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52 Articles found on Monday, 21 May 2012
Millions unaccounted for at City’s solid waste division
21-05-2012
MANAGERS at the solid waste division of the Windhoek Municipality could not explain how and on which grounds it had spent over N$18 million during the five years of the controversial outsourcing of
readOmaruru defies Ekandjo on removal of CEO
21-05-2012
THE Omaruru town council is sticking to its guns on the appointment of Edward Ganaseb as the town’s new CEO, despite Regional and Local Government Minister Jerry Ekandjo’s judgement that the
readKatutura nurses’ home a rubbish dump
21-05-2012
THE head of a cow has been found lying in front of the nurses’ home at the Windhoek Central Hospital. The stinking, rotting head has been lying there since Thursday, attracting swarms of flies. The
readNWR on brink of collapse
21-05-2012
SIX senior managers at Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) earn almost N$7 million a year while presiding over massive waste, corruption and poor management of a parastatal whose constant bailouts with the
readNam Breweries eyes stake in South African brewery
21-05-2012
NAMIBIA Breweries Limited is finalising negotiations with Heineken and Diageo for NBL to obtain a 15,5 per cent stake in the Sedibeng Brewery in Gauteng in South Africa, holding company Ohlthaver &
readStrong quake kills at least six in Italy
21-05-2012
FERRARA – A powerful earthquake shook Italy’s industrial and densely populated northeast early yesterday, killing at least six people, felling homes and factories and reducing historic buildings to
readArrows secure Premiership football
21-05-2012
ELEVEN Arrows retained their Premiership status after beating United Stars 2-0 at the Kuisebmond Stadium on Saturday.Peter Ngwenya gave them the lead just before halftime when he slammed in a loose
readSA should play bigger role in African economic development
21-05-2012
CAPE TOWN – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has urged increased South African economic involvement in Africa.Several economies in Africa and the developing world continued to grow more
readGoing beyond the five Cs of credit
21-05-2012
MANY financial institutions follow ‘The Five Cs of Credit or Lending’ in their decision-making on whether to grant a loan, and the terms under which loans are granted. While the Five Cs of Credit are
readDon’t ignore your Gen-Xers
21-05-2012
‘Generation X,’ those born between 1965 and 1978, has been overshadowed by the demographic behemoths bracketing them – greying, retirement-delaying Baby Boomers and leapfrogging Millennials. But no
readNew headquarters for Finance
21-05-2012
THE new headquarters of the Ministry of Finance is being built next to the Fiscus Building and will cost about N$153 million. The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Iben Nashandi, said the
readDirect flight to Zim good for business
21-05-2012
HARARE – NAMIBIA’S Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Panduleni-Kaino Shingenge, has said the timing to launch direct flights to Zimbabwe could not have come at a better time.Shingenge was speaking during the
readPost-war Ivory Coast nurtures second ‘miracle’
21-05-2012
ABIDJAN – From his lagoon-side allotment in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan, Moussa Yanda has a ringside seat to watch the foundations of a $290-million toll bridge slowly rise up from the
readWorld Briefs
21-05-2012
Italian bomb probably isolated act BRINDISI – The bomb attack which killed a teenaged girl and wounded 10 others in the southern Italian town of Brindisi was probably done by an individual with no
readAfrican Briefs
21-05-2012
Mugabe says tired of ruling: report HARARE – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe reportedly told a former minister in his government that he wants to retire but fears his party would disintegrate, an
readKhoisan soldiers lose court bid
21-05-2012
PRETORIA – Former Khoisan soldiers have lost a court bid to be considered for re-integration into the SA National Defence Force (SANDF).The High Court in Pretoria dismissed an application on Friday by
readControversial Zuma painting called ‘sadistic’ by SACP
21-05-2012
JOHANNESBURG – A painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed is ‘sadistic”, the SA Communist Party (SACP) said on Sunday.“The SACP is outraged at the insulting, disrespectful...
