the first concerted challenge to the US grip on the top job at the
readBy not having day there Sharpeville not diminished – Presidency
23-03-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Not having the Human Rights Day celebration in Sharpeville does not diminish the role played during apartheid by people there, the presidency said yesterday.“It means their heroism is
readForced evictions in African cities major crisis: Amnesty
23-03-2012
NAIROBI – Forced evictions of people from urban slums across Africa is a “widespread and pernicious problem,” rights group Amnesty International said yesterday, warning of a “profound and deepening”
readRomney appears unstoppable in 2012 Republican race
23-03-2012
WASHINTON – More than half of the US states have held primary elections and caucuses, and Mitt Romney has built a huge lead in delegates backing him for the Republican nomination for president.As his
readHijacked chopper aids escape
23-03-2012
MOSCOW – A murderer escaped from a Russian penal colony aboard a hijacked helicopter, but he was captured a few hours later.Law-enforcement officials say the drama began yesterday morning when two
readIslamic gunman dead after French stand-off
23-03-2012
TOULOUSE – An Islamic extremist who boasted of killing seven people to strike back at France died yesterday after jumping from his window, gun in hand, in a fierce shootout with police, a French
readOpen Up The Parks
23-03-2012
YOUR report (March 15, page 5) on Paulus Imbamba, councillor of the Henties Bay municipal council, is one that should make us think. It throws light on one of the old and never resolved, hurtful
readSolutions for Air Namibia
23-03-2012
ONCE again Air Namibia has received a mammoth bailout of N$500 million, bringing their total since the turn of the century up approximately N$3.5 billion. That is according to the front page of The
readStill Losing Land
23-03-2012
PLEASE allow me space to express my dissatisfaction with the way the Mayeyi tribal authority, Wuparo conservancy, Nkasa Rupara Tented Lodge and their Italian investor are making us feel robbed and
readTweya Is Disgraceful
23-03-2012
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper to express my disappointment in the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Tjekero Tweya.Last week in your daily newspaper, it was reported that Tweya failed to
readThe Basic Problem
23-03-2012
THE basic problem of our new Namibia is a twofold one; it is a misunderstanding of the idea of democracy and a misunderstanding of the idea of capitalism. There are many other problems but all of them
readFreedom For The Rich
23-03-2012
21 MARCH marks the day Namibia formally broke the yoke of apartheid. It is saddening, however, that the great majority of the working class that sacrificed itself in the struggle against apartheid
readThe One And Only
23-03-2012
MY NAME name is Joseph Ailonga also known as Jossy Joss in the music industry for the past 11 years and I write this letter just to correct and clear the confusion about me starting a political
readPM Is Out Of Order
23-03-2012
AFTER listening to his shallow response in parliament, for Prime Minister Nahas Angula to play the old fashioned threatening tune of victimisation against pertinent issues of national concern is
readSenseless Banking Fees
23-03-2012
RECENTLY, I was talking with someone who works in the financial services sector in Africa. I told him that I never pay any charges whatsoever on my UK current bank account. He didn’t believe me
readCoaching Let Hitman Down
23-03-2012
I WANT to say something on Hitman Moses’s last boxing match. The fight was good but the failure of the Hitman was a result of the coaching team and Hitman himself as they failed to read the game on
readNo to Baster tribalism
23-03-2012
THE article ‘New book casts light on Rehoboth’ (The Namibian, 16 March) highlights once again the vital discussion about the national question in this country. The writing concerns the release of a
readHouse Auctions Are Illegal
23-03-2012
WHILE we appreciate this very important article, ‘Bank sells house of single mother’ The Namibian, 20 March 2012. The Namibian Home Owners Association (NHOA) is obliged to respond to it with
readTatekulu Ndahepele e tu thiga po
23-03-2012
OMUJKALIMO gwomomukunda Ondobeyomunghudi tatekulu Petrus Ndahepele okwa mana oondjenda dhe meti 20 Maalitsa 2012 konima yuuwehame nomepipi lyomimvo omilongomugoyi.Nakusa tatekulu Ndahepele, ngoka a
readVicky ta dhimbulukwa esiku lyeyitseyitho lye kombinga yoHIV
23-03-2012
MEME Vicky Noa gwomOniipa mOndonga mOshitopolwa sha Shikoto, ngoka meti 23 Maalitsa 2003 iitseyithile kutya okwa kwatwa kombuto yo HIV/AIDS, nena ota dhimbulukwa esiku lye ndika leti 23 Maalitsa moka
readOonkundana pafupi moAfrica
