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49 Articles found on Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Smelter to spend millions to reduce health risk
02-05-2012
THE current operations of the Namibia Custom Smelters (NCS) are emitting harmful sulphur dioxide both within the plant area and outside, that require immediate reduction to improve the quality of
readMore dirt exposed in church finances
02-05-2012
AT LEAST 20 church elders and pastors from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) have been expelled, suspended or are being investigated for the misuse of church
readPresident rebukes construction firms
02-05-2012
CHINESE construction companies have, for the first time in the past 22 years, come under fire from the highest authority in Namibia, a warning which, according to stakeholders, was long
readManufacturers battle fuel hikes, broke consumers
02-05-2012
A STRONG Namibia dollar and high fuel prices, coupled with weak consumer demand for local products overseas, are hitting Namibian manufacturers and dimming prospects of them employing more
readMore flood warnings after wettest April
02-05-2012
LONDON – Parts of Britain were on “high alert” for floods again yesterday after a night of torrential downpours as Met Office figures showed April was the wettest on record.The Environment Agency (EA)
readUnder-20s depart for Rwanda Clash
02-05-2012
NAMIBIA’S under 20 side left for Kigali today for their second leg African Youth Championship matchup against Rwanda on Saturday.Namibia lost the first leg 2-0 in Windhoek two weeks ago and now have
readRain spoiling Naute date project’s harvest
02-05-2012
NAUTE DAM – The Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) is working on measures to stop dates at its Naute Dam project from being spoiled by rain.“We want to buy a few materials that are currently being
readSwakara hits record price in Copenhagen
02-05-2012
THE highest ever price paid for a lot of swakara pelts was achieved when 94 O Light Selected Extra pelts were sold for a price of N$2 279,48 per pelt to a Greek buyer at an auction in Sweden recently.
readSA ups oil from Iran despite US pressure
02-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – South African crude oil imports from Iran rose to 3,37 billion rand (US$434,8 million) in March from 2,8 billion the previous month, customs data showed on Monday, indicating Pretoria
readAreas your company must align
02-05-2012
IN business, disagreement is fine as long as you come to clarity on which path is the one you will travel together, says Harvard Business Review.Alignment simply makes things easier. When people and
readLüderitz plans to grow mushrooms
02-05-2012
KEETMANSHOOP – Plans are underway to start a mushroom project in Lüderitz next month, Lüderitz constituency councillor and chairperson of the Karas Regional Council (KRC), Jan Scholtz, has
readAfter Argentina, firms brace for more asset raids
02-05-2012
LONDON – International investors rattled by Argentina’s multi-billion-dollar grab of the country’s main oil firm should steel themselves for other states to raid foreign-held assets as one easy
readAfrican Briefs
02-05-2012
Forces raid Islamist bases KANO – Gunfire and explosions rang out through Nigeria’s main northern city of Kano yesterday as Nigerian forces battled Islamist militants in a raid on one of their
readWorld Briefs
02-05-2012
India ferry capsizes, 103 dead BURABURI – Army divers and rescue workers pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official
readWorkers demand pay hikes in May Day marches
02-05-2012
MANILA – May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers’ holiday to a day of international protest yesterday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned
readUN chief hails flexibility of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
02-05-2012
YANGON – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, winding up a trip to encourage reforms in Myanmar, praised opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday for supporting democratisation by making
readGunfire in Mali’s capital, junta claims control
02-05-2012
BAMAKO – Gunfire echoed across Bamako yesterday as Malian government troops battled each other, with one side trying to oust soldiers who seized power in a coup over a month ago.Mali’s coup leaders,
readOondhila ndatu dhiita
02-05-2012
OMINISTA yEgameno oya indile etanga lyomombepo lya Namibia li longithe nawa oondhila ndatu dholudhi lwomadhagadhaga, ndhoka opo dha landwa dhi longithwe nawa noshowo dhi silwe nawa oshimpwiyu.Charles
readTransNamib a kanitha iimaliiwa
02-05-2012
EHANGANO lyokututa iinima lya TransNamib aniwa olya kala tali kanitha oshimaliwa, nomumvo gwiimaliwa gwahugunina ngoka gwa ulikwa pamayalulo gomambo, ehangano ndika olya kanitha oomiliona
readSMS mOshiwambo
02-05-2012
*Yakwetu aafita yopaife ihaya udifa vali eedjovo daKalunga ngashi va yapulilwa uufita. Oshili ngenge owa pwiikine koradio moSoondaha, nando ino ya kongeleka efiku olo ngeno to pwiikine ngoo eedjovo
readIndapo nawa tatekulu Harold
02-05-2012
OMUNANGESHEFA a tseyika nawa moNamibia, Harold Pupkewitz okwa mana oondjenda dhe oshiwike sha yi nokwa fumvikilwe mOsoondaha. Oshigwana oshindji okuza kaawiliki papolitika noshowo pangeshefa oya tanga
readUutoni KO’d, as Namibia stutters
02-05-2012
LIGHT flyweight category top favourite and Namibian team captain Japhet Uutoni was eliminated from the the African Olympic qualifiers in Casablanca on Sunday after being knocked out by Egypt’s Ramy
readHistory man Nadal builds towards seventh French Open
02-05-2012
BARCELONA - Rafael Nadal is back on top of his mental and physical game after completing a fortnight of history-making with the Spanish king of clay adding another line to the record books on
readMancini wants City to finish the job
02-05-2012
MANCHESTER - Roberto Mancini challenged Manchester City to finish the job after a win over Manchester United that left his side just two wins away from the Premier League crown.A 1-0 win over United
readTendulkar ‘MP’ says cricket comes first
02-05-2012
NEW DELHI - Batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said Tuesday he was “honoured” to be nominated to India’s parliament but stressed that cricket would remain his priority as long as he keeps playing.Last
readOlympic fever hits Windhoek
02-05-2012
EXCITEMENT for the London Olympic Games is building in Namibia as hundreds of people attended a promotional event at the Wernhil Park shopping centre on Saturday morning.The event was held to
readSouth Africa dominates Junior Athletics Champs
02-05-2012
South Africa dominated the CAA Southern Africa Junior Athletics Championships in Windhoek on Saturday, winning a total of 36 medals, consisting of 20 gold, 11 silver and 5 bronze medals.Namibia
readNBF selects U20 national squads
02-05-2012
HAVING concluded its regional trials, the Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF) named their preliminary U20 national squads at the end of April.The teams were assembled after a three-day clinic at
readBBA: Who will it be?!