readTu toteni ehangano lyiiputudhilo yo paumwene
21-05-2012
OMUKULUNTU gwOkolligi yopaumwene yedhina Community Development for Leadership (CDL-College) tayi adhika lwopo Aiho poAnamulenge moshitopolwa sha Musati, Polycarp Ameya ota ti kutya osha pumbiwa
readUunkundi momulekeneno wa lemaneke TransNamib
21-05-2012
EVUNDAKANO aniwa moshikondo shiimaliwa niiniwe mo TransNamib olyo lya fala mekondololo lya nkundipala. Oshinima shika hasho ashike tashi pewa ombedhi molwevundakano ndyoka ndele otaku hokololwa woo
readA thigwa noshitekela shodrepa
21-05-2012
OMUKALIMO gwomoShiwakopo, Thomas Nghitemaye [29] okwa kala nokulila uuwehame mokwaako kwe kokolulyo uule womimvo mbali poshipangelo shepangelo sha Shiwakopo, ndele aniwa aluhe okwa pewa ashike oopela
readTu toteni ehangano lyiiputudhilo yo paumwene
21-05-2012
OMUKULUNTU gwOkolligi yopaumwene yedhina Community Development for Leadership (CDL-College) tayi adhika lwopo Aiho poAnamulenge moshitopolwa sha Musati, Polycarp Ameya ota ti kutya osha pumbiwa
readSMS mOshiwambo
21-05-2012
*Omolwashike uunona mbu waza kombanda tawu ningi omakanka wo tawu ungaungiwa nawo wumonenwe iilonga omanga inawu hala nokwiilonga, aanona ayehe kutya nee oomba ya valelwa mu nenge okombanda ohaa kala
readOshikondo shIilonga sha tumine oomiliona 95 ku Trans Namib
21-05-2012
OSHIKONDO shIilonga nIiyenditho osha futilile oodola oomiliona 95 mombaanga ya TransNamib muusiku wolyomakaya go 31 Maalitsa nuumvo.Iimaliwa mbyoka ota ku tiwa oyo oshitopolwa shoodola oomiliona 150
readChargers beats Challengers in IPL
21-05-2012
HYDERABAD - South African Dale Steyn took three wickets for eight runs and led Deccan Chargers to a nine-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League yesterday.The defeat
readBester completes SA treble
21-05-2012
NAMIBIAN international forward Rudolf Bester collected a historic third winner’s medal of the season when Orlando Pirates were crowned Absa Premiership champions on Saturday. Along with the
readNamibia names team for regional youth champs
21-05-2012
ATHLETICS Namibia yesterday announced a team to compete at the Confederation of African Athletics Southern Region Youth Championship that will take place in Harare, Zimbabwe. The team consists of 13
readLakers fall to upstart Thunder team in game four
21-05-2012
IN a series that many see as signifying a change of the guard in the NBA, a youthful Oklahoma City team laden with talented stars like scoring machine Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook take the baton
readStormers topple Bulls from top of Super 15
21-05-2012
SYDNEY – Western Stormers supplanted the Northern Bulls at the top of the Super 15 series this weekend with the ACT Brumbies, Canterbury Crusaders and Coastal Sharks keeping in the hunt for the
readKitshoff leads Western Province to Cup glory
21-05-2012
NAMIBIAN flanker Rohan Kitshoff’s converted injury-time try saw Western Province crowned Vodacom Cup rugby champions for the first time when they beat Griquas in a close final at GWK Park in Kimberley
readThe Twitter Touchline
21-05-2012
THE Champions League, and Chelsea’s ‘unlikely’ victory, were trending globally on Twitter on Saturday night. Namibian tweeps were, of course, in on the action! Along with the likes of rapper Snoop
readBritish press lauds Drogba
21-05-2012
LONDON – The British press on Sunday hailed the heroics of Didier Drogba in helping Chelsea win the Champions League and took pleasure in noting that a German side had “at last” lost on
readSwapo’s Erongo leader dies in accident
21-05-2012
SWAPO’S regional coordinator for the Erongo Region, Tommy Kaimbi (62), was killed in a car crash on Friday night between Arandis and Usakos.According to emergency personnel, Kaimbi’s bakkie collided
readSpecial initiative on track - Lindner
21-05-2012
A NEW chapter has opened in the negotiations between Namibian and German players to address the injustices of the past, says the director general of African affairs in the foreign office of the German
readMore millions pumped into waterfront
21-05-2012
A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR deal is being negotiated between the Lüderitz Waterfront company and the United Africa Group for the construction of an upmarket hotel to attract more tourists to
readLüderitz church celebrates centenary
21-05-2012
