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79 Articles found on Friday, 18 May 2012
Two years of suffering and no one took him seriously
18-05-2012
THOMAS Nghitemaye (29) complained for nearly two years at Swakopmund hospitals about the pain in his right arm, but all he got was a few general pain pills and encouragement that everything would
readPoor budgeting crippled TransNamib
18-05-2012
THE financial mess that TransNamib finds itself in cannot only be attributed to poor control and ignorance of policy guidelines, but started with a number of weaknesses identified during the annual
readMinistry moves N$95m at midnight
18-05-2012
JUST before midnight on Saturday, 31 March 2012, the Ministry of Works and Transport spirited N$95 million to one of TransNamib’s bank accounts.The diverted N$95 million was part of N$150 million
readGIPF’s assets surpassed the N$50 billion mark
18-05-2012
THE Government Institutions Pension Fund’s (GIPF) market value has has grown in size more than four times over the past 10 years and has reached the N$50 billion mark at the end of 31 March this
readEgypt’s cautious provinces make vote hard to call
18-05-2012
SOHAG - Democratic fervour is gripping Egypt’s big cities ahead of a presidential election but in the provinces many are nostalgic for the autocratic past.In Sohag, a town 400 km up the Nile from
readKenya-Namibia fixtures postponed
18-05-2012
NEXT month’s fixtures between Kenya and Namibia in Kenya have been postponed due security concerns in the east-African country, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday.The
readStop getting bad advice
18-05-2012
From the golf course to the boardroom there is no shortage of people willing to dispense advice - but make sure you are getting what you really need, says Harvard Business Review.People love to give
readSuper fast internet technology launched
18-05-2012
MTC on Wednesday become the second operator in Africa to launch Fourth Generation (4G) LTE technology, promising much faster internet.The 4G technology, which is the natural development of the current
readZim sees lower growth, higher inflation
18-05-2012
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s may cut its economic growth projections for this year, while inflation forecasts could be higher than previously expected, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said yesterday.Since 2009,
readItaly’s ENI finds another gas deposit in Mozambique
18-05-2012
MAPUTO – Italian energy firm ENI on Wednesday announced a new natural gas discovery of up to ten trillion cubic feet off the Mozambican coast.“This discovery is particularly significant since it
readRecord number of global tourists expected
18-05-2012
MEXICO CITY – The number of people vacationing abroad this year is expected to top a billion for the first time, the head of the global tourism authority said.The forecast is higher than expected and
readSAA seeks aid for new fleet
18-05-2012
CAPE TOWN – Beleaguered national carrier South African Airways (SAA) is looking for additional state aid to buy a new fleet of aircraft, a minister has said.“Shareholder support for SAA to procure a
readPolitical pressures risk to SA’s rating
18-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – Rising social pressures are increasingly throwing South African policymakers off track, undermining the predictability of economic decision-making and threatening the country’s credit
readOxfam sues over oil, mining payments to governments
18-05-2012
NEW YORK – Oxfam America sued the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday to try to get the SEC to force oil, gas and mining companies to disclose how much they pay to foreign
readAt least 100 000 march in Spain over austerity
18-05-2012
MADRID – At least 100 000 Spaniards angered by grim economic prospects and the political handling of the international financial crisis turned out for street demonstrations in the country’s cities
readGive capitalism a human faces expert urges
18-05-2012
TO abolish capitalism because it hasn’t eradicated poverty, is just as illogical as to abolish churches because they haven’t been able to eliminate sin.With this analogy from Donald C Dallas, Dr Reuel
read2012 Namibian Conservation Farmer of the Year announced
18-05-2012
Timm and Inéz Miller were crowned the 2012 Namibian Conservation Farmer of the Year winners by Conservation CATalyst.They were awarded the honour because of their conservation-minded livestock farming
readWorld living beyond its resources
18-05-2012
GENEVA – Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 28 per cent globally since 1970 and the world would have to be 50 per cent bigger to have enough land and forests to provide for current levels of
readHunting season still to get go ahead
18-05-2012
CABINET has still to verify the request by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism to announce the 2012 hunting season on specific registered conservancies and commercial farms. The hunting season