23-03-2012
HARARE: Oohahende dhaaZimbabwe yahamano mboka ya monika ondjo sho ya li ta ya kundathana omakuyunguto miilongo yArab odha indile opo ohofa yisilohenda aantu mboka, omanga inaa ya pewa egeelo.Oya ningi
readA holoka mompangu molwedhipago
23-03-2012
OMUKIINTU gwomimvo [48] okwa holokele mompangu ya mengestrata gwa Katutura etiyali oshiwike shika taku fekelwa a dhipaga, Simon Augusto[44] sho emutsu nombele yomokombitha.Katrina Herero [48] ota ku
readYahala eyambidhidho pEtameko
23-03-2012
OMUKULU gwonale okwa tile omugongo ulilila ogongu hagu ku kwiinine, ye omukwawo ta ti, kaye shi lya mwena oye shi lya popi, gumwe gwomAawiliki yEgongalo Etameko mOmuthitugwalwani mUukwambi, Paulina
readOyendji nomikuli kookashloona
23-03-2012
AANAMIBIA oyendji ota ku tiwa oha ya longitha omahangano gookashloona nenge aagandjiyomikuli koomuma okwiindila oshimaliwa.Oshinima shika osha fala mpoka kutya pehulilo lyoshikako oshititatu shomumvo
readOsenda yokumuna nokulanditha oohi yeegululwa mOngwediva
23-03-2012
OSENDA yokumuna nokulanditha oohi oya tungwa po mOngwediva nokweegululwa kOministeli yOohi nIikwafuta omusamane Bernard Esau, Omaandaha goshiwike shika.Minista Esau ta ti, osenda ndjika otayi ka kala
readSMS mOshiwambo
23-03-2012
*Ondahala okupula oministry yoDefence kutya oshike inayi hala okuyela aakwiita yomo1990 otwa ninga shike naana ihashi popiwa oshili otatu mono iihuna nayi otwa pewa ashike okati kamwe ngele ouna
readIimaliwa iipe ya tulwa miilonga
23-03-2012
IIMALIWA yomafo goodola omulongo noshowo oodola omilongo mbali oya tulwa miilonga pethimbo lyokudhimbulukwa emanguluko omimvo 22 poMalinda moshitopolwa sha Hardap etitatu oshiwike shika.Iimaliwa mbika
readMayova wins in Stellenbosch
23-03-2012
GLOBINE Mayova on Tuesday night showed her class by beating a strong field that included current South African Champion Carina Horn at a packed Coetzenburg Stadium as she won the 100m in 1188
readLeaders Real rattled as Barca close in
23-03-2012
MADRID – Back-to-back draws for leaders Real Madrid have blown the title race wide open in Spain and pursuers Barcelona, who have cut the deficit to six points from 10, will seek to crank up the
readTevez return lifts City in title chase
23-03-2012
LONDON - Manchester City travel to Stoke City tomorrow with new belief and a possible trump card up their sleeve after a vital victory over Chelsea prevented Manchester United taking a stranglehold of
readAfghanistan qualify for Twenty20 World Cup
23-03-2012
DUBAI – Afghanistan booked their place in the 2012 Twenty20 World Cup yesterday with a 47-run victory over Namibia in the first final of the 16-nation qualifying tournament.In a battle of two
readRugby Fixtures
23-03-2012
Friday, March 23 Super 15 Blues v Hurricanes 08h35 Rebels v Force 10h40 Saturday 24 March 2012 Super 15 Waratahs v Sharks 06h35 Crusaders v Cheetahs 08h35 Brumbies v Highlanders 10h40 Bulls v Reds
readBrumbies aim to give Highlanders a rough ride
23-03-2012
ADELAIDE – New Zealand’s Otago Highlanders will put their unbeaten Super 15 run on the line when they tackle the ACT Brumbies in Canberra tomorrow.The Highlanders have been the surprises of the
readMatch-fixing getting worse, says Blatter
23-03-2012
ISTANBUL – The scourge of match-fixing is undermining soccer and the problem is getting worse, Fifa President Sepp Blatter said yesterday.Blatter, addressing the Uefa Congress in Istanbul, said Fifa’s
readSMSEs for Friday 23 March 2012
23-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *IT is depressing to love a job like teaching in this climate where everyone is so negatively inclined towards the profession. We're unappreciated for trying our best with a seemingly
readA Time To Celebrate…
23-03-2012
NAMIBIANS have many reasons to celebrate the country entering its 23rd year of independence.It is often easy to overlook the ‘small beautiful things’ in life when major problems plague one’s
readFrontlining on Twitter
23-03-2012
NAMIBIANS wind down from Wednesday’s Independence celebrations, get current on currency, and generally shoot the breeze on the warp, woof and weaves of life! @AngryAfricans: The last time my family
readNamibia At 22 Is A Weak State Unable To Deliver Better Lives For All
23-03-2012
IN his illuminating work ‘The Leviathan’, the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes refers to life as being brutish, nasty and short. Government whose leitmotif is to create a just society where life is
read11 Things that prove we are apparently free and independent
23-03-2012
THIS week we again dusted off our finest in Swapo couture and our brightest of ass kiss smiles to show the powers that we too should be considered when that next big job or contract comes around.It
readBad boys, Bad boys...whatcha gonna do?