THE Evangelical Lutheran Felsenkirche, which means ‘church on the rocks’, at Lüderitz is celebrating its centenary on August 4. The church was named for the granite outcroppings that form its
readInterdict stops ex-NBL workers’ demo
21-05-2012
A RECURRING sit-in protest by a group of former Namibia Breweries employees in front of a shopping mall in the Windhoek city centre was brought to an abrupt end through an urgent interdict issued in
readHeroes’ bill under scrutiny
21-05-2012
SOME clauses in the Conferment of National Honours Bill have been questioned by the National Council (NC), with council members having met the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, Nickey Iyambo, to clarify
readGovt lashes out at The Namibian
21-05-2012
JOËL Kaapanda, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, on Friday accused The Namibian of attacking Government, the President and the Founding President.According to Kaapanda, five
readCommunity meeting held about ‘elephant problem’
21-05-2012
THE Khorixas community has called for a review of the human-wildlife conflict policy of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.This plea was made at a meeting convened by Khorixas constituency
readCheetah Conservation clears the air
21-05-2012
MORE than a week after the Indian Supreme Court halted the import of Namibian cheetahs, the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) of Namibia has decided to lift the veil on its involvement in the
readBoN warns against fake moola
21-05-2012
IPUMBU Shiimi, the Governor of Bank of Namibia (BoN), on Friday said he doubts whether any BoN personnel are involved in the latest fake money scheme. Three N$50, one N$100 and one N$20 counterfeit
readNotable Quotes
21-05-2012
WE are one nation under that colour (national flag). The church is advocating unity. I wouldn’t mind seeing people putting on national colours to church, but not political party colours. – Reverend
readShipanga buried at Uuhehe
21-05-2012
ANDREAS Shipanga, a pioneer of the national liberation struggle and a founding member of the Ovamboland People’s Organisation (OPO), later renamed as the South West Africa People’s Organisation
readBlouwes tribal leader buried amid leadership controversy
21-05-2012
HUNDREDS of mourners joined by tribal leaders and senior Government officials on Saturday paid homage to Blouwes Traditional Authority acting chief Moses Jacobs. Jacobs, who has been involved in the
readECN gauging understanding of elections, democracy
21-05-2012
A SURVEY by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) started yesterday in all 13 regions to assess the level of understanding of electoral and democratic processes.The survey is also to establish the
readMan killed at Goreangab Dam
21-05-2012
A SUSPECT is behind bars after he allegedly stabbed another man to death near the Goreangab Dam in Windhoek on Friday.Seun Dawid Greenwood (36) died at about 16h00 on Friday when he was stabbed four
readMatter of fact
21-05-2012
The Namibian would like to correct an error in the article ‘Germany’s Lindner back to resume genocide talks’ in the May 15 2012 edition. It was erroneously stated that the chief of the Ovaherero,
readSMSes for Monday 21 May 2012
21-05-2012
SMS Of The Day *TWO of the nine athletes who qualified to represent Namibia at the London Olympics are cyclists. Well done cyclists! When will the municipality allocate cycling lanes in and around
read‘Satin Rouge’ Rescreening at FNCC
21-05-2012
While phrases akin to “Sorry, we are experiencing technical difficulties. Please stand by,” are all part and parcel of dealing with national broadcasters as well as telecommunication providers, it is
readFrom The Twittersphere
21-05-2012
A SPECIAL shout-out to Namibian tweeter @iAreHarry, who’s tweet was chosen as the BBC’s Number One tweet of the week! “Twitter user ‘Harry’ (@iAreHarry) sees irony in the ouster of Yahoo CEO Scott
readHandmade jewellery exhibition showcases Namibian talent
21-05-2012
After staging a successful jewellery exhibition last year, ‘five of a kind’, a group of Namibian designers have done a one up and will be staging a follow-up exhibition, ‘six of a kind’.Windhoek based
readBBA Update – Ola and Chris bow out of the show
21-05-2012
On Friday Nigerian housemates Chris and Ola shocked fellow housemates and a continent-wide audience when they opted to voluntarily exit Big Brother StarGame.Citing escalating medical concerns, Ola and
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