readNamdeb cleans up mining areas
18-05-2012
NAMDEB has partnered up with SA Metal Namibia (SAMN) to embark on a scrap metal removal programme from its mining areas to ensure the minimal impact of the waste on the environment.The programme
readWorld Briefs
18-05-2012
China activist to get passport ‘in 15 days’ BEIJING - Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said yesterday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States,
readAfrican Briefs
18-05-2012
Saif refusing to accept defence lawyer NEW YORK – Muammar Gaddafi’s son is refusing to name a defence lawyer, a top Libyan diplomat said on Wednesday amid growing questions over the conditions in
readMladic war crimes trial halted over ‘irregularities’
18-05-2012
THE HAGUE - The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was abruptly halted yesterday, just a day after it opened, because of prosecution “irregularities” in the high-profile
readGerman Islamist arrested in Kenya
18-05-2012
BERLIN – Kenyan security forces on Wednesday arrested a German convert to radical Islam, for whom a warrant was issued at the weekend, the Die Welt daily reported.The man was named as Bonn-born Ahmed
readWarlord ‘recruiting child soldiers’
18-05-2012
KINSHASA – A Democratic Republic of Congo rebel general who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for recruiting child soldiers is again forcing boys into military service, Human Rights Watch
readConvicted Taylor says prosecutors paid witnesses
18-05-2012
THE HAGUE – Convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor accused United Nations prosecutors on Wednesday of paying witnesses to testify against him as he addressed a war crimes court in The Hague.Taylor,
readOn Racism And Social Activism
18-05-2012
IT WAS quite interesting seeing what F W De Klerk had to say recently and much debate has been going on around his comments, but I think it shows not much has changed in South Africa since
readPeaceful Co-existence
18-05-2012
WE RELISH the chance to continue with the democratic debate about the role of religion in Namibia. The letter by Armas Shikongo (‘Extremist secularism is supercilious,’ The Namibian, 11 May) seemed to
readLeave Us Alone
18-05-2012
OHANGWENA is one of the regions that severely suffered during the liberation struggle of this country. Yet, the government has overlooked it in terms of development, ranging from water,
readSupport First Generation Students
18-05-2012
FIRST generation students are those whose parents have not obtained college or university degrees. They are the first from their families to attend college. Apart from challenges as first timers at
readIf Not Superstition, Then What?
18-05-2012
READING through and in-between the lines of Basilius M Kasera in his response to the article ‘Religion is Superstition’ published in The Namibian, 3 May 2012, I find his defensive response sounding
readPoliticians And Alcohol
18-05-2012
RIGHT is right; wrong is wrong. It is wrong that our political leadership continues to connive with businesses trading in alcohol.The Liquor Act in its current form is a disgrace as it validates the
readAuthorities Must Act
18-05-2012
IT IS obviously very sad when one loses a family member. But I think it is both sad and at the same time very frustrating when one’s family member dies in the circumstances similar to how the woman
readSuspend Health Minister
18-05-2012
THE death of Juliana Kleopas and her baby through hospital staff negligence is shocking and heartbreaking.But what is more shocking is the reluctance of President Hifikepunye Pohamba to at the very
readPersonality Cult Is An Obstacle
18-05-2012
I REFER to the article ‘Nothing strange with honours bestowed upon me,’ – Nujoma (The Namibian, 10 May 2012).Due to the lamentable personality cult in this country, Nujoma was recently interviewed on
readBeyond Prescriptions
18-05-2012
THE concerned ‘doctor’ writing in The Namibian May 11 2012 (Readers’ Letters), must really be concerned.This is a case about his confidence to express him/herself openly on a subject that is of public
readOokansela dha nyenyeta uunkundi muunamiti
18-05-2012
OSHIKONDO shUundjolowele osha pewa ombedhi kombinga yomayakulo ngoka hawu gandja koshigwana.Aatotimpango megumbo etiyali lyoparliamende, oya ulike uunkundi wa yooloka megandjo lyuunamiti miitopolwa
readOmathano ga tulwa pomahala ogendji moshilandopangelo
18-05-2012
OMUKULUNTU gwopolisi yoshilando sha Venduka, Abraham Kanime okwa,londodha aalongi yiikulumuna kutya oye wetike koshigwana okupitila mopolisi noshowo momathano ngoka ga tulwa pomahala ga yooloka
readLindner moonkundathana naahepekwa kiita yomo 1904
18-05-2012
OMUWILIKI ndjayi miipambele yAfrica moshikondo shiikwapondje sha Ndowishi, Walter Lindner okwa kala moonkundathana naakwashigwana mboka ya li ya hepekwa pethimbo lyiita ya Ndowishi yomomimvo 1904
readAaniilonga po NAC ya tegelela iizemo yoonkundathana
18-05-2012
