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71 Articles found on Friday, 30 March 2012
Final countdown
30-03-2012
The photo of the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean at Swakopmund.The photo is one of the finalists in The Namibian’s Coastal Photographic Competition. The overall winner of the competition, as well
readUnion, smelter negotiating compensation for workers
30-03-2012
THE management of Namibia Custom Smelters (NCS) and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) are about to reach agreement on compensation for workers who might have suffered health problems because of
readDisgraced envoys recalled
30-03-2012
THE Namibian ambassador to the African Union (AU), Kakena Nangula, and her deputy, Linda Scott, will be back in Namibia by June after President Hifikepunye Pohamba ordered them to come home.Their
readGoodbye summer
30-03-2012
NAMIBIA’S annual five-month-long Winter Time period starts on Sunday.The country’s official time changes at 02h00 on Sunday morning, when clocks and watches have to be adjusted an hour back, to set
readE-fuel tender up for review
30-03-2012
THE court challenge of Government’s e-fuel contract lodged by Namibia Automation Systems CC has again been postponed – this time until November – but apparently a decision has been taken that the
readSimon accepts Dubai invite
30-03-2012
HARRY Simon has accepted a lucrative offer to fight in Dubai in June.However, before that happens, the former two-time middleweight world champion hopes to get another fight under his belt at home
readPope, in Cuba, says no limits on ‘basic freedoms’
30-03-2012
HAVANA – Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday wrapped up a visit to Cuba with a call for respect of “basic freedoms,” pursuing his persistent prodding of the island’s Communist authorities to embrace
readNamdeb to build new mine Orange River
30-03-2012
NAMDEB will invest N$280 million to build a new mine at Sendelingsdrift on the Orange River, company chief executive officer Inge Zaamwani announced yesterday.The mine, which will employ about two 200
readNo foul play in Zim general’s death
30-03-2012
HARARE – An inquest has ruled there was no foul play in the fiery death of a top power broker in President Robert Mugabe’s party, state media reported yesterday, quoting the attorney general as saying
readMali leader says he is safe, as world seeks end to coup
30-03-2012
BAMAKO – Mali’s ousted leader Amadou Toumani Toure, whose whereabouts have been unknown since he was overthrown on March 22, has told AFP he is safe in the capital Bamako and not being held by the
readSteps to a successful message
30-03-2012
There are ways to make your message stand out even in an age of information overload, especially with vividly apt illustrations, says Harvard Business Review. Generalisations and jargon typically are
readNPTH pays more taxes, less dividends
30-03-2012
NAMIBIA Post and Telecom Holdings (NPTH) has boosted Government coffers by N$230,8 million in dividends for the 2010-11 financial year, nearly N$50 million less than the state-owned enterprise’s
read‘Brics development bank won’t work,’ says Zoellick
30-03-2012
WASHINGTON – A PLAN to form a joint development bank by the Brics group of the world’s most powerful emerging economies will have a hard time getting off the ground and would struggle to match the
readIMF approves final Angola loan tranche
30-03-2012
LUANDA – The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved the release of a final loan disbursement to Angola under the country’s US$1,4 billion loan agreement made in 2009.The IMF said it would
readBrazil to rally BRICS against rich countries
30-03-2012
NEW DELHI – Brazil will push for its large emerging-market peers including China to denounce what it sees as unfair monetary policies by Europe and the United States, raising the stakes in a global
readHanging on to dollars in Zim
30-03-2012
STREET hawker Yvonne Chikotsa last visited a bank in 2008, near the zenith of Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation. She would wake each morning at dawn to beat long lines and withdraw more than one trillion
readWorld Briefs
30-03-2012
Blast in Baghdad as Arab summit opens BAGHDAD – A large blast rocked central Baghdad near the Iranian embassy on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital’s heavily-fortified Green Zone as a landmark Arab
readAfrican Briefs
30-03-2012
Millions at risk in Sahel, UN says NEW YORK – Millions of people in Africa’s turbulent Sahel region are on the brink of starvation due to drought and conflict, the United Nations said on Wednesday,
readAlgeria refuses French gunman’s body for burial
30-03-2012
PARIS – Algerian authorities have refused to allow the body of an al Qaeda-inspired gunman who killed seven people in France this month to be sent there for burial as his father had asked, an official
readUS suspends food aid to North Korea
30-03-2012
WASHINGTON – The United States has suspended planned food aid to North Korea as Pyongyang vows to push ahead with a plan to launch a long-range missile in defiance of international warnings, US
readHouse Auctions Are Legal
30-03-2012
PLEASE allow me the opportunity to respond to the letter of Amanda Tsoeu of the NHOA regarding the letter titled “House Auctions Are Illegal” (The Namibian 23 March 2012). At present there is nothing
readElites’ Access To Resources
30-03-2012
THE article by Elijah Ngurare entitled ‘The politics of anti-Owambo: A national dialogue is needed’ (The Namibian, 23 March) is a welcome intervention. We find ourselves in full agreement with the
readSupport Creative Artists
30-03-2012
IN NAMIBIA, artists are busy almost every second preparing art work to exhibit or sell at open markets. Go to every town corner, you will find them selling their work.Let me not take you very far.