23-03-2012
THE guys in my life have lost it. The Trolls have gone of their rocket... And I’m not so sure The Captain had a rocket to start off with Troll 2, my baby boy of almost five years.He is supposed to be
readInformation Apartheid
23-03-2012
CAPE TOWN – Accurate information is the oxygen that keeps democracy breathing. It is the key to ensuring a government’s probity, and to monitoring its relations with the large corporations that drive
readThe Politics of Anti-Owambo A National Dialogue Is Needed
23-03-2012
AFTER independence, Namibia brought into operation the Regional Councils Act of 1992, which replaced the apartheid homelands with 13 political regions.However, 22 years later, there is a
readPolitical Perspective
23-03-2012
AS HAPPY as one always is when Independence Day comes around each year, I must admit to feelings of dejection as well. Perhaps it is only those who’ve experienced the ‘before’ and ‘after’ of that
readYoung stabbing victim’s body to be exhumed
23-03-2012
THE healing wounds of the grieving family of a 15-year-old boy who was killed in a knife stabbing at Henties Bay on New Year’s Day have been reopened by news that the Police plan to exhume the boy’s
readSoutputz residents reject ‘rotten maize’
23-03-2012
FARM Soutputz residents who are involved in the food-for-work Hâtani gardening project have complained of being supplied with “rotten maize meal” by Karas Regional Council. Soutputz is located 80
readRoad crashes cause for concern
23-03-2012
THE Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) “is seriously concerned about the high road crashes, particularly the loss of economically active young people between the age of 21 and 45”.MVAF spokesperson
readPolice officer guilty of corruption
23-03-2012
A KARIBIB Police officer was sentenced on Tuesday to pay a fine of N$20 000 or spend five years behind bars on a charge of corruption.It all happened in March 2010 when Sergeant Dawid Maronda (42)
readNo bail for Angolan baby theft suspect
23-03-2012
A YOUNG Angolan woman who is accused of having tried to steal a baby in Windhoek almost two months ago heard yesterday that she will not be released on bail while charges against her remain pending.It
readRefund customers, watchdog tells MTC
23-03-2012
THE communications watchdog is sticking to its guns that MTC has to refund all customers who have been “misled” with free minutes promised through its Aweh-Aweh campaign last year.The mobile giant in
readCity Police probe dumping of medical waste
23-03-2012
THE City Police are investigating an incident where a large amount of expired medical supplies were dumped next to a rubbish skip in Khomasdal, Windhoek.City Police officers found the medical waste,
readLocal scientist wins global prize
23-03-2012
GLADYS Karirirue Kahaka from Namibia is one of the three successful African candidates who will be awarded Unesco-L’Oréal For Women in Science (FWIS) international fellowships this year.Kahaka is
readEsau opens Ongwediva aquaculture centre
23-03-2012
AN inland aquaculture centre at Ongwediva in the Oshana Region, built at a cost of N$19,8 million, was officially opened by Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernard Esau on Monday.According
readIPPR proposes electoral law review
23-03-2012
POLITICAL parties should receive at least three per cent of the national vote to be eligible for a parliamentary seat, suggested a finding of a study done by the Institute for Public Policy Research
readArangies may now fly for money
23-03-2012
RAINIER Arangies, owner of the controversial Bell UH-1 helicopter with United States Army markings, yesterday scored a victory in his fight against the Ministry of Works and Transport and the
read/Gaio-Dama authority ‘not fit for purpose’ – concerned group
23-03-2012
THE /Gaio-Dama Concerned Group Executive Committee (Exco) has declared a dispute with the current /Gaio-Dama Traditional Authority, which it says is not legally constituted and has repeatedly failed
readNotable Quotes
23-03-2012
When this type of thinking is applied to medium- to longer-term borrowing then the results become catastrophic and people end up losing their homes over very small amounts that have been compounded at
read#AskTim
23-03-2012
ORGANISERS and official sponsors of the Namibian Annual Music Awards (Namas) have less then a month to pull off what they promise to be ‘the biggest event in Namibian entertainment history’.Everybody
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