OSHIPOTHA shoka aaniilonga yehangano lyuupale woondhila wa Namibia NAC ya li ya thaneka oku ninga uusiku wokusha etiyali oshiwike shika , osha undulilwa komeho oku tegelela iihokolola yi manithwe
readAapangi ya thiki moNamibia oku za pondje yoshilongo
18-05-2012
AAPANGI omilongo 23 ya za kiipangelo ya yooloka moKenya nomo Lesotho oya thikile moVenduka oshiwike shika, oku tameka iilonga uule womimvo mbali. Aapangi mbaka ota ya ka tulwa miipangelo ya yooloka
readOpwa pumbwa oveta ta yi dhengele mekuto lyaakiintu
18-05-2012
OSHILYO shegumbo etiyali lyoparliamende osha thaneke kutya oveta yethikitho pamwe miilonga na yi lundululwe, mu gwedhwe oshitopolwa shoka tashi thiminike aagandji yiilonga opo ya gandje iilonga
readSMS mOshiwambo
18-05-2012
*Tse otu li moshitopolwa Oshikoto,moshikandjo hogololo Onyaanya,ta tu si enota pokati kosikola ya Amakali,nuukamba wa Shetu sigo opolutenda.Uuwanawa woshilongo owaava ashike vena sha
readSwapo ota longekidha okongressa ye pehulilo lya Novomba nuumvo
18-05-2012
ONGUNDU ta yi pangele oya katuka onkatu yotango melongekidho lyoshigongi sha yo oshinene nenge okongressa pehulilo lya Novomba nuumvo. Shika osha ningwa moVenduka oshiwike shika sho pwa tulwa ongundu
readArrows, United Stars in do or die match
18-05-2012
TOMORROW, the Namibia Premier League spotlight will be firmly focused on Kuisebmund Stadium in Walvis Bay where Eleven Arrows take on United Stars in a match that will determine who will be relegated
readAthletes get N$400 000 for Olympic preparations
18-05-2012
THE nine Namibian athletes that have qualified for the London Olympic Games will have to split N$400 00 in preparation for the tournament.This was announced by the Namibia National Olympic Committee
readUK wary of torch relay disruption
18-05-2012
LONDON – British police, on the eve of the Olympic torch’s arrival in the UK, warned activists not to spoil the nationwide relay for the tens of thousands of people expected to turn out to watch and
readNamibian squash shines at SA games
18-05-2012
NAMIBIA’S top players recently gave standout performances at the annual South African Country Districts squash tournament. The Namibian Squash Association (NSA) had a ladies team plus an A and B team
readSteyn eyes ton for charging Bulls
18-05-2012
SYDNEY – Superboot Morne Steyn will play his 100th Super Rugby game for table-topping Northern Bulls this weekend as Wallaby playmaker Quade Cooper makes his first appearance for the Queensland Reds
readDjokovic battles into Rome’s last eight
18-05-2012
ROME – Novak Djokovic staged a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback over Argentine Juan Monaco to earn a place in the quarter-finals at a windy Rome Masters yesterday.With gusts making life a challenge on the red
readSport fixtures
18-05-2012
Friday, May 18 Super Rugby Hurricanes v Brumbies 08h35 Saturday, 19 May 2012 Namibia Premier League Ramblers v Pirates 15h00 Hotspurs v Blue Waters
readDalglish backs Liverpool owners after sacking
18-05-2012
LONDON – Kenny Dalglish called on Liverpool’s supporters to rally behind the club on Thursday following his shock sacking as manager of the Premier League giants.Liverpool legend Dalglish was fired as
readChelsea, Bayern bid for glory
18-05-2012
LONDON – When the draw for the later stages of the Champions League opened the way for Barcelona and Real Madrid to meet in the final in Munich, not many people would have placed their bets on one
readTaxi drivers target of corrupt officers
18-05-2012
CORRUPT officers at the Ministry of Works and Transport are selling compulsory public transport discs to desperate taxi drivers for up to N$5 000 a piece, Omusati regional councillor Bernadinus
readStation commander not guilty over cell death
18-05-2012
FORMER Keetmanshoop Police Station commander James Nderura, who was prosecuted in connection with the death of a Police detainee about five years ago, was found not guilty on Wednesday.Nderura faced a
readSMSes for Friday 18 May 2012
18-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *LET our President sleep in local hotels to get to know his country at grassroots level. Why isolate him from the people he governs? Food for Thought *I LOVE the term ‘state of the
readShooting victims and suspect buried together
18-05-2012
THE families of four people who were shot and killed on a farm south of Rehoboth feel “a demonic power” was behind the murders.But, a family member said yesterday, “we as a family forgave him. We
readPromote all Plan fighters
18-05-2012
FORMER Plan fighters in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) should be promoted urgently to ensure they get a higher pension when they retire, members of the National Council (NC) argued on
readOshakati to remove shacks in formal settlements
18-05-2012
THE Oshakati Town Council has ordered all Oshakati West residents with shacks and shebeens in their yards to remove them before the end of this month.In warning notices the council said that the
readOmaruru council ‘replaces’ Swapo councillor
18-05-2012