readResolving the jobs crisis
30-03-2012
TSUDAO Gurirab (‘Let us create 10 000 jobs at N$2 000 a piece,’ The Namibian, 20 March 2012) should be lauded for his attempt to address the unemployment crisis in the country.However, I hate to sound
readWhich One Nation?
30-03-2012
ALLOW me space to air my views on a few issues that are bothering me as a Namibian youth. After 22 years of independence, we have heard the President strongly emphasising ‘One Namibia, One Nation’.If
readOpen Letter To Speaker Gurirab
30-03-2012
WELL, Mr Speaker of the National Assembly Theo-Ben Gurirab, would it not be much better if you look in the mirror before you look so far afield? (‘China-Nam must close ranks’ The Namibian 28 March
readOn Bogus Foreign Preachers
30-03-2012
WOULD it be fair for a non-Greek to tell the Greeks about Greek mythologies or would it be reasonable for a non-Italian to lecture the Italians on how the Romans built the Colosseum in Rome? If not,
readPlease Make It Work
30-03-2012
I AM a studying towards a degree in economics at Polytechnic of Namibia doing my final year. Thank you very much for being the voice of many young Namibians. I am talking about the article BY Tsudao
readNamibia Is Making Progress
30-03-2012
IT IS evidently clear that independence has changed the many lives of Namibians. Change can also be seen on its landscape. A typical example is the Windhoek Central Business District that has
readThe Only Hero?
30-03-2012
GOOD day Namibia! I’m seriously disappointed in the way leaders of the Government of the Republic of Namibia just do as they want!I fail to understand the idea of the Founding Father appearing on bank
readIt’s All About Nujoma
30-03-2012
I JUST want to ask about this new money we have to start using soon. I know Sam Nujoma is our nation’s father and all that, but why should he have everything in his honour?Come on, Namibia! All our
readCourts Can Stifle Democracy
30-03-2012
DEAR Chief Justice Shivute, I am writing this letter to remind you that by the end of the Supreme Court appeal hearing on the 2009 elections case in 2011, you and the bench of other judges, made a
readThe S&T Apartheid
30-03-2012
PLEASE allow me space in your esteemed paper to pose a question to the Prime Minister and the Public Service Commission of Namibia.Can the above-mentioned persons/institution please give clarity on
readSecurity Firms Not Refusing To Pay
30-03-2012
SECURITY firms do not refuse to pay minimum wages, but want order to be put in place first before talking about minimum wages. (The Namibian, 23 March 2012). The minimum wage for the security guards
readYamwe mOutapi taya nyenyeta egandjo lyomeya
30-03-2012
AAKALIMO oyendji mondoolopa yAutapi mOshitopolwa sha Musati, unene tuu mboka yomoshitopolwa sha Federation na Tobias Hainyeko lwaahoka, kaye uvitile Elelo lyawo lyAutapi ombili shi na sha negandjo
readImbamba a tamenekelwa okukwata oohi shaali paveta
30-03-2012
MEYA nale gwa Henties Bay nayakwawo yaali oya holokele mohofa yamengestrata poKhorixas metamaneko lyokukwata oohi pehala mpoka, okuninga ngaaka kwiindikwa.Imbamba, Bernhardt Byl[29] na Andreas
readIilongitho yonkulu yonale ta yi ipulwa nayo muunamapya
30-03-2012
AAKALEKIPO yuushitwe oya nkunkilile Oshikondo shUunamapya opo shaa longithe iipululo niilongitho yilwe yokulonga omapya mbyoka ta ku ti oyonkulu yonale. Oshikondo osha indilwa shaa longithe mbika
readOofuto dhootekisa tadhi londekwa
30-03-2012
AALONGITHI yuumbesa nuutekisa ita ya ka tseyithilwa uuna oondando oompe dhootekisa noombesa ta dhi yi miilonga.Pahapu dhomuperesidende gwa Namibia Bus and Taxi Association, yo oya tokola kutya
readAahongi yokawe ta ya nyenyeta
30-03-2012
AANIILONGA yokuhonga nokupusha okawe pehangano lya AMC-GEMXEL moVenduka oya hololele omadhiladhilo gawo metiyali, ya geya aniwa mokuningwa nayi piilonga. Ehangano ndika lya Dantago na Hangane Gurirab
readTate Vendelinus Amavila ta ti ota kuthwa evi lye kElelo lyAutapi