02-05-2012
The time has come, the walrus said, to speak of many things. OK, not many things. One thing. Couple things. Double whammies. Double jeopardy.Yip, it’s that time of the year! Again!! The biggest TV
readSet-son and the Mighty Dreads to launch ‘War Make No Peace’
02-05-2012
Set-son and The Mighty Dreads will officially launch their fourth album titled ‘War Make No Peace’ on Friday, at Zenso Lounge in the capital.The album is a follow up to three successful albums, ‘Kula
readSungura returns to Old Chez Ntemba
02-05-2012
Set-son and The Mighty Dreads will officially launch their fourth album titled ‘War Make No Peace’ on Friday, at Zenso Lounge in the capital.The album is a follow up to three successful albums, ‘Kula
readSungura returns to Old Chez Ntemba
02-05-2012
The Old Chez Ntemba presents a chance for Sungura music lovers to celebrate this highly energetic music genre.A confident looking Sylvester Simabuli, manager of Old Chez Ntemba, told The Namibian
readFrom The Twittersphere
02-05-2012
OUT-TO-LUNCH experiences, donkeys with modelling aspirations, a ‘Generations’ moment and ... SA Idols judge and singer, Unathi Msengana, does a Lady May at the South African Music Awards (SAMAs)! A
readSMSes for Wednesday 02 May 2012
02-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *THE West Africa Cable System (WACS) cable is to be launched on May 11. Can we hear a statement from Telecom/MTC how this will affect services (bandwidth, prices)? Food for Thought
readBethanie woes continue
02-05-2012
ACRIMONY persists between a group of residents, village councillors and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Bethanie with accusations of misconduct levelled against the management of the village.But
readSpeed-humps at Oshikuku a danger to motorists
02-05-2012
AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl from Walvis Bay, Laimi Abraham, died instantly after the car she was travelling in hit a speed hump on the Oshakati Ruacana road Friday evening.Roads Authority (RA) had recently
readPohamba and Ekandjo want ‘beautiful towns’
02-05-2012
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba and Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, Jerry Ekandjo expressed their desire for more “beautiful towns” in Namibia.Ekandjo went as
readDust not settled at Rehoboth Council
02-05-2012
THE dust has not settled around the alleged maladministration of the Rehoboth Town Council, with the Khaibasen Community Committee demanding the dismissal of the chief executive officer, Theo
readTeenager faces double murder charge
02-05-2012
A KNIFE wielding Tses resident allegedly went on a deadly stabbing spree at the Alcowina night club during the wee hours of Saturday morning, killing two young men while injuring two other
readDagga dealer gets five years in jail
02-05-2012
A WINDHOEK resident who admitted that he imported marijuana into Namibia as part of a plan to become a drug dealer has been sent straight to prison for five years.Prospective dagga dealer Aaron Muuaza
readGovt to give N$402m to local authorities
02-05-2012
GOVERNMENT has allocated N$402 million to subsidize local authorities in land development, President Pohamba announced in Swakopmund on Friday.While being in Swakopmund for the official inauguration
readCompetition Commission sets strict conditions for mobile merger
02-05-2012
THE Namibia Competition Commission (NaCC) has imposed strict conditions on the proposed merger between Telecom Namibia and Powercom, trading as the country’s second mobile operator, Leo.NaCC
readAyoub’s bail appeal dismissed
02-05-2012
LEBANESE businessman and farmer Fadi Ayoub, who is wanted in France on a 20-year-old rape charge, is facing an extended stay in a Namibian prison after his appeal against a magistrate’s decision not
readOnly 8-foot graves left in City of Windhoek
02-05-2012
ONLY eight-foot graves, large enough for three adults, will henceforth be available in Windhoek as the city is running out of space to bury its residents.At its monthly meeting on Monday night, the
readNeglected Kavango school gets chairs and desks
02-05-2012
OSHIKANGO – The International Commercial company at Oshikango on Friday donated 100 chairs and 100 desks to the Sikanduko Primary School in the Kavango Region.The chairs and desks are valued at N$48
read/Hai-/Khaua clan celebrates anniversary in style
02-05-2012
THE /Hai-/Khaua clan, a sub tribe of the Namas, on Saturday gathered in large numbers at the southern village of Berseba to commemorate the first festival since the founding of the /Hai-/Khaua
readAtomic energy summit proposes minimum standards
02-05-2012
A set of recommended minimum requirements and implementation procedures to improve the control of uranium ore concentrate (UOC) were developed during the week-long seminar on best practices in the
readLeadership to Bleedership
02-05-2012
Nujoma, Malema, Tambo, Blair, Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Nkrumah, Amin, el Bashir, Jesus, Moses, just a few socio-political leaders who created chaos or lead their people out of chaos, saved their
readNotable Quotes
02-05-2012
WE HAVE lost someone who was very determined to build the country economically. He has contributed to the employment rate in the country. – Information and mobilisation secretary for the Rally for
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