ONE of Swapo’s Omaruru town councillors, Selma Nelumbu, was informed in writing that she would be “replaced with immediate effect” because she was apparently not gazetted as a councilor after the 2010
readNBL workers still claim pension payouts
18-05-2012
FORMER workers of the Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) are again demonstrating in front of the Carl List Mall on Independence Avenue to renew their claims for a pension payout from the company which
readNBC salary hike not guaranteed
18-05-2012
THE final decision for the, about 500, NBC employees to be granted a salary hike now lies in the hands of the Government.However this might turn out to be a tricky situation especially in the light of
readNBC in red by N$42,6m
18-05-2012
THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) – known for its financial troubles – made a cash loss amounting to N$42,6 million during the financial year ending March 31 2012.This loss excludes
readMTC launches 4G cellular telephony
18-05-2012
MOBILE giant MTC this week rolled out the 4G LTE cellular telephony in Windhoek, a broadband network that is said to be “10 times faster” then the previous connection.Speaking at the launch of the new
readHome Affairs’ red tape disrupt lives
18-05-2012
DELAY at the Ministry of Home Affairs to correct a spelling mistake on a birth certificate has cost a young Namibian the chance to study further this year.Oshikoto regional councillor Lebbius Tangeni
readCrafted with clay from the Kavango
18-05-2012
SISTERS Bertha and Loide Samukuta are clay pot makers who live and work in Rundu. They get the clay from the river and handcraft their pots in all shapes and sizes, a craft they learned from their
readOranjemund councillor skips meetings
18-05-2012
THE Oranjemund constituency regional councillor Eliphas Iita has failed to attend any of the council’s sittings this year, The Namibian has established. In terms of the Regional Act, any member of the
readCommunity conservancy in a leadership tussle
18-05-2012
THE chairperson of Doro !Nawas conservancy, Amingo /Honeb survived a plot to oust him at the annual general meeting which was held at the conservancy office at Blomhof last weekend.Gerson !Hoaeb, the
readCar falls off bridge, 2 passengers killed
18-05-2012
TWO men were killed early yesterday morning when the car in which they were passengers allegedly fell off the Simon de Witt bridge in Windhoek.Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa yesterday said
readA Super Hero And Sycophancy
18-05-2012
CHAMPAGNE must have flowed at the central bank with the launch of the new money this week.For the rest of the country, the move to put former President Sam Nujoma’s image on the notes has stimulated
readFrontlining on Twitter
18-05-2012
A RANDOM take on random issues, randomly interrupted by a public holiday! Namibians speak their minds, for better or for worse:Ms_Ulenga86: #This is crazy – Zimbabwe’s latest way to stop HIV: Force
readAge is not just a number
18-05-2012
LET’S face it. The next Swapo President will be the next Namibian President. However, all contenders, and even the pretenders are old and decrepit.How badly have we sinned to deserve the slow talking,
readAre Things Falling Apart In Namibia?
18-05-2012
MY title is a take from the celebrated Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe in his seminal book ‘Things Falls Apart. Achebe’s novels are largely concerned with emergent Africa’s moment of crisis. He is
readSome numbers count... and some don’t
18-05-2012
TOMORROW Troll 2 will turn five years old. No. Let me rephrase that: Tomorrow Troll 2 will turn one thousand, eight hundred and twenty five days old.I have a theory: The parental desire to have
readStop Politicising Corruption
18-05-2012
I AM seriously depressed. The alarming rate of corruption in Namibia is getting to me.Almost on a daily basis the media report about one or other corruption case. The only difference is that it
readMother’s Day brings heartburn
18-05-2012
MOTHER’S day is the one day in the year when all mothers are appreciated for who and what they are. Shops lure you in with the special gift to show your love and affection to the one who brought you
readThe Nujoma Notes: Dancing on the grave of Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi
18-05-2012
IN Mariental, a key part of the heartland of the brave Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi, President Hifikepunye Pohamba unveiled on our 22nd independence anniversary the new N$10 and N$20 notes featuring the
readPolitical Perspective
18-05-2012
THE President is insistent that Namibians report corruption directly to his office, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) or the Police. He issued a statement this week to reiterate this, and took the
readNotable Quotes
18-05-2012
THE best way in which we can address these social and economic inequalities in our country is to ensure that our youth have access to quality education. – Former President Sam Nujoma, speaking on his
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