30-03-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomondoolopa yAutapi mOshitopolwa sha Musati tate Vendelinus Johannes Amavila ngoka pethimbo limwe a li wo Kaansela mElelo lyOndoolopa yAutapi ndjika, ota ti kutya Elelo lyondoolopa yAutapi
readKaras offered N$85 000 bonus for Cup triumph
30-03-2012
KEETMANSHOOP – A local businessman has pledged N$85 000 to the Karas Region’s Under-20 side as “prize money” and an all-expenses-paid getaway to Cape Town should the team win The Namibian Newspaper
readBlack Africa on brink of Premiership title
30-03-2012
LOG leaders Black Africa travel to Otjiwarongo to take on Mighty Gunners tomorrow in the knowledge that victory will just about secure their second successive Premier League title.BA currently have a
readNamibia struggle at World Table Tennis Champs
30-03-2012
NAMIBIA have been struggling at the World Team Table Tennis Championships, in Dortmund, Germany, and have lost all their matches so far.Competing at the event for the first time on six years, Namibia
readNadal, Murray set up semi-final showdown
30-03-2012
MIAMI – Rafael Nadal set up a mouthwatering semi-final clash with Andy Murray at the ATP/WTA Miami tournament Wednesday, coming through a tough battle with French sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.The
readClergymen want Newspaper Cup rescheduled
30-03-2012
THE Keetmanshoop church fraternity feel The Namibian Newspaper Cup will interfere with their customary “divine services” over Easter.While they applaud the Karas Region for having won the right to
readMilan hold Barcelona Bayern cruise
30-03-2012
MARSEILLE – Bayern Munich’s fans may have greeted their Champions League victory at Marseille by goading holders Barcelona, but coach Jupp Heynckes refused to look beyond next week’s quarter-final
readSurfer dies at Australia championship
30-03-2012
SYDNEY – A second competitor in three years has died at the same beach during the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, sparking allegations yesterday that organisers ignored safety
readRugby Fixtures
30-03-2012
Friday 30 March 2012 Super Rugby Highlanders v Rebels 08h35 Saturday, March 31 Rugby Premier League Wanderers v United
readStormers beef up for run-in with the Bulls
30-03-2012
SYDNEY– The unbeaten Western Stormers have bulked up their forward pack for what is shaping as a physical South African Super 15 derby against triple winners Northern Bulls in Cape Town tomorrow.The
read4G technology coming soon
30-03-2012
MTC came one step closer to the launch of its eagerly anticipated 4G network on Wednesday evening when the Windhoek City Council passed a resolution allowing the municipality to negotiate with the
readSMSes for Friday 30 March 2012
30-03-2012
SMS Of The Day *OUR Prime Minister talked of double empowerment referring to well-paid politicians receiving N$50 000 as war veterans. S&T has become a cash cow, not only in government but also in
readSchool in dire need of toilets
30-03-2012
THE Shafombabi Primary School in the Omusati Region, which has 270 pupils, nine teachers and a cleaner, is in dire need of extra classrooms and toilets.The acting principal of the school, Anatolia
readOshakati council budget more than doubles
30-03-2012
THE Oshakati Town Council yesterday unveiled a N$246,3 million budget for the 2012/2013 financial year, representing an increase of 260 per cent from the previous financial year.The budget for the
readNHE washes hands of Otjomuise house sale
30-03-2012
THE National Housing Enterprise (NHE) had all the right and good moral grounds to sell the house of a Windhoek family.This is according to a statement released yesterday afternoon by Aune Shipanga,
readNeumann case sent to regional court
30-03-2012
THE five suspects charged with the murder of German national Thilo Neumann (40) at Swakopmund in January 2010 were giggling when they were informed that their case had been transferred to the
readNDMC dissolved, leader joins Swapo
30-03-2012
GOBABIS – The president of the Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NDMC), Frans Miku /Goagoseb, on Wednesday said he is joining the ruling party “in order to access development”./Goagoseb
readGamsberg writes off eight damaged cars
30-03-2012
EIGHT of the ten brand-new cars transported on a truck that is stuck in the Gamsberg Pass will probably be written off. Only two of the cars could be saved. It is estimated that the damage amounts to
readFratricide verdict falls
30-03-2012
A RESIDENT of northern Namibia who was convicted of murdering his younger brother and hiding the crime by burying his brother’s body has been cleared of the charge in an appeal judgement of the High
readFarmland buy-up is a trigger for tensions
30-03-2012
PARIS – Is it investment? Or a land grab?Within a few years, acquisition of foreign farmland has become an issue with plenty of explosive potential for the environment and security. Priming it is a
readBaster Kaptein objects to Reho land sales
30-03-2012
BASTER Kaptein John McNab and the United People’s Movement (UPM) are objecting to the auctioning of 43 erven in Rehoboth that is taking place today, suggesting that the auction is illegal. McNab said
read/Hai-/Khauan leaders consider legal action
30-03-2012
THE recently gazetted /Hai-/Khaua clan leadership considers legal action to halt the planned inauguration of the Goliath Traditional Authority’s newly elected tribal leader within its Berseba
readThe Danger In Privatising Communal Land
30-03-2012
CONFUSION and corruption are perhaps the two aspects that best define the land reform process in Namibia today. After spending millions of dollars on corrupt and failed resettlement programmes,
readHow Is It Possible?
30-03-2012
SOMETHING doesn’t gel. Namibians could be paying at least N$440 million more than it is necessary.Two weeks ago, the news media covered a story at the Ministry of Works and Transport about the upgrade
readFrontlining on Twitter
30-03-2012
NAMIBIAN tweeps take aim at the good, the bad and the ugly, the serious and not so seri- ous, as they navigate the ups and downs, and frowns, of daily life. Wit and wisdom from the Twitter
readThree and... A half Women
30-03-2012
ONCE upon a time, in a not so mythical land, not so far away, lived a not so little girl who was being raised... entirely by women. The land in question was my home in this moderately busy
readThe real speech
30-03-2012
Irecently got a TIPEEG gig as speech writer for the president. But I was let go after a short while. Apparently they do not employ anybody for a lengthy period of time because it could prove costly.
readHow Would Our Namibian Leaders Act In Such Cases?
30-03-2012
THE first and perhaps most important lesson and ingredient in taking a country forward has to do with how the political class deals with challenges facing citizens. It is why looking at Namibia from
readPathetic Victims Of Our Past
30-03-2012
SPORT is not only great in helping one maintain a healthy physique, but it can, at the same time, also be a lucrative career. In fact, top sportsmen and women are celebrities strutting their stuff on
readPolitical Perspective
30-03-2012
I will probably be confounding my critics when I say I’m absolutely in agreement with Swapo Secretary General Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana who recently berated (some) war veterans for squandering the lump
readSam’s a deity! So help me God
30-03-2012
Namibia clearly doesn’t have enough people and institutions preying on the weak of spirit and the feeble minded. We need another deity.And it’s time for us to recognise our Sam Nujoma as a god. Recent
readNotable Quotes
30-03-2012
THE public will only see the increase if they get into a taxi. – Magnus Nangombe, president of the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta), says passengers will not be informed in advance when taxi
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